ALLEN PARK -- The influence the New England Patriots have had on the Detroit Lions under Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia’s guidance is no secret. You’ve likely seen the mash-up logos make the rounds on social media and even cracked a “Detroit Patriots” joke or two in recent years.
While this is all fun and fair game, plugging proven players familiar with the system could pay dividends for a defense in dire need to flip the script in 2020. Not only in the usual sense of breeding comfort through familiarity, but finding players that could step in and go with less offseason work thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.