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Detroit Lions 2018 draft profile: Defensive Tackle Vita Vea

The new wave is coming. The day Motor City fans have been waiting for more than a fortnight now has finally arrived, and Matt Patricia was officially hired by the Detroit Lions last week.

In his first press conference as the head coach, Patricia told Tim Twentyman of detroitlions.com that he would structure his future defensive scheme around the players at his disposal. He is of the common belief that as a coach, it is your job to “want to make sure you tailor what you do to the players you have, so that they can perform at a high level on the field.