Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez react to GM Bob Quinn's news conference and provide takeaways, Jan. 4, 2019. Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press
Before the coordinators are hired. Before the coaches return. Before the combine and the draft. Before any of it, Matt Patricia needs to take a long, hard look at why he failed as a rookie coach for the Detroit Lions this season.
He promised as much in his season-ending news conference.
“As always,” he said, following a 6-10 finish, “I’ll start with myself first and anything that I can do to be a better head coach, better leader of this team, better ways to improve myself so that we all can push forward and give ourselves a better chance to win.