Free Press writers examine the Lions' 30-16 loss to the Rams at Ford Field, and debate the Matt Patricia blueprint going forward Dec. 2, 2018. Carlos Monarrez and Dave Birkett and Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press
None of it matters if he wins. Not the beard. Not the baseball cap. Not the pencil wedged behind his ear. Not the shorts. And not the lack of punctuality.
The Detroit Lions head coach can do as he pleases as long as he produces victories on Sunday. Or Monday. Or even Thursday.