Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter speaks to the media on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, in Allen Park. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press
The Matt Patricia impersonators are everywhere.
In Detroit. In Arizona. Even on Patricia’s own coaching staff.
Lions offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter held his monthly in-person availability with reporters Tuesday and he debuted a thick stubble that doesn’t yet rival Patricia’s beard but one day might.
“Like we say, it’s not a competition,” Cooter joked about his heretofore unseen look. “We’re just one day at a time trying to get a little better.