Matt Patricia is a private man, especially when it comes to his family, but when he started off his postgame news conference Thursday by thanking his wife for all she does “behind the scenes” and saying how “appreciative” he is for his family, it was reminiscent of the final weeks of Jim Caldwell’s tenure as Detroit Lions coach, when he often had his grandkids in tow.
Caldwell knew then what Patricia has to know now – his time as Lions coach is down to weeks if not days after another lopsided loss, 41-25, to the Houston Texans on Thursday.