FOXBORO — Will Sullivan sent Logan Ryan two important text messages — first in the preseason, the other four weeks ago — to help unlock the Patriots cornerback’s true potential.
Coming into the regular season, the starting spot opposite Malcolm Butler was unsettled. Now, as the Pats prepare to play the Eagles today, Ryan capably holds that down.
But back to the texts.
Sullivan, who, among other pursuits, acts as a position coach for Darrelle Revis out of his Shutdown U at Fischer Institute in Phoenix, challenged Ryan’s approach.
“I said, ‘Your attitude needs to be these three things — it’s not going to make sense right when I say it — but,” Sullivan said, “it needs to click because it’s all you: You need to play with competitive, careless intelligence.