It’s been several weeks now since head coach Nick Sirianni made the decision to give the defense from Sean Desai to Matt Patricia, and it has yet to yield positive results. Patricia has spoken to reporters twice in his new role, and both times has played down how different things are under his leadership, saying the defense was a collaborative effort all year, so it’s not something entirely new.
While that might be technically true, Haason Reddick spoke on Thursday about how it’s a more difficult adjustment than perhaps was portrayed. When asked how much of what happened on Sunday against the Cardinals was due to the coordinator change, the edge defender was honest about the challenges.