Is the Detroit Lions terrible play all Matt Patricia’s fault?

In the real world where we all have deadlines to meet and assignments of various sorts to carry out for our bosses. There isn’t the ability to say, ‘I don’t like the way we do things and I think I will stop giving my the job the effort it needs to be successful until they fire this Bozo who is in charge of my department.’

In the real world that attitude is met by having you booty drop-kicked out the door. So why is it considered alright for professional athletes to get away with it?

I have no doubt that the lighter more body friendly workload that former Lions coach Jim Caldwell used with this team was very much appreciated. I also completely understand why, but here’s the key point; Jim Caldwell no longer works here. It’s time to get with the new program.

Now I am not absolving Matt Patricia of any blame in this situation. Let’s be honest, Jim Caldwell was given the boot because we were told his teams ‘underachieved’. Dare we ask what last Monday night was?

There are things that Patricia has done to cause many of us to raise an eyebrow over in his first attempt to be a head coach in the NFL.

First would be his coaching staff. Many of which were hired by way of the ‘good old boys’ system. Matt Patricia feels strongly about these men, like defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni who gave him his first real break at Syracuse University, and brought them on board believing they were all on the same page.

That doesn’t necessarily mean they are good coaches.

Sure every coach has assemble a staff that he believes in and feels like he is on the same page with, but not everyone who seems to fit that requisite is capable of doing the job well.

I get the idea of retaining Jim Bob Cooter as the offensive coordinator to keep the continuity of an offense that was among the best scoring units in the league last year, but the ground game still seems to be a mess and the Jets claimed they knew every play the Lions ran. That isn’t exactly a positive endorsement.

And lets not even get into Paul Pasqualoni and the undisciplined, porous defense.