The Detroit Lions first game of the season was a complete disaster, there is no arguing that. It also happened to be Matt Patricia’s first game as head coach and he is certainly taking a lot of the blame for the Lions laying an egg on Monday Night Football.
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During the preseason, there were reports that some of the Lions players were not thrilled with how hard Patricia was working them in practice. Following Monday’s game, there was speculation that one of the reasons the team played so poorly was because Patricia had lost the team.
On Wednesday, Lions veteran safety Glover Quin commented on those reports.
“There’s a lot of guys in here. No way that everybody’s gonna be completely happy, that’s never been that case.”
Glover Quin on reports that some Lions veterans are frustrated with Matt Patricia: “There’s a lot of guys in here. No way that everybody’s gonna be completely happy, that’s never been the case.”
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) September 12, 2018
A more extensive version of Glover Quin's comments on the NFL Network report that some Lions veterans are unhappy with aspects of Matt Patricia's approach: pic.twitter.com/eFWgjmfwFx
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) September 12, 2018
So, Glover, what you are saying is that the boss cannot make everybody happy all of the time? Just like almost any other profession?
Carry on, Lions fans. There is no story here.
BONUS MATERIAL:
James McCann’s antics nothing for Justin Verlander
Leave it to a former battery-mate to try and get the best of Justin Verlander.
With Verlander pitching at Comerica Park as an opponent on Monday, James McCann found himself on second base in the seventh inning. After catching a fair amount of Verlander’s outings when they were teammates, McCann developed somewhat of an understanding for how Justin operates. He tried using that knowledge to his advantage.
“I am sure Ver was like, ‘Man, I know McCann knows my signs,’” McCann told the Detroit News. “But he didn’t really give me enough pitches to be able to pick up the signs. I was just guessing what he was going to throw.”
Verlander did end up calling catcher Martin Maldonado to the mound twice while McCann was on second base.
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