On Monday night, one of Matt Patricia’s dreams came true as he led the Detroit Lions into battle against the New York Jets in Week 1 of the NFL regular season. Unfortunately, that dream quickly became a nightmare as the Jets cruised to a 48-17 victory in what many are considering one of the most disappointing Lions’ games of all-time.
Throughout training camp, we have heard how intense Patricia is while coaching his team but we really never have got to see him in action. Thanks to the NFL Network, we can get a little taste of how Patricia handles himself on the Lions sideline as he was mic’d up for his first game.
Enjoy!
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Game 1 was awful, but we still have hope
It was only one game. It was only one game. It was only one game. This is the thought that has been running through my head since Monday Night Football. But, the next one that has begun to creep in is even more haunting: was it only one game?
New head coach Matt Patricia had one job since he was hired, and that job was to get the Lions ready for their first game of the season against the lowly New York Jets. A team that struggled to five wins last season, and was starting a rookie quarterback to begin this year. A home game being featured on Monday Night Football. Easy game to start the season, eh? Yeah, right.
When the game began, Lions Nation was completely hyped up about the return of football. Months of preparations finally coming to fruition. The defense took the field first, meaning that the biggest question mark on the team (defense in general) was going to get the first crack at making some plays. In the moment, what happened next was incredible. But realistically may have been the worst thing that possibly could have happened.
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