Patriots DC Matt Patricia expected to be next Lions head coach
Adam SchefterESPN Senior Writer
Assuming the two sides can do that, Patricia would be reunited with former Patriots personnel man and current Lions general manager Bob Quinn.
There was no one the Lions interviewed who had more of a pre-established connection with Quinn than Patricia. Detroit publicly announced interviews with six candidates for the job: Patricia, Houston defensive coordinator Mike Vrabel, Green Bay associate head coach Winston Moss, Minnesota offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur, now-former Lions defensive coordinator Teryl Austin and Lions offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter.
Since Patricia became its defensive coordinator in 2012, New England has gone 75-21. In that span, the Patriots allowed 107.1 rushing yards per game (No. 12) and 246.7 passing yards per game (No. 25). His teams were able to hold opponents out of the end zone, though, allowing 19.2 points per game -- second in the NFL to Seattle, which held teams to 16.99 points per game over the same time frame.
New England also is expected to lose offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, who is a finalist for both the Colts' and Giants' head-coaching jobs, per sources.
Also, Patriots linebackers coach Brian Flores is expected to be a finalist for the Arizona Cardinals' head-coaching job, according to a league source, meaning New England is expected to lose at least two assistant coaches and potentially even three.
But the man now destined for one of those jobs is Patricia, one year after he interviewed for the head-coaching jobs with the Rams and Chargers.
Detroit wants Patricia, and many around the league expect the deal to eventually get done.
But as NFL rules state: "No contract shall be executed, and no agreement to execute a contract, or an announcement of a contract, or of an agreement for employment, shall be permitted until after the conclusion of the employer club's playing season."
The Patriots (14-3), having defeated the Titans 35-14 on Saturday night, will host the winner of Sunday's divisional matchup between the Jaguars and Steelers next Sunday in the AFC title game.
Adam Schefter: New England DC Matt Patricia is likely to become Detroit Lions' new head coach
...and some waffle fries
Superstar
Is he gon win at least 10 games 
Or did they make a coaching change for other reasons
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
Did he have to cut the beard off to interview? They still bytching about Horton’s cornrows
this garbage ass cac
fire a decent black man for a overrated fat cac
fire a decent black man for a overrated fat cac
