Bill Belichick: Matt Patricia Has Been ‘Intently Interested’ in Patriots’ Draft Route of
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Fresh off his firing as head coach of the Detroit Lions, Matt Patricia has wasted minute time getting again to work with the Fresh England Patriots.
The Pats’ feeble defensive coordinator returned to Fresh England after two and a half of disastrous years in Michigan and is it sounds as if entrenched in NFL draft prep with head coach Bill Belichick.
The longtime Patriots coach advised journalists on Thursday that Patricia has been one in every of his most depended on advisors within the speed-as much as the draft.
“We’ve accrued rather heaps of information,” Belichick stated (h/t Pro Football Talk’s Michael Davis Smith). “Matt has rejoined us and been heavily involved by the job.”
Whereas Patricia’s note memoir in Fresh England is powerful better than what he confirmed he might perchance quit in Detroit, his draft picks with the Lions left hundreds to be desired.
Among the valuable decisions who dangle but to pan out, Patricia took running again Kerryon Johnson within the 2nd round of the 2018 draft, linebacker Jahlani Tavai within the 2nd round of the 2019 draft and in 2020 he took cornerback Jeff Okudah and tailback D’Andre Swift with Detroit’s first two picks.
The Patriots care for picks Nos. 15, 46, 96, 120 and 122 as of now. How the group plans to express them remains a thriller.
What is acknowledged, nevertheless, is that Patricia’s impact will be all over these decisions.