Tampa was 3-1 when the Lions played them and the Lions were without Montgomery, Gibbs and Jackson. After the Detroit game, they struggled for a while before beating some mediocre teams at the end.
Looking at who they've beat in their final 6 when they went 5-1, it was Carolina twice and not convincingly, Atlanta in a close game, a reeling Jacksonville team and a win at Green Bay.
I hate Patricia as much as anyone, but the defense was bad before Patricia started calling plays. That's the reason he's calling plays. Also, Patricia didn't design the defense.
I read Rams fans saying McVay is so much smarter than Campbell because Campbell went for it on 4th and 5 in the red zone instead of kicking a FG. Now they are all mad at McVay for kicking FGs instead of going for it.
I remember that. I also remember a game late in 2011 against the Saints (not the playoff game) in which the Lions lost it because of personal foul penalties and Raiola was in the locker room calling players out telling them to basically grow up.