Matt Patricia’s style as a head coach was a topic of conversation before his first season on the job got underway when he was criticized by a local columnist for making players run at practice.Lions players didn’t share the belief that was a problem Womens Danny Amendola Jersey , but Patricia’s approach to the job continued to be a talking point as the Lions went 6-10 during the 2018 season and was cited as a negative factor by an agent in a survey about best and worst free agent destinations by Robert Klemko of SI.com.Defensive end Trey Flowers didn’t share that opinion. Flowers said teams “can’t be comfortable” if they are going to succeed and cited his experience with Patricia with helping push him to the Lions in free agency.“He taught me a lot of things, developed me,” Flowers said, via MLive.com. “I developed through his system of doing things. So he’s just a great guy to work for. Obviously he demands a high standard of excellence from his players, and when you get someone who can challenge you like that Golden Tate III Jersey , day in and day out, you’re going to just continue to get better. Those are the types of guys you want to play for, because you know they’re expecting high [things] of you.”The Lions brought in another former Patriot in Danny Amendola and we’ll see if that familiarity brings a different tune in Patricia’s second season in Detroit. Thanksgiving Week usually entails all game picks for the weekend being published on Wednesday. After doing that for the last eight or nine years, I finally realized that it’s indeed possible to break the picks article into two parts.And so we did. The picks for the trio of Thanksgiving games appear below.Last week, I picked up two games on MDS (not MBS http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-deshawn-shead-jersey , MDS), with 9-4 in comparison to his 7-6. That gives me a record of 102-59 (63.3 percent) to his 98-63 (60.8 percent).On Friday, we’ll have the other 12 games that will be played in Week 12. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, and enjoy the games.Bears at Lions MDS’s take: The Lions looked absolutely dreadful in Chicago on November 11. Can home-field advantage make that big a difference? I think the Lions will play more competitively at home, but not well enough to win.MDS’s pick: Bears 24 http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-tavon-wilson-jersey , Lions 21.Florio’s take: The Lions seem to have a little extra something on Thanksgiving. This Thanksgiving, a win would pull them closer toward a possible playoff berth. After beating the Panthers on Sunday, Detroit could have a surprise for a Bears team that played a hard-fought game against the Vikings late into Sunday night.Florio’s pick: Lions 24, Bears 22.<hr />Washington at Cowboys MDS’s take: The NFC East lead is on the line, and Dallas is going to take that lead. With Colt McCoy at quarterback Washington is going to struggle Jalen Reeves-Maybin Jersey White , and the Cowboys should run the ball effectively against a bad Washington run defense.MDS’s pick: Cowboys 27, Washington 17.Florio’s take: The Cowboys have won two in a row without playing at home. With Alex Smith out and the Dallas offense clicking and the Cowboys in a win-now mindset, Dallas does enough to win.Florio’s pick: Cowboys 23, Washington 17.<hr />Falcons at SaintsMDS’s take: For all the talk about Monday night’s Chiefs-Rams game as a Super Bowl preview, the Saints have made a strong case in recent weeks that they’re the best team in football. I expect them to keep it going with a solid win over an overmatched Falcons defense.MDS’s pick: Saints 31 Womens Quandre Diggs Jersey , Falcons 20.Florio’s take: Nothing takes the steam out of a juggernaut like an arch rival. Though the Falcons won’t win, they likely won’t get the Bengals/Eagles treatment. Florio’s pick: Saints 34, Falcons 27.