“The thing about Patrick is, he’s fast, he can run,” Pees said. “He still has a lot of things to learn, as far as the linebackers, as far as keying, as far as blitzing, things like that, even some of his drops sometimes. But what he does, he does 100 miles per hour, which is what we like. I told you guys a long, long time ago [what] I told the team. There’s three things we always look for in a defensive player — a guy has to be tough, a guy has to be smart, and he has to give effort. None of those things take any athletic ability. Now if you add athletic ability to that, you have a great player. Now he’s tough, he’s smart, and he gives great effort. He’s still learning the position. He understands after he makes a mistake, that he made a mistake, and how to fix it. I think he’s helped us in that regard to solidify that spot.”