INDIANAPOLIS — Nick Sirianni’s trips to the combine include the annual task of explaining why he hired his offensive coordinator. For the third consecutive February, Sirianni’s first public comments of the offseason corresponded with the hiring of a new play-caller. The decision to promote Kevin Patullo was the big topic for Sirianni this week.
Why Kevin Patullo?: At the end of the search — however exhaustive of a search it actually was — Sirianni felt convicted about the person he’s worked with for the first past seven years and has known for nearly two decades because of both of Patullo’s offensive mind and the importance of continuity.
"I picked Kevin out of the people we...