"Aaron Lavarias' brief NFL career has taken him from the practice squad of the Patriots to the Lions back to New England.

And one thing that struck Lavarias, a rookie outside linebacker/defensive end who'll win a Super Bowl ring if the Patriots beat the Giants today, was how alike Lions coach Jim Schwartz and Patriots coach Bill Belichick are.

"That's one of the first things I noticed when I came to Detroit is how similar the atmosphere was," Lavarias said. "The schedules are really alike, the way that they conduct their practices and meetings, things like that. You can tell that Coach Schwartz worked with Coach Belichick because they're both really intense, obviously.""