While “Oklahoma” drills have long since fallen out of favor in football because of concerns about player safety, Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia said the modified version of the drill that he ran in practice Sunday was done with health in mind.
“Really what it was, was trying to put everybody in a close proximity, kind of a one-step situation that was a little bit more than a set up where we could concentrate on keeping the head up, keeping the top of the helmet out of where the contact points should be, trying to make sure that the face mask, we’re seeing what we hit, and doing that in more of a reactionary sort of method as opposed to a staged method,” Patricia said.