For minicamp, the NFL gave teams two options on how to proceed virtually with their teams. They could conduct virtual classrooms focused primarily on teaching, or they could focus their attention on physical workouts.
Matt Patricia and the Detroit Lions staff chose the former. Due to two new coordinators on the coaching staff and a shortened offseason, they believed a classroom setting was the best opportunity to get this team ready for a crucial 2020 season.
“I thought the information was important for us to be able to talk to the players and communicate exactly some of the terminology, especially with two [new] coordinator,” Patricia said on a Zoom conference call on Tuesday.