There’s a lot that looked different to the trained -- and untrained -- eyes of those who observed how practices were run in Matt Patricia’s first minicamp as head coach of the Detroit Lions.
One thing never changes, no matter who the head coach is or how long he’s been on the job.
The value of an established quarterback is an advantage for a head coach at any stage of his tenure – first meeting, first practice, first game or a decade into his career.
Matthew Stafford was a golden-armed asset for Patricia, as he was for previous head coaches Jim Schwartz and Jim Caldwell.