Lions notes: Watch Matt Patricia, Bob Quinn speak to the media at the owners meetings

This week, media members got to interact with Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia, general manager Bob Quinn and team president Rod Wood in a way they only get to once a year. Down in Arizona for the owners meetings, reporters get to sit down with the team representatives in an informal capacity. For coaches, they literally sit at a breakfast table. For general managers, it’s a more traditional setup.

While we already gave you the five things you need to know from the session with Bob Quinn, but if you’d like to watch each in their entirety, the Detroit Lions have offered video for both.

Here’s Quinn’s session from Monday:

And here’s a look at Matt Patricia’s session on Tuesday. Because of the length (nearly an hour), it was split into three parts by the Detroit Lions. You can view them here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

And here’s Rod Wood talking about the rule changes and, yes, Toto.

• The Detroit Lions’ response to the NFL making pass interference reviewable was absolutely perfect:

• According to the Detroit Free Press, the Lions saw a dip in attendance in 2018 of about 1,800 paying customers per game. However, team president Rod Wood doesn’t seem worried, as it simply comes down to, “If we play well, the place will be full.”

• You may have forgotten that the Lions signed tight end Logan Thomas. Here are some highlights of Thomas to freshen your memory:

• Martha Ford is featured in an NFL documentary entitled A Lifetime of Sundays which offers a look at the league through the eyes of four women owners: Virginia McCaskey, Norma Hunt, Patricia Rooney and Martha Ford. You can read more about the documentary, which debuted this week, here.

• Here’s a nice recap of the rules the NFL will be adopting in 2019. One of the more overlooked changes is regarding blindside blocks. The NFL offered this video explaining the rule change:

• Eminem has a proposal for the AAF, and part of it includes bringing a team to Detroit.