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"I would say in general with the draft I think there's excitement, yeah," Patricia said. "I love to be in a situation where you feel you have different options, let's say.
"You don't want to be picking in certain slots based on how the previous year went, but certainly moving forward and looking ahead, you like the flexibility that [position] gives you in a lot of different areas," Patricia added. "I think there's a lot of fun to that."
Added Quinn: "We can't just concentrate on one or two positions, so we'll concentrate on all the positions. The best players in the draft, the best players in college football and we're in February here, so we've got two months to kind of really dive into it."
Detroit could have a need on the defensive line early on in the draft, especially with the recent release of defensive tackle Damon "Snacks" Harrison, Sr.
The Lions traded for Harrison midway through the 2018 season, but felt it was time to go in another direction.
"Obviously, I have a tremendous amount of respect for Damon and all the stuff that he did for us and the way that he approached every single day," Patricia said. "The way that he and I worked together, I thought, was great. We had a lot of open conversations all the way through when we first got him and even into this year and kind of trying to get on the same page.
"We're just trying to always do what's best for the team going forward, and certainly it's something that in conversation between both parties, thought it would be just that time for that kind of departure," Patricia added. "From that standpoint, though, like I said, I have the utmost respect for him and his ability to play the game, play it at a high level, but for where we're at right now, we're just kind of going ahead with a different look."
Quinn also addressed the health of Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, who missed the final eight games of the 2019 season with a back injury.
"Matthew's doing good," Quinn said. "I talked to Matthew a week or two ago, and he's feeling really good, training [in] full, and he'll be full-go for our offseason program."
Green Bay Packers
Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur has enjoyed a more relaxed offseason than a year ago when he was entering his first season in Green Bay.
"A year ago, it's just like scramble mode," LaFleur said. "You're trying to get everybody on the same page and implement your offense, defense and special-teams systems.
"Now, it really gives you a chance … the foundation's been laid, the systems are in place. It's, 'How do we refine those in order to get the most out of our players?" LaFleur added. "And also, anytime you get to add to your roster, that's an exciting time."
The Packers went 13-3 and won the division in LaFleur's first season at the helm. But Green Bay and Minnesota shared the same postseason fate, as both teams were eliminated by San Francisco.