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Dan Campbell enjoying smooth sailing through first offseason as Lions coach

In the NFL, first-year head coaches are often caught off guard by the surprising number of things they didn't have to deal with as assistants. On top of the additional coaching duties, keeping track of the full roster, there are also increased media and marketing responsibilities that come with going from a background figure to the face of the franchise.

As former Lions coach Matt Patricia put it, it can be like drinking from a firehose.

And while Patricia's replacement had the benefit of an interim run as the coach of the Dolphins in 2015, no one would be surprised if he too was feeling overwhelmed by the magnitude of the job.