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Detroit Lions camp observations: Assessing bubble players chances of making roster

Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia mentioned the "unnormal times" we're in during his pre-practice video conference Saturday, and the challenges that presents for him and his staff to make thorough evaluations of the players on their 80-man roster.

"There’s not as many shots at it for everybody involved to get it right, to really evaluate the guys and get it right," he said. "So all of the reps that we have are certainly critical. Every rep is going to be important for your evaluation, and that’s going to be really hard on everybody in the league to evaluate their players.