Bill Belichick's history lessons always made an impression

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:

1. Bill Belichick turned back the clock in the Patriots’ final organized team activity on Tuesday, focusing on the history of the game with players and coaches, and creating an environment that felt like the 1930s and '40s.

I reached out to five former players to ask them what history lesson they remember most from Belichick:

Rosevelt Colvin (2003-2008): “It was nothing that extreme, but I distinctly remember one time when he ran down why certain offenses were called certain things, like ‘Detroit’ – which means two tight ends. That went back to what the Lions ran back in the day when he coached there.…