Most of what occurred at Tuesday’s surprise sit-down between Lions ownership and a group of local reporters has been kept off the record, by request. A couple of things the meeting made evident, though, and that can be shared:



1) The franchise’s higher-ups did not anticipate a dramatic rebuild (or renovation or whatever you want to call it), let alone two to three years’ worth.



2) The understanding now is that the Matt Patricia-Bob Quinn tandem has had ample time to lay their desired foundation, in terms of personnel and system, so the coming months should be spent polishing the fringes.



As our own Nick Baumgardner wrote on Wednesday, the second point there is perhaps too optimistic. Myriad issues have been exposed throughout the roster over the past nine weeks, a stretch in which Detroit has gone 1-8. But both Martha Ford’s inner circle and Patricia himself are leaning hard into how injuries have disrupted this season.



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