So what happens when the Patriots decide to put a player through a private workout? According to multiple agents and players, during most private workouts, the Patriots rely heavily on film. Typically, they’ll spend the first part of the workout watching tape with a player, while quizzing them about what’s on the screen. Then, the player and the coaches will take them to the field to have them execute something they learned in the tape room. If a player is able to show an ability to bring those skills from the film room to the field while under the watchful eye of a New England coach, then, the Patriots know they really have something.