Strong bench, even stronger coaching. Their star defensive player was injured early on, and tonight he was on the sidelines, firing them up. Glad they really poured it on in the 4th Q, they tend to be just good enough to win, but that's probably part of the coaching approach. "He's out, you have to do it, and we got you because we know you're up to the job." Then they hit 'em with the strategy for the game, drill 'em, show 'em film, make sure they know their jobs.
Yes, and you could really see it tonight. Their job was to get to the qb. Didn't matter if you sacked him or not. Just go after him like a lion after a steak. Whether you get him before he throws the ball is irrelevent. It's like standing in a cage and having grizzly bears come after you...and you're not sure if the cage will hold every time. After a while you panic every time they come near.
Lions are the only NFL team to go unbeaten in their division, and what’s really impressive is that the Vikings and Packers both went 10-1 in games outside of the division, so by far the NFC North was the toughest division in the NFL this year.
Lions agree to hire Broncos’ John Morton as OC and promote Kelvin Sheppard to DC, AP source says
https://apnews.com/article/lions-coordinators-john-morton-kelvin-sheppard-1532d45ecc5bd3910fa38e5516325b82
Detroit Lions’ Tanner Engstrand joins Aaron Glenn, New York Jets as offensive coordinator
February 1, 2025 / 1:19 PM EST / AP
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/detroit-lions-tanner-engstrand-jets-offensive-coordinator/
Jets hire former Lions CB coach Dre Bly
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Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 8:26 PM EST·1 min read
https://sports.yahoo.com/jets-hire-former-lions-cb-012622503.html
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