Offensive coordinator John Morton, defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard and special teams coordinator Dave Fipp spoke to the media Monday ahead of Detroit’s Thursday night matchup against the Dallas Cowboys at Ford Field.
Here are my 10 biggest takeaways from those media sessions:
1. Sheppard seems to be embracing the current situation the Lions find themselves in.
“The same reason I don’t panic when I lose three starters in my backend,” Sheppard said. “Because I see an opportunity ahead of us. I see an opportunity where we’re back in that realm of being doubted.
“I see an opportunity where everyone is not looking at us as the class of the NFL. So that’s why I said we’re right where we want to be. It’s right where I like to live. Right here in the back, just lying in the weeds waiting to bite somebody’s (butt).”
2. Morton said the one thing that has stood out studying Dallas’ defense this week is the pressure they generate with their defensive line. Dallas has arguably the top defensive tackle duo in the NFL in Quinnen Williams and Kenny Clark and Morton said Jadeveon Clowney is playing pretty good football right now on the edge as well. The interior of Detroit’s offensive line will certainly be tested this week and they will have to play well for the offense to succeed.