“Well, he’s like any other player. He’s not done growing and developing. And so, I think so much of it is you always got to look to yourself and what are the little things, the little details that you can improve on personally that can help maybe some of these runs,” Lions head coach Dan Campbell said this week when asked about Gibbs and the run game specifically over the last month. “And then you work off of that. And so, just always hone in on the little things – your first step, your landmarks.”
One thing Campbell said he’d love to see Sunday against Chicago’s 28th-ranked run defense that’s allowing on average 135.6 rushing yards per game is hitting on a big run early in the contest to give the offense a boost and put the Bears’ defense on its heels a little bit.
“If we can just get (Gibbs) or David (Montgomery) to bust one of these early – if we can just get a breakout run early – it goes a long way,” Campbell said. “It really does. And we just haven’t been able to do that. We haven’t been able to break out of there.”
Lions offensive coordinator John Morton said Thursday he really likes the matchup Sunday against Chicago’s run defense and thinks it’s an opportunity for Detroit’s rushing offense to end the season on a strong note.
“I think we can get after these guys a little bit, I really do,” Morton said. “They are giving up almost five yards per carry, so, I like our chances there. I like the matchup here.”