Assessing the Detriot Lions’ Defense with Kyle Shanahan
SANTA CLARA Although the Lions’ offense is among the best in the league, their defense isn’t too bad either. The Lions defense finished 27th in passing yards allowed and 23rd in points allowed out of 32 teams this season. The 49ers’ public relations department provided the following quote from Shanahan on the Lions defense on Wednesday. What do you think of the cornerbacks for the Lions? SHANAHAN: “They use their defense when they play. They produce a few plays. You can see their whole defense in the figures, and in the pass game, I believe they rank 31st. However, after seeing the video, you begin to understand them better. Their actions are hostile. They are prone to huge plays because they jumble everything. They rank fourth when it comes to negative effects. In terms of turnovers over the last five games, I believe they are leading the league. If not, they rank in the top five or something like. You’re going to hit or miss with this club because of how aggressive they are in what they do. However, I believe that these are the NFL players who cause the most bad plays. It was, I want to say, the fourth of the whole year. They seamlessly integrate with it. What difficulties do you have when attempting to dissect the Lions defense, both personnel-wise and tactically, and determine which areas to target? SHANAHAN: “Almost every week, they change. You sort of have to observe it in the way they play the game. They will rearrange things. The following time, it will be something else if they catch on to anything. They will thus consistently launch an assault and behave aggressively. However, it goes beyond just coverings, fronts, and other such details. They’re scurrying about attempting to create mischief and unpleasant plays. They get their turnovers in this manner. They don’t mind giving you a bunch of things because of this, and then they suddenly set up a negative play on second down, putting you in a third-and-15 situation. That seems to be the game’s objective, in all honesty. With Tampa, you witnessed that. On three of their drives, they did a great job of moving the ball. They committed an error on either second or third down, and as a result, they were forced to give up on third-and-long and were forced to leave the field. They make it because they are opportunistic. That combined with a potent offense may quickly turn the tide of the game in a few of drives.
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