In the Patriots, the Lions figure to see hyenas. Buckle your chin strap, and check your fear at the door. Playing primal, physical, run-first football. That means Detroit should have only one path to victory in New England, Campbell’s preferred method whether rain or shine, winning or losing: punching its way out. Chark and Josh Reynolds, both missed practice Wednesday. Brown, one of Campbell’s first draft picks and a hard-nosed player who began lifting weights at the age of six, is down with an ankle injury. Top running back D’Andre Swift is reportedly out with a hurt shoulder, while slot receiver Amon-Ra St. What the Patriots have since learned is the Lions are wounded. He hired assistants, from running backs coach Duce Staley to defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, who once did the same. Campbell is a grizzled ex-tight end who carved out an 11-year career by blocking, out-muscling and out-hustling his opponents.
He presented on the Lions during the Patriots’ Wednesday morning team meeting, noting, among other things, Campbell has surrounded himself with more ex-players than any other head coach in the league. However, their defense is equally porous, undisciplined and ranking dead last in several key categories, often over-pursuing plays and getting burned by their love of the blitz.īill Belichick knows all of this. 1 scoring offense, an explosive, smashmouth unit whose success has stunned the entire league. Through four games, Detroit sits at 1-3, having burned itself and benefitted from Campbell’s philosophy.
That, he said, is who they must be if they wanted to win. That, Campbell declared, is what must define the Lions.
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