Daily DLP: Kelvin Sheppard Talks, Fixing His Lions Defense - Detroit Lions Podcast

Podcast: The Detroit Lions Podcast · The Detroit Lions Podcast

Opublikowano: 2026-09-24

The Detroit Lions must throttle back their blitz rate, simplify coverage rules, and let the front four win against the New York Jets. Detroit has allowed 15 explosive plays of 20-plus yards in two games, more than any NFL team, because frequent blitzing exposes an injury-thinned secondary. Rotate the line and play sound, not cute. Are the Detroit Lions blitzing too much to win right now? Yes. As Jeff Risdon noted, Detroit blitzed on over half of the snaps against Josh Allen, the highest of the Kelvin Sheppard era, and it backfired. That trades coverage for...