It may not come as fast as you'd like it to, but the Lions will have to make some changes when the season ends. Teams that go 10-6 and reach the playoffs, that supposedly add to its talent base and then go out and finish no better than five hundred, have to adjust. The Lions have preached that there are certain things every playoff-contending team in the NFL must have: quarterback, game-changer, and defensive line pressure. Detroit has all three of those in Stafford, Johnson and the defensive line where a ton of money is invested. And yet they are still on pace for a sub-five hundred record. Is it coaching? Personnel? Scheme? It's a combination of all. Players have to make plays and if they are constantly making the same dumb penalties and mistakes, they need to be either demoted or cut loose. Coaches should be able to adjust and if they aren't, their punishment should be no different than that of a player. Gunther Cunningham's scheme that has failed to prevent teams to stage fourth quarter comebacks in each of the last three home games tells everyone watching and following that he refuses to adapt to the situation. Scott Linehan's ability to get Calvin Johnson involved early Sunday against the Colts is refreshing, but begs the question of why it wasn't figured out earlier this year. Look, we're all frustrated and we're searching for answers and we can all admit there's no simple resolution, but we've been told this team has talent and yet it's a miserable, disappointing and frustrating 4-8. Either it doesn't have the talent we've been sold on or its coaches aren't putting that talent in the right position to succeed. Either way, heads are going to roll and for those who keep their jobs, their running short on time to prove their worth.
[PODCAST] Luck Beats Lions Pt 1
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