The Detroit Lions went big in order to stop the Minnesota Vikings rushing attack, and it didn’t work — at all.
Going bigger up front was the perfect post-bye adjustment and the Lions found immediate success against the Jaguars and Falcons running games, but the past two weeks the strategy has fallen flat.
This raises several concerns, including, what do they do now?
The Lions have to take a hard look at what’s happing up front because if they don’t fix it soon, it could be curtains on the season.