3. Expect the Lions to be more aggressive kicking short on kickoffs and forcing teams to return kicks on them.
“I think what happens on that, once you start dictating the tempo and the terms, then you force your opponent to play a little bit different and you have them on their heels,” Fipp said.
4. In his first game without Aidan Hutchinson, Glenn was much more aggressive with the blitz as we saw Detroit’s blitz rate take a steep incline against the Vikings. Is that sustainable?
“At the end of the day, I like to blitz,” Glenn said Thursday.
He thinks the size and experience they have at linebacker is a matchup advantage over running backs and he plans to continue to target that with blitzes. The fact that he has a ton of confidence in the secondary playing good man defense behind the blitz factors in as well.
5. If the Lions don’t have Jameson Williams available Sunday, Johnson didn’t seem too worried about it. He has tried to get Kalif Raymond more involved the last couple weeks and that will accelerate if Williams isn’t available. Johnson said Raymond’s the best among all the receivers they have with his releases at the line of scrimmage and his quickness can be a weapon for them.
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