it’s not the playbook
but it’s the way that you play
that’s most important
“It’s not the playbook that’s the most important thing for these guys to come in and learn,” Glenn said this week. “It’s the style of play that we have — and that’s easy to learn because once you see it and once we show it to them, they understand, listen, this is how we play. We can shrink the playbook down as much as we want, but it’s the way that you play that’s the most important.”
Lions’ defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as quoted in the article, Why Lions’ shootout win over Packers ranks among Dan Campbell’s most special by Colton Pouncy Dec 6, 2024, in The Athletic (Click here for PDF for those who don’t have access).
Mr. Pouncy continues:
Each one has its own special place in the hearts of those who helped make it happen. Few are as memorable as this one will be for the group that accomplished.
“This is sweet,” said Campbell, pushing all the right buttons for the 12-1 Lions. “I told the team, ‘This will be one of those you never forget.’”
Sure I see the defense falling away piece by piece.
But the new pieces fit into the puzzle in a way that leaves me puzzled.
Back in the day, Detroit would never have pulled this off.
Something has changed.
Mr. Pouncy write, “Program win is a term typically used in college football to describe a defining moment, typically for a team on the rise. But this isn’t college and the Lions are a Super Bowl contender. And yet, this had the feeling of one. Perhaps organizational win is a better term. It took the front office, coaching staff and players on the field to get it done.”
While I remember a Lions coach once asking publicly, what does a guy have to do to get fired around here.
That was Daryl Rodgers and he went 18-40 over 4 years before being fired.
In those four years, his teams won four more games than the Lions have won this year alone … so far.
Just along for the ride … but really enjoying it as long as it lasts.
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