What does it even mean to say that a player is athletic but not explosive or fluid? The numbers are the numbers and Campbell is off the charts. The coaches are just asking him to do a lot and he is not yet instinctive. He will get there.
"You got to have just enough wrinkles to make sure you're not a sitting duck," head coach Dan Campbell said. "Yet you don't want to do so much that you slow your own guys down."
Lafleur agonizing over the first (tone setting) play: https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/11/27/packers-matt-lafleur-thanksgiving-win-lions-love-watson
There are two sides to the equation. Detroit was clearly not ready for GB. Campbell admitted as much.
Campbell also talked about how much prep work his coaching staff did on a short week -- not much. So did Lafleur. GB's staff put in more work game planning than Detroit's did.
Detroit got outplayed and outcoached.
No but after the previous two games —and seasons — GB wanted to punch Detroit in the mouth. Lafleur said they had the game circled. Campbell said he didn’t have his team prepared. I take them both at face value.
Agree. Lafleur came right out and said they had the Lions game circled on their calendar. Detroit is going to get the best effort from their opponents from here on out.
Yes, if anything they reach too much on health risks. Jaymo, Levi, Paschal, Moseley. How’s that working out? Then with the reach on Martin you have to scrape the bottom of the barrel for DL depth.