What’s been the Lions greatest weakness as of late? Scratch that. What’s been the Lions greatest weakness of the last 10 years? Is it defense? No. Is it coaching? Maybe. What is it? It’s the Lions inability to stick the dagger in the opponent's back and twist. It’s the Lions not capitalizing when they’re ahead and putting the game away.
One of the chief complaints that Lions fans have had about the team in the last decade is that they appear to go full conservative mode after gaining a lead. We’ve all seen them rest on their laurels and bring out the prevent defense and try running the clock on the ground on offense.