With a new offensive coordinator in town, the Detroit Lions offense has taken to the skies. Many thought when Lions offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell took the reins, things would look like more ground-and-pound football. That hasn’t exactly been the case.
While running the ball is important, this offense has started throwing the ball all over the field. Case in point, Tim Twentyman noted in his Week 2 Observations that quarterback Matthew Stafford has thrown the most 20-plus-yard passes in the NFL through the first two weeks of the season (17).
What’s even more telling is that Stafford is currently ranked fifth in the NFL for passing yards through the season’s first two weeks.