Fansided · Sep 17, 2019
Darrell Bevell opens up the Detroit Lions deep passing attack
New Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell came to town with many thinking he’d focus on the ground game, then something else happened.
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).
