Affirmation, not revelation.
That's what Dan Campbell was looking for from his rookie class this week against the New York Giants — affirmation they belonged, not some big revelation in play. And in two joint practices, that's exactly what he got.
"You want to see growth," the Detroit Lions head coach said before Wednesday's practice. "And there again, you’re not looking for these massive jumps, you just want to know, a different level of competition and everything goes up that, man, they continue to grow and take another little step up. And I felt that out of some of our young guys, which is encouraging.