In every press conference and interview, MCDC always talks about “limiting the explosives.” If you were drawing up a defensive scheme where the number 1 priority was limiting explosive plays, you’d have the Lions:
Cornerbacks play soft off coverage
Safetys play deep
Linebackers never blitz, and always have eyes on the quarterback in a zone scheme. On running plays they play sideline-to-sideline, but never downhill.
Defensive line plays a 2 gap mush-rush scheme, where keeping contain is more important than getting sacks or tackles for losses.
First off, Goff needs to stop turning the ball over. A lot of these turnovers are on Goff lately and first and foremost, he needs to take cere of the ball.
Second, Aaron Glenn needs to stop calling Zone coverage on every play. Why aren’t we seeing more Cover 2 options to stop slant routes? Why aren’t we playing more Man coverage? This defense is a mess right now, and it all starts with Glenn and the plays he’s calling on defense.
There’s a lot this team can do. We need to be better on both sides of the ball, and right now the offense and the defense needs serious work. I’m worried right now.