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I know there is no way to measure this and compare, but we might be witnessing the best coaching and organizational management in the history of the NFL.

The amount of talent the Lions have lost on defense to injury this year is unreal. That loss of talent and still holding up as one of the top defenses in the league is unprecedented. Credit goes all around: to the players that remain for continuing to battle at a high level, to AG for game planning before the game and adjusting on the fly as talent drops during the game, to Dan Campbell for creating a culture where everyone just grits through whatever is going on, not whining or complaining about it, and deftly adjusting strategy in all three phases to account for the injuries, and finally to Brad Holmes for not only forming a roster with this much talent in the first place but also finding really solid replacements on the waiver wire and on other teams' practice squads.

This is an organization that rows the same direction adjusting synchronously as currents of various speeds come at them. It's quite incredible. I'm glad that I'm witnessing it.

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Wes's avatar

Next man up. We will beat the Packers with other team's PS players on defense as long as our offense plays well IMO.

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