Back in February, when the Detroit Lions were still filling out their coaching staff, newly-hired defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn promised that he would not necessarily stick with one scheme. Instead, he said he needed more time to assess the players on the roster—along with the ones they would add in the offseason—before planning exactly what they’d do.
“The No. 1 thing we’re going to do that we’re going to do as a staff, we’re going to make sure that it’s not scheme then players,” Glenn said during his introductory press conference. “It’s players and making sure we fit them to a scheme.