For the past three seasons, the Detroit Lions passing game has been among the best in the NFL. Their running game? A polar opposite.
Offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter, the Lions’ former quarterback coach who took over the OC job into the 2016 regular season, has been a boost to Detroit’s passing game. Under his direction, franchise passer Matthew Stafford has posted some of the best numbers of his career. In fact, just last season, Stafford recorded a career-high 99.3 quarterback rating.
But the yin to the passing game’s yang has been the poor rushing attack.