Just about every hire the Detroit Lions have made this offseason indicates they are going to value the running game a lot this year. Head coach Dan Campbell played as a blocking tight end and was initially groomed by Bill Parcells, a ground-and-pound guy through and through. Campbell went out and aggressively got former running back Duce Staley as the running backs coach, and slapped him with the assistant head coach label, as well.
Most notably, however, was the hire of former Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn as offensive coordinator. A former running back himself, Lynn has earned a reputation as someone who values and curates a solid running game wherever he goes.