“We’ll come back Friday and do a full game, all out, three hours, full hitting, goal line, short yardage.”
That was Dan Campbell’s initial answer when asked how the Detroit Lions players and coaches would spend their bye week. And for a second, it was easy to believe him. We’ve all seen the “Hard Knocks” videos of Campbell insisting to his players in training camp that the intense practices were good for the team in the long run.
But for a team that has been playing for 13 weeks straight, even Campbell knows the value of rest this time of year.