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Lions defensive backs get high marks for shutting down passing game

(Photo: Darryl Webb, Associated Press)

Allen Park — The red lights in the defensive backs room haven’t meant "stop" so far this season.

Defensive backs coach Brian Stewart uses a laser pointer to point out “red dot” plays on film — sometimes good, sometimes bad.

“You get the red dot for one of two things,” Stewart said. “The red dot is because you’re not doing what you’re supposed to do, and the red dot is because that’s an ‘atta boy.’

“Everybody wants those ‘atta boys.’ You want that red dot for the right reasons.