A lot has been made of the stark contrast between the way the Detroit Lions’ offense looked during the first half of the 2021 season as opposed to the back half.
During those first several weeks, the Lions' offense looked as though it were stuck in the proverbial mud. Quarterback Jared Goff looked extremely uncomfortable and appeared to have little to no rapport with any of his pass catchers. At the time, Anthony Lynn was directing the offense, and when that pairing clearly was not working, coach Dan Campbell made the difficult decision to take over play-calling duties.