ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Before every game, Darius Slay will dig into his notes for the week. It’s something he started doing in college at Mississippi State, but in the NFL, it’s become invaluable for the Detroit Lions cornerback. The question for him lately has been what his notes entail.
Do they have instructions and tips for one opposing receiver or all of them? Last season, he needed to know as much as possible about as many receivers as possible at the start of the season. Then, when Rashean Mathis went down in Week 7, the Lions shifted things.