The Detroit Lions surprised everyone on Wednesday afternoon, hiring former Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell as their next play-caller. Bevell wasn’t really on anyone’s radar, seeing as he took the 2018 season off following his firing from the Seahawks in 2017. There has already been a wide range of emotions from the Lions fanbase regarding the hiring, so here are my quick thoughts.
Experience
If you were hoping for the Lions to take a chance on an up-and-comer, that’s not what you’re getting in Bevell. What he lacks in youth and excitement, he makes up for with a long history of experience—and success.