Allen Park — At his introductory news conference, Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn stated the most important evaluation in football is knowing your own team. So after a year on the job, why does Quinn feel the 2016 Lions fell short?
“You can go right to the league stats and say, ‘Where did we finish in running?’” Quinn said. “I think it was what, 30th in the league in rushing. That’s not good enough.”
Quinn mentioned some other statistical shortcomings, including third-down defense, and it’s easy to highlight other areas where the Lions are lagging behind the competition, but the ground game continues to stick out like a sore thumb.