Last season, the Detroit Lions defense was a turnover machine. The Lions posted the third best takeaway total in the NFL with a total of 32 forced turnovers. That was 19 interceptions and 13 take-away fumbles.
Yet, the overall defense in the Motor City was ranked a lowly 27th in 2018. It’s one of the reasons the Lions posted a 9-7 record last year without a postseason appearance. And that’s also a reason why Detroit opted to fire head coach Jim Caldwell and bring in New England Patroits’ defensive guru Matt Patricia as his replacement.
There has been a lot of mystery surrounding the Lions’ new defensive philosophy with Patricia and new defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni now in charge.