While special teams isn’t the most important unit on the football field, it can sometimes be the difference between a huge win and a devastating loss. The Detroit Lions struggled at special teams in 2018, enough that it got their special teams coordinator fired midseason.
It’s hard to parse exactly what went wrong last year. The personnel certainly took a couple hits with Detroit moving on from guys like Don Carey, and an early injury to Jamal Agnew set back their return unit. Were the issues really Joe Marciano’s fault? It’s hard to say, but he was ultimately responsible.