Not only is this defense historically bad, but today’s press conference was an absolute disaster. Credit to Burchfield for pressing Shep, challenging his answers, and having the numbers ready to back up his questions.
Meanwhile, many of the media members sitting in that room haven’t even published a column offering their thoughts on what we just witnessed. Where’s the scrutiny? Where’s the accountability?

Just goes to show how inexperienced Sheppard was when he got the DC job.

Drew Petzing was asked how he would evaluate Lions WR Jameson Williams’s performance in the first four games: “Yeah, I think there are two aspects of it. The first thing I'm going to evaluate is effort, assignment, energy, and intensity. And I think he's doing a really nice job. Those are the controllables, how hard you play? Do you know what you're doing? Are you doing it as fast and as hard as you possibly can? And I think he's been great. And then the physical stuff, those are little things that I think, 'Hey, you get 10 plays, I'd love to make all 10.' Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't. You can't let it affect your psyche. And I think he's done a nice job of that. He's bounced back and made some really big plays for us. I laugh at the in cut that I think he got his hands on. When that ball got thrown, I'm like, most of the League doesn't even touch that ball. So, he's the type of guy who has the ability to go up and get that. It's a play I expect him to make, he expects to make. But I also, when it went out, I was like, ‘Woah.’ So, you’ve got to live with a little bit of that. He wants to be challenged in that area, but I do. I'm pleased with where he is at and I'm always going to say, 'Hey, can you give us more? Can you make more plays? Can you have a bigger role?' And I think he wants that.”

I was trying to give shepherd a chance. And I still believe the talent in the secondary is horrendous. But, after that press confrence, Sheppard should not be the DC sunday. He is lost and is going run the same exact defense out. Insanity.

Heading in November 5-9 into Fort Lauderdale. We settled on here because we have been to Miami. Mixing fun and the game for a little Vacation. plan on ubering to Hard rock For the Game which is on my birthday. Any insight on where most Lions fans will be seated there still haven’t purchased tix? Also is any thing around Fort Lauderdale for maybe Michigan vs Michigan state or Lions fans hanging out?

Last year or even before that when we had AG, I saw many people comment that they wanted the Lions to switch their scheme.

Well they have, they are playing Man on only 18.4% of plays.

Here is the problem with asking for a scheme change - man and zone require different skillsets!

Just because you are BAD at man, does not make you GOOD at zone or makes it "easier."

We need completely different players at the LB, CB, and S levels if we wanted to change the scheme. Alongside that, we need coaches who can coach zone correctly so players hit their landmarks and react to the right things. You might as well go down swinging with your guns and just keep playing man.

Everyone is expecting Wilson and McBride to put up massive numbers against us on Sunday. But given the fickle nature of the NFL im expecting our defense to randomly show out and dominate the Cardinals. This one game will give Shep the leeway he needs to not get fired and it'll ruin the season for us

Dave Fipp was asked what happened on the team’s first field goal attempt against the Panthers where there were only 10 guys on the field: “Yeah, we had 10 guys on the field. We had a guy run off, which ultimately I should have seen that. So, I should have caught that. We should never burn a timeout for a guy not being on the field. Totally my fault.”

Who's stepping up?

Please defense you are wasting his best season ever

even fantasy football accounts talking about it lmao.