One of the bigger takeaways from Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell and his press briefing at the 2022 NFL scouting combine involves the team’s defensive scheme. The Lions are going to deploy more 4-man fronts in 2022 after largely using a 3-man front in Campbell’s first season in Detroit.
According to Campbell, it’s a move made to help match the scheme more to the current players and what they do well.
“I just think it fits our personnel better,” Campbell said. “Look, we’ll still have elements of what we originally did last year, so I don’t want to say that this is a 100 percent wholesale change, it’s just, we’ll be a little bit heavier that way. It just, I think with what we’ve got, I think it just fits us a little bit better if you will. Gives us more flexibility in the front.”
