Shanahan points out what makes Lions’ offense so dangerous originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The 49ers face the difficult task of stopping the Detroit Lions’ explosive offense when the two teams meet on “Monday Night Football” at Levi’s Stadium.
CoachKyle ShanahanA highly respected offensive mind in his own right, he is well aware of the challenge San Francisco’s defense faces when it takes the field against Detroit on Monday.
Shanahan explained what makes the Lions’ offense so dangerous during an interview with Greg Papa on NBC Sports Bay Area’s “49ers Game Plan.”
“You know, it starts with his (O line),” Shanahan told Dad. “I mean, that’s really what’s special.
“I mean, they have I don’t know how many first-round picks, but they all play like that, and I think most of them are there, but they’ll probably have four Pro Bowlers on their line, I guess, this year, so it’s been. good for a while.
Detroit has four first-round picks starting on its offensive line, setting a tone up front that allows the Lions’ talented skill position players and quarterback Jared Goff to thrive.
“But their size, the way they get off the ball, really helps them do what they want to do because, when you add to that an elite running back like Jahmyr Gibbs, with his speed, how hard he runs, the scheme that they use too,” Shanahan told Dad. “They also have good tight end blocking… when you throw Jared Goff behind an O-line like that. I mean, Goff is as accurate as any quarterback in this league.”
Goff, a former No. 1 overall pick who spent the first five years of his career with the Los Angeles Rams, has faced Shanahan on many occasions. The 49ers coach had high praise for Goff, while detailing the difficulty of stopping Detroit’s explosive offensive weapons.
If you don’t get him out of his spot and make him change something about his, you know, his foot and his feet and his launch angles, he’s going to destroy you,” Shanahan told Dad. “He’s been doing that. everyone for too long and it’s really tough with that O-line and then you have the players that they have at wide receiver, I mean the tough player in (Amon Ra) St. Brown.
“And then you have the speed with (Jameson) Williams, is that they are, they are a tough deal, man, and then how good their tight end is, so they filled all the spots and that’s why they can stay balanced as well. “
The Lions have the The NFL’s number one scoring offense during the 2024 season, averaging 32.8 points per game as offensive coordinator Ben Johnson continues to push all the right buttons. Detroit has the second-highest yardage total, totaling 6,129 yards in 15 games (408.6 per game), crushing opponents en route to a 13-2 record despite catastrophic injuries on the defensive side of the ball. .
As the 49ers are eliminated from contention for the 2024 NFL playoffs, San Francisco still has a lot to play for as these two teams meet in a rematch of last season’s NFC Championship Game.
If the 49ers are to emerge victorious once again, it will take a heroic effort from their defense if they have any hope of stopping the Lions’ mammoth offense.
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