Detroit Lions Alex Anzalone says defense can be more 'aggressive' in 2024.
to a free-agent deal. Then, the fourth-year GM followed that up by doubling up on cornerbacks in this past April’s NFL Draft. He selected Alabama’shas certainly taken notice, and believes that the team’s vastly improved cornerbacks room will have a positive effect on him and his linebacker counterparts this season.
“I mean, I know already playbook-wise, it’s changed a little bit, just because of the new faces and who the organization and staff believe that we have in the back-end. We’re able to do a few different things as far as relying on them to just cover their guy, and as linebackers, we can play a little bit more aggressive,”told reporters Tuesday on day one of minicamp. “You know, you can match a little bit more, and that’s when you make more plays in the pass game.
Campbell, a rookie a season ago, definitely went through his fair share of growing pains in 2023. Yet, he still managed to secure 95 total tackles, including five for loss, three quarterback hits and two sacks while playing in a full season’s worth of games.said of the second-year linebacker. “I think he’s more comfortable with the play-calls, and going into year two, you’re not as panicky, as far as what do I do and am I doing the right thing.
As a result of all that success, expectations are sky high in the Motor City entering the upcoming season. In fact, an increasing number of individuals – both fans and pundits – believe that it’s “Super Bowl-or-bust” foris well aware of all the outside noise, but doesn’t let it bother him. The eighth-year linebacker is much more worried about him and his teammates making continuous strides.
“You have to just focus on each day getting better, and as a defense, we have a lot to get better at and as a team, too,” the veteran linebacker expressed. “So, I think that we’re starting back to ground zero, and nothing we really did last year matters. So, you know, that’s kind of the hard part of going out like we did. You know, you’re going back to square one. We just have to focus on one game at a time when we get to that point.
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