The alarm bells are ringing for the Detroit Lions’ pass rush after a Week 1 performance that validated the worst fears of many fans and analysts. The Green Bay Packers exposed a blueprint that future opponents will surely follow: double-team Aidan Hutchinson on nearly every snap and dare anyone else on Detroit’s defensive line to beat you.
No one did.
“I asked Kelvin Shepard this question specifically, like, hey, Hutch said he got two or three one on one opportunities in 46 snaps against the Packers. Is it really as simple as just winning your one on ones?” Ben Raven recounted on the latest Dungeon of Doom podcast. “And he said, well, there’s 10 other guys on the field and if Hutch is getting attention from two or three of them, fill in the blanks.”
Those blanks weren’t filled against G