Lions head coach Dan Campbell spoke to the media Monday to kick off Detroit's Week 9 preparations for a division matchup at Ford Field Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. The Lions are coming off their Week 8 bye rested and ready to get back to work.
Here are all the key questions from Campbell's Monday presser:
What was Campbell's biggest takeaway from the self-evaluation of his team over the bye week?
Campbell really believes coming out of the bye week that his football team has still yet to play a complete football game in all three phases. He said there were a lot of little things offensively he thought they could get better at and talked about tightening the screws on a couple things.
"I really believe we tighten a screw here and a belt and all the sudden, this thing is running like a well-oiled machine," Campbell said of the offense. "Just a couple things, that's all. Easily correctable."
Another big point of emphasis coming out of the bye week will be improving their third down offense.
The Lions are converting on third down just 37.6 percent of the time, which ranks 21st in the NFL. On third and manageable, which Campbell describes as third and four to six yards, Detroit ranks 20th converting 39.1 percent of the time.
"We are not getting the plays we normally get because we have not converted like we should on third down," he said. "Third down is the most glaring thing right now. We have to be better."