Amon-Ra St. Brown commented on exactly what many NFL analysts are thinking about the Detroit Lions' offense headed into the 2025 season.
The multi-time All-Pro receiver told reporters after the offense's best day training camp on Wednesday that it felt good to finally see the unit in a rhythm against the Miami Dolphins' defense - something they haven't been able to do against the Lions' in-house first team defense in camp.
“We feel like as an offense maybe this camp there has been as an offense. But I think that’s normal. You got new coaches and different moving parts and you’re going against a really good defense every day. Things can get tough. But for us as an offense, we know the ability that we have, the playmakers we have, the quarterback we have, the O-line, so it’s just a matter of time for us. Keep getting better and improving is the name of the game for us right now," said St. Brown to reporters according to team reporter Tim Twentyman.
St. Brown acknowledges need for adjustments with coaching changes
Of course, the biggest coaching change that St. Brown was referring to was the departure of Ben Johnson to the Chicago Bears and the subsequent promotion of John Morton to offensive coordinator. So far, playmakers for the team have said that Morton is just as aggressive as Johnson, and hasn't changed much in the playbook - one that worked marvelously for Detroit in 2024.
Still, there's bound to be personality differences and differences in what coaches want to see executed on the field. Detroit is chock full of players willing to sacrifice just about anything for a win, though, so there doesn't seem to have been much of a learning curve between Morton and the Lions offense so far this offseason.
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In training camp, there have been growing pains. That's because the offense has had to go up against what's shaping up to be an elite Lions defense almost every day. With a week of joint practices with the Dolphins, it became quickly obvious that the reason for the Lions' struggles on offense weren't because of some regression, but because Detroit's defense is just that tough to get anything over on.
While Johnson works through some learning curves with his new quarterback in Chicago, it seems like Morton and his new Lions offense is building towards getting back into the dominant groove they had found in 2024.