The Lions made no changes to their strength and conditioning department and it was absolutely the right thing to do
Smart move by the Lions to hold onto their training staff despite the calls to fire them
The Detroit Lions have been dealing with injuries the last two seasons, and believe me when I say it, I know Lions fans hate it.
It definitely sucks when you see a player go down and watch that injury affect the team and how they play. One of the things that all humans do is search for blame. You have to have someone, or someones, to point your finger at and say, “It’s because of them.” But the Lions don’t agree with that, and it’s a good thing they don’t.
The Lions made the right move by not making any changes to their strength and conditioning department
It’s not just the front office that agrees; it’s the players themselves. Just go back to the NFLPA grades from after the 2024 season, which was devastated by injuries. Players were asked to grade every single thing about their team, and they gave strength coaches an A-. They gave the training staff a B. The players trust these guys to get them healthy. They trust them with their bodies.
At the end of the day, the Lions’ injury issues don’t come down to people or things. It’s just 100% pure bad luck in a game that’s violent and physical and has a lot of wear and tear on your body. There is not a strentgh and conditioning program that prevents broken bones or freak injuries like a torn Achilles. It’s also pretty hard to prevent soft tissue injuries like hamstring strains. These guys do what they can.
What you don’t focus on is the success rate of keeping guys healthy and getting guys back on the field. It’s pretty high. Take this past season, for example. Amon-Ra St. Brown gets hurt, and the initial reports are that he’s probably going to miss weeks at best. In just a week, the training staff had St. Brown ready to go for a Thursday night game against the Cowboys, and he balled out. That’s a huge win.
You might hate it, but again, some of this stuff is just unavoidable. What the Lions need more than anything is some good luck.
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