The Lions have employed a double-barreled speeding assault this season, however they received’t have the ability to give the ball to David Montgomery for the remainder of the season.
Montgomery suffered a season-ending knee damage within the Week 15 loss to the Bills and dropping a working again who has scored 25 touchdowns during the last two years is a major blow. It could be much more vital if not for the presence of Jahmyr Gibbs within the backfield, nevertheless.
Gibbs has scored the identical quantity of touchdowns and he’s already reached the top zone extra typically than he did in his rookie season. He’s additionally picked up 1,442 yards from scrimmage, which makes it simple to grasp why head coach Dan Campbell feels snug with Gibbs working as a solo act.
“We have a whole lot of confidence in Gibbs,” Campbell mentioned, by way of the group’s web site. “He’s continued to get higher and higher because the season has gone. Given the chance, he’s made a whole lot of performs. He made some large performs for us. He brings an explosive aspect. He’s getting higher within the cross recreation, and also you see what he’s capable of do within the run recreation. We have a ton of confidence.”
Craig Reynolds and fourth-round choose Sione Vaki are additionally on the Lions roster, but it surely’s going be Gibbs’s present the remainder of the way in which and the Lions will want him to maintain performing on the similar degree.
