The Lions may have A Guy.
If there was one thing to take away from the Lions' win over the Rams on Sunday Night, it's that Matt Stafford is probably so sick of playing them on national television. If there were two things to take away from the Lions' win over the Rams on Sunday night, the other one would probably be something about Jameson Williams.
Williams finally had the breakout performance that Lions' fans have been waiting almost three years for, going off for a game-high 121 receiving yards on five catches with a touchdown. Detroit's offense obviously looks a whole lot different if Williams is going to be that kinda guy all year, and while speaking to reporters after the game, Dan Campbell talked at length about what specifically excites him the most now that Williams may finally be putting it all together.
Dan Campbell knows Jameson Williams can be the best player on the Lions' offense
"Yeah, listen, we expected him to play pretty good and play better," he said. "And he showed up. I mean, that was a big game. To be able to catch some of these and go through it. And the best part of it is that he didn't even play his best ball. There's still so much to clean up. But it also shows the work that he's put in, and that he is improving. He's an improved player. He wants it ... As long as he keeps doing it and continues to make plays, he'll continue to get better. I'm proud of him."
That's one of the most Football Coach quotes of all football coach quotes from Sunday's games. It's also kinda telling how honest Campbell is about the Lions' expectations for Jameson, but that's also just what you get with Campbell.
Before Sunday night's game, Williams' career high in receiving yards was 69, set in last year's Week 17 loss to Dallas. Before that it was 53 against the Bucs in Week 6. This Lions group has never known an offense that has the kind of receiver that Williams showed he can be against the Rams, so you sorta understand why Campbell's so excited about how much more untapped potential Williams has. It's probably not realistic to expect this type of performance every week, but since when has being an NFL fan ever been about what's realistic?
