Lions OC John Morton must fix one fatal flaw after Week 1 drubbing

Gibbs must see better play calling to reignite offense in Week 2

Gibbs, who ran for 1,412 yards in 2024 and had a league-leading 16 touchdowns, looked like a shell of that player against the Packers and their ridiculous run stopping. He only got 19 rushing yards on the day on nine attempts, which is exactly the sort of poor rushing that can bog down any quarterback.

Gibbs had the most receptions of any eligible receiver on the day as well, a bit of an anomaly considering that Goff had a healthy Jameson Williams and Amon-Ra St. Brown at his disposal, as well as Sam LaPorta available. It was a nightmare trying to find offense for Gibbs all afternoon, so the fact that Morton kept going to him was a bit head scratching.

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Moving forward, it's clear that Morton has to try and get better blocking for Gibbs if he's going to be utilizing him this often as a receiver. That only happens if Morton is able to fire up the offensive line to, as Goff put it, have "an urgency of improvement."

There's been a ton of change up front, so it's expected that there's going to be some growing pains. But, the Week 1 lashing that took place courtesy the Packers' front line should be of concern for Morton this week in team meetings.

His Week 1 performance at offensive coordinator certainly left a lot to be desired, regardless of the opponent.