I wish I had your same optimism here. How "should" the Lions offense be playing? We're into year 4 and I still don't feel like I have an idea what Matthew Stafford really is. Calvin is great of course, but with the way our offense is schemed, he's been entirely stoppable until we're behind in the fourth quarter and start forcing the ball to him. And nobody else in the offense feels consistent enough that we can really count on them against a tough defense.
Just as you say it's important for our defensive line to rattle Cutler early, I think the Bears are likely saying the same thing. Put two on Calvin and rush everyone else to force Stafford to throw it early, and then cheer once they get a tipped-ball-interception.
