Gunther Cunningham named Detroit Lions’ new assistant head coach & defensive coordinator by Head Coach Jim Schwartz.
Cunningham comes to the Lions from the Kansas City Chiefs.
So, how does the new defensive coordinator stack up against the coach he is replacing?
In Play! magazine breaks down the stats of the Defensives by game averages from the 2008 season and the numbers are strikingly eerie.
2008 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS DEFENSE
POINTS-27.5 (29th), YDS-393.2 (31st), PASS YDS-234.2 (28TH), RUSH YDS-158.9 (30TH)
2008 DETROIT LIONS DEFENSE
POINTS-32.3 (32ND), YDS-404.4 (32ND), PASS YDS-232.2 (27TH), RUSH YDS-172.1 (32TH)
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