The Detroit Lions were struggling in 2020 when they played their 4th season without playoffs. In the hopes of a better result, they brought in HC Dan Campbell and QB Jared Goff in 2021. The first season of the duo was lackluster with a 3-13 win-loss record. The 2nd year was a huge improvement with a 9-8 record, but they still failed to qualify for the playoffs. The HC-QB duo understood they needed more options. And they didn’t have to look very far. In their own NFC North division, Bears GM Ryan Poles wanted trade options for RB David Montgomery , and the Lions snatched him.
That set the stage for the biggest RB duos in the league. On Wednesday, September 24, the Lions QB was asked about the Gibbs-Montgomery tandem. He took shots at the Bears GM and replied, “ Yeah, I m