Good News: The Detroit Lions are working to incorporate Donovan Peoples-Jones into the offense.

The Detroit Lions are attempting to integrate Donovan Peoples-Jones into their offense.

The Lions’ receiving corps has been improving in recent weeks, led by the emergence of Jameson Williams. As a result, the Lions are still looking for a way to bring Peoples-Jones into the fold.

“I believe that, man, we always felt like he was a part of the room.” He’s a part of what we’ve got. We have a lot of faith in (Amon-Ra St. Brown) Saint and Josh Reynolds. “(Jameson Williams) Jamo’s on,” Campbell said on Monday. “(Kalif Raymond) Leaf, we know, is kind of our specialist, does a little bit of everything for us, and so we just feel like he’s very much part of the crew, and we wanted to make sure he got used to what we’re doing, he felt comfortable in our scheme and terminology.”

“Every week, we try to get him a little bit more involved, so we definitely feel like he’s part of this receiving group, and we always want to try to get him a little bit more involved, if you will.” But no, we don’t – it’s not like we see this guy coming in and playing 60 minutes or something. We’re happy with the receiver room, and he’s a part of it.”

Peoples-Jones has impressed both his coaching staff and his teammates since arriving in Motown. He quickly learned the playbook and his physicality will benefit the team in a variety of ways.

“He’s improved. “What I’ve seen out of him, which is really encouraging, he has gotten this game plan out of anything that he could do right now,” Antwaan Randle El said on a recent SB Nation charity video stream. “Our offense, the things we’ve taught him, he’s grasped and comprehended. Coming midseason from one team to the next and dropping the old stuff, forgetting the old stuff and saying, ‘Hey, I’ve got to retain this new stuff and not let it cloud what I’ve learned in the past,’ is a big deal. That helps a lot.”

Randle El credited Peoples-Jones for his adaptability as well. He had dealt with numerous coaching changes in Cleveland, so the receiver was able to adapt quickly to the Lions’ game plans after being acquired. The challenge now is to find a way to involve him in order to benefit the offense.

“I was surprised to be within that and then come here and just pick it up and kind of know it.” This guy’s got it down. So that is the most important aspect, but then him getting on the field and being able to execute it,” Randle El explained. “You can see some of what happens with him because he’s a big body guy.” He can body up on slants, short ends, and other similar plays, and then get the ball down the field. It’s just a matter of getting him in there. We’re bringing him in more and more, trying to get him some snaps; we’re just loaded right now, which is a good thing offensively given the weapons we have.”