Week 2 Preview: T.J. Hockenson is the skeleton key to new Lions offense

Despite Lions OC Anthony Lynn's reputation for conservative offense, the early results suggest Detroit will have smarter, more dynamic play-calling in 2021, and it all starts with T.J. Hockenson.

When Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell announced Anthony Lynn as his offensive-coordinator hire, many understandably assumed a staid, run-heavy system would arrive with him. While Lynn didn't call plays during his time as the Los Angeles Chargers' head coach, the offense made myriad unforced errors and did not impress schematically often in recent y…