Glover Quin Expertly Identifies Issues with Detroit Lions NFL Defense

Former Detroit Lions safety Glover Quin understands what an elite NFL defense looks like. 

In 2014, Detroit's defense finished second overall in the NFL in total defense. 

Recall, Detroit's defense only gave up an average of 17.6 points per game, 69.3 rushing yards and 300.9 total yards per game. 

Against the Seahawks, Detroit's defensive line did not garner enough pressure and the secondary was not able to contain the wideouts and tight ends of Pete Carroll's squad. 

The offense also put the defense in precarious situations, as Dan Campbell continued to be aggressive by going for it on fourth-down. 

Quin, appearing on "Woodward Heavyweights," explained what his early impressions were of Aaron Glenn's defense. 

"My thing is it's those drives in the fourth quarter, in the second half, where it's like third-down and you can't get a stop," said Quin. "And it seemed like they're just converting and converting and they go down there and score. So then that forces you to have to try to make a play. ... But it seemed like Geno (Smith) has a career game every time he plays against us. And that happens sometimes -- just sometimes certain players and teams just have your number."

Detroit's defense has now also lost a couple of key contributors, as James Houston and C.J. Gardner-Johnson are going to miss several weeks of action. 

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"You got to get pressure on the quarterback and you got to create turnovers," said Quin. "You got to figure out a way to get the ball. Losing him (Gardner-Johnson) is going to hurt tremendously. Losing James Houston, that's going to hurt, you know. So, they got to figure some stuff out. I don't really know exactly what they want to be on defense. Are they a man team that just blitzes or are they a zone team that plays? Are they like a quarters team? I don't really know what they want to be defensively."