Dan Campbell does not see specific WR void limiting the Lions' offense

Twice, in a two-day span between the first and second preseason games, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell lamented where the back part of the wide receiver depth chart was. The words were different, but the sentiment was the same. Someone needs to step up.

A lot of Lions' like to write off the WR4 (or whatever label should be put on it) as like the sixth option in the Lions' offense. But Campbell named the role vacated by Josh Reynolds in one of the aforementioned settings where he talked about the wide receiver room. While Reynolds is easy to dismiss, especially now that he's gone, he filled a role uniquely his own in the Lions' offense over the last couple years.

Before roster cut day Tuesday, Campbell spoke to reporters on Monday. It's fair to say, based on what has been seen, that no one this side of undrafted rookie Isaiah Williams has stepped up in the wide receiver battle.

On a slightly deeper note, Justin Rogers of Detroit Football Network asked Campbell if anyone in that wide receiver battle had done anything behind the scenes that media and fans weren't acknowledging.

Rogers passed along what the head coach's answer consisted of.

"In short, the coach didn’t have much to add, choosing instead to highlight the speed and athleticism of Donovan Peoples-Jones and Daurice Fountain, while closing with, “It would be nice to have the size. And so, you wish that would show up a lot more, but that’s what those two guys bring.”

Peoples-Jones was of course reportedly cut later on Monday, after Campbell's meeting with the media. Fellow wide receiver Kaden Davis is also reportedly going to be released.

Dan Campbell doesn't think lack of big wide receiver will limit Lions' offense

Rogers then asked Campbell if he thinks lacking a big-bodied wide receiver would limit the Lions' offense. All things considered, the head coach's answer isn't shocking.

"No, I don’t believe that,” Campbell said. “We will always be able to, with what we’ve got on this roster, (offensive coordinator) Ben (Johnson) does a hell of a job of making sure that we put guys in position to have success and let our guys go win and whatever it takes to allow them to do that."

“So, no, I wouldn’t say it limits us,” Campbell said. “But like any offense or defense, man, you want, ‘Give us everything.’ If you can have it all then you can use it all. …It would be a luxury to have (size at receiver). It helps.”

Campbell saying he doesn't think the lack of a bigger wide receiver will limit the offense is contradicted by saying it'd be nice to have size there and that, even it would be a luxury, "it helps". But given the circumstances, and what options are likely to be out there as roster cuts are made, dismissing the lack of a bigger wide receiver overall is easily expected.

However, even if it's hard to see at the moment, Campbell could be proven right about this in the end.