The Facts: Abdullah learned rather quickly the adjustment from the college game to the pros is a big one. It's a lesson Abdullah admitted took him a bit too long to learn last season. "I feel like I showed some flashes last year, but in this league you can't show flashes," Abdullah said. "You have to be consistent."

Diehards Line: Abdullah added: "It also had a lot to do with me being immature as a player coming straight from college and not understanding what kind of preparation and mental focus it took for such a long amount of time. ..." Abdullah rushed for just 225 yards on 63 carries the first eight games of the 2015 season and began to lose reps when fumbling became an issue early on. He said he beat himself up too much about the fumbling issues, instead of shaking them off and getting back to work. Abdullah fumbled five times and lost two of them last season. Film study, along with the realization that everything is faster in this league and defenders will attack the ball, helped clear up the fumbling issues the second half of the season. A change in offense midseason, and him “trusting” his teammates more, led to more consistency in the run for both Detroit and Abdullah the second half of the season. Abdullah averaged 4.65 yards per carry over the second half of the season as the Lions saw their per game rushing average increase by 28 yards per game over the last eight games. He's hoping the additional consistency that will come with experience will allow him to build on that.