The Detroit Lions had one of the most successful seasons in franchise history last season. Not only did Detroit win the NFC North, but the Lions also secured the number one overall seed in the NFC for the first time in franchise history.

Naturally, all of that success led to some coaching staff attrition, with offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn both taking head coaching jobs elsewhere around the league.

Now, the Lions’ top receiver, Amon-Ra St. Brown, is getting honest about the team’s offensive struggles thus far in training camp, although he’s expressing optimism that things will get turned around.

“We feel like as an offense maybe this camp there has been some struggles for us as an offense,” St. Brown said, via the Lions’ official website. “But I think that’s normal. You got new coaches and different moving parts and you’re going against a really good defense every day.

“Things can get tough. But for us as an offense, we know the ability that we have, the playmakers we have, the quarterback we have, the O-line, so it’s just a matter of time for us. Keep getting better and improving is the name of the game for us right now.”

On the bright side, St. Brown impressed in the Lions’ joint practice with the Miami Dolphins.

“It’s cool to see a guy who is All-Pro, he’s the best, it’s cool to see a guy like that continue to go out here every day and do everything full speed and do all his blocking full speed and want to do one-on-ones against everybody,”  left tackle Taylor Decker said of St. Brown after Wednesday’s joint practice.