‘They won’t be champions’ – Detroit Lions’ biggest weakness exposed leaving fans worried about team’s uncertain future
The good news for the Detroit Lions is that they are 12-2 and already in the playoffs. The bad news for long-suffering Lions fans is that Detroit has the riskiest head coach in the NFL and when it goes bad for Dan Campbell, it really goes bad. GettyDan Campbell is big on risk and reward while coaching the Lions[/caption] “Why…why?” Trey Wingo tweeted. “This makes absolutely no sense and why Dan Campbell needs to know when to not do stuff like this.” “It was a 10 point game. With 12 minutes left. I don’t understand,” posted J.J. Watt, appearing to share the same confusion that Wingo had. Buffalo beat Detroit 48-42 on Sunday in a potential Super Bowl preview that featured 1,080 combined offensive yards, 58 first downs and 494 passing yards from Lions quarterback Jared Goff. But on a day when Bills QB Josh Allen added to his MVP candidacy, it was a baffling onside kick decision from the gutsy Campbell that had Wingo, Watt and Lions fans talking. “He plays football like a youth football coach,” one fan tweeted. “He does do some extremely unnecessary stuff,” a second fan posted. “He will do it one day at the wrong time and lose the big game,” a third fan wrote. Others supported the constantly gambling Campbell, who embraces fourth-down attempts and has completely turned around the Lions’ franchise. “He’s ballsy. His players love him,” a fan tweeted. “He (messes) around and finds out. Great coach.” “l all did the math,” a second fan posted. “He needed to find 4 points and 2 extra minutes. A risk, but a rational one.” GettyJared Goff almost threw for 500 yards but took the loss[/caption] GettyThe Bills were helped by Detroit’s head coach[/caption] GettyCampbell regretted his controversial onside-kick decision[/caption] “Their defense ain’t stoppin the Bills, that’s why, LOL,” a third fan wrote. Campbell acknowledged after the game that his onside-kick decision backfired. Buffalo quickly turned Detroit’s gift into a score, in a game that was decided by less than a touchdown. Even Bills coach Sean McDermott thanked Detroit for the extra help. “Obviously, now sitting here in hindsight, after them taking it down to the (5)-yard line, yeah, I wish I wouldn’t have done that,” Campbell told reporters. “But it is what it is.” NFL analyst Jason Bell exclusively told talkSPORT that Campbell is “consistent” in his coaching style and that’s all the Lions can ask for. A 12-2 record highlights the fact that Campbell is often right. But some Detroit fans are worried that a bad gamble at the wrong time from Campbell will prevent the Lions from winning their first Super Bowl this season. “You’re not caught off by surprise when he says go for it on fourth down,” Bell said. “That is what you are, who you are, it defines you. “So you got to keep rolling with it, man. “You can’t second guess yourself because if you do that as a head coach, we’ll do that as players.” talkSPORT is your home of the NFL on UK radio, and you can stay up to date with all the latest from around the league via our dedicated ‘EndZone’ YouTube channel.
The good news for the Detroit Lions is that they are 12-2 and already in the playoffs.
The bad news for long-suffering Lions fans is that Detroit has the riskiest head coach in the NFL and when it goes bad for Dan Campbell, it really goes bad.
“Why…why?” Trey Wingo tweeted. “This makes absolutely no sense and why Dan Campbell needs to know when to not do stuff like this.”
“It was a 10 point game. With 12 minutes left. I don’t understand,” posted J.J. Watt, appearing to share the same confusion that Wingo had.
Buffalo beat Detroit 48-42 on Sunday in a potential Super Bowl preview that featured 1,080 combined offensive yards, 58 first downs and 494 passing yards from Lions quarterback Jared Goff.
But on a day when Bills QB Josh Allen added to his MVP candidacy, it was a baffling onside kick decision from the gutsy Campbell that had Wingo, Watt and Lions fans talking.
“He plays football like a youth football coach,” one fan tweeted.
“He does do some extremely unnecessary stuff,” a second fan posted.
“He will do it one day at the wrong time and lose the big game,” a third fan wrote.
Others supported the constantly gambling Campbell, who embraces fourth-down attempts and has completely turned around the Lions’ franchise.
“He’s ballsy. His players love him,” a fan tweeted. “He (messes) around and finds out. Great coach.”
“l all did the math,” a second fan posted. “He needed to find 4 points and 2 extra minutes. A risk, but a rational one.”
“Their defense ain’t stoppin the Bills, that’s why, LOL,” a third fan wrote.
Campbell acknowledged after the game that his onside-kick decision backfired.
Buffalo quickly turned Detroit’s gift into a score, in a game that was decided by less than a touchdown.
Even Bills coach Sean McDermott thanked Detroit for the extra help.
“Obviously, now sitting here in hindsight, after them taking it down to the (5)-yard line, yeah, I wish I wouldn’t have done that,” Campbell told reporters.
“But it is what it is.”
NFL analyst Jason Bell exclusively told talkSPORT that Campbell is “consistent” in his coaching style and that’s all the Lions can ask for.
A 12-2 record highlights the fact that Campbell is often right.
But some Detroit fans are worried that a bad gamble at the wrong time from Campbell will prevent the Lions from winning their first Super Bowl this season.
“You’re not caught off by surprise when he says go for it on fourth down,” Bell said.
“That is what you are, who you are, it defines you.
“So you got to keep rolling with it, man.
“You can’t second guess yourself because if you do that as a head coach, we’ll do that as players.”
talkSPORT is your home of the NFL on UK radio, and you can stay up to date with all the latest from around the league via our dedicated ‘EndZone’ YouTube channel.
