Fire Dan Campbell!

[Mainevent]

Holmes has 3 top 40ish picks not playing this year due to injury. Yes, the Williams thing is a long term play, but that's still 3 valuable resources that are contributing zero and Campbell doesn't have to work with this year.

[froot loops]

1. I have never believed in late season momentum. In my mind it is fool's gold
2. I will continue to talk about the Prater mishap, because I said it at the time and until they get a kicker that they can believe in to kick 55 yard field goals it is going to handicap how a coach can call a game against other coaches. It is a handicap nearly every game.
3. I criticized the New England gameplan, I said that sometimes you have to try and win 16-13. But make no mistake, they scored zero points. It is hard to imagine them scoring more points if they punted on more of those 4th downs.

[JGSpartan]

If we are talking about improvement throughout the year then why are we talking as if 5 games is the end line for that?

As far as the defense is concerned it's quite clear that in the short term the switch to a 4-3 front (and if were being honest mostly a 4-2-5) has been a negative. Will that be the case though by the end of the year? I don't know. Can we at least watch the damn games and find out though? This is still the youngest roster in the NFL.

[froot loops]

Yeah, if they improve over the year it is a different conversation.

[MXT]

Good read-

To be a Lions fan (1976-Present) it is really disheartening that there really has not been any progress as an origination towards a SB win.

I believe there needs to be a change in ownership for any REAL change to happen.

[edindetroit]

And that will never happen without league involvement.

[froot loops]

There would no reason whatsoever for the league to get involved. I also don't think a new owner is a panacea that people believe it to be.

In the here and now, the current ownership has to have a little less patience for losses. So if the play doesn't improve, the brooms need to come out.

[Marko69]

Good read-

To be a Lions fan (1976-Present) it is really disheartening that there really has not been any progress as an origination towards a SB win.

I believe there needs to be a change in ownership for any REAL change to happen.

Agreed .....,and good that you've made "real" prominent. Not shitty 3-14 seasons to 7-10 season ---->> Play-off seasons. Championship game seasons.

Super Bowl appearance? Just one? Even if its a loss, come on, just ONE.

[gibby]

There would no reason whatsoever for the league to get involved. I also don't think a new owner is a panacea that people believe it to be.

In the here and now, the current ownership has to have a little less patience for losses. So if the play doesn't improve, the brooms need to come out.

Better than sticking with a known cataclysmic failures. At least it would be new failure.

"Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is the definition of insanity".

[froot loops]

People thought the league helping the Lions make hires was better than the alternative and it got them Bob Quinn. It can always get worse.

[edindetroit]

The league hates the Lions.

[The King]

Campbell set an NFL record in pure stupidity. History book. Fact.

[Fraquar]

Campbell set an NFL record in pure stupidity. History book. Fact.

Not a chance.
Going for and not converting that many 4th down plays pales in comparison to "taking the wind' in Sudden Death overtime.
How does that Family Feud poll question go?
"Top 1 answer is on the board - here's the question"....
"We asked 100 random people if they would let the other team get the ball if they won the coin toss in Sudden Death overtime"
Ding,ding.
"Fuck no!!!!!"

[JGSpartan]

Especially considering that the last 4 times were probably the right call. Failure to convert doesn't mean it was a bad decision. The other two are even reasonably arguable. Five field goals and a punt wouldn't have won the game.

[Marko69]

Campbell set an NFL record in pure stupidity. History book. Fact.

And that’s before he even started any coaching ……… based purely on thigh - calf attachment socket comments.

Then he cried on TV. Nothing wrong with crying. But don’t do it on TV unless you got news that a family member died. And certainly don't do it after a Lions loss. Jaysus fkn H, there’d be no tear ducts left in Michigan.