Dan Campbell needs to revamp his coaching style now that Lions are on top, feels ex-NFL star
Tedy Bruschi taunted the Lions' head coach Dan Campbell for his coaching style while expressing his concerns about the team.
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Tedy Bruschi and Dan Campbell (Via Imago/ESPN Press Room)
After coming too close to the Super Bowl last season, head coach Dan Campbell did not dial down on his aggressive coaching approach and as a result, the Detroit Lions are the favorite to win the Super Bowl this season. However, not everyone agrees with Campbell’s coaching style and Tedy Bruschi went a step ahead in taunting the head coach.
While talking about the Lions’ success this season on Sunday NFL Countdown, the ESPN analyst– who played 13 years in the NFL, expressed his concerns regarding the unconventional coaching approach by the head coach Campbell. He taunted him for lack of emotional control, highlighting the team’s stumbling on fourth down.
Give me Dan Campbell on the field with me, I’ll take it. Don’t put Dan Campbell on my sideline. I just don’t know, I don’t know the emotional control of this coach…Dan Campbell came into this league talking about being kicked down and biting on ankles and chewing on kneecaps…There’s no more — let me tell you, Detroit Lions fans, there’s no more ankles and kneecaps to bite. You’re on top. Start playing like it, and start coaching like it.
Tedy Bruschi said
Additionally, the three-time Super Bowl champion argued that it’s high time that the Lions head coach learn from his mistakes especially considering how their season ended last season, despite advancing to the conference championships.
Dan Campbell defends controversial fourth-down call in 34-31 win against Packers
The Lions’ narrow victory against the Green Bay Packers has indeed raised concerns as Bruschi highlighted while criticizing Campbell’s bold call on the fourth down. However, the head coach explained in the post-game press conference why he kept the offense on the field at 31 tied points before the 34-31 victory.
I just felt like we needed to end it on offense. I did not want to give that ball back. I believed we could get that. I believed we could convert. I trusted that O-Line, I trusted David, and they came through for us. I knew how I wanted to play this game. The team knew, and everything in me told me, ‘Let’s finish this.’ And we did.
Dan Campbell explained
Even though the limelight of the risky call was given to Campbell, as it worked, he did not forget to credit Offensive Coordinator Ben Johnson and his players to make the criticism play call happen that sealed their eleventh straight victory, while leading the Super Bowl race.
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