Dan Campbell has no plans to try to dispel the narrative everyone is going to have about the Lions, and you shouldn't either
If you've listened to a national sports podcast and the Detroit Lions come up, you've heard it. If you watch the morning scream at each other shows on ESPN, FS1, or any of the other channels, you've heard it. If you've an article from a national writer, you've heard it. You already know what we're […]
If you've listened to a national sports podcast and the Detroit Lions come up, you've heard it. If you watch the morning scream at each other shows on ESPN, FS1, or any of the other channels, you've heard it. If you've an article from a national writer, you've heard it.
You already know what we're talking about, but if you don't, we're talking about the idea that the Detroit Lions could take a step back because they lost both Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn.
Lions head coach Dan Campbell was asked about it on Sunday as the Lions opened up training camp. He gave the best possible answer, and it's one that Lions fans should take to heart as well.
“First of all, it doesn’t matter what I say. It’s already been written, so that’s coming. That’s already a narrative. I’m not going to change that, none of us will. A loss, it’s coming, we don’t do well on offense, it’s coming. Something happens defensively, it’s coming. That narrative is coming. It’s written, it’s done, I have no control over that."
I mean, he's right. There is nothing you can do about this narrative. It's easy to write, and that's why, like Campbell said, you're going to see it any time something doesn't go the Lions' way.
At the end of the day, I don't think it's going to have a huge bearing on the Lions' success. A brand new interior offensive line or injuries on the defensive line might have more bearing. Campbell doesn't believe it will make a huge difference either. There will be some communication things to figure out, but they have time to do that, and this team is talented.
"If you’re asking me personally, yeah, I don’t think it’s what it’s played out to be. I’ve said this before, it hurts to lose two guys that, man, have been here from the beginning, have a lot of trust and faith in. There’s a lot of communication that goes that’s not even said because once you get to that, you understand each other. A look, a nod, body demeanor says it all. And that’s just a little bit of what we have to gain together between myself, Johnny Morton and Shepp. But that takes a minute, it takes time. We’ll get it, it’ll come. That’s what practice is about, that’s what preseason games early in the year, all of that. We’ll be good.”
So at the end of the day, you can't stop it from being talked about or used as an excuse, and you probably shouldn't try.
Detroit Lions Training Camp Observations Day 1: The future at center seems clearer, and young guys get big chances
The Detroit Lions were back at camp on Sunday, and there were some big things to talk about right off the bat. The biggest story was obviously the loss of Levi Obwuzrukie for the season. That's a hard blow. Outside of that, there were many things we observed that are worth talking about. The center […]
