Detroit Lions fell short of their goals this season. How does Dan Campbell feel about it?
was the rosterDetroit was unfortunately eliminated from the playoffs early last season. After losing to the Commanders, the roster vowed to battle to avenge a stunning playoff loss that occurred at Ford Field.
Head coach Dan Campbell, speaking to reporters prior to practice on Wednesday afternoon, addressed what level of disappointment comes with not"Sometimes you got to hit rock bottom before you can work your way back up. And relative to where we were at, this is rock bottom, you know," said Campbell. "But as bad as it looks, I said this the other day, it's not as far away as it may be up here. We just got to get a few things back in line here. "But it does apply to the coaches, you know, and no different than the players. That's what you look for. As far as a head coach, how do other coaches respond to what we're going through here? We got one more, you know, and what we areIn Campbell's first season at the helm, the team failed to make the playoffs, but were able to battle in the second half of the 2022 season to almost make the playoffs. In 2023, the team used the motivation from finishing the previous season strong to go as far as the NFC Championship game. "It's a failure for me. Failure is easy to, it's very good motivation," said Campbll. "You either go two ways, right? I mean, you can just go down in the dumps and sit in the dirty diaper for a while, for you guys that have got kids. And you just lay there and just sit there, just miserable. You change your diaper and you get the hell out. "So, the motivation is respect. You don't want to go through what you went through again. And we'll do whatever it takes to not let it happen again. Whatever it takes, orJOHN MAAKARON John Maakaron has covered Detroit Sports since 2013. Brings a vast array of experience covering the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Mercy Titans, and Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. John brings a wealth of sports broadcast experience. In 2013, John had the vision to establish the Detroit Sports Podcast Network. Has recorded over 3000 podcasts analyzing Detroit Sports. In 2019, Sports Illustrated Media Group, a historical sports media outlet, partnered with Detroit Sports Podcast to provide daily Lions content for their growing and expanding digital media outlet. Our Lions content can also be read in the newspaper at The Oakland Passionate about Detroit Sports and it is reflected in his coverage of the local teams!
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