Lions coach Dan Campbell must stop losing the tactical battles with bad decisions

Yep. Zero evidence that he is learning from his mistakes. He is a total meathead

There was an interesting exchange between Mike Stone and Jon Jansen this morning. Jansen agreed that going for it on 4th and 1 was a terrible decision for all of the reasons we discussed.

Stoney asked But Jon, as an offensive lineman, didn’t you always want to go for it in those spots?

Yes! But I wasn’t the Head Coach!. It’s the head coach’s job to make those decisions!

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DC seems like he coaches like an offensive lineman.

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He was a blocking TE, so he literally coaches like a former lineman, because he essentially was one for 95% of the time.

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I like Dan but I was critical of him last season. Some even called me a hater for it.

But I like Dan. I really want him to succeed but…. His in game decision making is horrendous. I can excuse it to an extent and chalk it up as rookie coaching mistakes but he’s not learning from them.

His personality is to smash his head into the wall until it breaks but the truth is you’re not breaking down a brick wall with your head. You have to be smart about it. You can‘t just take the Hulk Smash attitude all the time.

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I personally think he’s lacking in game planning and management.

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I mentioned it in the game thread but I will say it again:

The coaching staff panicked, and that made the players seen that way as the game went on. There was no plan, or their plan was destroyed early on. Everything they did reeked of desperation, and it was ALWAYS the wrong decision. I’ve honestly never seen a Lions game like that.

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That is what is so troubling. Making same mistakes over and over again.

I won’t argue or challenge that he can motivate because it’s clear he can but I also think the motivation becomes more difficult if the players keep seeing you make the same mistakes costing them games.

This is all excellently said.

I’m typically not going to criticize 4th down attempts. The data is pretty overwhelming that it’s more effective to go for it in far more situations than NFL traditionalists do.

This was not one of those situations.

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As I said then, he coaches like a guy that lost a big chunk in a casino and desperaterly keeps going to the ATM to get more cash to get even…then makes bigger and worse bets in that attempt to get back to even.

He is totally on TILT with his in-game coaching.

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There is a fine line between “Aggresive” and “Stupid”
Campbell coaches WAY over the line on the “Stupid” side

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I’m dead.

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Yea, the dude just nailed Campbell’s Coaching style. It was hilarious

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I actually agree with him. Punting from the 33/34 is silly.

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That guy has a bright future in journalism.

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Less silly than going for it from 4th and 9.

Classic over-reaction. Before he was mad he didn’t go for in when he tried a FG…with a shorter distance to go.

So now he goes for it on a crazy long “to-go”

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In my opinion, that loss was worse than the NE loss. They had the game won.

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Disagree. The FG is the right call if you think your guy can make it.

Badgely is 3/10 outside 50. According to this report from Kent State from 2001-2015 4th and 9 outside the 20 was converted more than 30% of the time.

Going for it was a logical decision when evaluating the numbers.

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So 36% across the NFL

I put the odds for the 1-4 Lions vs Bill B at less than NFL average

Well I believe that offenses have become more potent since 20015. The point remains the statistics do suggest that the 4th and 9 decision was fine. Ultimately we need a kicker that is 70% from 51 and then it’s an easy decision.

The kicker situation is one of my biggest Holmes gripes for the time being.

Average stats are bullshit.

What is the 4th and 9 conversion rate against Bellicheck on the road with your top 3 skill players out or hobbled? What is the score and time in the game? What is the momentum like?

Those are the decision criteria

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Or in the context of the game, you could use one of the best punters in the league to pin a rookie QB starting his first game deep inside of his own end of the field if you don’t trust the kicker you just signed to make a NFL length field goal.

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