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Iām interested to see the outcome. Some posters have said that theyāre blown away by the negativity. I actually think itās more disappointment and confusion rather than hostility.
Canāt vote until itās official!
Iām excited but he wasnāt the person I wanted. But Iām still excited. Curious about what happensā¦
So if I have no real opinion that would be āmehā?
Angry and fired up doesnāt describe my emotionsā¦ But āas bad as it could beā doesā¦ Iād say Iām disappointed and have no faith in the hire
I donāt know till I see who they bring in for the Coordinaters. Itās meh right now
Definitely meh. I just donāt have a real feel on him at all.
Thatās myself as well. Iām more curious as to how this turns out than anything.
I voted meh but am cautiously optimistic. I am getting old and just donāt have the energy to be mad at something like this.
Meh. Campbell is just like all the other options, they were either looking for their last chance or their first chance. This wonāt change until there is a real front office in Detroit. It could work, but they will suck next year either way.
I do like the Holmes hire more than I did BQ.
Fire Campbell! Someone had to be the first to say it. 
Having watched the Indy game last week and pulling for them as I was, I became irritated with Reich for his chasing points the way he did. If Ballard doesnāt have buyerās remorse already, a decent season from the Lions next year could do it.
So did Dan CamPbell get hired or did this guy Cambell get the job?
Jay Glazer at FoxSports is saying Campbell has been hired to be our HC. I suspect he will do well at connecting with his players, and having Spielman has to be helpful. So, Iām kinda hopeful, but heās another 1st-time HC and thatās kinda scary when you also have a 1st-time GM. Itāll be interesting to see who is selected to be our OC and DC. If itās me, I think they oughta keep Bevell, but maybe hire a new DC. Iām at the point where I donāt trust nobody, show me somethinā first. Still hopeful though, canāt help it.
Is this the coach of the Lions youāre asking about? Why would anyone care? Nothing has been announcedā¦ weāre all lionizedā¦ absolutely no one on this board has any clue how it will work outā¦ put me in the category of āI donāt give a shit!ā
The fact that is not Matt Patricia has me excited. He could be the local pee wee league coach and I would not care as long as MP is GONE. I was ambivalent to him as a prospect - 2 weeks of watching the team play for him and I knew he was a failure. I had to eat that bad taste every week for over two more years - as we all did. There is absolutely no way he Campbell can be worse.
Itās disappointment because the process this time was sold as different. This time they were going to cast a wide net. This time they werenāt going to jump at the first guy on their mind. This time they would be thorough and the result would be the best coach and GM for the Detroit Lions.
A wide net is cast. They take their time vetting a wide range of candidates in both the pro and college ranks. They then start issuing a wide range of interview request. After this long and thorough process the Detroit Lions determined that the best person to lead the Lions to a Super Bowl out of the entire pro and college ranks is AHC/TE coach Dan Campbell. How is that result NOT disappointing? How does that not suck the life out of Detroit Lions fans?
Itās not about people not wanting to give Campbell a chance. Everyone is going to root for Dan Campbell, because thatās what we do. Itās about being told out of the entire football world, this is the guy. Personally, I would rather they just zeroed in on Dan Campbell right out of the gate and hired him. That I can explain away as the Lions being the Lions and they donāt weight options. What leaves me in disbelief is they cast a wide net across the entire NFL and college ranks and still determined Dan Campbell was the best guy for the job. That doesnāt leave a lot of hope that the Lions get it and this will be different.
I think too many of us see an XL Lombardi or a TE from an 0-16 team. Or we see three youtube interviews and conclude thatās all there is to know.
We forget that the team has leadership woes and that leadership is the greatest trait Campbell has (reportedly).
We dismiss that Chris Spielman and an advisory group of former players had a say in this.
Iām not saying this is going to work, but for a group of people who literally know so little about the communications and effort behind the scenes, we sure do assume an awful lot.
If most of the Den is pissed, then itās probably a good hire since everyone was sooooo happy with the Patricia hireā¦
Iām fine with it and excited to see what happensā¦