Lions’ Dan Campbell addresses ‘weird’ criticism about taking out starters in blowouts

The Detroit Lions have discovered themselves on prime of the NFC via 11 weeks of the 2024 season, with Tremendous Bowl hopes growing every day.

The Lions are first in factors scored, third in yards gained, fifth in factors allowed and thirteenth in yards allowed. Detroit has blown the doorways off opponents a number of instances. The most recent got here in a 52-6 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Even in victories, there are criticisms. Lions head coach Dan Campbell had been poked and prodded about taking part in his starters in blowout victories. He mentioned on Sunday he checked out that as a optimistic.

“It is a bizarre. That is one other a kind of weird issues that you just’re operating into,” Campbell mentioned when requested about his decision-making course of for when to take the starters out. “Usually, this doesn’t occur. It’s similar to the third time this has come up this season, which, it’s a great downside to have.

“There’s plenty of issues, and I believe you wish to know that you just end on a great word, you discovered a rhythm, you retain the rhythm, ‘OK, now the time says, let’s get them out.’ What’s exhausting is, you’re taking part in fairly good, and then you definately take this dip, after which it begins to style dangerous, ‘OK, now we pull them out as a result of we don’t wish to get anyone harm, after which does that bleed into the subsequent week and also you’re taking part in?’ So, a few of these are available, and I believe you’ve simply received to really feel it out.”

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell watches towards the Jacksonville Jaguars in the course of the second half of an NFL soccer recreation on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024 in Detroit. (AP Photograph/Carlos Osorio)

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Detroit tallied 645 whole yards and had 38 first downs to the Jaguars’ 10. It was an entire domination of the sport from finish to finish.

Campbell mentioned it was most likely among the finest performances he has seen from the crew this season and thought the offense might find yourself being one of many greatest in NFL historical past.

“I believe we have now that skill, I actually do. I believe we have now that skill. We have now, to me, we have now the whole lot that we should be potent, and like I say, I really feel like we’re well-rounded,” he mentioned. “Whenever you’re in a position to run the ball with the large boys up entrance, you’ve received a hammer like David (Montgomery), and also you’ve received electrical, this electrical energy (Jahmyr) Gibbs, and also you’ve received (Jameson Williams) on the perimeter, and then you definately’ve received our rock (Amon-Ra) St. Brown, who simply continues to make performs – you set him wherever you wish to put him, and also you want it, he’s received it. After which operating the entire present is (Jared) Goff. I believe, I believe we’re – yeah, I imply, I believe we could be harmful. 

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell talks to the media after an NFL soccer recreation towards the Jacksonville Jaguars in Detroit on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photograph/Duane Burleson)

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“We have now that skill as a result of, actually, we are able to play the sport anyway we have to, so long as we’re on our stuff, we’re on our recreation, and we’re locked in, and we’re ending. We will do this.”

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