Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz react to the Detroit Lions’ loss to the Los Angeles Rams and discuss what’s wrong with the Dan Campbell-led team. Watch the full episode of Yahoo Sports Daily on YouTube or YahooSports.TV.
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This Lions team is no longer a Dan Campbell image.
Dan, when I think of Dan Campbell, I think toughness.
I think I beat you at the point of attack.
I just think, tough guy.
Part of the greatness of Dan Campbell is that when you listen, you want to run Through walls.
He’s such an inspiring, motivating guy, Fire you up, dude; we’ve forgiven the biting of the kneecaps, Right?
Like, we look at that and say, no, no.
No, that’s who Dan Campbell is.
Where’s the kneecap biting in this football team?
The Lions, frankly, look explosive, but they don’t seem to control the line of scrimmage Scrimmage.
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The Lions dont look like they can go out and Control the game.
The Lions don’t go out and say, This is our team, our way, our field.
Get out of the way.
The Lions go out and have all these explosive moments that are really fun to watch.
They’re playing video game football.
I don’t think of Dan Campbell as video game Football coach.
I think of him as a physical football coach.
I can’t find the physical copy anywhere.
Out of the Detroit Lions and the trade.
Rams absolutely hammered that and took advantage of it yesterday.
You want to out-video game football, Sean?
McVay, you are going to lose.
I feel like the Lions have lost their identity in this entire process.
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It was such a brutal day for Detroit defensively to get beat up the way they did Did.
And look, this Rams offense: they’re gonna get theirs.
And when we talk about, you know, Coaching.
Match in a coaching chess battle.
Like Sean McVeigh is going to get his against the best defensive coaches in the nation Football League.
It’s how you can respond and how to limit them.
The Detroit defense didn’t limit them even The slightest.
The Rams had 301 third-down fits, and it didn’t feel Like a Dan Campbell, to your point, a Dan Campbell identity kind of game.
It felt like the Rams were bullying up on a Lions team that usually bullies up on others Teams.