The Detroit Lions unveiled their new coach, Dan Campbell, three years ago at a press conference that was, well, let’s say, extremely gloomy. When asked what the football world could expect from his Lions and what his coaching philosophy would be, he replied that people were tired “of the same old “sh*t,” and instead of giving them another dose of coach speak, he spoke spontaneously. “I wanted this job… because I felt like I knew this community. I played here,” Campbell said. “This city has been down. It’s
The video was both thought-provoking and sensational. After that, jokes about the Detroit Lions biting their kneecaps went viral. Some of them were funny, but the majority were sceptical and believed that the coach, who actually resembles 10,000 autoworkers in Detroit but is a little bigger, was just another reason to make the team look bad.
By the way, having only won two playoff games since 1957 and not winning a single one in 32 years, Detroit’s supporters understand what it’s like to support an absurd team. Though Campbell might have lost the press conference, he easily won the locker room and proved to be the kind of leader that both Detroit and the Detroit Lions needed—someone who bled blue and silver.
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