Dan Campbell

[melvin2345]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

I don’t get it.

I ridiculed this hire the second the Lions made it, in part because Bienemy had been interviewing and I was convinced EB was a slam dunk hire.

Instead, Campbell gets hired by the Lions. And it’s very clear to me from his first press conference that he’s a huge dingdong.

He says stupid things. He doesn’t seem to possess a reservoir of intelligence that I can detect. He gave an interview with Pat McAfee where he literally describes himself as being distracted by fans doing the wave.

What is going on? Why has he worked out in Detroit so far? Is this the best con job in America, and it turns out this guy is absolutely a genius?

How the hell has Dan Campbell worked out?

Because despite what people think of his personality and his sound bites, the guy knows football.

He played in the NFL for 10 years.
He has prior head coaching experience (albeit assistant and interim).
He learned a lot while working for Sean Payton.
He brought in a coaching staff that knows football, mostly former players.
He gets the best from his players because they actively play FOR him. He builds them up and his energy is contagious.
Sure he makes mistakes from time to time, but he knows more about the game than most.