OT: Lions HC Dan Campbell is here to take kneecaps
January 21st, 2021 at 12:34 PM ^
Kneecaps and loin-taps, that's what Detroit does!
(Still not convinced the Loins will ever be good.)
January 21st, 2021 at 12:37 PM ^
How old are you?
January 21st, 2021 at 12:41 PM ^
You're barking up the wrong tree my dude.
January 21st, 2021 at 12:43 PM ^
Then by now you should know better. How is them ever being good even a question? If you have been a fan long enough, you know the answer to that question.
January 21st, 2021 at 12:52 PM ^
Isn't everyone old enough to know they'll never be good?
January 21st, 2021 at 2:03 PM ^
9-year old nephew to his father, "Dad, Do the Lions ever lose?" 9 game win streak over two season as of October 10, 2011.
I really don't know how such a moment can occur in this universe.
January 21st, 2021 at 12:38 PM ^
January 21st, 2021 at 12:38 PM ^
His day 1 was already better than Matty Patty’s. Hope he has a better tenure too.
January 21st, 2021 at 12:51 PM ^
....as the bar is high....
January 21st, 2021 at 1:20 PM ^
Having low expectations for the Lions is better for your mental health.
January 21st, 2021 at 1:39 PM ^
"I've found that if you have a goal, you might not reach it. But if you don't have one, then you are never disappointed. And I've gotta tell you, it feels phenomenal." -Vince Vaughn, Dodgeball
More relevant expectations for Lions fans may never have been conceived.
January 21st, 2021 at 2:41 PM ^
"Cram it up your cramhole, LeFleur!" - White Goodman, Dodgeball.
January 21st, 2021 at 1:45 PM ^
Marty Morningwood indeed had a high bar, but can anyone truly match Marinelli for absurd quotes?
"It's dark and I'm going to dig through. My shovel is sharp and my pick is sharp and my will is outstanding."
January 21st, 2021 at 1:28 PM ^
Matty would say, “From the standpoint of toughness, we’re going to be tough, in those aspects, and with respect to winning, obviously we are going to be improving on an everyday basis, from that standpoint, in order to be competitive regarding the expectations we hold ourselves accountable to and the high standards we will set for ourselves and this organization will continue to expect, as far as those aspects go”
January 21st, 2021 at 12:39 PM ^
God help us.
January 21st, 2021 at 12:41 PM ^
Hey, if they can find a way to knock some of the smugness off Rogers face a couple times a year, I'll be happy
Go Vikes...ducks
January 21st, 2021 at 12:43 PM ^
Shared Arron Rodgers hate is far stronger than love of my team.
January 21st, 2021 at 12:42 PM ^
I eat kneecaps like you for breakfast.
January 21st, 2021 at 2:54 PM ^
You eat kneecaps for breakfast?
January 21st, 2021 at 4:52 PM ^
down by the bay? I just may!
January 22nd, 2021 at 3:42 PM ^
NO....
January 21st, 2021 at 12:42 PM ^
Yikes.
January 21st, 2021 at 12:43 PM ^
Seems like a Rod Marinelli type
January 21st, 2021 at 12:46 PM ^
you cant take out a knee cap without adequate pad level
January 21st, 2021 at 12:44 PM ^
That was awesome.
January 21st, 2021 at 12:49 PM ^
Fast forward to us being down 38-13 with 4 mins left in the 3rd Qtr....I like the energy and toughness, but bottomline, get some goddamn talent in here.
January 21st, 2021 at 12:50 PM ^
Seems like everyone’s “Uncle Rick”- kinda guy who chews Grizzly mint, wears a 15 year old Carhartt jacket and drives a rusty, old pick up with a hound dog in the passenger seat. He’s also been in jail a few times and always needs to tell you he’s “been around the block” a time or two.
That said, I’m sure he can inspire change more so than his predecessor. Or God help us for the next 6 years...
January 21st, 2021 at 2:04 PM ^
You just described 75% of football coaches ever.
January 21st, 2021 at 2:20 PM ^
If he's here six years that means he changed the culture and the team is competing and making it to the playoffs. If he can't make that happen, he'll be gone in four!
January 21st, 2021 at 12:50 PM ^
Hey, nothing else has worked, so why the hell not? Let's try this dude.
January 21st, 2021 at 12:51 PM ^
Intrigued...never heard of biting off kneecaps.
I think the first one could be done from sheer surprise and shock, but two? I'm not sure but I believe the second one would be much more difficult to achieve. Probably have to resort to some aggressive clawing and pinching.
January 21st, 2021 at 12:53 PM ^
Love this guy already... but wonder if the NFL HQ punishes him for talking about intent to injure.
January 21st, 2021 at 12:53 PM ^
Holy Shit...No words.
January 21st, 2021 at 12:56 PM ^
As a patellar dislocation sufferer, I feel very threatened by Coach Campbell.
January 21st, 2021 at 1:35 PM ^
Definitely triggered here too, I put my knee cap on back side of my leg playing basketball at the NCRB. Not fun.
January 21st, 2021 at 12:57 PM ^
While entertaining, I don’t feel encouraged by the meathead as leader vibe he gives off. I know nothing about his X’s and O’s Acumen, but he feels a lot more Brady Hoke to me than I’d prefer. An inability to filter swear words in a press conference is a red flag. Some people would say it’s refreshing. I’d argue it is a sign of lack of impulse control, which is something you want for a leader of a successful, focused organization.
January 21st, 2021 at 1:01 PM ^
We'll know for sure if he doesn't wear a headset, and if he wears a short sleeve shirt in Green Bay in December.
January 21st, 2021 at 1:54 PM ^
Maybe, but then if that is a sign of lack of impulse control, what about crying on the podium, at your first press conference, as a first time basketball coach ? It is equally possible that you're wrong.
January 21st, 2021 at 4:54 PM ^
Becoming overcome with emotion on reflecting upon your personal life journey and being a meathead who likes to yell "FOOTBAW VIOLENCE GOOD" are definitely not the same thing.
For me, the problem with coaches like the latter is not necessarily "impulse control," it's that they tend to be believers in feelingsball. The Urban Meyers and Andy Reids of the world will eat you for lunch (maybe literally) if that is who you are.
January 21st, 2021 at 2:05 PM ^
Agreed. Feels like 3-5 years of more crap out of Allen Park. Trade Stafford, please. Guy deserves a chance.
January 21st, 2021 at 2:38 PM ^
I share this reaction with you. As the face of the organization, he needs to know how to read a room and tailor his tone to the audience. This stuff is fine in the locker room but comes off really weird when speaking to the public. I hope the guy works out but I have no reason to believe he will given the history of this organization and the impression he made today.
January 21st, 2021 at 3:46 PM ^
He has Freddie Kitchens written all over him.
January 21st, 2021 at 12:58 PM ^
I fucking love it
January 21st, 2021 at 12:58 PM ^
I'd walk from New Orleans to take this job....
January 21st, 2021 at 12:59 PM ^
Clearly he knows about the hidden rule that the team with the most intact knee caps at the end of the match, wins.
I'm sure the handful of overly agro "manball" types will love it. Can't wait for his eventual firing in 3 seasons.
January 21st, 2021 at 1:40 PM ^
Scott Frost's Mom sez:
"We definitely out kneecapped them today."
January 21st, 2021 at 1:02 PM ^
"and on the way up we’re going to bite a kneecap off."
January 21st, 2021 at 3:00 PM ^
WTH happened there. That looks like the tin man with Dorothy and cowardly lion walking away. Did a bomb cause this?
January 21st, 2021 at 4:12 PM ^
As someone who never ever gets pop culture references, I do hope you were being funny.