The Detroit Lions have come a long way over the last two seasons under GM Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell. From the 0-10-1 start in 2021 to the 5-1 surge to the top of the 2023 standings, that movement upward has brought a lot of attention and acclaim.
Campbell isn’t unappreciative of the praise he and his team are getting now, but he’s not going to forget that many of the same voices loudly supporting him now were condemning the Lions not long ago.
The head coach was asked on Friday if it means a lot to Campbell and Holmes that they’re the toast of the NFL town right now.
“No. I don’t mean that negatively, it’s just – I mean a lot of people didn’t like us two years ago, so we don’t forget those and we’re the same two people, we’re the same team,” Campbell said.
The coach continued with a deeper explanation of his reasoning,
“We’ve just gone about our business. We haven’t changed anything. So, we’re worried about – all we care about is what our players think and the coaches and the personnel and me and Brad and that’s it. And so, we’ve got a job to do and we’re just going to keep doing it.”
