Dan Campbell’s Overconfidence Becomes Lions’ Biggest Weakness as Jared Goff Drops Strong Take

For Dan Campbell, aggressive fourth-down calls have been a signature of his coaching identity. But after going 0-for-7 in their last two losses, that signature is starting to look like a liability. The Lions vs Packers game made that crystal clear for head coach Dan Campbell . The team pushes hard, but their opponents sniffed out every move.

“In football, unpredictability matters,” Mike Florio of PFT noted. “And the Lions — who are 0-7 on fourth down in their last two losses — have possibly become too predictable in their willingness to roll the dice.”

In the Thanksgiving showdown, Green Bay crushed Detroit 31-24. Campbell’s overconfidence in going for it on the 4th down led to two failed tries in the second half. In their fixture, this glaring issue of being too predicta