DETROIT -- Dan Campbell, an emotional coach for the Detroit Lions, shed many tears following last week's devastating loss in Minnesota. However, on Sunday, Dan Campbell, first-year Lions coach, was clearly angry after the team's loss to Cincinnati 34-11.
He was most upset by Detroit's energy, effort and inability to win. Campbell also challenged his quarterback Jared Goff.
Campbell stated, "I will say that." Campbell said, "I feel that he must step up more than ever before and I believe he needs help us, just as everyone else." He needs to lift a bit more weight here. It's time for him to make some throws, do some work, and to take some responsibility.
Goff didn't have the best game against the Bengals. He passed for only 38 yards in the first quarter. They now have four games in a row without a touchdown in the first half, which is a record that was set against the Green Bay Packers in Week 2.
Goff completed 28 of 42 passes, gaining 202 yards and no touchdowns. He also intercepted one pass. Goff and his offense were subject to light boos from Lions fans at Ford Field. They were shut out for three quarters.
Goff stated, "I feel their frustration." "These fans deserve better than what they've received," Goff said. It's our responsibility to do so, and there are frustrated people all around right now.
The Lions are currently the league's last unbeaten team. This is their first 0-6 start since 2008, when they were 0-16. The Jacksonville Jaguars' win Sunday means that Detroit now has a 10 game losing streak, the longest in the NFL. This spans back to last year. They are determined to win and will make any necessary changes, including changing the roster.
"This is a cutthroat league. This happens every single day of the league. People get traded. People get cut. People are benched," Alex Anzalone, Lions linebacker, said. "That's up to Brad [Holmes], the Lions executive vice president, and general manager], to make these decisions.
He said that all you can focus on is yourself and what you can accomplish. "Look in the mirror, get better everyday. "We don't listen outside noise as a team. It doesn't matter who we ride on the field with; it's who we are riding with and what we will do."
Goff described his six-game play with six games as "up and down".
Goff stated that there have been good times and bad. He also said that there is always more to do. It's always like that when you look at yourself or are critical of yourself. Everyone has their own things, and I am no exception."
Campbell said that he will be changing his ways when he enters next week's match against Matthew Stafford, a former Lions star and the hot Los Angeles Rams. These changes will not involve Goff being benched, however, for the time being.
"No. Campbell stated that Campbell was open to the possibility of a quarterback change. "I'm going to look at everything but, look, this offensive effort was collectively. It's impossible to blame just one person. You might think it's easy for me to throw it all out and blame myself. But, look, they heard a lot from me in there. The bottom line is that it's true. They didn't prepare properly for the game, nor did I help their coaches prepare them properly.
