If you aren’t from the state of Michigan or a fan of the Detroit Lions, then one word likely still comes to mind when you think of the team—kneecaps. These days, a polite Lions fan will hear the word and likely conjure up a fake smile. Or at least try to. Less polite ones (like myself) might offer up an eye roll. It was funny for a bit there, but it happened in January of 2021, so forgive us for being a bit tired.
Especially given what we know about Lions’ coach Dan Campbell now. The easiest way to put it is it seems as if the man was born to coach the game of football. Or at the very least be a leader in some form or fashion—he is that much of a natural. And much to the enjoyment of the city of Detroit, his football team has been built in his image. Tough, gritty, and physical.
In his latest feature article, Tyler Dunne wrote about how this Lions team seems tailor-made to win in what is becoming a really physical era of football.
From the moment Campbell took the job here, you could feel his intensity and passion for the game. Many around him will gush about his intelligence as a football mind, but also about the way he carries himself, which holds a lot of weight with his team. Just ask veteran offensive lineman Graham Glasgow.
“When you are around people that are strategic coaches,” Glasgow said of his coach, “they might have that passion in how they prepare, they might have that passion in how they go about installing the plays, but I feel like when gameday rolls around, Dan has an intensity to himself. And that trickles down to the team.”
You can read the entire article of Dunne’s latest edition of his Substack, “Go Long,” right here.
Is football returning to its roots? Graham Glasgow thinks so.
The #Lions have been ready.
“We’re past that era of football where you can out-brain people. When I think about out-braining people, I feel like the 2018 Rams. … You need to have an aspect of physicality to both… pic.twitter.com/Z39SEqvUEI
— Tyler Dunne (@TyDunne) September 20, 2024
And now, onto the rest of today’s notes:
The Detroit Lions Foundation and the @MichiganAHA teamed up to provide a CPR & AED card credentialing course and Hands-Only CPR training to Michigan organizations at Ford Field. Participants had the opportunity to take part in the education to empower themselves to act… pic.twitter.com/1JkpFN2ChT
— Ford Field (@fordfield) September 20, 2024
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