Coach Dan Campbell of the Detroit Lions makes a humorous allusion to “Anchorman” while outlining….
Head coach of the Detroit Lions, Dan Campbell, used a line from one of the best comedic movies ever made to describe the next step his squad needs to take in order to win the franchise’s first Super Bowl.
This week’s Lions OTAs are anticipated with great anticipation from the organization. At this time last year, there were still doubts about whether or not their 9-8 record in 2022 was an indication of great things to come. Well, winning 12 games in the previous campaign did, in fact, validate Detroit’s comeback to long-term relevance.
Even still, the team’s narrow loss to the New England Patriots in their season-opening game earlier this year indicated that they still had opportunity to grow going into the 2024 NFL season. On Thursday, the idea was discussed as Campbell discussed his expectations for the roster to become more instinctive in specific scenarios this season by drawing on Will Ferrll’s iconic character, Ron Burgundy.
We can truly improve both offensively and defensively in those small areas. similar to knowing who is there and what the circumstances are. According to SI.com, Campbell remarked, “We can’t pull a Ron Burgundy, even though we know what it says on paper.” “We can’t just keep reading from the teleprompter,” And that’s the following phase, the following evolution.
Though the team came up just short of making their first trip to the Super Bowl earlier this year, it demonstrated that they still had room to develop before the 2024 NFL season begins. That was the subject of conversation on Thursday when Campbell discussed his expectations for the roster to get more instinctual in specific circumstances this season by drawing on Will Ferrell’s well-known character Ron Burgundy.
“In those small areas, we can truly improve both offensively and defensively.” like being aware of who is there and what the circumstances are. We get the text, but we are unable to pull off the Ron Burgundy,” Campbell remarked, as reported by SI.com. We can’t read off the teleprompter all the time. of that represents the following phase of evolution.
