Dan Campbell has officially taken over play calling from John Morton, which means the blame for the Detroit Lions' nine point performance against the Philadelphia Eagles mostly lies with him. While the Lions' offensive line did a poor job in pass protection in this game, leading to some errant passes and a shaky performance overall from Jared Goff, Campbell had his hand in a few decisions that left Lions fans scratching their heads into the wee hours of the night. Between being too aggressive going for it on fourth down, when it wasn't working all night, and not utilizing timeouts to his advantage, Campbell didn't have his sharpest performance as the Lions' head coach and as their new play caller. It was the first time the Lions, overall, seemed overwhelmed this season. Campbell hasn't exactly had an easy go of it throughout his tenure with the Lions. After all, it was a miracle when the Lions and Campbell managed to get their first win back in 2021 after weeks of losses had stacked up against them and their
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