The Detroit Lions are off to a rough start to the 2025 campaign and there is no shortage of negativity surrounding the team as a result.
Just about everything Lions fans feared going into the season was a problem in Week 1. The offensive line wasn't up to snuff, the pass-rush struggled, and neither of the team's new coordinators called a great game.
The end result was a 27-13 butt-whooping at the hands of the Green Bay Packers that has Detroit sitting at 0-1 ahead of a crucial matchup against the Chicago Bears, who are also winless.
When asked if he was surprised about the negativity around the Lions after Week 1, head coach Dan Campbell explained why he wasn't.
"No, because that’s where the standards are at now," Campbell said, per Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. "That means we've risen above what we were at one time."
This is very true. The Lions were terrible when Campbell took over and have now become one of the best teams in the NFL over the past two seasons.
More specifically, the offense has been elite, so seeing the unit struggle as badly as it did was shocking and not something Lions fans are used to, which is where all the early panic and negativity is coming from.
Despite the negativity, Campbell said it's just the losing that motivates him.
"You know what fuels my tank is losing... I don't like losing. Our players don't like it... Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, we're all accountable," Campbell said, per Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News.
Is it too early to hit the panic button in Detroit? Of course it is.
However, there is a justification for being concerned if you're a Lions fan until we see this group rebound.
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