This has got Chris Spielman written all over it!!! Campbell is a leader of men, who's well respected by the NFL and has the toughness that the Lions need. Plus, he's a former player that will get along with the players and get them to buy in.
@@Jagger1275 Patricia couldn't run 10 yards. It is astounding to me how someone could be so unhealthy while commanding the greatest physical athletes in the world. I know this reads as superficial, but, there's something to this. And before anyone says "Andy Reid" remember he lost about a 100 pounds.
@@paulyarmoluk3936 not sure how weight has to correlate with someone being a good HC or a bad HC. Jim Schwartz was fit when he was HC and lions made the playoffs only ONCE.
@@bl5086 Bee, there’s not a correlation between W’s or L’s and a coach’s weight. It was a personal observation of mine in regards to the worst - and most despised - HC in the league. Like Trump, he tried to position himself as a hyper-masculine leader. When in reality, he (they) were the exact opposite. Deeply insecure men that are: stubborn (see playbook), are ineffective communicators (see Slay; Diggs) and have an inflated view of themselves (see news conf, re: “I was behind the greatest defensive play of all time”) Just my opinion.
I say we give it a chance. I think of Mike Vrabel and the Titans. While the league is zigging, sometimes zagging works. He’s was a leader of men, young, and an inexperienced coach that valued running the ball and tough defense. It’s working pretty well for the Titans.
Yeah, I don't see what's wrong with that. I know you need a QB, but if you are going the way Valenti said, then you need Arron Rodges. He already has a job.
Being by Sean Payton’s side the last 4 years will help too. Won’t lie I was on the Saleh train, but I love this. He was on the 0-16 team, so he knows the pain of being a Lion. Dan Campbell and Brady Holmes let’s get to work
Division locked. They tore the crap out of the old regime and found a few good bricks still. Made some smart flips and got real talent. Campbell the mj meme cause he took 0-16 personally
Andy Reid was a former TE coach as well and never called plays until he was a head coach. Now, he’s a genius. Let’s take it easy on the fact the guy has never called a play.
@@sonofapollo5892 Who knows, he could be better. No one was praising Andy Reid before he made a name for himself. Let Dan Campbell make a name for himself. Life is full of uncertainties.. will Dan Campbell be a great coach? No one knows yet.. but to say he will or will not with conviction is dumb.
Brad Holmes was the director of college scouting for the rams so even if he hits on half of his picks he will do better than the lions have done in two years of drafting
Holmes wasn’t even involved in this hiring! It was Chris spelman! He told Sheila “Hire this man and I’ll make your dreams come true!” This guy will be a lot worse than Matt Patricia!
You wouldnt have liked any coaching hire they make. Just let it play out. Im not a fan of this but im not going to shit on this hire because at the end of the day NONE of us lnow any of the details and the behind the scenes facts that go into hiring a coach
This is a risk. Sometimes this is how you find the Bill Belichick's and other greats of the world, but these are are the Lions and fate has never favored these cats in a good way since 1957. This could be good or bad.
These young lions fans have no idea the qb woes of the 90's. We had a dam quarterback that was more known for his piano playing. Another one that our O line would allow defenders to sack in hopes he would get injured. We shouldn't have to score 35 points to win. Defense is definitely a issue. Stafford isn't God's gift but he is at least top 10-15 . A decent playcaller and O-line and he will be fine.
Matthew stafford is indirectly the reason this team is at the state it’s at now. Stafford has been part of the problem and we need to get rid of him if we want to start winning.
@E Dawg1234 people are acting like there are a whole lot of QB's out there that would not only be better, but would also come to Detroit. We have had trash coaches, trash playcallers, and a trash defense for over a decade with only a couple (maybe) exceptions. What are we supposed to do cut him? Trade him? To who for what? People acting like its sooooo easy to go out and get a good QB.
I feel like with these two guys being so inexperienced that they absolutely must keep Stafford around for a couple years because they're going to need somebody to lead the team definitely draft the quarterback this year or next as a potential replacement when the time is right there's nothing wrong with drafting and QB and letting him ride the bench for a year or two
Why does it seem like every host on 97.1 wants them to get rid of Stafford and take a QB at 7. Like whatever QB they get is going to be the savior here. As if any other option is just stupid. Some of these hosts need to have more of an open mind. I can't even listen to Pat Caputo anymore because his negativity toward Stafford has become annoying. As much as I want Stafford to stay and us to win, I would love to see Stafford win a super bowl weather it be here or elsewhere. I would love to see this channel full of Stafford haters be put in their place when they realize Stafford can win with the right team and coaches around him.
We don’t owe Stafford anything. The Lions and Stafford haven’t gotten it done. He is the QB. He doesn’t beat Darnold. He can’t beat Trubisky. If you had to classify him as a winner or loser or shouldn’t take long to put him in the L column. He did his best. No hard feelings. But it’s time to move on. Can’t have another regime handcuffed by this guy. Tough as nails. Who cares?
If anybody knows a lick about Football, QB isnt as important as Defence, go back and look at the Bears, Ravens and 2019 49ers,, heck Nick Foles has a ring and your gonna tell me he's better then Stafford, yeah no
He's 33 years old and has only two years left on his deal, Lions won't be competing for anything real in that time frame, several teams need a new qb this coming year amd few aren't in a position to draft one, he's been in the league 12 years and still can't properly read a defense, his body is clearly beginning to break down, and the Lions are trash and in need of a full rebuild at this point.
Valentine's take did not age well. I like that "takes" are easily accessible to fans two years later. Valenti was simply sharing his opinion; however, it was stone wrong this time.
Nope, not at all not for any of our teams cause he didn’t grow up here, he was a loser kid from Albany, NY that grew up rooting for the Giants, islanders, and Celtics hahahaha he doesn’t understand what’s it’s like, he been shitting on out teams for years. He’s the only guy on the radio that had something negative to say when the pistons won the chip in ‘04 hahaha
Why would anyone in Detroit be against hiring a coach who preaches toughness, defense and a strong running game? When is the last time the Lions have had any one of those things? Running game, not since Barry Sanders. Toughness and defense? Maybe the 1960s? Paper Lions is what the team should have been called all these years. It's time for someone to come in and give that franchise a new attitude instead of just letting other teams bully them around every week.
The Ford's just hired their two yes men that will be perfectly capable to making them a 9-7 team in two years and "In the hunt" so you fools who spend money on this team line their pockets. Robert Saleh probably will be a great head coach but time will tell. He didn't get a second interview I think personally because he told Sheila amd Rod and Chris "Get me a GM who is doing a rebuild woth the system I wanna use. We are drafting at #7 and we can try to flip stafford for a 1st or possibly a 1st and 2nd round pick and hit this defense hard with new starters." Everyone on the lions brass does not seem to wanna rebuild they are convinced the Lions are close to playoff wins with stafford who will have a new deal by this time next year.
Look on the bright side! They will Improve, can’t get any worse. I personally see Campbell as a Vrabel ... tough players coach and motivator of men. There is not a solid experienced GM or coach unemployed.... if they were outstanding they would have a paycheck coming. I personally love the moves get young talent that grows the franchise. With Staffords contract and dead cap hit trading him in 21 would essentially makes this season a dud. He’s a top 10 in the league (10h and he’s contract is reasonable. Let the draft fall to you if a qb is there take him if a trade is there take it. Keeping Stafford allows the lions the play the draft. Only going up from Quintricia.
All I’m gonna say is this need not look further than Kevin Stefanski in Cleveland and what he has done already in his rookie season. He took over a dysfunctional mess, with a quarterback who was getting hammered every other week on or off the field, too many big personalities, and an organization that was in perpetual rebuild every year. Now all of a sudden they are knocking on the door of possibly getting to an AFC championship game. My thinking is that Sheila Ford Hamp and Holmes saw that
So he isn't an X's and O's guy. Neither is John Harbaugh of Baltimore, Brian Flores of Miami, and Joe Judge of the NYGiants. But it is nice that to have someone that has been in Detroit and with the organization at its worse. So yes he can relate to the fans. So his press conference was different, unorthodox, and we know people visiting Detroit are a little more nervous about their knee caps. Campbell's enthusiasm is genuine, he wanted to be here. Your right it might not work but at this point hiring the guys that say all the right things netted us no playoff wins and no winning seasons. The front office kept Mike Disner around for the cap, something that Brad Holmes isn't all that knowledgeable on. The front office brought in Chris Spielman for his input, on hiring a GM, HC, and player acquisitions. My hope is that the positive energy that comes from Campbell, Spielman, Holmes, and Glenn will be contagious in a way Lions fans have wanted for years.
Seemed to me Millen did what the fans wanted. We wanted Charles Rogers, we wanted Mike Williams. The fans wanted our coach to be one of these Coordinators on a successful team with Superstar players. I could be the offensive Coord. with Mahomes at QB and I would be a hot candidate.
Right it's an offensive renaissance. Does that mean the defense should just go on the field and sit on its ass? That's what Matt Patricia's philosophy boiled down too, and that's why he's fired. Despite what the fad is right now, a defense should not stop trying to stop an offense. Even if the offensive standard is in warp speed.
Big risk but honestly think it was there only other choice once Arthur Smith turned them down. Only other options were bevell and Lewis and I honestly think its far better then treading water with either of those guys. Young coach and a young GM is what this organization needs and we have got to build through the draft. C- hire with potential
Okay, Mr Michael Valenti, Store this commentary and then revisit it again after two seasons... If I end up sounding like a whacko who chews tobacco and born in a cave from the state of tennessee, I will send you $100.00 to hire someone to kick my ass for being, yet still stoopid enough to think the Lions can be anything more than a joke.... But I really think I have a handle on who the new Ms. Ford is and what she is thinking.... The times I have heard her speak about the state of the Lions, she really understands where they have been and where they were headed, had she not become the CEO... And this daughter of the Ford's, is totally different from all other Ford's in the way she approaches people, people she employs and she certainly is not long suffering by giving leaders an abnormal amount of loyalty as Clay Ford was. And I believe her approach to how the game of pro football should be done, will not follow the accepted way it has always been. And I think she established herself this week as being the real head coach ( I just realized that Al Davis may have the pioneer of this type of leadership that involves everyone with Ms Ford being the #1 head coach, who decided she would make all the hiring decisions herself.. She did surprise most by hiring another inexperienced guy at the GM position, but as she made a couple more hires, you got a clearer picture of what her short term goals are as well as future seasons. So she picks a GM, that not only addressed the past 15 years of drafting pieces of trash, but with this guys "Hall of Fame" ability to draft players better than anyone in history..... Ms Ford understands that teams that win super bowls get great via the draft, not FA..... If all he does the first 2 years is draft 10 men, 6 will be starters, and 3 make the pro bowl.....Ms Ford and another high ranked official will be teaching him on the go.... And you damn well know that this dude is very sharp and will always end up doing anything he does very well. Then she hires Campbell and she also hired him for one super important role as the head coach 1A He was not hired to be a great x and o guy or because he is good with QBs.... She hired him to be the man that commands a person to be an overachiever, mentally tough and play hard on every down, but his Gold Standard is his ability to treat everyone the same and that looks like this: If a player is responsible enough to give 110% for his teammates, then Campbell will always be there for them, go the extra mile for them, be a Godfather to six kids, kick you ass when needed and most of all, never ask a player to do something he would not. Ms Ford gave him 6 years, because he probably will need 2 to 3 years to become a good X and O coach, but as far as being successful, I expect the Lions to win 11 games as long as they keep Stafford... Then she hits the trifecta by hiring a dude that will thrive like Job after he was restored, in Aaron Glenn... Glen is as close to a sure thing as you can get.... And again, the wisdom that Ms Ford has exercised, she probably gets her 4th man in an OC podition. CAMPBELL could convince a Turkey that he is an eagle and that is how he will get his men to overachieve. BECAUSE SHIT I HAVE TO STOP
I don't understand the Stafford thing, we need an entire defense and a couple pieces on offense, you want to play the QB lottery for what? A draft pick and to ensure we lose more games? I'd rather use the picks we have on the defense, and I'm not too worried about the Lions winning too many games, if they do great!
The thing that gets me about this hire is that this same kind of guy was available for hire when you got Patricia: Vrabel and he is obviously the real deal.
This is different tho. You gotta admit you’ve never seen our ownership take so much responsibility of the direction of the team. 2. I’m pretty sure he knows how to coach a football team he took the 🐬 to a 5-7 finish (as an intern) when they started 1-3, just for them to replace him with Adam Gase. Look at how that worked out. 3. He’s played here before so I’m pretty sure he knows what we expect and what this city is really about. He’s more than qualified honestly.
The lions are amazing.. After 70 years of watching his team it never ceases to amaze me .After 3 years of a rookie GM and a rookie head coach they bring in a ex player out of the broadcast booth ( sound familiar ) and put him in a high level of authority, hire a rookie coach and a rookie GM. .. Since the Fords took over 1964 they have averaged 5.9 wins a season .. Get ready for more of the same..
@@donbur1553 he has always had great defenses from Pittsburgh to Baltimore to Cincinnati and never had a QB like Stafford, so yeah. If somebody can turn around this defense it would be him.
If Campbell is named the HC, I was hoping that Holmes would have had some kind of experience at HC to help him along. This seems destined to fail. A good GM hiring with a very questionable HC.
I wish him the best if he becomes the Lions head coach. However, it seems like every 3 years or so the head coach of the Lions gets fired. The lions are a graveyard for head coaches. The Ford Family refuses to pay for and keep good players, and could care less if the team wins a playoff game. Dan has so many obstacles in his way, and history has shown that head coaches for the Lions cannot break through enough of them to be a productive playoff winning team.
The team is already going nowhere -- I'd rather give someone new a chance than go with a retread who's ceiling is known. And Mike is right. Nobody who has other options is going to come to the Lions so it's not even really like there's a great vareity of options.
Nobody with any self worth goes to the Lions. No winner has that kind of "I don't give a fuck anymore" attitude that it takes to ruin your professional life by working for the Lions in any capacity. Every one of them knows what the Ford family is all about which is marketing the car company via the play-toy football team an old drunk relative bought for pennies. If they do go to Detroit, they know about Morninweig and Schwartz and the assistant coaching jobs that might be the only available work they can latch onto once their 3 years is up with the Lions. Anybody in Michigan who gets excited about these two guys is wasting their time because they already dont care. They're looking for a few years of Ford Motor Co. cash and a quick out.
I mean let’s not act like our franchise hasn’t totally screwed over Stafford throughout his career. He has had no support and no run game until now. We need more db’s and an elite edge rusher.
@@Brun07578 we had a great run game and top 5 defense in the league and still lost the playoffs. Stafford is a choke artist, he folds under pressure. Before you bring up his come from behind wins understand there is 2 types of pressure.
If you had a president who knew football I would be more at ease. They need to get a president who is not up the Ford families nose. They will keep stafford, because this organization has fear of giving up on star players. The right move imo is trade stafford and tank with a rookie at 7 this year, or you tank for one of the 3 2022 QBs in Howell, Silvia, or Rattler.
This is what the owners loooooove to do, meet a nice man in an interview, drink a bunch of Kool AIde together. We all know the story line following. 1 of 2 things, epic fail.....or mediocrity for 3 years. Write it front page, back page, anywhere. This is a horrible roll of the dice allllllllll over again
didn't he literally say "kill me" when the quote was played about Campbell's opinion on football? As well, as him saying he's never called a play before, etc. I'm not entirely sure what you expected lol
I hate this potential hire. Before hearing that quote, it was uninspiring, but now, it's literally patricia. Running the ball and defense balling out? This isn't 1985. I'm sick of this shit. How about we get a coach that is innovative and not desperately clinging to the past. Doesn't even have to be an X's and O's guy, but someone that's not going to limit the team the way Patricia did trying to "establish the run". Get that shit out of here. Go get Brandon staley, let him bring an innovative OC in, and we're good. I don't mind having a rookie gm and rookie HC, as long as it's not this fucking Campbell guy
The Lions are doing the similar thing they did 5 years ago. We had Caldwell as coach then they hire Bob Quinn. Quinn gets rid of Caldwell and brings in his guy the Diarrhea Chef. Now they bring in Holmes to be the GM and we will get 2 or 3 years of terrible coaching with Dan Campbell at the helm only for him to get fired and Holmes buying himself more time by bringing in his guy. This franchise is a joke. It's groundhogs day.....again.
Knowing what we know and don't know... if true.... at this point the big mystery is offense and defense coordinator positions IMHO ... thats where it gets real interesting or real ugly 🤔
Stop 🛑 saying trade Stafford one we don’t have no one to replace remember how it was before he came and also remember we had the worst Defense in the league we need to focus there get a QB second round to develop under stafford like good teams do then in a couple years especially if things don’t look better we can move on and have a QB ready to play!
So you want to get rid of Stafford and restart the QB carousel again? You must not remember the 2000's lol. How many quarterbacks did we go through In just that decade?
Dan Campbell doesn't have to call plays. That's what coordinators are for. Dan just has to hire the right people. A good D coordinator is a huge need. I'd keep OC we have.
I know this would never happen but in a perfect world Dan Campbell just came from an organization who is losing their franchise QB. Stafford to the saints?
What's this we're shit? Since when is Valenti a Detroit guy? Hate Valenti! Lions have no choice but to go with young talent, because nobody is falling over each other to come here. Campbell is assistant head coach for New Orleans. I'm sure he's seen x's and o's!!
ME, I DRAFT A QB RD1 NOW!! Next year barring a SUPERBOWL WIN, Trade Stafford while he’s valuable with one year left next year, GET THE BEST DEAL YOU CAN - Does this matter? No! Why? THEY WONT LISTEN TO ME!!
You can keep Stafford and be very competitive. Unless you get Trevor Lawrence or Fields you are not going to be playoff ready with a rookie QB in 2yrs. Fix that defense get a developmental QB. Smart thing would have been get a guy like Riddick as GM go get Holmes anyway as his #2 then try and get Bienemy or even Marvin Lewis as HC. That would have given you experience in college personnel, pro personnel, and coaching. Time for OJT is over!
Bite kneecaps??? Are you serious? But what would you expect from a guy that comes from the Sean Payton bounty gate coaching tree.. so now we have a rookie owner, a rookie executive out of the TV booth, a non-football guy as president ,a rookie coach and a rookie GM.... Dan Campbell's interview was great for a wrestling promo! Pretty embarrassing
Valenti only can speak from negative/optimistic point of view . new GM and Coach and his stance as the "biggest voice in detroit sports radio" is if they dont move Stafford and draft a QB hes out on them? Lol. He settting it up so he can be negative no matter
radio has been dead for over a decade homie. Biggest voice in Detroit sports radio because there's only one radio station who covers sports in this shit ass town. The only people who listen to him are the brain deads who think he has a "hot" take. He does the same boring shit year after. Hate on U of M and lions then bitch about the spartans getting bounced early in the NCAA tourney.
@@jakecontos7626 you're talking g about Marvin Lewis, this guy mixed up Marvin Lewis and Dan Campbell and created Lewis Campbell. The next head coach will more than likely be Dan Campbell.
3 years later, Campbell and Holmes were the right choices 👍
This aged like fine wine. Need some of these to be made into drops please!
This has got Chris Spielman written all over it!!! Campbell is a leader of men, who's well respected by the NFL and has the toughness that the Lions need. Plus, he's a former player that will get along with the players and get them to buy in.
Is that a positive ? Or is this more of the same
@@Jagger1275 If you like toughness, instead of pillsbury softness like Quintricia, then it's a positive.
@@Jagger1275 Patricia couldn't run 10 yards. It is astounding to me how someone could be so unhealthy while commanding the greatest physical athletes in the world. I know this reads as superficial, but, there's something to this.
And before anyone says "Andy Reid" remember he lost about a 100 pounds.
@@paulyarmoluk3936 not sure how weight has to correlate with someone being a good HC or a bad HC. Jim Schwartz was fit when he was HC and lions made the playoffs only ONCE.
@@bl5086 Bee, there’s not a correlation between W’s or L’s and a coach’s weight.
It was a personal observation of mine in regards to the worst - and most despised - HC in the league.
Like Trump, he tried to position himself as a hyper-masculine leader. When in reality, he (they) were the exact opposite. Deeply insecure men that are: stubborn (see playbook), are ineffective communicators (see Slay; Diggs) and have an inflated view of themselves (see news conf, re: “I was behind the greatest defensive play of all time”)
Just my opinion.
Now here we are and Dan is a coach of the year front runner and Brad Holmes has cemented himself as the best GM in franchise history
I say we give it a chance. I think of Mike Vrabel and the Titans. While the league is zigging, sometimes zagging works. He’s was a leader of men, young, and an inexperienced coach that valued running the ball and tough defense. It’s working pretty well for the Titans.
Yeah, I don't see what's wrong with that. I know you need a QB, but if you are going the way Valenti said, then you need Arron Rodges. He already has a job.
I wanted him
Except the titans defense sucks, and they have more offensive talent than the lions do
Being by Sean Payton’s side the last 4 years will help too. Won’t lie I was on the Saleh train, but I love this. He was on the 0-16 team, so he knows the pain of being a Lion. Dan Campbell and Brady Holmes let’s get to work
Division locked. They tore the crap out of the old regime and found a few good bricks still. Made some smart flips and got real talent. Campbell the mj meme cause he took 0-16 personally
RUclips would recommend this the day after finishing the season 12-5. Safe to say both were the perfect hires
Andy Reid was a former TE coach as well and never called plays until he was a head coach. Now, he’s a genius. Let’s take it easy on the fact the guy has never called a play.
He’s not Andy Reid sir.
@@sonofapollo5892 Who knows, he could be better. No one was praising Andy Reid before he made a name for himself. Let Dan Campbell make a name for himself. Life is full of uncertainties.. will Dan Campbell be a great coach? No one knows yet.. but to say he will or will not with conviction is dumb.
Brad Holmes was the director of college scouting for the rams so even if he hits on half of his picks he will do better than the lions have done in two years of drafting
Holmes wasn’t even involved in this hiring! It was Chris spelman! He told Sheila “Hire this man and I’ll make your dreams come true!” This guy will be a lot worse than Matt Patricia!
@@Mrcharles. dude do u get your information from watching a microwave?? 🤷♂️🦁🤦♂️
@@Mrcharles. Holmes was the one being hired.
You wouldnt have liked any coaching hire they make. Just let it play out. Im not a fan of this but im not going to shit on this hire because at the end of the day NONE of us lnow any of the details and the behind the scenes facts that go into hiring a coach
Not like lions are top job. It's more of death sentence.
U stated nothing but facts, I’m just happy Quinn & Patricia is outta here. I have nothing but hope again for this city
@@hawkwing9132 i won't argue with that.
@@hawkwing9132 To be fair, MCDC truly wanted the job. He was also sincere about it.
This is a risk. Sometimes this is how you find the Bill Belichick's and other greats of the world, but these are are the Lions and fate has never favored these cats in a good way since 1957. This could be good or bad.
Long as they get the right coordinators this should be good brad already proved he can draft
@@lilbro8209 lol lions fans are always paranoid lol just too much losing in our history since 1958-1990, 1992-2020 lol
@@DJBANnumb3r1 lol
I get a bad feeling just looking at Dan's face, that's just a gut feeling. Have a good feeling about Brad Holmes though.
@@wiffle2614 lmao wtf
0:20 thank god we avoided that train wreck
Arthur smith turned out to be a real bad choice but defensive minded Todd Bowles turned out to be a solid pick as head coach.
Valenti's war on 7th grade science teachers ends now.
Who else did a double take when Rico started moving?
Me
I did. Been watching a lot of horror movies lately, it scared the crap out of me. Lol.
That 2019 quote from Campbell is the truth.
32nd ranked defense but we need another QB lol
What has the qb done?😂😂😂 TOP 7 ALL TIME IN PICK 6S😂😂😂
Bro this team needs a complete overhaul from top to bottom.
These young lions fans have no idea the qb woes of the 90's. We had a dam quarterback that was more known for his piano playing. Another one that our O line would allow defenders to sack in hopes he would get injured. We shouldn't have to score 35 points to win. Defense is definitely a issue. Stafford isn't God's gift but he is at least top 10-15 . A decent playcaller and O-line and he will be fine.
Matthew stafford is indirectly the reason this team is at the state it’s at now. Stafford has been part of the problem and we need to get rid of him if we want to start winning.
@E Dawg1234 people are acting like there are a whole lot of QB's out there that would not only be better, but would also come to Detroit. We have had trash coaches, trash playcallers, and a trash defense for over a decade with only a couple (maybe) exceptions. What are we supposed to do cut him? Trade him? To who for what? People acting like its sooooo easy to go out and get a good QB.
I feel like with these two guys being so inexperienced that they absolutely must keep Stafford around for a couple years because they're going to need somebody to lead the team definitely draft the quarterback this year or next as a potential replacement when the time is right there's nothing wrong with drafting and QB and letting him ride the bench for a year or two
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Why does it seem like every host on 97.1 wants them to get rid of Stafford and take a QB at 7. Like whatever QB they get is going to be the savior here. As if any other option is just stupid. Some of these hosts need to have more of an open mind. I can't even listen to Pat Caputo anymore because his negativity toward Stafford has become annoying. As much as I want Stafford to stay and us to win, I would love to see Stafford win a super bowl weather it be here or elsewhere. I would love to see this channel full of Stafford haters be put in their place when they realize Stafford can win with the right team and coaches around him.
We don’t owe Stafford anything. The Lions and Stafford haven’t gotten it done. He is the QB. He doesn’t beat Darnold. He can’t beat Trubisky. If you had to classify him as a winner or loser or shouldn’t take long to put him in the L column. He did his best. No hard feelings. But it’s time to move on. Can’t have another regime handcuffed by this guy. Tough as nails. Who cares?
If anybody knows a lick about Football, QB isnt as important as Defence, go back and look at the Bears, Ravens and 2019 49ers,, heck Nick Foles has a ring and your gonna tell me he's better then Stafford, yeah no
@@kevinvongrabe4248 He's going to get it done with the Rams.
How does Jared Goff sound?
And that QB class has turned out to absolutely stink
Steelers 3 head coachs since 1969, lions 18 head coaches
Oh cmon Mike! You dont want PC Principal as the Lions Head Coach? PC Principal doesn't fuck around
Stafford is one of the few bright spots on this team. Don't understand why everyone wants him gone.
I want him gone because he deserves a Super Bowl and the lions will never get him one.
He's 33 years old and has only two years left on his deal, Lions won't be competing for anything real in that time frame, several teams need a new qb this coming year amd few aren't in a position to draft one, he's been in the league 12 years and still can't properly read a defense, his body is clearly beginning to break down, and the Lions are trash and in need of a full rebuild at this point.
I want him gone for his sake. I have loved watching him, but he deserves to go somewhere else.
Why is Valenti never on camera?
Cause he’s been a home since March of last year cause he said the station doesn’t pay him enough to be a the station during the pandemic
He used to be on camera
And where is Rico' mask?
@@darrylwilson9718 not going to wear a mask while speaking into a microphone on primetime radio..
@@darrylwilson9718 Why would he wear a mask in a room alone while talking on radio?
Valentine's take did not age well. I like that "takes" are easily accessible to fans two years later. Valenti was simply sharing his opinion; however, it was stone wrong this time.
WTF I’m a 7th grade science teacher!! Keep us outta this!!!!
Has valenti ever had a positive take on something the lions do? I swear this man is always negative on purpose because it gets views
That and he's a Giants fan wishing he could get a radio gig in New York
Nope, not at all not for any of our teams cause he didn’t grow up here, he was a loser kid from Albany, NY that grew up rooting for the Giants, islanders, and Celtics hahahaha he doesn’t understand what’s it’s like, he been shitting on out teams for years. He’s the only guy on the radio that had something negative to say when the pistons won the chip in ‘04 hahaha
He just wants the Lions to do well
Im a Mike Valenti fan
@@darrylwilson9718 I’m a fan as well but it is literally impossible to look at everything the lions do as negative without having an agenda
Why would anyone in Detroit be against hiring a coach who preaches toughness, defense and a strong running game? When is the last time the Lions have had any one of those things? Running game, not since Barry Sanders. Toughness and defense? Maybe the 1960s? Paper Lions is what the team should have been called all these years. It's time for someone to come in and give that franchise a new attitude instead of just letting other teams bully them around every week.
I like the gm hire. If Dan Campbell uses what he learned from Parcells then it might take a little time to instill the defense.
The Ford's just hired their two yes men that will be perfectly capable to making them a 9-7 team in two years and "In the hunt" so you fools who spend money on this team line their pockets. Robert Saleh probably will be a great head coach but time will tell. He didn't get a second interview I think personally because he told Sheila amd Rod and Chris "Get me a GM who is doing a rebuild woth the system I wanna use. We are drafting at #7 and we can try to flip stafford for a 1st or possibly a 1st and 2nd round pick and hit this defense hard with new starters." Everyone on the lions brass does not seem to wanna rebuild they are convinced the Lions are close to playoff wins with stafford who will have a new deal by this time next year.
Well they flipped Stafford for some picks.
I thought they would go with more experience to be safe
Look on the bright side! They will
Improve, can’t get any worse. I personally see Campbell as a Vrabel ... tough players coach and motivator of men. There is not a solid experienced GM or coach unemployed.... if they were outstanding they would have a paycheck coming. I personally love the moves get young talent that grows the franchise. With Staffords contract and dead cap hit trading him in 21 would essentially makes this season a dud. He’s a top 10 in the league (10h and he’s contract is reasonable. Let the draft fall to you if a qb is there take him if a trade is there take it. Keeping Stafford allows the lions the play the draft. Only going up from Quintricia.
that campbell quote from 2019 is LITERALLY the 49ers philosophy. Average qb but can run the ball and solid defense.
All I’m gonna say is this need not look further than Kevin Stefanski in Cleveland and what he has done already in his rookie season. He took over a dysfunctional mess, with a quarterback who was getting hammered every other week on or off the field, too many big personalities, and an organization that was in perpetual rebuild every year. Now all of a sudden they are knocking on the door of possibly getting to an AFC championship game. My thinking is that Sheila Ford Hamp and Holmes saw that
Ok but Cleveland has a ton of talent as well.there stacked on offense
So he isn't an X's and O's guy. Neither is John Harbaugh of Baltimore, Brian Flores of Miami, and Joe Judge of the NYGiants. But it is nice that to have someone that has been in Detroit and with the organization at its worse. So yes he can relate to the fans. So his press conference was different, unorthodox, and we know people visiting Detroit are a little more nervous about their knee caps. Campbell's enthusiasm is genuine, he wanted to be here. Your right it might not work but at this point hiring the guys that say all the right things netted us no playoff wins and no winning seasons.
The front office kept Mike Disner around for the cap, something that Brad Holmes isn't all that knowledgeable on. The front office brought in Chris Spielman for his input, on hiring a GM, HC, and player acquisitions. My hope is that the positive energy that comes from Campbell, Spielman, Holmes, and Glenn will be contagious in a way Lions fans have wanted for years.
This sounds exactly like what the Lions would do... what's the question?
I'm sold on Brad Holmes. As for Motor City Dan Campbell, the Lions thought out of the box. The boldest and most unorthodox hire in Lions history.
Matt Stafford has asked for a trade from the Lions it surprises me he took so long.? Happy2021 everyone Mike & Rico 97.1 the ticket!
Seemed to me Millen did what the fans wanted. We wanted Charles Rogers, we wanted Mike Williams. The fans wanted our coach to be one of these Coordinators on a successful team with Superstar players. I could be the offensive Coord. with Mahomes at QB and I would be a hot candidate.
Right it's an offensive renaissance. Does that mean the defense should just go on the field and sit on its ass? That's what Matt Patricia's philosophy boiled down too, and that's why he's fired. Despite what the fad is right now, a defense should not stop trying to stop an offense. Even if the offensive standard is in warp speed.
I'm still waiting for that "one singular decision" Mike was talking about...
He already said it earlier in the clip. It's what they decide to do with Stafford.
Big risk but honestly think it was there only other choice once Arthur Smith turned them down. Only other options were bevell and Lewis and I honestly think its far better then treading water with either of those guys. Young coach and a young GM is what this organization needs and we have got to build through the draft. C- hire with potential
Campbell was a TE on the 0-16 team of 2008. Both GM and HC are "under the radar" candidates...God there is so much bad juju on these hires.
I believe the Lions should pass on him and hire a coach in April if we have to. Take time and get the best guy that is Hungry for a job.
Can’t wait till lions fans start saying this is the year 😂
You know it 😂
Followed by: Fire them all! 🥴
No it’s a rebuilding year
Actually, I know that 2021 will be a rebuilding year.
@@mach6893 since 1958 lol
Okay, Mr Michael Valenti,
Store this commentary and then revisit it again after two seasons...
If I end up sounding like a whacko who chews tobacco and born in a cave from the state of tennessee, I will send you $100.00 to hire someone to kick my ass for being, yet still stoopid enough to think the Lions can be anything more than a joke....
But I really think I have a handle on who the new Ms. Ford is and what she is thinking....
The times I have heard her speak about the state of the Lions, she really understands where they have been and where they were headed, had she not become the CEO...
And this daughter of the Ford's, is totally different from all other Ford's in the way she approaches people, people she employs and she certainly is not long suffering by giving leaders an abnormal amount of loyalty as Clay Ford was.
And I believe her approach to how the game of pro football should be done, will not follow the accepted way it has always been.
And I think she established herself this week as being the real head coach ( I just realized that Al Davis may have the pioneer of this type of leadership that involves everyone with Ms Ford being the #1 head coach, who decided she would make all the hiring decisions herself..
She did surprise most by hiring another inexperienced guy at the GM position, but as she made a couple more hires, you got a clearer picture of what her short term goals are as well as future seasons.
So she picks a GM, that not only addressed the past 15 years of drafting pieces of trash, but with this guys "Hall of Fame" ability to draft players better than anyone in history.....
Ms Ford understands that teams that win super bowls get great via the draft, not FA.....
If all he does the first 2 years is draft 10 men, 6 will be starters, and 3 make the pro bowl.....Ms Ford and another high ranked official will be teaching him on the go....
And you damn well know that this dude is very sharp and will always end up doing anything he does very well.
Then she hires Campbell and she also hired him for one super important role as the head coach 1A
He was not hired to be a great x and o guy or because he is good with QBs....
She hired him to be the man that commands a person to be an overachiever, mentally tough and play hard on every down, but his Gold Standard is his ability to treat everyone the same and that looks like this: If a player is responsible enough to give 110% for his teammates, then Campbell will always be there for them, go the extra mile for them, be a Godfather to six kids, kick you ass when needed and most of all, never ask a player to do something he would not.
Ms Ford gave him 6 years, because he probably will need 2 to 3 years to become a good X and O coach, but as far as being successful, I expect the Lions to win 11 games as long as they keep Stafford...
Then she hits the trifecta by hiring a dude that will thrive like Job after he was restored, in Aaron Glenn...
Glen is as close to a sure thing as you can get....
And again, the wisdom that Ms Ford has exercised, she probably gets her 4th man in an OC podition.
CAMPBELL could convince a Turkey that he is an eagle and that is how he will get his men to overachieve.
BECAUSE
SHIT I HAVE TO STOP
I don't understand the Stafford thing, we need an entire defense and a couple pieces on offense, you want to play the QB lottery for what? A draft pick and to ensure we lose more games? I'd rather use the picks we have on the defense, and I'm not too worried about the Lions winning too many games, if they do great!
The thing that gets me about this hire is that this same kind of guy was available for hire when you got Patricia: Vrabel and he is obviously the real deal.
This is different tho. You gotta admit you’ve never seen our ownership take so much responsibility of the direction of the team. 2. I’m pretty sure he knows how to coach a football team he took the 🐬 to a 5-7 finish (as an intern) when they started 1-3, just for them to replace him with Adam Gase. Look at how that worked out. 3. He’s played here before so I’m pretty sure he knows what we expect and what this city is really about. He’s more than qualified honestly.
The lions are amazing.. After 70 years of watching his team it never ceases to amaze me .After 3 years of a rookie GM and a rookie head coach they bring in a ex player out of the broadcast booth ( sound familiar ) and put him in a high level of authority, hire a rookie coach and a rookie GM. .. Since the Fords took over 1964 they have averaged 5.9 wins a season .. Get ready for more of the same..
This didn’t age well
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Wasn’t he on the 0-16 lions team 🤔
He was but it's also an advantage since he knows the organization well
@@jonathanfrimerman8855 To know what a garbage organization the Lions are
Don’t really know what to think right now, I’m kinda hoping for Marvin Lewis at this point but prefer Campbell over Bieniemy
Marvin 0-7 Lewis 🤣😅 really
@@donbur1553 he has always had great defenses from Pittsburgh to Baltimore to Cincinnati and never had a QB like Stafford, so yeah. If somebody can turn around this defense it would be him.
Tony Dungy would make a good Lions coach
what did you guys mean by 1:36 the whole stafford thing
If Campbell is named the HC, I was hoping that Holmes would have had some kind of experience at HC to help him along. This seems destined to fail. A good GM hiring with a very questionable HC.
This didn’t age well
I wish him the best if he becomes the Lions head coach. However, it seems like every 3 years or so the head coach of the Lions gets fired. The lions are a graveyard for head coaches. The Ford Family refuses to pay for and keep good players, and could care less if the team wins a playoff game. Dan has so many obstacles in his way, and history has shown that head coaches for the Lions cannot break through enough of them to be a productive playoff winning team.
This didn’t age well
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sound like Patricia 2.0a
I think hes more a peoples person than Patricia who is just a brain.
All we can do is wait and find out
I’m new to this - BUT WHY IS one guy not live!?!?
The team is already going nowhere -- I'd rather give someone new a chance than go with a retread who's ceiling is known.
And Mike is right. Nobody who has other options is going to come to the Lions so it's not even really like there's a great vareity of options.
Nobody with any self worth goes to the Lions. No winner has that kind of "I don't give a fuck anymore" attitude that it takes to ruin your professional life by working for the Lions in any capacity. Every one of them knows what the Ford family is all about which is marketing the car company via the play-toy football team an old drunk relative bought for pennies. If they do go to Detroit, they know about Morninweig and Schwartz and the assistant coaching jobs that might be the only available work they can latch onto once their 3 years is up with the Lions. Anybody in Michigan who gets excited about these two guys is wasting their time because they already dont care. They're looking for a few years of Ford Motor Co. cash and a quick out.
I mean let’s not act like our franchise hasn’t totally screwed over Stafford throughout his career. He has had no support and no run game until now. We need more db’s and an elite edge rusher.
Lol 2014?.
@@robdagoon2415 when Stafford was a pro-bowler?
@@Brun07578 we had a great run game and top 5 defense in the league and still lost the playoffs. Stafford is a choke artist, he folds under pressure. Before you bring up his come from behind wins understand there is 2 types of pressure.
@@Brun07578 also making the pro bowl doesn’t validate anything. Selections are made from hype not stats.
@@robdagoon2415 great defense and a better run game led to success? I think you are making my point for me my man.
If you had a president who knew football I would be more at ease. They need to get a president who is not up the Ford families nose. They will keep stafford, because this organization has fear of giving up on star players. The right move imo is trade stafford and tank with a rookie at 7 this year, or you tank for one of the 3 2022 QBs in Howell, Silvia, or Rattler.
Well we don't expect much so we can't be disappointed. I'm hopeful but I have doubts engrained in my brain.
This is what the owners loooooove to do, meet a nice man in an interview, drink a bunch of Kool AIde together. We all know the story line following. 1 of 2 things, epic fail.....or mediocrity for 3 years. Write it front page, back page, anywhere. This is a horrible roll of the dice allllllllll over again
3:55 lmaoo great
Dang, the Fords have already neutered Valenti I see, no way in hell is he this "okay" with this hiring if Lions' games aren't back on the Ticket smdh
didn't he literally say "kill me" when the quote was played about Campbell's opinion on football? As well, as him saying he's never called a play before, etc. I'm not entirely sure what you expected lol
I hate this potential hire. Before hearing that quote, it was uninspiring, but now, it's literally patricia. Running the ball and defense balling out? This isn't 1985. I'm sick of this shit. How about we get a coach that is innovative and not desperately clinging to the past. Doesn't even have to be an X's and O's guy, but someone that's not going to limit the team the way Patricia did trying to "establish the run". Get that shit out of here. Go get Brandon staley, let him bring an innovative OC in, and we're good. I don't mind having a rookie gm and rookie HC, as long as it's not this fucking Campbell guy
The Lions are doing the similar thing they did 5 years ago. We had Caldwell as coach then they hire Bob Quinn. Quinn gets rid of Caldwell and brings in his guy the Diarrhea Chef. Now they bring in Holmes to be the GM and we will get 2 or 3 years of terrible coaching with Dan Campbell at the helm only for him to get fired and Holmes buying himself more time by bringing in his guy. This franchise is a joke. It's groundhogs day.....again.
Knowing what we know and don't know... if true.... at this point the big mystery is offense and defense coordinator positions IMHO ... thats where it gets real interesting or real ugly 🤔
Stop 🛑 saying trade Stafford one we don’t have no one to replace remember how it was before he came and also remember we had the worst Defense in the league we need to focus there get a QB second round to develop under stafford like good teams do then in a couple years especially if things don’t look better we can move on and have a QB ready to play!
So you want to get rid of Stafford and restart the QB carousel again? You must not remember the 2000's lol. How many quarterbacks did we go through In just that decade?
Dan Campbell doesn't have to call plays. That's what coordinators are for. Dan just has to hire the right people. A good D coordinator is a huge need. I'd keep OC we have.
I know this would never happen but in a perfect world Dan Campbell just came from an organization who is losing their franchise QB. Stafford to the saints?
97.1 y’all really that $ hungry putting 3 ads in. A 10 minute video
What's this we're shit? Since when is Valenti a Detroit guy? Hate Valenti! Lions have no choice but to go with young talent, because nobody is falling over each other to come here. Campbell is assistant head coach for New Orleans. I'm sure he's seen x's and o's!!
ME, I DRAFT A QB RD1 NOW!!
Next year barring a SUPERBOWL WIN,
Trade Stafford while he’s valuable with one year left next year, GET THE BEST DEAL YOU CAN -
Does this matter? No!
Why?
THEY WONT LISTEN TO ME!!
Stafford will have a new deal soon.
Yesssss 😊
You can keep Stafford and be very competitive. Unless you get Trevor Lawrence or Fields you are not going to be playoff ready with a rookie QB in 2yrs. Fix that defense get a developmental QB. Smart thing would have been get a guy like Riddick as GM go get Holmes anyway as his #2 then try and get Bienemy or even Marvin Lewis as HC. That would have given you experience in college personnel, pro personnel, and coaching. Time for OJT is over!
Bite kneecaps??? Are you serious? But what would you expect from a guy that comes from the Sean Payton bounty gate coaching tree.. so now we have a rookie owner, a rookie executive out of the TV booth, a non-football guy as president ,a rookie coach and a rookie GM.... Dan Campbell's interview was great for a wrestling promo! Pretty embarrassing
No, lucifer was the gm of the Angels and REALLY messed that up...
Saleh is the Patricia of this year! Thank god we didn't get him
Complete opposite but ok 👍🏽
Guess we will play like a rookie team. It won't be any worse
Mr. Negative strikes again.
Wayne Fontes forever
Let’s say this about these two hires -
DOES IT MATTER!?!?
We got from 7th pick in the Draft to first!?
WHO CARES!?!
In other words, so what!!!!
Plot Twist -
Lions go 16-0 after Campbell hire
20-0.
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Valenti only can speak from negative/optimistic point of view . new GM and Coach and his stance as the "biggest voice in detroit sports radio" is if they dont move Stafford and draft a QB hes out on them? Lol. He settting it up so he can be negative no matter
radio has been dead for over a decade homie. Biggest voice in Detroit sports radio because there's only one radio station who covers sports in this shit ass town. The only people who listen to him are the brain deads who think he has a "hot" take. He does the same boring shit year after. Hate on U of M and lions then bitch about the spartans getting bounced early in the NCAA tourney.
Nooo lewis Campbell who the hell is tht 😂😂😂😂
Its Dan Campbell
The same Lewis that was 0-7 in the playoffs? Nah I’ll pass
@@jakecontos7626 you're talking g about Marvin Lewis, this guy mixed up Marvin Lewis and Dan Campbell and created Lewis Campbell. The next head coach will more than likely be Dan Campbell.
Why he doesn’t he go back and live in New York ? Must can’t afford it which is understandable 😂😂🤣
Put your helmet back on before you get hurt.
@@farkle lmaoooo shut up “josh “😂😂😂
because no one would take him seriously in New York.
Lucifer? Has he lost his mind?
Yeah he wild for that
If true...... talk about not knowing what you got until the ball kicks off.... total crap shoot!
You won't love anything because you're afraid the Lions will continue sucking, like they always have.
Doug peterson from eagles would of been a better fit for lions
Dan Kneecap Campbell
I love coke
I hate this station. I wonder how bad the ratings are now?
When Valenti talks about Lions you can tell the hurt in his voice.
Those who only look to the past are doomed to repeat it. Inspire the city of Detroit for once. So cynical. Host a better show. Get the fans going.
bring back caldwell he can save lions last time they made playoffs
The guy was Mariv Lewis 2.0, could get you to the post season but not much else
Pff, Valenti would have a problem of Jesus Christ became the head coach or GM of the Lions.. never enough to satisfy this guy.. it's annoying