ALLEN PARK — In their third season, Lions coach Dan Campbell and GM Brad Holmes are getting praise heaped on them from around the NFL.
It’s got something to do with the Lions’ 5-1 start and climb to the top of the NFC North. It wasn’t like that the first two seasons when they started 0-10-1 in 2021 and 1-6 last season.
Still they stuck with their plan and, even with the 1-6 start last year, Campbell would routinely say loss after loss that he saw improvement.
Campbell and Holmes have stayed true to themselves and stuck with their plan.
The coach is aware of the newfound respect and praise from other players and coaches, but said it doesn’t mean anything to him.
“I don’t mean that negatively. A lot of people didn’t like us two years ago. So we don’t forget those and we’re the same two people, we’re the same team. We’ve just gone about our business, we haven’t changed anything and so all we care about is what our players think, and the coaches, personnel and me and Brad, that’s it,’’ Campbell said on Friday. “We’ve got a job to do and we’re just going to keep doing it.’’
The Lions’ next big test is Sunday when they face the Ravens (4-2) at Baltimore.
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