Has the Lions' Tremendous Bowl Window Closed? Colin Cowherd Says 'Self-Audit' Is Obligatory

[ad_1] Is the Detroit Lions' Tremendous Bowl window closed?

FOX Sports activities Colin Cowherd does not imagine it's totally, however he is definitely anxious.

"It's important to look within the mirror," Cowherd mentioned in regards to the Lions' group on "The Herd". "In any enterprise — and soccer is a enterprise — to show round a sinking ship, you need to self-audit."

Vikings beat Lions 23-10, Has Detroit’s Tremendous Bowl window formally closed? | The Herd Detroit's 23-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings destroyed its playoff hopes and ensured an early offseason. And Cowherd believes the Lions should use that offseason for a serious overhaul in the event that they wish to preserve their standing as a contender.

Whereas head coach Dan Campbell did a bang-up job in turning round what was once an embarrassing franchise, he can solely accomplish that a lot as a "culture-creating" coach, as Cowherd referred to as him.

"When you could have the tradition creators, they're much extra reliant on offensive coordinators," Cowherd mentioned.

That is exemplified by the truth that Campbell is 36-15 with former offensive coordinator and present Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson and 11-21-1 with out him. So, to maintain the Lions' Tremendous Bowl hopes excessive transferring ahead, Cowherd thinks they have to discover one other elite offensive thoughts to interchange Johnson.

"Detroit was a crisp operation," Cowherd mentioned. "Extra artistic and revolutionary."

They misplaced that edge with out Johnson, and 10 weeks into this season, Campbell opted to take over play-calling duties from Johnson's alternative, John Morton, with the hopes of rediscovering offensive dynamism. It labored in opposition to non-playoff groups, however in 4 video games in opposition to groups at present headed for the postseason, the Lions went 0-4 with Campbell because the play-caller.

To return to their earlier stage, the Lions should discover one other ceiling-raising offensive coordinator. One that may handle that unit whereas Campbell focuses on the holistic tradition of the group.

"It isn't all doom and gloom. I imply, you've got actually received an infrastructure and culture-creator," Cowherd mentioned. "He isn't a scheme man.

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