You’ve been beat up, battered and bruised. The Detroit Lions' new head coach said it himself. And even now, after ownership swept away whatever dust was left from the last front office and coach, you wonder where things are headed.
Of course, you do. You’re a Lions fan. Dan Campbell understands that. Brad Holmes has a sense of that, too.
The new coach and general manager spent their introductory news conferences last week making clear they felt your pain. Here was part of Campbell’s opening comments that went viral:
“This place has been kicked … and I can sit up here and give you coach-speak all day long.