Last week, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell said he wanted to be more involved in the offense after the team struggled to score through the first half of the season. When asked what exactly that meant, Campbell was mostly elusive, simply saying that he wants to be closer to Jared Goff and in on more offensive meetings.
Well, come Sunday afternoon, Campbell was a lot more involved than he led on. Against the Steelers, Campbell was calling the offensive plays and was the only coach with a direct line to Goff. He wasn’t just relaying plays from offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn, he was calling the plays himself.