Monday\u2019s episode of \u201cThe Rich Eisen Show,\u201d and it was in the middle of a segment called Overreaction Monday<\/a>. Of course, the purpose of this segment is to propose some \u201cout there\u201d opinions that are unpopular, but believable.<\/p>\nThis particular clip is not from Eisen himself, but his co-host and senior producer of the show, Chris Brockman. He offered a countdown of the five coaches entering the season on the hot seat, and Campbell came in at three on his list.<\/p>\n
\u201cYear 6 coming up for Dan Campbell, can you believe that?\u201d Brockman said. \u201cAnd Detroit, only 2-2 in the playoffs. I thought we would\u2019ve had another NFC Championship Game, maybe a Super Bowl run in them. I think it\u2019s kinda\u2014with the Bears coming on and we don\u2019t know what Minnesota is going to look like and obviously Green Bay is right there\u2014big year for Dan Campbell.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eisen responded with, \u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s an overreaction. I don\u2019t know, dude. We\u2019ll see how the season plays out. We\u2019ll see how it plays out, but I would be surprised.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a relatively weak argument from Brockman. Have the Lions underachieved when it comes to postseason success over the last two years? Undoubtedly. The Divisional Round loss to the Commanders was devastating, and missing out on the playoffs entirely last year is unacceptable.<\/p>\n
But, unless the Lions nosedive into complete irrelevancy and contend for a top-five pick in 2027, there is no reason to believe Campbell should be anywhere near the hot seat. For God\u2019s sake, he\u2019s a single year away from producing the NFL\u2019s best regular-season record. The Lions are still very much in the midst of their Super Bowl window, and while it will certainly be tough to maintain a high level of success given their expensive core of young players, there has been little indication Campbell isn\u2019t up for the challenge.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s particularly interesting is how high a standard Brockman is holding Campbell to, while clearly not holding other coaches\u2014even within the division\u2014to the same bar. He mentions the Vikings, yet why isn\u2019t Kevin O\u2019Connell considered on the hot seat? He is entering Year 5 with Minnesota and hasn\u2019t produced a single postseason win yet. Packers\u2019 Matt LaFleur will be in Year 8 with Green Bay, and the Packers have just one postseason win (1-4) since Dan Campbell was hired.<\/p>\n
I suspect the reason is because of the overall reputation\u2014earned or unearned. Campbell isn\u2019t viewed as an \u201coffensive genius,\u201d while guys like O\u2019Connell and LaFleur are. And with Ben Johnson\u2019s success in Year 1 with the Bears, Campbell has to fight off narratives that his former offensive coordinator was the primary source of Detroit\u2019s success.<\/p>\n
But this is nothing new for Campbell. He\u2019s been doubted, discredited, and laughed at since he stepped into Allen Park in 2021. Since then, he\u2019s been the first Lions coach in over 50 years to produce four straight winning seasons, the first to make an NFC Championship in 32 years, and by the end of 2026, he\u2019s likely to have the second-most wins in franchise history. But go on, keep doubting him.<\/p>\n
For what it\u2019s worth, here is Brockman\u2019s full list:<\/p>\n
5. Jets coach Aaron Glenn
4. Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles
3. Lions coach Dan Campbell
2. Eagles coach Nick Sirianni
1. Bengals coach Zac Taylor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One NFL analyst believes Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is entering the 2026 season on the hot seat.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":638724,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[2131,5192,349,99],"class_list":["post-638723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-detroit-lions-analysis","tag-detroit-lions-opinion","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/638724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=638723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=638723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}