Did Dan Campbell's 4th Down Gambles Cost Detroit? Recapping The Lions Loss To The 49ers | 01/29/24
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- Dan Patrick recaps the San Francisco 49ers beating the Detroit Lions 34-31 in the NFC Championship game to reach the Super Bowl
Dan Campbell blew it. He thought it was week 3 at home not a road championship game!!
Agree...have to coach smart...he failed.
He's a whiney baby and all the Lions fans love this child. Don't pick on Dan Campbell. He gets his feelings hurt easy.
Every 49er player that was interviewed after the game said them going for it on 4th down made them feel like they were giving them an opening. I bet if you polled 49ers they were all glad to see Campbell going for it on 4th down, I know I felt that way. I just think when you have a chance to put it back up to 17 point lead and you're playing against some good players like Fred Warner, Nick Bosa, etc. you're also giving them a chance to make a play and swing the game. I think you can say "it's our process, the statistics, etc" all you want but it's possible that process isn't refined enough to include other variables. It's hubris to think your methodology is 100% correct in 100% of the situations you might face. I think in this situation it was absolutely the wrong decision.
His mindset cost him the 1st seed vs Dallas and his 3 failed two point conversions. You go for the 3 score lead and keep the momentum and burn half the quarter. he f'ed up.
Kyle's mindset also cost the Falcons a SB as well. Mindset, you win sometimes and you lose sometimes.
Even if your rep is to always gamble on 4th you understand in a big, big game what momentum is and probability within that game. I couldn’t believe when he Campbell didn’t take the first field goal and I was astounded when he didn’t take the second. He definitely cost them the game.
I dont think either were in field goal range
The biggest comeback in NFC championship history
*Brock Purdy is a Legend* ❤️💛😎🏈🌉
Dan Campbell blew it! Playing aggressive during the season is completely different than in a championship game! DC screwed the pooch!!!
Yes, we needed those field goals. It made no sense not taking the points. Situational football does matter sometimes and you can't go for it all the time.
At the very LEAST you HAVE to tie the game down 24 to 27
I agree your the Road team you take the 3 if it works and you go up when your up in points, your in the championship game, Campbell was too Greedy and it was a factor and other factors that made lions struggle not taking away from what 49ers did.
@@SoloDoloTokeryes it would've been at least tie game and go overtime or lions would be up by 3 at most.
I'm so tired already of hearing "Going for it on 4th down is what got them here." What got them to that game was having the 4th best rushing attack in the league, and a handful of really clutch performances from Goff. Dan never had a crystal ball, and he didn't have one in this game. You don't have to play stupid to play aggressive. They completely abandoned the run in the third quarter and immediately found trouble and lost all of the momentum. Both of those are on the coaching staff. They'll never see a better opportunity to win the super bowl.
Why is taking the FG "not trusting" his players. Isn't the kicker also your player. It's 4th and 10 in The 2nd quarter and you have a chance to go up 3 scores and you "go for it" rather than kicking a field goal because you are "trusting your players".
Didn’t the lions have a veteran kicker in Matt prater? What ever happened to him? The lions could always rely on him it tight circumstances like yesterday.
@@Mrcharles.lmao he hasnt been on the team for years. "hey whatever happened to that Jason Hanson guy? he seemed alright."
I believe the analytics only suggests "FG vs. 1st down" percentages...not "we're 8 minutes into the 3rdQ and putting us back to a 3 score lead puts a LOT more pressure on SF". I'd have rather done the latter. They (SF) came out from halftime and score a FG, if we kick a FG that's 8 minutes they wasted...with 3 scores still to get.
"I have four aces, but Im sure I can get that fifth one." ~Dan Campbell
Dan Campbell didn't approach that game as a coach....he approached that game as a former player. His competitive nature makes his decision too aggressive. Sometimes you have to be strategic and TAKE THE POINTS
I know where you heard that
@@steveg2448 I thought I made this comment on my own lol....other ppl are saying it too?
@@jeffr6599 Colin Cowherd
The 49ers did not out play the Lions. Lions coaches out thought the situation. Harbaugh's Wolverines ran the ball exclusively in the second half against a team that couldn't stop it. The Lions ( David Montgomery especially) were killing them on the ground and killing clock. They had 130 yards plus at half and just stopped. They lost to the Cowboys the end way.
Going for it ok for regular season games, but in postseason you gotta come away with some points on each drive..it cost us Lions the win..
The 49ers' defense played well against the 4th down plays but Campbell should have elected to kick the FGs. You should be aggressive but also use your sensibility that your risky moves don't hurt the team.
Regular season 🤔 vs Post season 🧐. When it’s one and done you might need to adjust your strategy accordingly.
That's the difference between being aggressive and being reckless. Not every decision is a strategic one. Sometimes you have to be tactical. Granted, neither of the FGs attempts the Lions passed up were chip shots. But if you make them, you go back up by 3 scores, or later in the game, you tie the score. It would keep momentum from swinging to the 49ers (if you make them). They ended up losing by three. You can't win every big pot. Sometimes the best play is to lay it down.
Dan Campbell had the wrong strategy. This wasn’t a regular season game, you lose you go home. Honestly, he got greedy. He wanted first downs instead of field goals when he had a significant lead which resulted in the outcome.
You gamble to win sure.. but we already won... we had that game... now you do anything you can to stay in that spot... you match that FG ... 27-10... maybe they score a TD 27-17... now there's maybe 10 minutes left in the game. Our guys still feel good. We're getting the ball back with a 2 possession lead.. The pressure is still on them and they are sweating big time... No way anyone can make this anything else... Dan is the reason we lost that game. It was his worst day.... doesn't happen often. 3rd and goal with 1:02 left in the game. Down 10. You can NOT every call a time out. That is not an option... Unless you think you have a decent chance at an onside kick... Run the ball... I wouldn't but I don't hate that call. But you have to have the 4th down call ready. Guys have to know we need there to be 40+ seconds on the clock when we snap the ball on 4th down. We would have been able to use our time outs and a shot for 4 or more plays... That's not ideal, but with our guys we would have a shot. Nope, I like Dan a lot. I don't want another coach... But I don't want this to get blown over like oh that's what he does... NO NO NO. His JOB on game day is to keep us in the best possible position to win and make all the right calls accordingly. Last night he did not, and sadly it wasn't even close. We were prepared for the Niners. Our guys balled out. We just couldn't survive that massive momentum swing.
We 9ers thank Riverboat Dan for his "devil may care" coaching style.
Absolutely do!! 😅😂🤣☠️
Of course setting and situation matter........what kind of person doesnt realize that??? Thats like one of the top 5 things in life to know.......
Well against Dallas after the 2 point conversion got called back and penalty pushed it back to the 7 yard line he still went for 2 points. Boneheaded call by Dan Campbell!! That is strange because at the end of the first half he kicks the very short field goal and did not go for it against niners in the nfc championship game
"Rather than blame the Lions for going for it, credit the 49ers for how they played it" ...
This is why DP is the best. The rest of the sensationalism in Sports Media needs to take notes here, but all we're going to see is a witch hunt for Dan Campbell. Additionally, they all want to call Brock Purdy lucky and not give him credit for being an ice cold killer in the 2nd half.
Exactly
Rich is just as good as Dan too
Considering how Campbell took about zero responsibility for the result, it's hard to see where there's a "witch hunt." He failed his team and you live with your decisions good and bad. Is it really sensationalism to question the many odd decisions Campbell made in this game? They had the game in hand, they were pounding the SF defense and doing whatever they wanted. From the moment they missed the 4th down, the game 100% changed.
If they had kicked the field goal and missed the game would have 100% changed too. The point is you don't know. So we can blame all we want but the outcome is uncertain. If the receiver catches the ball like he's supposed to a statue is built for Dan by games end.
@@SoloDoloTokerEisen has morphed into a woke turd, unfortunately.
It’s the NFC Championship game,
Not week 3.
Thank yu for tht logic
So many have said
The opposite
Situatiinnal
Coaching
Did no one else catch when he said San Fran was bleeding the clock that's why they went for it. Wait what your up 14 and you go for because the other teams bleeding the clock? That makes the decision even more confusing
I rewound to make sure I heard it correctly. Confounding words to say the least.
The front four was getting beat in the first half ,second half was a different story,the book on goff was to put pressure on him and he's a different guy and that showed,niners played those 4th downs really good they disguised their coverages really good on both attempts, Detroit played like this all season and unfortunately it went the niners way,i had told my brother that Campbell was gonna gamble his teams lead away and it happened ,good for the niners, go niners.
I want to know how many teams to make the Super Bowl in the past decade that didn’t have a top 5 defense
Nope! 49ers made plays and our players sold. Campbell made right calls tho...
-4th and 2, the "play call" got Reynolds WIDE OPEN for easy pass. He dropped it.
-50yd TD, the "play call" put defender in perfect position and ball hit Vildor right in the face. That's a missed INT. (1 of 4 dropped INTs)
-Gibbs fumble. The "correct call" was to settle down and go back to the RUN because it was working. Players botched the handoff.
None of those are on Dan Campbell
To be fair... Vildor 100% drew a PI on that 51 yard play. Flag was on the ground and the refs picked it up b/c Aiyuk made the play. Vildor 100% impeded the route while the ball was in the air. But no one will ever mention the flag on the ground this week...
@@jen0gaming699 I wonder why no one is even mentioning that.
Can't drop a pass on a field goal attempt
@@SunShine-xc6dh As if a 40+ yd fg attempt is guaranteed.
@@stevenmeyer9674 lot more of a guarantee than a 4th down attempt
The only thing overshadowing the Ravens complete meltdown is Campbells idiotic 4th down calls.
Its not about Dan knowing his team. Thos is about understanding the moment. You dont that risk when you can have the points. If they took the points today we be talking about this historic moment. We're not because Dan Campbell was coach like it was a regular season game and not a championship game to go to the Super Bowl. Dan Campbell loat this game.
Dan Campbell should have kicked the field goals.It’s about winning and about team! Bad decision! 49ers kicked the field goals when they where thinking points and it’s about team!This is the NFL that stands for Not For Long if you keep making bad decisions.I’ve seen coaches that do this and they don’t last! I really like him too! If he would have made one field goal more your tied if you make both your going to Super Bowl!They didn’t get out played they got out coached! Get smarter Dan really like you!
I give Campbell credit for staying true to who he is &what got them there, I'd listen to someone that argued they should have gone for it on 4th the first time. But going for it on 4th that 2nd time is inexcusable, score, clock, not converting the first attempt &momentum should all factor in as to weather or not Campbell should have gone for it that 2nd time. Terrible decision that cost them the game, it's the postseason you gotta take the points
I have been coaching football for 20 years over the last 30 years! One thing I notice is “football trends” like the zone read offense and then this term “analytics” comes into the football world. Hearing broadcasters and reporters use that work and coaching casing game plans over “the analytics” is one of those tends. I watched the Lions get stopped on numerous 4th downs this year. Yes, the my got some, but it has nothing to do with analytics. It’s judgement! I am a Niners fan and I was concerned the Lions would convert those 4th down calls. I knew FGs on both those call would have added to the Lions’ lead and when stopped, I said “that was a stupid call!” I respect Coach Campbell but I think he felt pressure to go for it because of his reputation of being a gambler. Coach the game and throw the “analytics” out the window. Yes, taking chances is part of the game but so is smart football.
Take the points,retain momentum..eek out a win...he(D.C.) dosent learn from HIS bad decisions..(Dallas loss)..came back to bite him...AGAIN!!... 😮
Exactly - everyone forgets the moronic decisions to repeatedly go for 2 in Dallas rather than going for a PAT and O.T. If they did that and somehow won the Dallas game they could have been the #1 seed!
No soup for you
Coach! WTH were you thinking? Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺
Stay with your mindset? That cost Kyle Shanonhan versus the patriots
Even if Reynolds caught that TD on that first 4th down gamble... it would of been a 3 score game.... but it would of been a 3 score game with matching the FG. People blame Reynolds for the dropped pass.... but you wouldn't have a dropped pass if you didnt gamble. Some food for thought!
I’ve seen the Lion King.. n it wasn’t from Detroit 😂😂 😮
This is all backwards. In reality 49er coaching mismanagement in the 1st half entirely created a false opportunity for the Lions to win - an opportunity that the Lions did not deserve and certainly did nothing to earn with their play on the field. The illusion that the Lions had a good 1st half was merely a bunch of very inept lousy coaching decision by the 49er coaching staff. The Lions had nothing to do with it.
Campbell’s decisions to go for it twice on 4th down in the 2nd half is some of the worst game management in NFL playoff history. This loss is 90% Campbell’s fault. He deserves to be on the hot seat starting now.
Dan Campbell contradicted himself. It was 4th and 3 at the end of the first half and they went for a fg to go up 3 scores. So why didn’t they kick the fg to go up 3 scores in the third quarter? Same down and distance in both cases.
Yup -- even if I disagreed with his thinking (and I did), you could at least defend their consistency if they went for it there, but they did not.
So the whole "this is just who we are/how we play" rationale totally crumbles for me when bringing up this example.
Inexplicable why FG at the end of the first half was the right play but he passed on two FG attempts in the second half? Without a doubt this loss is squarely with him!
Why did he call the timeout ....forced him to rely on onside kick. It is indefensible
You would never see a legitimate coach make such stupid decisions. He let the home crowd back in the game and refueled the defense. Nice job coach! Youre the best!
Have to respect the clock. Those who can master time can rule the world. The Lions should have played time management at the start of 3rd Quarter. Campbell said it, Santa Clara bleed the clock in the 4th with a lead. Falcons/Patriots 101, Patriots (with Brady) knew when time was their side to work the hell out of it.
no it help the lions go on vacation
awesome that someone is giving the niners credit instead of claiming the Lions choked. great players make big plays in big games.
No the receiver dropping the ball cost them the game.
There's no more what if's, should've or could've. It's over baby!!! Good luck next yr Lion's
Seriously stop praising Greg Olsen. His voice and tone are grating for five minutes let alone three hours plus week after week
Can't do much about the voice. BUT, he knows the game and like Aikman calls out poor play and garbage decisions when he sees them. I prefer that over announcers who do nothing but throw flowers and sunshine like Oprah giving out free stuff.
Surprise, Doing the same Dan Campbell field goal take... How boring nothing different
People are saying the better time to do it was in the 2nd half.. and liking what Dan Campbell did is why you’re up here commentating and not coaching
Emotions and analysis aside, the best team won.
Because they had a coach with better situational awareness.
I think the better team served it up on a platter to the other team...
49ers vs Lions was the classic example of the tortoise and the heir, except Dan was sleeping on what he needed to do vs what he wanted to do.
Two Dans dont make it right !!
Wrong not to get the points!!
Why not ask, what happened to the Lions Defense? They had held the Niners to 7 points in rhe first half. Where do i go to hear the blame for them on allowing 27 unanswered points?
I love it, the Lions were the media darlings, and they lost, don't like campbell at all
ill give him the first one. i was not about that decision but it ended up being the right call but his receiver let him down. instead of taking that into account as a potential sign of things to come, he doubled down trying instead to keep his poorly playing players confidence up. he worried way too much about having his players backs and he lost sight of winning the football game. hes still young and i hope he does truly learn from this and become a better coach, although he told the media he wouldnt do anything different, which I dont love. as HC, sometimes you need to be the big dawg in the room and do something unconventional when shit hits the fan. look at Saban in tht title game benching Hurts and putting in Tua. Put Dan Campbell in Saban's position tht game and he loses that game 10 out of 10 times. glaring weakness tht hopefully he improves on instead of being bullheaded and just sticking to your plan. just because you make minor tweaks to a plan along the way doesnt make you a liar or unloyal and he needs to understand that.
Dusty baker knows a lot
Abour
Decisions hving consequences
Wow way to not answer the question, Patrick. 7 minutes of NOTHING only to go “Everyone should be happy about it😀” smh
People act as FG’s are automatic and if they had missed everyone would be saying why didn’t they stick to what they usually do.
I hate it so much for him. I mean, that's what the game is all about. Those choices. But it's a sad way to end a Cinderella run.
Also that Stat Of The Day audio song is the most cringe thing ive ever heard. I alwasy picture thay panel trying to zone it out like its Yoko Ono level annoying 😅
Look at Lions kicker's success rate at 45 yards plus. Dan Patrick gets it at least. He's not like every other talking head.
Campbell is just guessing. Enough with the "he's looking at analytics". Does analytics say go for 2 on the 7 yard line, when you're down by 1 point? B.S.
The excuses and hand waving for Campbell is ridiculous. What a epic blunder to not trust your kicker in perfect weather to protect a lead.
Analysts has won a lot of SB last 30y
Before the 49ers game I worried about Lions AWFUL secondary and their 31st ranked league WORST tackling. In the second half we saw their awful secondary in action, giving up play after play including a horrible 51 yard Purdy pass that BOUNCED off the face mask (??!!!) of the inept Lions secondary player (who should have intercepted it) that resulted in a TD. Plus so many missed tackles and dropped passes that you could fill 10 pages with a list of them. So, was I surprised in the CHOKE JOB of the Lions PLAYERS? No, not really. The coaching got them there and was fine in this game- the PLAYERS simply chocked. 49ers played well, but the game was GIFTED to them.
Giving the circumstances,Andy Reid would of tied the game. Shows his team coming back...momentum shift for Lions... ?
It's fixed, you call the plays that the NFL tells you to.
Was it the call or the drop🤔
the CALL. A competent coach doesn’t go for it on 4th down EVERY time in the playoffs. That wasn’t the 5th game of the season at home. It was one and done. His inexperience in the big game showed.
you cannot judge if they wood have made it you all say he was a hero they didnt make commentors have the right of it
Lifelong Lions fan - absolutely crushed today! So pissed at Campbell's decision making. Going for it on nearly every 4th down isn't strategic, it's predictable.
I thought he could shake the neandrethal narrative about him but I'm thinking it may just be appropriate...
whats more concerning is him saying he wouldnt do anything different. you lost the game. why wouldnt you do anything different if you lost? i get that Reynolds choked but because of the lead they had, MCDC had plenty of decisions the remainder of the game to still come out on top and he got every single one of them wrong. its clear he doesnt have a backup plan. all his eggs are in one basket and if that doesnt work then he has no idea what to do so he just keeps trying to get Plan A to work. if he just puts his head in the sand instead of learning from this then we are doomed. he has to get better in tht area if he wants to win a super bowl.
Yes.
Yesterday was win or go home. Bad decisions
When you have a chance to tie the game, you take the points.
Or the chance to go up 3 scores
Lions had their 1 chance. Campbell cost them that 1 chance. They'll never be there again.
No, the NFL cost them, you can’t tell me that the first half team was the same as the second half team 🤣 😂😂😂😂 Detroit released their calls of the year two days before the loss in the championship 🤣 EXPOSED
Coach went with what got them there. Team fumbled the ball and dropped passes. Coaches missed making the right decision. Team loss.
Why should the 9ers have lost to GB?
Why should the 9ers have lost to Detroit?
GB clearly outplayed the Niners and the Lions (eh, Campbell and Reynolds) basically coughed it up and handed it to the Niners...
@@Al-me7xr really? Explain how GB outplayed SF...have you seen the stat lines? It was 7-6 at half...21-14 after 3....SF scored the last 10 points...seems to me it was a fairly even game by stats but SF won the 1st half 7-6 and the 2nd half 17-15...hmm
And Detroit won the 1st half..SF won the 2nd half...I'm confused why asshat commentators and thier followers think SF SHOULD HAVE lost either game. I'm just saying.
Yes
Greg Olson is Irritating
Dan Gamble
Their kicker wouldn`t have scored field goal
prob would have been a wide left knuckleball miss
Dc screư up big time not once tưice
If Dan Campbell's gamble paid off, everyone would be calling him a master coach.
That's the problem. His ego. He knew if they converted everyone would be talking about him. Not the players or the play. Just all about the gambler coach Dan. Lions are talented but immature. They needed a coach to get them through and go to the Superbowl. Dan Campbell needed to coach the situation in front of them not in their past.
Ok people game is done my 9ers won deal with it lion fans😂
Dan just is not very smart.
Dan Campbell is a meat head. He will be exposed once Ben Johnson leaves. Lions will miss the playoffs next year. 8-9.
Dan, your a Grifter...
*you're
@@Lambert58-v9i got it, need spell check, 33....
Dan Campbell coached like the lions had no chance to win without luck and thats why they lost
you did see them drop passes, fumble, and miss multiple interceptions in the 2nd half right? Hard for a team to win when you give the opponent 5-6 chances to score without rebuttal...
@nicholasbuss5370 hard to rebut when you quite literally refuse the opportunity because your afraid 17 points isn't a big enough lead.
@@nickdoingitbig it was all of it. Fumble = short field. 2 vs. 3 scores midway through the 3rdQ is a significant difference. Detroit also dropped one (#9) in the endzone - wasn't easy but went through his hands. This game could have gone either way. The drops are very unusual for this team though.
Take the points in the playoffs plain and simple. Lions got out coached in the 2nd half along w/ some poor play. But tip of the cap to them none the less for a great season.
A great season doesn’t look good on your finger 😂
With mahomes at the other side, they have to gamble.