{"id":43215,"date":"2026-02-10T23:54:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43215"},"modified":"2026-02-10T23:54:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:54:25","slug":"dan-campbell-gets-warning-that-his-lions-days-could-be-numbered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43215","title":{"rendered":"Dan Campbell Gets Warning That His Lions Days Could Be Numbered"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2234206767-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2234206767-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2234206767-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2234206767-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Dan Campbell Gets Warning That His Lions Days Could Be Numbered\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions made a risky move when they hired Drew Petzing in January 2026 as their new offensive coordinator. He comes after an unsuccessful three-year run with the Arizona Cardinals, which saw the team 3-14 for the 2025-26, according to NFL statistics.<\/p>\n<p>Now, that decision is drawing skepticism across the board. Of course, this could turn out to be a homerun hire, but from the outside looking in, it\u2019s a head-scratcher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEntering his 14th NFL season in 2026, Petzing\u2019s previous professional experience includes time with the Cleveland Browns as quarterbacks coach (2022), tight ends coach (2020-21) and a football operations intern (2013) and with the Minnesota Vikings as wide receivers coach (2019),\u201d the official Lions website says of his experience, \u201cassistant quarterbacks coach (2018) and assistant wide receivers coach (2014-17).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But, the Cardinals\u2019 bleak record is difficult to ignore. Now, one NFL analyst is questioning Campbell\u2019s judgement and even going so far to hint that the move could, if it doesn\u2019t work out, put his job in jeopardy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Detroit Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell Has a Lot to Prove in the 2026-27 Season<\/h2>\n<p>In a feature out on January 20, Mike Payton of A to Z Sports asserts that \u201cDan Campbell is risking it all with the Lions\u2019 offensive coordinator hire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s start here: I think the Detroit Lions should have hired former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel as their next offensive coordinator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s not alone. This writer also believes McDaniel would have been a much smarter hire. But, why wasn\u2019t he the right fit? Perhaps Campbell wants someone who will just follow his lead and not question his judgement? Just a guess, but either way, this author agrees with Payton.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Payton goes one step further and says that if things go wrong with the new hire, \u201cfans won\u2019t be as forgiving as they were with Morton.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSheila Ford Hamp probably isn\u2019t either,\u201d he adds. \u201cI\u2019m not saying that if this doesn\u2019t work out in 2026, Campbell will be fired. That\u2019s probably not happening right away. What I am saying is that the trust he\u2019s built will begin to fade. The leash will get shorter, and the seat will begin to get hot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, if the Lions have another disappointing season in 2026-27, Payton is saying that Campbell may find himself in the hot seat.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2018We\u2019ll Know Soon Enough\u2019 If Dan Campbell Picked the Right Offensive Coordinator for the Detroit Lions<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe good news is two-fold. Campbell and the Lions made a move that they feel good about,\u201d he adds. \u201cThis wasn\u2019t something they were pressured into or something they had to do out of necessity because nobody wanted to come here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Payton continues, \u201cThe other part is that they did not rush this. They interviewed nine candidates and took their time before landing on the guy they liked the most. We\u2019ll see soon enough if he was the right guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But, Campbell is a believer.\u00a0\u201cI believe that things happen for a reason, right wrong or indifferent,\u201d Campbell said after the Chicago Bears game. \u201cJust when something like this happens, I believe it\u2019s going to be for the best. It\u2019s up to Brad (Holmes) and I to make it for the best and the guys that we know we\u2019re going to count on on this team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cSo, that\u2019s how I view it. Because as good as it felt to get that and it\u2019s the last one, it\u2019s \u2014 I mean, let\u2019s call it what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-lions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dan Campbell Gets Warning That His Lions Days Could Be Numbered - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43215\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dan Campbell Gets Warning That His Lions Days Could Be Numbered - 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