This week, we’ll talk to Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell for the first time in nearly two months.
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell. He last spoke with the entire media at the spring owners meetings in Florida. That was April 1—nearly two months ago. That is just about the longest we go all year in speaking to him. Since then, we’ve talked to a handful of players, literally every other position coach and coordinator, general manager Brad Holmes, and assistant general manager Ray Agnew.
Since the last Campbell media session, the Lions have had an entirely new draft class, they’ve begun Organized Teams Activities, and speculation about injuries and potential holdouts have run rampant.
But the drought will come to an end this week, with Campbell expected to talk to media prior to one of the OTA practices this week.
So today’s Question of the Day is:
What question would you ask to Dan Campbell right now?
My answer: I’m not a fan of baseless speculation, so I would love Campbell to put some of the chatter to bed this week when it comes to attendance during the offseason program.
It’s always important to remember that everything the Lions have done so far is voluntary, so it’s entirely possible some of the perceived absences are just players choosing not to work out with the team. So before things spin out of control with fans and media speculating, I’d simply ask Campbell: Can you list the players who are absent from the offseason program and why?
That way we’d get some insight into if Amon-Ra St. Brown and Frank Ragnow are dealing with injuries. And while Alex Anzalone’s (possible) absence isn’t surprising (he skipped voluntary workouts last year), it would be nice for Campbell to either confirm or reject the speculation that Anzalone is unhappy with his current contract and if there are any contractual discussions going on right now.
If you had a chance to ask Dan Campbell a question right now, what would it be? Share your ideas in the comment section below.