After a tough Week 2 loss to the Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions fans are in a full-blown crisis of confidence. For the first time in the Dan Campbell era, fewer than half of the team’s followers believe the organization is headed in the right direction, a stark drop from 63% just last week.
The Bottom Falls Out
Talk about a gut punch for the faithful. The survey, which went out after the Week 2 stumble against Buffalo, revealed that confidence in the Lions’ overall trajectory absolutely plummeted. It’s wild to think that this is the first time under Head Coach Dan Campbell that less than 50% of the fans feel good about where the organization is going. Some fans are pointing fingers, like AlbinoCoconut71, who flat out said, “Don’t believe they have the right coaches & GM.” Another fan, IsThisTheYear, is all over the map, feeling “optimistic about the offensive coordinator,” but “worried that BH has read his press clippings of his early draft success, and lets his arrogance get in the way.” It’s a real mixed bag out there, with opinions flying after just two weeks of regular season football. But not everyone is panicking, with 1951Lion saying, “This organization overall has done nothing to make me doubt them. Shep included,” and Anakinspyroar asking, “Damn. One loss and y’all are losing confidence? It’s week 2, guys, come on.”
Still Eyeing a Beatdown?
Despite the organizational doubt, many of these same fans are still predicting a victory against the New York Jets in Week 3. It’s that classic football fan optimism, I guess, where you might question the long-term but fully expect a win next Sunday. The FanDuel Sportsbook even has the Lions listed as 6.5-point favorites for the game, so it’s not like the pros are writing them off either. Fans like TomRem. are just looking forward to the game, expecting a Lions win and not caring if it is “by 1 or 20.” Matt48912 is even dreaming big, wondering if they could see a “50-burger type of beatdown as we saw against Chicago last year in week 2.” And Prof_SJR offers up some history, noting that “DC teams have only lost back-to-back once since 2022.”
So, all eyes are on Week 3 against the New York Jets. Can the Lions deliver the win their fans are still predicting, or will this early season stumble deepen the doubts for an organization struggling to keep its fanbase confident?
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Originally reported by Pride of Detroit.
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