Motown Bombers

Had a conference call with the CEO today. A conference call is basically a Webex meeting where the CEO talks and everyone is muted and we type questions in the chat. There was discussion on Oxford since the company is located close to Oxford and many employees live there. CEO says I don't know what needs to be done with this gun violence in the US. I then suggested the company could quit donating to politicians who refuse to address guns and asked why the company continues to support the politicians who have flooded our streets with guns and he ignored my question.

We are at the point in the program where nothing Campbell does will matter. All wins from here on out are because of what the other team did to lose. I expected it to take longer than 12 games to reach this point.

I'm not sure I want to live in the universe where a coach makes a decision many other coaches makes, it works, the team wins, and yet it's still the wrong decision and no one can give a reasoned answer why.

Why do you come here and complain if the Lions make you so miserable? Legit question.

This is a deranged answer.

I would have tapped you on the shoulder before you missed the ramp.

You screwed up. You didn't make a decision. This isn't the same. You haven't provided a reasoned argument why calling the timeout was a bad decision.

I'm going to expand on this metaphor. You're heading to work and you've been late every day this week. You can take the route were you have a good chance of being on time but you could be late but you do know you won't be early. The second route is quicker, but it has construction and you're not sure if there are backups. If there are not, you for sure will arrive early. You take the second route. There is some construction, not bad, it slows you down but you do make it to work two minutes early. Your boss is so impressed you end up getting a raise and promotion.

You're metaphor is wrong. It would be like taking a different exit to get to your destination quicker. Intentionally taking a shortcut. You didn't get there as quickly as you hoped, but you did get there quicker and your decision did actually turn out to be right.

I just don't have patience for the Campbell derangement syndrome. All these threads are is just ranting about the coaching staff. I liked the aggressive call to try to get another possession and points. It didn't work exactly how the Lions wanted it to work, but it did and stopping the clock to gain an extra possession and points before half is not some reckless strategy. At most it gave the Vikings one extra play, at worst it gave the Lions 3 points.

Going for a little throwback since the Lions came back to win.

You want to be right so bad that you want me to say that not scoring 3 points when the Lions won by 2 was the right decision and I'm the troll?

Troll.

If you want to rant and rave and be miserable and complain about coaching decisions, you should check out the Vikings forums.

Yes you did. Don't you remember? Unfortunately for you, losing the game because you didn't get an extra possession and points is wrong.

Pittsburgh called a timeout with less than a minute left in the half. Tomlin is the worst coach ever.

Still haven't figured out the ignore yet huh?

I only request you eat the crow while wearing a helmet.

Unfortunately everyone cannot be correct and smart like myself.

So what's the problem? Oh wait, these threads are just to rant about Campbell the entire game.

It took you more effort to quote and reply.

I'm glad you finally realized I was right and you were wrong.

No because he's not as good with managing the clock as Campbell.

I honestly can't believe stopping the clock at the end of the half is so controversial.

He actually called multiple timeouts on the last drive.