“Goff’s Betrayal: Quarterback Under Fire for Publicly Denying Role in Playoff Loss”
The criticism of Dan Campbell and his propensity to go for it on fourth down ramped back up after the Detroit Lions went for it on a 4th-and-inches late in their Week 14 win over the Green Bay Packers. Disaster almost struck when Jared Goff fell down as he went to make the handoff to David Montgomery, but the conversion happened and the Lions were able to run the rest of the clock out before the game-winning field goal.
And that was when it worked, and the Lions won the game. We know what happens when it Campbell’s fourth down aggressiveness doesn’t go the right way, and that’s why other coaches won’t do it like he does.
During his appearance on 97.1 The Ticket’s “Karsch and Anderson” Tuesday, Goff talked about all the criticism of Campbell’s fourth down aggression after it worked last Thursday night.
“It’s funny to hear all the criticism after it works,” Goff said. “You can only imagine how bad it would have been if it didn’t work. It’s bizarre. It was a weird weekend to hear them talking about it and how critical they were of Dan on a decision that was correct in hindsight. It’s funny, everybody’s got an o
pinion.”