Former Teammates on Why Dan Campbell is Special I Tiki Barber, Dante Hall, Damon Amendolara

[@nealk6387]

Dan Campbell embodies the blue collar midwest workforce and so does his team. This is why we cheer for him and the Lions.

[@damonamendo]

Definitely. Impossible not to love how he connects to the city

[@jerrywbissey1797]

I don’t necessarily agree with the blue collar characterization. He is just a leader of men and so authentic. He appeals to a wide swath of people.

[@Dack3ry]

@@jerrywbissey1797you sure don’t watch them. He’s out there doing down ups with the team. Don’t know how much more blue collar that can get showing the guys you are willing to do the things you’re asking of them.

[@jerrywbissey1797]

@@Dack3ry if you call that blue collar then ok

[@Dack3ry]

@@jerrywbissey1797 I do.

[@DirtyBeefCurtains]

Awesome interview. I knew he was the right man for Detroit in that first interview, and my support has never wavered. He’s the best coach in Detroit history, and I love this man to death. He deserves a lifetime contract in Detroit. ONEPRIDE 🦁

[@damonamendo]

Thanks man. Yeah these were great stories from the guys

[@willi4172]

@@damonamendo DirtyBeefCurtains said it best. Detroit loves this man. He is going to have a statue in front of Ford Field someday

[@controldekinai]

Tiki barber is so unbelievably good in front of a camera. He talks like he's reading off a script.

[@damonamendo]

He really is

[@montarctica]

He should have a big time tv job right now if he wanted one

[@burrisnichols8211]

I would love to see him wind up in a cooler commentating gig.

[@joshlewis575]

Known tool tiki barber

[@Detroit-gx5nd]

What a great take

[@damonamendo]

They were fantastic

[@artmeddaugh6669]

Lifelong Lions fan that saw Dan Campbell play TE for the Detroit Lions. I knew who he was before he got to Detroit. He had his best season in 2006. MCDC is just what the Doctor ordered becoming Head Coach of the Detroit Lions. He is everything that the franchise needed to inject a new vision, a new culture, a new attitude, a new way to prepare, a new way to compete, and finally, a consistent way to win football games. Love Him!! #1

[@damonamendo]

Yeah he’s the best antidote to what plagued the franchise for so long

[@Tenchu_87]

Yea man... Dan is the real deal

[@solarhits0411]

For sure… everyone talks about the knee caps but all i heard was I can sit up here and give you coach speak all day long but I’m not. That’s what i liked most about him and knew he was genuine.

[@lks311]

God owed us Dan Campbell…and we are very appreciative.

[@damonamendo]

Definitely. Lions fans earned this

[@dudeabides23]

I know nothing about this guy as a coach but at Applebee's this dude is ok pace for employee of the month next month

[@juicesghost8501]

IM COMING FOR YOU CRAIG

[@damonamendo]

And that’s the gift that keeps on giving

[@Brocuzgodlocdunfamdogson]

Dan Campbell lives football. From the minute he wakes up until he goes to sleep it’s all he’s thinking about.

[@Adri_Unsung]

Always loooooved Tiki Barber and it’s so cool to see him rave over MCDC like that. He’s special and I’m so glad he’s here

[@damonamendo]

It’s great to be a fly on the wall with these stories

[@angelo2423]

This is the best front office and head coach the lions have ever have. 🦁🦁🦁

[@kduton1]

The lions have been waiting for a head coach like Dan Campbell.

[@damonamendo]

No doubt

[@Lead_EaterNA]

Dan Campbell was there when the Lions had their worst season. I'm surprised he didn't bring it up last season when he was there for their best. He's fun to watch.

[@natehaack4999]

3 years under Campbell vs 3 years under Patricia - you can tell who wasn't being authentic.

[@damonamendo]

That’s well said.

[@tommclain8893]

Dan & Brad are the Lions. #OnePrideProud

[@damonamendo]

No doubt

[@Policia_del_cielo]

Could listen to stories about Dan Campbell, or listen to Dan Campbell all day. I think authentic is really a great word to describe him. Everything he says he 100% believes. And since he truly believes it, then players and fans can’t help to buy in and believe, too. A great coach and a great leader.

[@damonamendo]

Totally agree. The stories are great

[@Banzai51]

I want to see Dan Campbell and Chris Spielman in the same room talking football, cameras rolling. That would be awesome.

[@YTSparty]

Correction: Dan Campbell is THE DUDE.

[@damonamendo]

No doubt

[@Adri_Unsung]

That’s just, like, your opinion man

[@Banzai51]

Dan Campbell sold himself to Lions fans in that intro presser, and it had nothing to do with kneecaps. If you listen to what he said BEFORE that, that's what sold him. Paraphrasing, he said we fans and press (didn't crap on the press) had heard it all before, so he wasn't going to give us win totals or blow smoke up everyone's butts. He knew he had a monumental task ahead of him and he didn't shy away from it by saying (like other coaches) this is a new start and the past doesn't matter because I wasn't here. He played in Detroit during the 0-16 season, and he knew the fan frustration. So he embraced it instead of shying away from it. He understood the assignment, and he was authentic, like everyone says. Had no idea at the time if he could actually coach, but I was willing to give him a chance. Dan Campbell is exactly what this organization needed to turn things around. And kudos to Brad Holmes for sticking with Campbell and making it work. Remember Campbell was hired before Holmes. Most GMs would have ego'd out and found an excuse to get rid of a coach they didn't hire.

[@damonamendo]

Yep it’s that honesty that shows the type of guy he is

[@johntankson]

DA, thanks for all the great content you've produced and shared with the space ship crew. Since getting to Sirius, dude you're hot as a tea kettle. Listening this morning to you and babcheap talk about Kurt cash stealing Cousins. When Atlanta signed him, everybody said this is the best thing since free porn. This signing was like putting new rims and tires on a 1978 rusted out Ford pinto 4 speed manual shift. Straight rubbish bro.

[@damonamendo]

Thanks John. You’re welcome. And thank you for being part of the family here on KZbin. Glad you catch the SXM show too!

[@bartphlegar8212]

I became a Detroit Lions fan last year because of Dan Campbell and his team. They don't shrivel in big moments. 4th and goal from the 2, down by 3 with 5 seconds left - they ain't kicking that damn ball. Nor should they, in my opinion. (And not likely they'll do the predictable and highly defensible, handoff and run up the middle, straight into a 3,000 pound mountain of meat either.)...Football is a game. If you have a chance to win a game, you do it. Not pull a Kyle Shanahan, kick for the tie, then lose a coin toss and the game when the other team marches all the way down in overtime. DC took a lot of flack, and yeah he lost that one last year, but the Lions will be back, and more than likely they win, and win again. Football is a game. You play the game to win it. These ultra-conservative coaches who treat it like a business, and stay hidebound to their little cheat cards, they make me laugh at how such bad ass Alpha males are so afraid of losing that they settle for the delusional "safety" of a tie. In short, Coach Campbell actually has a pair, and I respect him, win or lose, for having the courage to go for the win...

[@damonamendo]

They’re so much fun

[@bernardefitzgerald6451]

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[@Beer_Baron_]

“The comments that Tua said…” Imma stop you right there. I wouldn’t listen to anything from Swiss Cheese Brain.

[@damonamendo]

I thought his comments about Flores were pretty insightful actually