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00:00Dan, we appreciate some of your time. Good morning.

00:08Morning. How are y'all doing?

00:10We're doing great.

00:11Yeah.

00:12How'd the bye week treat you?

00:14It was good. It was good, you know.

00:17Just got a minute to recharge a little bit.

00:21Now we're back at it.

00:22Yeah, did you take in a cider mill?

00:24Maybe get some donuts and hot cider?

00:26No, I didn't get that far along.

00:29I wish I would have, but I did get to sit on the couch for a minute.

00:34So that was good.

00:35Good.

00:36I want to ask you this because it was reported yesterday that all 53 guys are back on the practice field.

00:42It's got to give you a good feeling.

00:44And the bye week, did it hit you guys at the exact right time to this point?

00:49Yeah, I mean, I think that, you know, we had a few injuries here earlier in the season than you would hope for.

00:57So, you know, I think everything happens for a reason, and it worked out for us.

01:03You know, it looks like we're going to get Frank back, and I think BB's in a good place.

01:09And so it's good, you know.

01:11And we got a chance to refresh, and now here we go.

01:14Dallas week. I don't know how much more needs to be said after last year.

01:18How excited are you and this team for this game?

01:21Yeah, I think we're all pretty excited.

01:26Let me just start here.

01:28It's the next one, you know, and that's what I told the team first and foremost.

01:32It's the most important game because it's the one right in front of us.

01:35It's the next one.

01:37But certainly this team's had our number, and we've gone out there every year, you know.

01:44And so we get to go out there again and, you know, try to get this stain out.

01:51So, man, I'm looking forward to it.

01:53The team's looking forward to it.

01:55It's been a heck of a challenge.

01:56Those guys at Dallas played a damn good game now.

01:59I mean, it wasn't perfect, but to go out to Pittsburgh and grind it out with those guys

02:03and come away with a win, they got plenty of fight over there, and they got weapons.

02:09Frank being back, I know that you were able to buy that extra week with him being down against Seattle.

02:13Two questions, then.

02:14I want to know your thoughts on the performance of the offensive line,

02:18especially the interior three without Frank against Seattle,

02:21but also what does it mean to have him back,

02:23and is this just a how much healing was done?

02:25Is it gutted out through the rest of the year?

02:29Well, all right, let me start here.

02:33I thought Graham stepped in nicely at center,

02:36and it's one of the reasons why Graham's here and why we like Graham is his versatility.

02:41You know, certainly he's a starter, left guard, and has been doing a nice job.

02:47But then to turn it over to him and have him start at center for us,

02:52I thought he stepped in nicely and really helped us out in a big way, man.

02:56He was on point with the calls and produced for us.

03:00And then I thought Yody, like I say, he's played for us in big games,

03:04and he came in, stepped in, and he was solid.

03:07You know, so that was big, and that's what we expect out of those guys.

03:14You know, look, in reference to Frank, Frank, man, as we all know,

03:19I mean, this guy, he's as throwback as they get.

03:22I mean, he will play through any injury, and he will will himself to go,

03:27and he's always going to look.

03:31As with anybody, here we go in week four, and you played a number of years.

03:35You're never going to feel like you were when you were 21 again.

03:39And they understand that.

03:41He understands it.

03:43And I know this.

03:46This was last week, actually, almost right before Seattle,

03:49and I walked down there to go talk to our trainer,

03:51and somebody punches me against the wall,

03:54and I'm not even paying attention because I'm looking at our trainer,

03:59and I keep walking, and then I get punched again, and I realize it's Frank,

04:03and he's trying to show me that his pec is great.

04:06All right, so that's his way of telling me, look how strong I am.

04:10It's good.

04:11It's healed.

04:13Listen, he's in a good mindset.

04:15He's ready, and he wants to go.

04:18We're talking to Lions head coach Dan Campbell.

04:20Tim Patrick looked like he's getting more involved.

04:23He's now coming out of the bye week.

04:24Is he what you were looking for in that receiver room,

04:27that outside guy or that third receiver?

04:30I brought this up before.

04:33I think he fits what we're about.

04:35Yeah, I think he brings a skill set, demeanor, the size,

04:43everything that is something we don't have in there.

04:47And, you know, the mindset of the way he is, he competes, he grinds on it,

04:53he's tough, he's physical, but he's got this big catch radius.

04:57He's kind of a sneaky run after catch guy.

05:02And, man, I think there's room here to really, you know,

05:07to expand a little bit with him.

05:09We all do on offense.

05:11And so I think this guy is going to help us,

05:14and I think he's beginning to help us.

05:16So we're excited about him.

05:18Look, we're excited about Allen Robinson, too.

05:20You know, and I know he hasn't gotten the opportunities yet,

05:23but we know we're going to need him.

05:25And he's going to the games right now, and it's going to come up.

05:28It's going to come up, but both of those guys really fit us.

05:31Terryon Arnold, I think he's performed well,

05:34but he's been penalized a lot in the first four games, like eight times.

05:39How concerning is that?

05:41And is that something that can be tweaked, adjusted throughout the bye week?

05:47Do you expect that to improve?

05:50Yeah, we do.

05:51We do.

05:52It's something we talked about.

05:53As a matter of fact, you know, our big practice was yesterday,

05:57our big first down full pad practice a little longer,

06:01and we had one-on-ones in there, competitive.

06:04And that's what those are for, man.

06:07Those are to work your craft and really hone in on your skill, man,

06:10get better at it.

06:11And where can I improve?

06:14And that's one of the areas.

06:15That's why we do one-on-ones, man.

06:17We're playing man coverage,

06:18and how can you get in position to make a play

06:23and make a play on the ball without drawing a flag, you know,

06:26and without it being – and so much of it, too,

06:29is getting crafty with it, right?

06:33I mean, there's going to be this give and take that goes down if you're

06:37competing with a receiver, but you've got to compete for the ball,

06:40and then you just – you've got to get to where you don't – you may be

06:45battling and you may be fighting, but you don't see it all the time

06:49because you're pretty efficient with it, with how you use your hands.

06:54So, look, it's a point of emphasis, and he's going to be fine.

06:58He just keeps working through it, and he knows what it is,

07:02but we also need him to continue to compete

07:05and challenge on the perimeter.

07:07Lions head coach Dan Campbell,

07:08you guys are playing the Cowboys this week,

07:10America's Game of the Week on Fox.

07:12I know that's their moniker, but we talk about you guys like

07:15you're America's team.

07:16You're tough.

07:17You're likable.

07:18You're in prime time.

07:19Do you get that sense that you guys are America's team?

07:23Well, I know I like us, so I don't know if that counts for anything.

07:29But, you know, we – listen, we like playing in big games,

07:36and this will be a big game.

07:39It's a team that's had our number on the road,

07:42and it'll be the prime time game, 425, which I've said before,

07:45I love afternoon prime time games.

07:48Those are better than night games in my opinion

07:50because you can get to bed late at night.

07:53But we're excited about this.

07:57So, you know, this is going to be a good one for us.

08:01Tell me if this is something or nothing,

08:04because you guys obviously were able to recover after a loss to Tampa,

08:08but teams that have played you, and whether it's the mindset of,

08:12hey, we're going to bite your kneecaps, we're going to take another one off,

08:15it's guys like Frank that are just a – it's the mentality,

08:19it's the culture that you've set.

08:21When you play a team, you don't just hand them one loss,

08:23you hand them two because they have been 0-4 after losses to the Detroit Lions.

08:30Is it something or nothing?

08:32Yeah, I don't know if you can say it.

08:35I know that it's – that's a thing.

08:37I've been told that, you know, just with what it is this season.

08:43And, you know, like I said yesterday, we play a certain style of ball,

08:48and that's what we expect when we go into games.

08:51And no matter what happens, you know, you want to feel like you laid it out there

08:59and you want your opponents to feel like, man, they were in –

09:02that's one of those, you know, it's a slobber knocker.

09:08There's a good way to put it.

09:10And you got some serious body blows that you had to endure

09:15for a long period of time, for about three hours.

09:17And as long as we're doing that, we feel like most of the time

09:21we're going to come away with a win.

09:23But if you don't, well, you gave them hell trying to do it.

09:26So that's really all I can say about it.

09:30Points for slobber knocker.

09:32It sounded like you got a laugh in the background there.

09:34Tigers.

09:36I want to ask you about the Tigers because, you know,

09:38you've seen what this city has done to rally around your football team.

09:41I know you've talked about seeing what the Tigers have done for the city as well.

09:45What have you made of what they've done?

09:47And a Hail Mary here.

09:48Any chance we see Dan Campbell out at Comerica Park one of the next couple days?

09:52Man, that would be awesome.

09:53It would.

09:54But, no, you're not going to see me.

09:55I just – I can't.

09:57I got too much going on.

09:58But I'm telling you what I am.

10:00I back these guys up.

10:02And I am rooting for them hard because I just think it's awesome.

10:07And, you know, I go back to this.

10:10So many people, you know, they were written off.

10:13And I just remember in the off season listening to it, you know,

10:17and what's wrong with the Tigers.

10:19And these guys, they don't know what they're doing.

10:22And why aren't they trading this guy and all the crap.

10:25And I just know when you're in this profession, man, just let it play out.

10:29And those guys are going to work it.

10:31And they're trying to get better.

10:32They're trying to improve.

10:33And here they are, man, the underdogs that have just continued to battle

10:36and fight and just won't go away.

10:39And I am rooting hard for these guys, man.

10:41I hope they take it all away.

10:43Yeah, it's great for the city.

10:44Everybody's excited, just as excited as they were for the playoff run

10:47that you guys had last year.

10:48Now it's the baseball season,

10:50and it's a beautiful time to be a Detroit sports fan.

10:52I want to ask you about one more guy.

10:54You started the clock on Christian Mahogany.

10:56He's a rookie.

10:58What do you need to see from him in the next 21 days, now 20,

11:02that would allow you to keep him up

11:05and be a part of this team moving forward this year?

11:09Yeah, I think improvement.

11:10We need to see improvement, and I think it needs to happen every day.

11:15And we're not talking about leaps and bounds,

11:17but we need to feel like, look, yesterday was his first day to go,

11:20and he looked like he hasn't practiced, which he should because he hasn't.

11:25But that's all we expect, man, is just stack days together

11:31and get a little bit better and show the improvement,

11:34show that you are gaining traction.

11:36I think as long as he does that, it's going to be hard not to want to

11:39put him on the roster, but we'll see.

11:42Lions head coach Dan Campbell.

11:44We'll check in again next week.

11:45Good luck this week against the Cowboys.

11:47All right. Appreciate it. Take care.

11:50It's 97-1.

Dan Campbell Joins Costa and Jansen | 10/9/24

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