Detroit Lions Trade Rumors: Dan Campbell, Brad Holmes Didn’t Mess Up This Team And #039
With the NFL trade deadline less than a week away, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said he and general manager Brad Holmes don’t want to make any moves that could upset their first-team chemistry.
andquot;First, the value must be correct,andquot; Campbell said during his weekly interview Tuesday on WXYT-FM (97.1). andquot;It has to be something that we think can help us and is right for us. But there also can’t be anything that messes up what’s going on here. He’s aware of that, and I appreciate that in him, that he knows what I’m talking about, what we’re talking about. And we will not spoil the mood of this team.andquot;
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell talks with head coach Brad Holmes during minicamp at the Detroit Lions headquarters and training facility in Allen Park, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Campbell said there is no such thing as talent and value. getting one that doesn’t fit anywhere was a very uniform dressing room.
The Lions (5-2) had won four straight games by double figures before last week’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens while dealing with multiple injuries and getting significant contributions from players in the back end of their roster.
They have started six different offensive combinations in seven games this fall, lost two of their three biggest defensive free agent signings of the offseason to injury and are top 10 in scoring and offense and second in the NFL. leading speed protection.
Although they and#039; built most of his roster through the draft — all 23 of their 2021-23 picks are with the team — Holmes has orchestrated several notable trades in nearly three years as GM. In 2021, Holmes traded Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams for Jared Goff and three draft picks. And last year he made his first deadline move, sending T.J. Hockenson to the Minnesota Vikings for a draft pick trade.
Campbell said last week that he had andquot;100%andquot; faith in what Holmes does or doesn’t do on Tuesday and the 4:00 p.m. deadline. would be to improve the team.
The Lions could use a pass rusher to pair with Aidan Hutchinson, help a thin secondary and add depth at receiver, but Campbell reiterated Tuesday that he and Holmes haven’t talked at length about potential trades at the deadline.
andquot;I know he goes through a lot of things and when things get serious, he brings it to me,andquot; Campbell said. andquot;But now I’m worried about the guys in this building getting it right, and I’m worried about the chemistry. I also never want to do anything that messes up the chemistry of this team because we have the right guys here right now.”
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