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Rob Parker, a former Detroit sports columnist and TV and radio personality who now works for Fox Sports Radio in Los Angeles, thinks the Detroit Lions chances of making it to the Super Bowl this coming season have vanished.
Rob Parker
"Unfortunately, this is where I turn into the negative Nelly, because I think their window has opened and closed," said Parker, who appeared on the sports show, Maggie & Perloff.
"They blew it against the 49ers, chance to go to the Super Bowl. Dan Gamble (Campbell) blew that game for them. Last year, don't forget, they had the best record, home-field throughout the playoffs in the NFC. Let a rookie quarterback come in, they were 9.5-point favorites in that game and lost."
"If you're telling me that they're gonna be back next year or this coming season, I can't buy into it," Parker said. "The division is getting better. I just think that they lost both coordinators, so it's gonna be a year of adjustment. So, I think the Lions had a nice window for two years; unfortunately, it's closed."
Not everyone is buying into that including Coach Dan Campbell, who said at Allen Park in a video posted by WXYZ, that he's not worried about the tough schedule or losing some coaches.
"I think it's perfect, I think it lines up perfect I think it's going to be what's best for us," he said of the situation. "The timing is perfect."
