Lions Hire Drew Petzing as their Offensive Coordinator

[BullheadCardFan]

How why? What possible qualifications does he have?

Lions doing Lion things

Lions doing Cardinals things

 

[HairZach]

I’ll never understand the coaches who get second chances in positions in which they drastically failed.

Decision makers in successful front offices usually look at a situation closer than the standard fan, "did he win a playoff game in year 3? "did he turn our trash QB into a top 10 guy?"

 

[Mulli]

Lions doing Cardinals things

I would be banned for that

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Lions hire Drew Petzing as their new offensive coordinator

The Lions are hiring Drew Petzing as their new offensive coordinator, according to multiple reports.

www.nbcsports.com

Petzing served as the Cardinals’ offensive coordinator the past three seasons, with Arizona ranking 24th (2023), 12th (2024) and 23rd (2025) in scoring. They were 19th (2023), 11th (2024) and 19th (2025) in yards.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

I would be banned for that

As well you should

 

[Mulli]

As well you should

Fair!

 

[speedy]

I see things like this and think the rest of the league knows the cardinals organization is really an inept bunch of buffoons. They clearly know more than we do.

 

[Card'em]

I'd say lifetime ban for the Benedict Arnold Bears fan

 

[Totally_Red]

I think I'd give Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes the benefit of the doubt. They seem to know what they're doing, don't you think?

If he is the second coming of Ben Johnson, I hope is back here in 3 years.

 

[Dayman]

The rest of the league seems to be laughing at this hiring, but who knows.

I will say that blindly trusting a team where the last OC had his playcalling duties taken away from him halfway through his first year Is probably not the right call. We all saw what we saw over the last 3 years.

 

[kerouac9]

I’ll never understand the coaches who get second chances in positions in which they drastically failed.

I don’t think it’s fair to say Petzing failed. Top 12 defense last year (granted with Klayton Adams). Definitely hard to justify any kind of hype train for him.

I think I'd give Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes the benefit of the doubt. They seem to know what they're doing, don't you think?

Well they were eliminated from the playoffs so hard to justify them being major brain-geniuses either.

 

[Syracusecards]

Yep! And if JG gets the DC position with Dallas, I’m sure he’ll bring Rallis with him.

BYE BYE 4 man rush and soft shell coverage allowing QB’s to pick us apart! You will not be missed!

 

[slanidrac16]

Congratulations! Another happy graduate from the Arizona Coaching Apprenticeship Program.

 

[Syracusecards]

Why are people all of a sudden acting like the Lions are a team that knows what they’re doing? Their history isn’t much better than ours! Ben Johnson left and their team fell apart. Let’s see what they do next year before we anoint them as a team to emulate.

 

[GatorAZ]

I think I'd give Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes the benefit of the doubt. They seem to know what they're doing, don't you think?

Campbell meddles with the offense. I doubt Petz is the primary play caller.

 

[some dumb guy]

Why are people all of a sudden acting like the Lions are a team that knows what they’re doing? Their history isn’t much better than ours! Ben Johnson left and their team fell apart. Let’s see what they do next year before we anoint them as a team to emulate.

I read an article that the lions hired Petzing because they wanted an OC that would be there for several years as opposed to having to start over year after year. So, apparently, they feel he's good but not good enough that they would lose him after one year. Sound thinking I suppose but seems kind of a weak theory overall IMO

 

[Shane]

Sonia this Campbell being the smartest guy in the room? Lol

 

[602 Native]

Imagine never scoring over 20pts in a game in the season on offense.

Being a trrrible play caller especially in the redzone and you are rewarded with the same job after being fired.

Dan Campbell must be a total sucker.

 

[Redsz]

Lions are going to love all the dive play calls with back up running backs. Or deep shots to back up WRs with the game on the line.

 

[Goodyear Card]

I wish him the best. I hope he is successful in Detroit. I think Monti threw the coaching staff under the bus. he is as much tp blame as the coaching staff. It's not the team is full of talented players.

 

[football karma]

i think he will be fine there -- but he is nowhere close to Ben Johnson

 

[football karma]

imagine being a Lions fan expecting Mike McDaniel and instead you get Drew Petzing

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

imagine being a Lions fan and expecting Mike McDaniel and instead you get Drew Petzing

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[PACardsFan]

BYE BYE 4 man rush and soft shell coverage allowing QB’s to pick us apart! You will not be missed!

We didn’t have the personnel the first 2 years or the health in year 3 to ever see how this defense could have looked.

 

[602 Native]

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