Oh, Colin Cowherd. You've done it again. Jared Goff, Sean McVay, Fred Flinstone [sic]? A cold take for the ages, now thawed out and stinking up social media after the Detroit Lions improved to a dazzling 12-1 with a gutsy 34-31 win over the Packers.
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Credit to Sam Neumann of Awful Announcing for digging up Cowherd's nearly four-year-old tweet predicting doom for Goff and the Lions. Spoiler alert: Colin was wrong—hilariously so.
Let's rewind. When the Rams and Lions swapped quarterbacks, it seemed like Stafford and McVay were a match made in Hollywood, while Goff was being sent to football purgatory with Dan Campbell, aka "Fred Flintstone." And for a hot minute, Cowherd's take looked smart. Stafford got his Super Bowl, and Campbell was out here talking about biting kneecaps. It felt like Detroit was Detroit-ing.
— Funhouse (@BackAftaThis) December 6, 2024
Fast forward to now, and Campbell's Lions are stomping all over the league. Must-watch TV. Jared Goff? Thriving. Campbell? A top-tier NFL coach. And that Stafford trade Cowherd clowned? Oh, just resulted in Jameson Williams, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Sam LaPorta. Not exactly a haul you complain about over Thanksgiving dinner.
Meanwhile, the Rams are scraping for relevance in a stacked NFC. Goff's steady hand has made the Lions the team no one wants to face. Campbell's aggressive, never-punt mentality is working. Going for it on fourth down five times, including from his own 30? That's not crazy—it's genius. And it's why Detroit sits at the top of the standings.
The moral of the story? Maybe let the Lions cook before you call their kitchen prehistoric. Campbell's crew has rewritten their narrative, and Goff has gone from a punchline to a QB you win because of. Sorry, Colin. This take didn't just age badly—it disintegrated.
