The Detroit Lions’ fans are among the most fervent in the National Football League.
Aside from a small group of fans who just support whatever the Lions do on and off the field and sit on their hands, Detroit fans shout loudly when the team does well and boo when they perform poorly.
Jared Goff, the quarterback, has turned the ball over six times in the last two games.
The veteran signal-caller followed a three interception performance against the Bears with a career-high three fumbles against the Packers.
As a result, fans at Ford Field have been increasingly booing the 29-year-old quarterback.
“That’s part of the game. That’s all good, but no, that doesn’t affect him or us or anything,” Dan Campbell told reporters, after the Lions defeated the Bears. “We get it. So no, he was good. He never got frazzled, and honestly I don’t know if I’ve ever really seen him frazzled. He does a pretty good job of more than anything, I think he just wants to punch himself in the face sometimes. It’s more like it’s alright, he gets frustrated with himself because he – and things happen, they happen. And it was just one of those games a little bit off on a couple things.”
Goff understands the passion level of Detroit’s fanbase. This season, supporters have traveled to several road games and have forced opponents into several pre-snap penalties at Ford Field.
“No rhyme or reason,” Goff explained about his fumbles postgame, following the Lions’ loss on Thanksgiving. “I tend to look at them individually and see what I could have done better and sometimes there’s an answer and sometimes there isn’t. But overall, yeah, it’s my job to take care of the football and I have to do a good job of it.”
Was it wrong to boo a player that has helped the organization win a significant amount of games the past 12 months?
