He's terrible at game management. I mean bottom 6-8 in the pros. He just terrible and I'm not talking just last 2-3 minutes but in how he calls the game in the 2nd half when he gets even the slightest of leads. Tonight was a prime example. Continuously calling 1/2 and long running plays trying to establish something which wasn't working. He's just a bad game
70 had been coming in from the sideline and declaring eliglble several throughout the night, in short yardage situations where they needed an extra blocker. The idea was to try and confuse the defense thinking it was 70 again, but this time 68 was to very coyly declare he was in fact the eligible lineman. Campbell was trying to trick everyone in the stadium by causing confusion, hence, 68 went over with his buddy while 70 was coming in from the sidelines. It worked too! He confused everyone including the ref.
That's unfortunate, but the Lions knew the wrong guy had been called eligible. You can hear it over the PA announcement AND Goff admitted he understood it too. Instead of correcting the official and thereby possibly exposing the rouse or possibly the coaching staff getting the side official's attention to let them know they got it wrong and needed it righted, they incorrectly hoped it would work out in the wash rather than give up their "surprise". Unfortunately for them, it didn't and they got flagged.
From there, Campbell just goes angry meathead and puts his team in a couple of bad situations rather than just kick the XP and play for OT. Bad on the official for assuming 70 was coming, once again, as the eligible player and not paying attention and getting it right. Bad on the Lions, upon knowing the official missed it, but rather than than possibly give up their surprise, hoping it would all be okay. Worse on Campbell for letting his emotions get the better of him and trying to ram in the 2 pointer from decidely worse spots. Most of all, fuck McCarthy and Quinn for almost blowing a game in which they had no business losing.