Earlier this week, we published our latest SB Nation Reacts survey, sponsored by the folks at FanDuel Sportsbook, and asked Detroit Lions fans two questions:
- Will the Lions beat the Jets in Week 3? (weekly question)
- Are you confident the Lions are headed in the right direction? (recurring poll)
Confidence plummeted after the Week 2 loss to the Bills, and for the first time in the Dan Campbell era, fewer than half of Lions fans feel confident the organization is headed in the right direction (down from 63% in last week’s survey). At the same time, many of those same fans still believe the Lions should be able to take care of business
against the New York Jets in Week 3.
Let’s take a look at the results of this week’s polls:
Let’s take a closer look at the comment section of our original article and The Feed post to see fans’ explanations for why they voted the way they did (lightly edited for clarity).
Most approved/interacted with “right direction” comments:
- AlbinoCoconut71: “Don’t believe they have the right coaches & GM. Granted, they are the best Detroits had in my lifetime, but that’s not saying much.”
- IsThisTheYear: “I believe they have the right head coach. I’m optimistic about the offensive coordinator. I’m beginning to think the defensive coordinator is in over his head. I’m worried that BH has read his press clippings of his early draft success, and lets his arrogance get in the way.“
- 1951Lion: “This organization overall has done nothing to make me doubt them. Shep included.”
- Anakinspyroar: “Damn. One loss and y’all are losing confidence? It’s week 2, guys, come on.“
Most approved/interacted with “Week 3” prediction comments:
- TomRem.: “Looking forward to the game on Sunday, expect a Lions victory and don’t care if it’s by 1 or 20.”
- Matt48912: “I am wondering if we could see a 50-burger type of beatdown as we saw against Chicago last year in week 2.”
- Prof_SJR: “Yes, we beat the Jets. DC teams have only lost back-to-back once since 2022.”
As a reminder, this survey was sponsored by the folks over at FanDuel Sportsbook, which currently has the Lions listed at +1900 to win this year’s Super Bowl and as 6.5-point favorites in Week 3.
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