The former Arizona Cardinals OC?
Yeah. His offense lead the league in pass attempts and dead last in rush attempts in 2025.
BIGGS, you might take up lacrosse or something?
lol. They were 3-14. Tends to make you pass a lot run less
"The Cardinals had one of the best rushing attacks in the NFL under Petzing in 2024. They were seventh in the league in rushing yards and eighth in touchdowns. Injuries hurt the Cardinals’ offense a lot in 2025, but the point is that to the Lions, the run game is everything.
Dan Campbell said that point blank period. Petzing is a run-first guy, and that makes a world of difference in their search.
OR
"For the past three seasons, Petzing has served as the Arizona Cardinals’ offensive coordinator. During that time, the Cardinals ranked 24th (2023), 12th (2024), and 23rd (2025) in points scored. But he did manage to build out a very strong run game in his first two years with the Cardinals. In 2023, the Cardinals ranked fourth in rushing yards. The following year, they ranked seventh. Both years, they ranked second in yards per rush—finishing with 5.0 yards per carry in 2023 and 5.3 in 2024. However, the run game fell apart in 2025—both due to injuries and the team heavily relying on the passing game (first in passing attempts, last in rushing attempts). The Cardinals ranked 31st in rushing yards, but 16th in yards per carry."
maybe Mike didn’t see it as a fit?
CBS suggested just that
"An offensive coordinator candidate with options, including former Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel but not just him, may have been turned off by Campbell wanting to maintain his influence over how things are done. Petzing's name had not surfaced anywhere else since his departure from the Cardinals.
Maybe the Petzing hire works out wonderfully, and he's the Lions offensive coordinator for a number of very successful years. Or maybe he was the one candidate who would take the job, with play calling duties as a caveat to understanding the offense will look the way Campbell wants it to, above all else."
The former Arizona Cardinals OC?
If you look back at when Campbell took over play calling from Morton he went to back things like extra offensive lineman and 2 and 3 tight end sets, so BIGGER basically. Run game as a base make sense for Lions because of great talent there, easier on QB etc. That is the thing Campbell probably likes in Petzing, same style. And that Petzing is probably content to defer to Campbell, sort of a pre-requisite to the job.
One less spot for McDaniel to take! (think it is a real long short that he would come to the Bucs)
albert breer
"Mike McDaniel has made the rounds, and if I had to guess, he’ll probably wind up as an offensive coordinator in the next week or so," Breer wrote. "I’ve heard Tampa Bay could be a good spot for him, and that, if he does a good job, he could be set up to be Todd Bowles’s eventual successor."
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that they will interview Bengals offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher for the role on Todd Bowles’ staff this week.
While it would be a lateral move, the Bengals are open to allowing Pitcher to move on because he does not call the plays in Cincinnati. Head coach Zac Taylor handles those duties for the Bengals.
Pitcher has been the coordinator for the last two seasons and has been on the Bengals’ staff since 2016.
Lions hire Petzig, does that move Bucs OC job to #2?
wow. Guess Dan Campbell didn’t dig the McDaniel interview - or maybe Mike didn’t see it as a fit?It's a four team competition for McDaniel for OC: Eagles, Lions, Chargers and Bucs.
Lions hire Drew Petzing, in a head-scratcher.
The former Arizona Cardinals OC?
Easy enough to see the thought process Morton to Petzig because its returning back to the run as a base (Lions strength and the way that Campbell prefers), but yes that would seem to be McDaniel strength too.
lots of reasons to hire someone over another so who knows?
Bucs well run organization? BUWHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Hilarious. Arians quits on his team and promotes a worthless underling - this Org is a joke around the league.
Tom Brady is long gone and I'm sure he'd tell you how incompetent Jason Licht is...and ownership. SMDH
You people are absolute jokes. Losers. Waiting for another Brady scratch off. He is the only reason we won anything of import since our first SB.
The glazers are trash and Jason Licht is trash. You losers "hoping" for another Brady? You think this franchise is on the way to another Super Bowl?
Losers. SMDH
Yea getting Brady didn't take a genius. Everyone knew gruden could be a great fit. Glazers are not good owners. Reason why man u hated them.
We’ll see.Bucs well run organization? BUWHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Hilarious. Arians quits on his team and promotes a worthless underling - this Org is a joke around the league.
Tom Brady is long gone and I'm sure he'd tell you how incompetent Jason Licht is...and ownership. SMDH
You people are absolute jokes. Losers. Waiting for another Brady scratch off. He is the only reason we won anything of import since our first SB.
The glazers are trash and Jason Licht is trash. You losers "hoping" for another Brady? You think this franchise is on the way to another Super Bowl?
Losers. SMDH
Are you that Saints fan who comes on here every so often when they are bored during the playoff weeks?Bucs well run organization? BUWHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Hilarious. Arians quits on his team and promotes a worthless underling - this Org is a joke around the league.
Tom Brady is long gone and I'm sure he'd tell you how incompetent Jason Licht is...and ownership. SMDH
You people are absolute jokes. Losers. Waiting for another Brady scratch off. He is the only reason we won anything of import since our first SB.
The glazers are trash and Jason Licht is trash. You losers "hoping" for another Brady? You think this franchise is on the way to another Super Bowl?
Losers. SMDH
