The end of every season brings changes, but some changes are bigger than others and the Lions are poised for some major departures in the near future.
Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn were interviewed for head coaching positions during the team’s bye week to open the playoffs and they are both considered good bets to move on. new clubs. During a press conference Monday, head coach Dan Campbell acknowledged this reality.
“I would expect to lose both, but I haven’t been told anything,” Campbell said. “I have a feeling, but I’m ready to lose both.”
Campbell said it would “absolutely” hurt the team to lose Johnson and Glenn and that he would be “eternally grateful” for their contributions, but that the Lions “cannot allow” these changes to derail what ‘they have built over the last few years. a few years. Campbell said he is confident that he will “find the next, best guys for us.”
“We have guys on our team that are more than qualified to be exceptional in those roles, but that doesn’t mean I’m not looking outside, either,” Campbell said. “I want what I believe to be as close as possible to what we have been. We do not lose who we are and our identity. We will stay true to who we are.
Campbell said he’s not going to go on a “mad rush” to install new coordinators and said quarterback Jared Goff will have a say in the offensive end’s choice to ensure that there be as little upset as possible for a team that still believes its championship window is wide open.
