Dan Campbell shares his take on Jared Goff’s contribution level on OC Search

For now, Ben Johnson is officially the offensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions. But Dan Campbell is preparing for the worst, admitting Monday that he expects Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn to pursue head coaching opportunities.

“I would expect to lose both (Johnson and Glenn), but I haven’t been told anything,” Campbell said Monday during his press conference.

Both coaches had interviews with various teams with coaching vacancies leading up to their divisional round loss to the Washington Commanders.

So that will force the Lions to reorganize their coaching staff a bit, filling the ever-important roles of coordinators for two of their three phases.

Speaking about the need to find an answer to Johnson’s absence, Campbell was asked to what extent he envisioned quarterback Jared Goff’s involvement in selecting the new coordinator.

“Many, many. I want his opinion. For me, it’s important,” Campbell said. “That’s what Ben did a great job of, these guys working together. This system was kind of built from the ground up and it was to help him and for him to be a part of it.

“He’ll have a lot to say. What he says speaks volumes to me. Is that going to be the final decision? No, it’s not.”

The Lions have cracked the code on how the offense works with Goff under center, so it makes sense that, if they have to replace Johnson as expected, he will have a say in who they go with.