The Detroit Lions faced the inevitable departure of offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who took the head coaching job with the Chicago Bears. To fill this role, they hired John Morton, who most recently served as the Denver Broncos’ passing game coordinator for two years.<\/p>\n
Morton\u2019s primary task will be to maintain the high-performance level of one of the NFL\u2019s best offenses, a unit that flourished under Johnson\u2019s play-calling. However, Morton will certainly bring his own influences to the team, adjusting elements of the offense while keeping head coach Dan Campbell\u2019s core principles intact, drawing from his extensive coaching career that began in 1998.<\/p>\n
Over the years, Morton has worked alongside well-known offensive minds like Sean Payton, Jon Gruden, and Jim Harbaugh, all of whom have repeatedly hired him. Despite having only called plays for an entire season once, during his time as the New York Jets\u2019 offensive coordinator in 2017, Morton\u2019s leadership during that challenging period does not reflect his capabilities as an offensive strategist.<\/p>\n
Campbell himself highlighted Morton\u2019s significant impact on the Lions\u2019 offense as a senior assistant in 2022. “John Morton, man, Johnny was \u2013 Johnny\u2019s a superstar now and there\u2019s a number of things that he did for us last year that are things that we\u2019ve kept,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cAnd I really feel like that helped Tanner as well. And he took a lot of that, and he learned from that, and he\u2019s grown from that.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Johnson was able to get strong results from many players, there were occasional lapses and areas of inconsistency. With that in mind, these three Lions players are expected to see considerable improvement under Morton\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n
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