The Detroit Lions are in the middle of their most successful season and deepest playoff run in three decades. But coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn will have a little bit of a balancing act this week as they both undergo interviews for head coaching positions while trying to prepare for the upcoming game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
This is obviously a good problem for the Lions to have, as it means that their coordinators have done a good job for the team this season and are in high demand. But head coach Dan Campbell does not seem to think it will be an issue because both Johnson and Glenn are “100 percent team-oriented.”
“We’ll find out because it starts today,” Campbell said according to Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post. “I know this about both of them: Man, they are 100 percent team-oriented. They’re all about the team, they’re all about this plan, they’re all about those players in that room and the other coaches around them. That’s where it all starts for them. They both understand they have an opportunity, and so they’re going to take these. But they also know, hey, if anything, what you’re going to get is I’m going to tell you — you’re going to find out who I am, right?
“And here’s the luxury that a lot of coaches have that do these that aren’t in the playoffs — they get to dive into the roster. You’re interviewing me. Washington, OK, I’m going to look at your roster up and down and tell you what you do well, what you don’t, what l’d do with it. They can’t do that. They don’t have time. They don’t have time. So what they need to do is, and they will, just let them know who you are, what you’re about, why you feel like we had success here, the things you believe in. And either they like you or they don’t. It’s a little unfair, but it’s also the business. And so you do that, move on, get ready for the game and here we go.”
We’ll have to see how Detroit performs this weekend with both coordinators spending time in interviews, and whether or not Johnson or Glen land one of those vacant coaching positions.
