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The Bears-Lions game Thursday kicks off the annual Thanksgiving Day slate of games, and both teams can give thanks for having their starting quarterbacks for the foreseeable future in Caleb Williams and Jared Goff.
And in the spirit of the holiday, the game will also feature a plentiful cornucopia of future NFL coaches, general managers and coordinators. No fewer than a dozen men from the combined teams are expected to go on and lead groups of their own in the coming seasons.
Let’s start with Detroit, where coach Dan Campbell may lose both coordinators to coaching jobs at the conclusion of the Lions’ postseason. Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is widely considered around the league to be a top coaching prospect again this cycle. He has coordinated an offense that has been top five in points and yards each of the last three seasons, and currently the Lions have the highest-scoring offense in all of football.
Johnson has interviewed the last two years — including six interviews last year — but decided both times to return to Detroit. He could do the same this winter, as well, as sources have indicated Johnson won’t just jump at any offer. He plans to be selective if he makes a jump, valuing organizational stability over a paycheck.
Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn interviewed for the Chargers, Commanders, Falcons and Titans jobs last cycle before returning to Detroit. He’s coordinating the second-best scoring defense in the league going into the Bears game.
The Lions have surrendered less than seven points in consecutive games, including allowing zero points in the second half of three straight games. Detroit hasn’t given up a touchdown in 10 straight quarters. And that’s even more impressive considering the slew of defensive injuries Glenn has dealt with, from Aidan Hutchinson to Derrick Barnes to Emmanuel Moseley to Ifeatu Melifonwu among several others.
Should Campbell lose…
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Author : Jonathan Jones
Publish date : 2024-11-28 11:00:00
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