It’s safe to say that Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has won over the locker room before his first game at his new position. Johnson was given an unofficial promotion from tight ends coach to pass game coordinator midway through last season, and he was certainly part of the reason Detroit’s offense got a shot in the arm down the stretch. As a result, when the Lions parted ways with Anthony Lynn at the end of the year, Johnson was the natural fill-in at offensive coordinator.
Now that he’s in the captain’s seat of the offense, players have been fawning over Johnson and clearly have high expectations for him and the offense.