The Detroit Lions have been getting shorted in almost every preseason power ranking this offseason as a result of not just letting Aaron Glenn walk for the New York Jets' head coaching vacancy, but for letting Ben Johnson crucially walk for the Chicago Bears' head coach opening. They'll now not only be facing him twice a year, but in a battle for the NFC North title.
Johnson left to get the opportunity to fix the abysmal offense in Chicago led by then-rookie quarterback Caleb Williams. The Bears' logic in hiring Johnson was that, given the structure and success he found with formerly written off signal caller Jared Goff in Detroit, he could probably replicate that success to a degree with Williams in Year 2.