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Dan Campbell is proving his elite status despite coordinator changes

The Detroit Lions gave us a scare in Week 1, but since then, it's clear that this team is as well-coached as there is in the NFL. It's rare for a team to lose an offensive and defensive coordinator in the same offseason. That happened to the Detroit Lions in 2025, as Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson earned head coaching jobs with the New York Jets and Chicago Bears.

It's been a mixed bag for those two, as their teams are a combined 2-7 through nine games, but Johnson's Bears seem to be on the right track. Well, the Lions replaced each with John Morton, formely of the Denver Broncos, and Kelvin Sheppard, who is a former NFL player and has spent his entire coaching career with the Lions.