Detroit Lions offensive coordinator John Morton didn’t want his boss to take over his duties.
Morton spoke for the first time since Dan Campbell took over the offensive line in a Week 10 win over the Washington Chiefs and hit all the right notes.
“I fully support it,” Morton said Thursday, via the Detroit News . “Listen, man. I’ve been at this for a while. I’ve been around head coaches that are aggressive guys, play-callers, so I’m used to it. I’m very proud of the things that I was doing. There’s a lot of things I’ve got to learn, no doubt.
“But listen, I want to do whatever it takes to win. I mean, as soon as he said (that), I’m like, ‘Okay, let’s go. What do we have to do?” That’s how I’ve always been in this business. I’ve been cut six times (as a player), I’ve been fired. Man, you just keep going, because it’s always about the team. It always is.”
The Lions put up 546 total yards, 226 rush yards and 30 first downs in a 44-22 outscoring. Detroit never scored, punting on all eight of its possessions before the end of the game.
Morton admitted there seemed to be a better “flow” to the game than in previous games, where the offense felt like something was off.
“You saw it last week. For one series, we all had our first slump. I talk about CFL football, first, second – it wasn’t even that. I don’t even know what it was. Could have been Tecmo,” Morton said. “But you feel it, you know what I’m saying? It’s just first down, second down, first down, second down, first down, second down. And we had those moments this year, but it’s just like everything was clicking last week.”