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Morton reiterated that the offense will be “predicated” on the quarterback, just as when Johnson ran the ship. The 55-year-old coordinator harkened back to his days in New Orleans with Drew Brees, citing that building an offense around the future Hall of Fame quarterback keyed its consistency.
Morton called plays as the New York Jets offense coordinator in 2017 under Todd Bowles but was fired after one season. He’s been in non-play-calling roles for the past six seasons. Morton confirmed he’d call plays but reiterated that the key would be continuing the familiarity and getting the “players’ input” in the scheme.
“They’ve already established a philosophy here,” he said. “It’s just my job to continue the vision of how (coach) Dan (Campbell) wants things. We’ll tinker with things here and there, and we’ll see how we can make it better.”
Morton takes over the No. 1 scoring offense and one of the most creative schemes in the NFL. The new OC has said all the right things since returning to Detroit, but we won’t know precisely how his play-calling and scheme will differ from Johnson’s until the fire of the regular season begins.
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