Lions QB Addresses Strong Worries About New Staff

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff faces a new challenge in his fifth year with the team.

After three outstanding years with offensive coordinator Ben Johnson calling the shots, including a 2024 season in which he was an MVP finalist, Goff and the offense have new leadership. John Morton takes over the reins, and many are questioning how well Goff will adjust to the new voice.

However, Goff was candid after the team's training camp practice Thursday that he believes the team will have less of an adjustment period than many on the outside predict.

Morton having previously been on staff certainly helps, and there is some carryover, but Goff feels like the team is having a smooth transition under its new offensive coordinator.

"It's hard to explain, but I'll try to explain it in a quick way here. In every offense, there's formation shifts, motions, routes, run plays, protections," Goff said. "You know, I can keep going, cadences, ways you get in and out of the huddle. A lot of the stuff we're doing, in those eight things I just named, it is the same, and some of it's different. So it's hard to answer that question, you know, ‘What's different?’ some of it's the exact same, and some of it is a little bit different. And I'm not going to go into the minutia of what is different, but I think the transition from what we were doing last year to him is a lot lesser than it than you guys are making it seem.”

The voice itself is one of the biggest changes, as Goff noted that Morton sounds different. However, there's plenty of carryover from Johnson to Morton in terms of scheme, and the transition has been a smooth one.

"He just sounds different in my ear, I guess. We're running a lot of the same stuff. Some of the stuff's different, some of the stuff's new," Goff explained. "But I don't think it's any bit abnormal from every other team adding new stuff. That's kind of what we're doing, and it's been a good process."