Good morning and welcome to the Monday after Black Monday which, unlike years past, contains almost as much intrigue as the main event (we say intrigue from a fan sense, while also noting that the Monday after the regular season ends is often one of the worst days of many peoples’ careers). Because the Detroit Lions lost to the Washington Commanders in one of the most stunning playoff upsets in recent history, both of the Lions’ sought-after coordinators, who were driving the conversation when it comes to the head coaching search of multiple teams, can now conduct more thorough in-person interviews.
At this point, it seems as good an opportunity as ever to recalibrate our initial best guesses when it comes to which coaches will land where. I will start with my sense of the market at this very moment: I think that, as I write this, much of the world is waiting on Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. I get the sense that Johnson will be very deliberate during the next few days. He remains Plan A in at least two different places and possibly three.
