Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell knew he wanted to gain experience on his coaching staff, and on Saturday he did so by appointing former Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn as the team’s attacking coordinator. to Dan Graziano, ESPN.
The 52-year-old Lynn was with the Chargers from 2017 to ’20 with a record of 33-31. Prior to that, he was the offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills for one season in 2016.
He and Campbell are also familiar with each other. Lynn was the coach for runners in Dallas in 2005 when Campbell was a tight end prop with the team.
“What’s more important to me than anything for an offensive coordinator is someone who, in my opinion, has the vision of the offense as I do it,” Campbell said Thursday. ‘Just in regards to’ Listen, I’m not going to depend on the term you want to call the terminology. I’m not going to hang with the style system you want to bring in. ‘
“I like more: ‘Man, show me what the nuts and bolts you believe in are. ‘
One thing Campbell emphasized during his introductory news conference is to make sure his coordinators – the team officially announced Aaron Glenn as defense coordinator on Saturday – can identify and utilize the matches that do not fit.
In Buffalo in 2016, Lynn had the best rushing offense in the NFL, averaging 164.4 yards per game and 5.35 yards per carry with LeSean McCoy as his main rugby player. Lynn also willingly showed up to throw. His Chargers team was sixth in the league last season in passing hits per game (270.6) with rookie fullback Justin Herbert, who was behind the center for most of the season and has the number 6 offense in 2019 had (276.6 yards per game).
Lynn is also likely to play with a new quarterback in 2021, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Matthew Stafford has applied for a deal at Detroit – the only place he has played in his career after being ranked No. 1 overall in 2009 .