The Detroit Lions coordinators had their typical Thursday press conferences ahead of the team’s big Week 11 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. While the big conversation for offensive coordinator John Morton was about his response to having play calls taken away from him—which is covered in a separate article here—there were plenty of other takeaways from Thursday’s media sessions.
Here are the seven biggest stories:
Offensive coordinator John Morton
Note: There’s a separate article on Morton’s reaction to having play-calling duties taken away. Below are other things he talked about.
Vic Fangio, same as he ever was
Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio has an NFL defensive coordinator history that spans literally three decades. His first coordinator job with the Carolina Panthers

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