Topic: Lions to hire former Chargers head coach

Lions to hire former Chargers head coach

New head coach Dan Campbell is reportedly bringing in an offensive mind with great coaching experience who could help in his mi sion to turn the franchise around. On Saturday, reported that the Lions will be hiring former head coach Anthony Lynn as their new offensive coordinator. , Lynn had options as Ryan Ellis Kids Jersey an offensive coordinator, but wanted to work with Campbell and then new defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, who played for the when Lynn was in Dallas.Lynn spent time in the league as a running backs coach for several teams, but took over as the ' offensive coordinator and then interim head coach in 2016. From there, he was hired by the Chargers and given his first chance as a full-time head coach, and spent four Matt Irwin Jersey seasons in L.A. before being let go this offseason. Lynn went 33-31 with the Chargers, and while he went 12-4 in 2018 and got L.A. to the divisional round, injuries seemed to always hamper his teams. , as and the Lions agreed to part ways this offseason. The Lions own the No. 7 overall pick Ryan Ellis Men Jersey in the 2021 , so it's po sible that Detroit could be targeting a quarterback with its top pickLynn was to be among the ' top choices for offensive coordinator, but it appears he chose to start over as a coordinator with the Lions. The 52-year-old is joining a charismatic staff that is set on changing the culture in Detroit. In Thursday's introductory pre s conference, Campbell gave an emotional speech about the attitude and mindset his team will embody. "Here's what I do know is that this team is going to take on the identity of this city. This city's been down and it found a way to get up. It's found a way to overcome adversity. So this team' Kevin Fiala Men Jersey s going to be built on we're going to kick you in the teeth, and when you punch us back, we're going to smile at you. And when you knock us down, we're gonna get up and on the way up, we're gonna bite a kneecap off.And we're going to stand up and then it's gonna take two more shots to knock us down. And on the way up, we're going to take your other kneecap and we're going to get up and then it's going to take three shots to get us down. And when we do, we're gonna take another hunk out of you. Before long, we're going to be the last one standing, alright? That's going to be the mentality."Campbell surely hired Lynn to snatch some Colin Wilson Men Jersey kneecaps on the offensive side of the ball.