20man: As far as new offensive coordinator John Morton goes, I don’t think the casual fan will notice much difference. Even he said if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
There is a heavy use of pre-snap motion that’s designed to get skill players in desired one-on-one matchups in space. Morton will attack any matchup he thinks he’s got the advantage on. He’s also a little more vocal than Ben Johnson was.
And don’t forget Campbell has been heavily involved on offense. He doesn’t get the credit he deserves for his offensive mind.
Defensively, Campbell has given over the reins to Sheppard. When I talk to defensive players about the scheme the one thing they tell me is Sheppard is a little more aggressive than Glenn was, and Glenn was pretty aggressive. I believe Sheppard thinks he has the ability to cover behind an aggressive front seven that is going to put a lot of pressure on opposing offenses.
I asked Campbell about the operation on both sides of the ball after the first preseason game. He said it went even better than he expected so I think they’re in a good spot.
Campbell knows if they struggle at all on offense or defense the storyline will quickly shift to the loss of his coordinators. I think that’s a little bit of a chip on his shoulder heading into the season and he does such a great job of using those chips as motivation for himself, his team and his coaching staff to play with an edge.