{"id":656933,"date":"2026-01-05T22:09:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/656933\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T22:09:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:09:30","slug":"what-is-task-no-1-for-detroit-lions-hc-dan-campbell-this-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/656933\/","title":{"rendered":"What is task No. 1 for Detroit Lions HC Dan Campbell this offseason?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will Campbell call offensive plays in 2026?<\/p>\n

He took over play calling from offensive coordinator John Morton starting Week 10 with mixed results the final nine games of the regular season as Detroit finished 4-5 over that stretch.<\/p>\n

“I’m open to anything,” Campbell said. “I don’t know exactly where I’m at with that yet. Listen, I’m going to think through all of that. I really want to do what I feel is best for the team. If I believe that’s what’s best for us and I feel good about it, I will.”<\/p>\n

Will going through Frank Ragnow’s retirement last offseason prepare them better if the same thing happens with Taylor Decker<\/a> this offseason?<\/p>\n

The short answer is absolutely.<\/p>\n

Decker, who battled a shoulder injury and other ailments all season, said after Sunday’s win he’s contemplating retirement after 10 NFL seasons as injuries have taken a toll and he’s started to think about quality of life after football with his family. Campbell said it’s only fair to give Decker some time to think about his future, but he and GM Brad Holmes will have a more comprehensive backup plan ready to go if he does retire.<\/p>\n

“We’re going to obviously have to take note of that, and I know Decker is going to come talk to Brad and myself here either today or tomorrow,” Campbell said. “And I know this, whatever goes down there from his perspective, he’s going to need some time. He just is. But absolutely we learned lessons. We learned lessons there.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Will Campbell call offensive plays in 2026? He took over play calling from offensive coordinator John Morton starting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":656934,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2071],"tags":[146,113,2506,7,416,147,415,6,19192],"class_list":{"0":"post-656933","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-detroit-lions","8":"tag-detroit","9":"tag-detroit-lions","10":"tag-detroitlions","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-homepage-centerpiece-package","13":"tag-lions","14":"tag-news-twentyman","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-taylor-decker"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115844780168238338","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=656933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/656934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=656933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=656933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=656933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}