By Mummy Grace 
Holmes recently appeared on the Green Light podcast and admitted he didn’t expect Johnson to end up in the Windy City. “I knew he had interviewed for Chicago,” Holmes said. “But he interviewed for a lot of the other positions too, so I really didn’t know which way he was going to go.”
Then came the part every Lions fan could relate to: “I was thinking Chicago probably would’ve been the last destination, or I was probably hoping that.”
Holmes made it clear he’s happy for Johnson—calling him “a hell of a coach”—but there’s no denying the move stings a bit more given the Bears-Lions rivalry. Detroit has dominated Chicago lately, winning five of the last six matchups, but now they’ll have to game-plan against their former play-caller twice a year.
Johnson was one of the best offensive minds in the league during his time in Detroit. With him gone, the Lions are turning to John Morton as their new offensive coordinator. There’s plenty of optimism around what Morton can bring, but the adjustment period will be closely watched.
The first meeting between Detroit and Chicago comes in Week 2, and you can bet that one will be circled on every calendar in Allen Park.