While Raymond adjusts to Morton’s expectations, he’s also building a new rapport with another coach. Scottie Montgomery, who coached the Lions’ running backs the past two seasons, is now the wide receivers coach. He replaces Antwaan Randle El, who left to join Johnson’s staff in Chicago in the same role while also becoming assistant head coach.

Expect more tweaks rather than major changes in the Lions' successful offense under new coordinator in John Morton, who doesn't plan to change much.

Fortunately, we kept a couple of our position coaches, specifically, our offensive line coach [Hank Fraley]," LaPorta said about De

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/lions as 'Brilliant Mind': Lions Tight End Praises New Coordinator . New Detroit Lions offensive coordinator John Morton may need a little time to fully gain the trust of supporters.

Lions WR Kalif Raymond says new OC John Morton is "expecting us to be crafty" and he and new WR coach Scottie Montgomery are focused on preparation

NFL Network's Judy Battista and Bucky Brooks highlight how Detroit Lions rookie guard Tate Ratledge, along with new offensive and defensive coordinators John Morton and Kelvin Sheppard, are poised to make the biggest impact for the Lions.

The Chicago Bears and the New York Jets did just that, snatching up former Detroit Lions OC Ben Johnson and ex-DC Aaron Glenn to fill their respective head coaching vacancies. So where does that leave the Lions? Hell if we know—which is why their training camp is going among the NFC’s can’t-missers.

The evolution of a championship team varies, by time and by tests. The simplest pattern rarely unfolds as planned.