Schefter: 'Everybody' in NFL 'Is Looking to Mimic' Dan Campbell's Success with Lions

The NFL is a league that's always following a trend, so it's not a surprise the Detroit Lions' success under Dan Campbell has every team trying to find that.

Appearing on Thursday's episode of SportsCenter, ESPN's Adam Schefter explained how "everybody" in the NFL "is looking to mimic" what Campbell has done in the context of the New York Jets hiring Aaron Glenn as their new head coach:

"The New York Jets are quite happy this morning to get a guy that they know very well, a former first-round draft pick of the organization, started his career in scouting for the New York Jets. Always has had his eye on that organization, and they have had their eye on him. After interviewing any number of candidates, the Jets determined that Aaron Glenn was the one that they wanted to hire. The people around him in Detroit say that he is a carbon copy of Dan Campbell, and everybody around the league is looking to mimic the type of success that Dan Campbell has had in Detroit. So, the Jets bring in Aaron Glenn on a five-year deal that contractually ties him to the organization through 2029. We talked about leader of men, Aaron Glenn is a leader of men and he's now the New York Jets' leader of men moving forward."

Glenn spent the past four seasons on Campbell's staff as defensive coordinator in Detroit. The defense ranked in the bottom half of the league in points allowed per game in his first three seasons before jumping up to seventh this season.

It's easy for every team to say they want a Campbell-type coach. He has passion and energy for the job, while showing the ability to lead a full-scale rebuild without panicking. The Lions were 4-19-1 through his first 24 games, which would have had most coaches on the hot seat.

Detroit has since won 35 of its last 44 regular-season games since Week 9 of the 2022 season.

In a results-based industry, every organization is also looking to find what's working. This is especially true if you're a team that doesn't have an elite quarterback. It's easy to want what the Kansas City Chiefs have, but that requires a quarterback of Patrick Mahomes' caliber.

Instead, what teams do is look at clubs winning despite not having a top-tier quarterback. It's been a running joke for years that any coach who ever stood in the same room with Sean McVay was at least going to get interviewed for a coaching vacancy.

So far this offseason, the Lions are the team that everyone is poaching coaches from. Glenn was hired by the Jets. Ben Johnson is taking over as head coach of the Chicago Bears. Defensive line coach Terrell Williams has been hired as defensive coordinator for the New England Patriots.

Glenn probably be won't be exactly like Campbell because he has to establish his own identity, but his experience working with him should only help as he is set to become a head coach for the first time.

The Jets certainly hope Glenn can have a Campbell-like impact on their team because they desperately need stability after a chaotic 2024. They finished with a 5-12 record and missed the playoffs for the 14th consecutive year.