{"id":639788,"date":"2025-10-31T06:29:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T05:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=639788"},"modified":"2025-10-31T06:29:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T05:29:51","slug":"lions-oc-john-morton-accepts-fault-for-jameson-williams-lack-of-involvement-in-lions-offense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lions-oc-john-morton-accepts-fault-for-jameson-williams-lack-of-involvement-in-lions-offense\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019ve Failed Him\u2019 \u2013 Lions\u2019 OC John Morton Accepts Fault for Jameson Williams’ Lack of Involvement in the Lions\u2019 Offense"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Detroit Lions may be 5-2 on the season, holding the second place in the NFC North just behind the 5-1-1 Green Bay Packers. On the face of it, everything is looking great, and the Lions are still one of the better teams, not just in the NFC but the NFL<\/a> altogether. <\/p>

That said, they just lost both of their former coordinators this offseason, as OC Ben Johnson left to take the Bears’<\/a> head coaching job, while DC Aaron Glenn took the Jets’<\/a> head coaching role. <\/p>

Now, the new OC in Detroit is John Morton, and while he has continued Detroit’s offensive prowess, the apparent lack of targets for wide receiver Jameson Williams is an issue the team needs to solve quickly.<\/p>

John Morton Accepts Blame for Jameson Williams’ Ineffectiveness<\/h2>

Last season was a breakout year for the Lions’ 2022 first-round draft pick Jameson Williams. After an ACL injury limited his participation to just 6 games in his rookie year, and a 4-game league suspension for his involvement in gambling the following season, Williams burst onto the scene in 2024 with his first 1,000-yard receiving season. <\/p>

Having said that, his production this season has clearly dwindled, as the young receiver is just not seeing the ball come his way. After the first 7 games that the Lions<\/a> have played this season, Williams has just 30 targets and 17 receptions for 289 receiving yards and a couple of touchdowns. <\/p>

In comparison, last season, the 24-year-old was targeted 91 times through 15 games in which he hauled in 51 receptions for 1,001 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns. Williams should have been much more effective by now, but that hasn’t been the case. <\/p>

Lions’ new offensive Coordinator, John Morton, has come out and shouldered much of the blame for not getting his receiver involved as much as he should. Having spoken to Williams in private, Morton also acknowledged his fault with the current situation while addressing a media session. <\/p>

“So I looked at everything. I have failed him.”<\/em> Said Morton. “That’s what I have told him. I have to do a better job with that. But it’s a two-way street. We definitely looked at that.”<\/em><\/p>

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#Lions<\/a> OC John Morton on Jameson Williams:

“I’ve failed him — that’s what I told him… I’m like, listen, man, I’m gonna do a better job.“ pic.twitter.com\/boDUzAa8V0<\/a><\/p>— The Coachspeak Index (@CoachspeakIndex) October 31, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>