Yes, Claybrooks was a first-year head coach and, yes, he was surrounded by a largely inexperienced staff. But damn, that’s exactly what happened to the Lions in 2019 which explains why, in 2020, Hervey has turned the Leos over to Rick Campbell, the safest pair of hands he could find. “If I can say one thing about last year, there are areas that can be unknown with a first-year head coach,” Hervey said at the presser which announced Campbell as the 27th head coach in franchise history. Jason Maas, the former Eskimos head coach, has been connected to the offensive co-ordinator’s job and former Lions head coach Mike Benevides has surfaced as the defensive co-ordinator. After the season, Campbell announced he was leaving Ottawa.

Source: National Post December 03, 2019 01:52 UTC