Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK Lions coordinators Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn answered questions about their head coaching interviews from last week. Both Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn spoke to the media on Wednesday. While both were eager to talk about the upcoming Divisional Round game against the Washington Commanders, they knew they were going to face questions about the head coaching interviews both took last week during the team’s postseason bye. Here’s a recap of everything they said about their respective head coaching interviews: Lions OC Ben Johnson Johnson, as expected, was a little more guarded in talking about these opportunities. He directly turned down a question about what factors were important to him in a head coaching job. That said, he did mention his perspective has changed a bit since doing these interviews for three years now. “Instead of worrying solely about the offense and what we’re doing right here, I’ve been able to have offseasons and summers to think about, big-picture view, what a program would look like where I’m running it. And so, I think that way, I’m a lot more prepared for the questions that come my way and I’m much more comfortable answering them.” Johnson also became the latest person within the organization to give Glenn a significant endorsement. He said Glenn “is beyond qualified right now. You hear all of our players singing his praises right now, and that’s exactly what I would do, I would second that. He is more prepared to be a head coach than maybe anybody I’ve ever met. He wants that and I think he’d do a phenomenal job in charge.” As Johnson’s name for the Raiders job heats up, much has been brought up about minority-owner Tom Brady, who just so happens to be the color commentator for Saturday’s Lions vs. Commanders game. Johnson said he doesn’t know what rules or lines he can’t cross with Brady this week, but noted their first encounter earlier this year: “I met him at the Packers game on the field, I saw him for a second in pregame, that’s the first time I’ve ever met him, and that’s it.” Last year, Johnson was one of the top candidates for the Commanders job. And after he decided to come back to Detroit, some negative reports emerged about Johnson’s viability as a head coach—some suggesting it was Washington to leaked them. So does that provide any irony for Johnson this week? “No irony. I mean, these guys, they have good coaches, they have good players and they’ve won a lot of games this year, so a very dangerous opponent, and one that we’re certainly not taking lightly.” Aaron Glenn Glenn has received interview requests for every head coach opening, except the recently-opened Dallas Cowboys job. But Glenn turned down one of those requests: the New England Patriots. Glenn confirmed that was true, and his explanation for that decision was very simple: “I’ve never felt anything against that organization, it just wasn’t the best situation for me.” Now that he’s been through the interview cycle for a few years now, Glenn shared an important lesson he’s learned and carried with him. “I’m going to be myself, either you’ll like it or you don’t, if you don’t, all good. I keep telling you guys, I have a great job here. And if you like it, if it’s an opportunity I think that’s best for me and my family, then we’ll take a look at it.” A lesser-talked-about aspect of the Lions losing Glenn or Johnson is the staff they’d build in their new job. That could very well include some staffers currently with Detroit. Glenn admitted during the offseason he considers which coaches he meshes with the best: “Those are things you always look at during the offseason, guys that you think that mesh well with you, that are compatible with how you think and how you want to operate.” Glenn was asked about why he thinks offensive-minded coaches go on to win more Super Bowls than defensive-minded coaches like himself. Glenn took a little umbrage with that, questioning the data, but more importantly, he doesn’t consider himself a defensive coach. He’s a coach who just so happens to work on the defensive side. “I’m a coach, I just happen to be on defense. I understand the offense just as well as a number of people. So if you want to hire me, you’re going to hire a coach, you’re not going to hire a defensive coach. I’m going to talk to the offense just as much as I’m going to talk to the defense.” One of Glenn’s most powerful statements during the entire press conference was his overview on what it means to be a good leader: “Here’s how I sum up leadership. It’s really one word, it’s influence. And everybody that I come into contact with, I want to influence them in some positive way, and I don’t take that for granted when it comes to players, because that’s my responsibility. It’s almost the same as my children. I want to make sure that everybody that I come into contact with, that when they leave AG that they have something positive to say,”