Johnson, who will turn 34 in July next year, recently signed a new one-year contract with the club that will see him play into a 17th season.
Eade said while the final decision on the captaincy was yet to be made, he was completely supportive of Johnson retaining the role for another year.
"I imagine he will be," Eade told afl.com.au. "I've had one preliminary chat with Brad but we've got to go and talk to the board as well, and David [Smorgon] as well, and see what the club thinks.
"I would think if Brad wants to keep going with it, there wouldn't be any real speed humps there."
Johnson has officially been captain since 2006, but took on the role in a temporary capacity in early 2005 after Luke Darcy succumbed to a season-long knee injury in round six.
Eade said Johnson's most recent season, which was highlighted in round 18 when he broke Chris Grant's club games record, was nothing short of amazing for a player his age.
"He finished fourth in the best and fairest after a very good year. In the previous year, he had a few little injuries that held him back a bit, but I thought his leadership was outstanding," he said.
"If you add his goals and goal assists together, he was No.1 in the club. His assists and selflessness at times was fantastic.
"His ability to delegate at the right time and develop some younger people in the leadership group was fantastic.
"Over the last two or three years, he's taken that part of his football to another level and he's been quite outstanding."
Johnson played every one of the Bulldogs' 25 games this year in another prime example of his remarkable durability. He has missed just four games since his debut in round 18, 1994.
He escaped this season relatively unscathed and required just a minor shoulder operation once the Dogs' year ended.
He will celebrate another career milestone in round one next year when he plays his 350th match.
