Ben Johnson is a diabolical play caller

Twitter: @BillyStephens__

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson quietly put together one of the best offenses in the NFL. Thanks to Johnson, Jared Goff has put up some of the best numbers of his career, and the Lions are geared up to make a playoff run in 2023.

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[ObominableSnow]

Great breakdown and makes sense for their draft why they made such an investment in RB.

Billy is the most underrated channel on YouTube. Should be on ESPN

[Rapture-now]

Ben and Dan do the little things that makes our team great. Just like what you said Ben set’s things up perfectly. It’s like Ben use’s the defense against itself. It’s all about the Set Up.

[travisfiedler]

That block by Jamo on the TD run against the Vikings was so nasty.

[sobrevida]

This is great! Casual fan here who suspects football is a lot more complicated than I think it is. Clear with enough repeats that I could catch on, but not too many to slow the pace. You're the kind of guy I wish I could watch a game with.

[marcuslong]

Very well done. Johnsons ability to create mismatches inside and use that to create long punishing drives that tire defenses out, is a very impressive skill.

[JakeBrennanYo]

And they went and drafted 2 guys in LaPorta and Gibbs who are great at lining up as receivers and did it frequently in college. Instead of the single mismatch with Amon-ra they were looking for last year all the time, you’re gonna have 2-3 of those mismatches available in those 2 WR sets. LaPorta is quick and fluid enough with his size to handle a DB on him and likes lining up all the way out wide, and Gibbs or st.brown on a LB is just automatic. When Jamo is back and defenses have to cover everything over the top, we should really see everything click underneath. Offensively they could really be something special this year.

[Snoil]

One little noted and when noted often ridiculed thing about this offense, Jared Goff. The backhand insult of "game manager" (not referenced in this video!) is silly because game management is the most important job of a pro QB. With a schemer like Ben, you need a genuine bona fide QB to run things. Lovce this vid Billy, you got a new subscriber!

[denisforster]

This was my first time watching your videos this was so interesting you definitely know your stuff and I'm a big lions fan and appreciate the coverage of my favorite team.

[bmattification]

One thing to also note: one of the biggest problems with the run game last year was broken/missed tackles. With Swift hampered with a shoulder injury, and Williams (who wasn't shy about contact) being dragged to the ground constantly, both RBs had 17 broken tackles on the year.

David Montgomery had 20 on his own. Gibbs had 104 over three years in the ACC/SEC. Detroit prioritized players that can evade and break tackles to help extend runs. It's not outside of possibility that this run game is going to be exceptionally better with players that (hopefully) aren't injured as much and can help extend runs to make 2nd/3rd downs smaller.

[Akz]

I’m not even a football fan but this was very entertaining. really good work.

[treyaintserious]

Was looking for a breakdown of his offense and philosophy, thx for the video

[joshlewis]

That run play at 5:00 is a touchdown in Gibbs' hands

[teddykgb]

Thank you for this. I'm a Detroit sports fan, and even I don't think we're talking about Dan Campbell without Ben Johnson. The rest of the NFL knows this, considering how many offers he got from other teams in the offseason.

[AnthonyVGibby]

That Jahmyr Gibbs picks looks even more appealing now.

[TheCountofToulouse]

Detroit has been turning up the heat for a while. I think they have a title coming, either way, they've finally found the recipe.

[shadybrain]

we should start calling it the Ben Raid offense, also gibbs in that empty set is going to be nuts.

[mortyexplains]

Ive watched all the training camp videos, was so nice to find this one to distract me for 11 min until the season starts!

[adgee]

Imagine when the two receivers in 12 and personnel grouping is Gibbs, Jamo, LaPorta, Mitchell and Montgomery. Gibbs and Jamo in those condensed splits will cause issues for defense. Especially on over routes.

[bradpirochta]

Can't wait until BJ adds Gibbs (WR/RB) and LaPorta (TE/WR) to the mix. He'll take these concepts to the next level.

[bdistysonhirl]

The Ben & Caleb duo will go crazy in Washington 🔥