Ben Johnson opened up the bag of tricks once again in the Detroit Lions Week 16 win over the Chicago Bears. The “stumblerooski” worked like a charm, with Jared Goff hitting Sam LaPorta for a touchdown pass after Goff and RB Jahmyr Gibbs feigned a fumbled handoff exchange.
In his weekly press briefing, the Lions offensive coordinator was quick to share credit with three of his assistants. Johnson specifically noted assistant quarterbacks coach J.T. Barrett, assistant OL coach Steve Oliver and assistant receivers coach Seth Ryan for their creative input in devising all the Lions “special” offensive plays that have become a trademark staple of Johnson’s Detroit offense.
“I think we’ve got position coaches that are future coordinators and future head coaches, and I think we’ve got some really good young coaches that are going to be ready to be position coaches sooner rather tha