Lions offensive outlook: Ben Johnson’s return to lead versatile attack

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Where does Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson get his ideas? Everywhere.

Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press

Tue, Sep 5, 2023, 6:06 AM EDT·7 min read

I wanted to know the secret to Ben Johnson’s success. I wanted to know where the mastermind of the a top-five offense in the NFL gets his great ideas.

Receiver DJ Chark once called the Detroit Lions’ offensive coordinator “a little evil mastermind” who sits “in his lair drawing up plays to take over the world.”

The description conjured ideas of someone part Albert Einstein and part Dr. Evil.

Who could argue? After all, what kind of a mind possesses the genius to draw up a pass to his right tackle in motion on third-and-7 in the final two minutes of a crucial December game against the Vikings, much less one that gains a first down?

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at the end of last year, i thought - MCDC was very lucky to have johnson as OC. in the sense that johson perhaps might have been more responsible for the lion’s overall success last year than MCDC himself. i’m curious to see the 2023 offense with a healthy o line plus gibbs, montgomery, laporta and other TEs in the mix. if the lions do well this year but don’t take a superbowl, it’s going to be a tough decision for johnson to decide to come back after this year.

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