Ben Johnson

When things are going in a lull, which will happen from time to time, get it in his hands and he'll pick us back up again. And so, no, the running back position is huge.

We, we, uh, he, no, you're right. He's super intelligent.

We, we, uh, he, no, you're right. He's super intelligent.

We, we, uh, he, no, you're right. He's super intelligent.

Yeah. And, uh, I've learned a ton from him. Each week was its own entity, though. And so it wasn't like you went into the season saying, hey, every fourth and two, we're always going to go for it. That was not the case. It just depended on the week, the opponent, how aggressive they were, the weather. There's all kinds of factors that come into play.

Yeah. And, uh, I've learned a ton from him. Each week was its own entity, though. And so it wasn't like you went into the season saying, hey, every fourth and two, we're always going to go for it. That was not the case. It just depended on the week, the opponent, how aggressive they were, the weather. There's all kinds of factors that come into play.

Yeah. And, uh, I've learned a ton from him. Each week was its own entity, though. And so it wasn't like you went into the season saying, hey, every fourth and two, we're always going to go for it. That was not the case. It just depended on the week, the opponent, how aggressive they were, the weather. There's all kinds of factors that come into play.

And so going into the game, yeah, he would have shared that information with me of – man, once we hit midfield, if you can make it fourth and three or less, then you're going to have a green light.

And so going into the game, yeah, he would have shared that information with me of – man, once we hit midfield, if you can make it fourth and three or less, then you're going to have a green light.

And so going into the game, yeah, he would have shared that information with me of – man, once we hit midfield, if you can make it fourth and three or less, then you're going to have a green light.

And then over the course of the game, once we hit that range, he would be in my headset and tell me, hey, you got four downs here, which would tell me, oh, I just got to make this fourth and three or less. Right, right. And so what that allowed me to do as a play caller was we ran the ball a shit ton on third down.

And then over the course of the game, once we hit that range, he would be in my headset and tell me, hey, you got four downs here, which would tell me, oh, I just got to make this fourth and three or less. Right, right. And so what that allowed me to do as a play caller was we ran the ball a shit ton on third down.

And then over the course of the game, once we hit that range, he would be in my headset and tell me, hey, you got four downs here, which would tell me, oh, I just got to make this fourth and three or less. Right, right. And so what that allowed me to do as a play caller was we ran the ball a shit ton on third down.

You know, to make it into those manageable situations. And a lot of those runs we ended up converting anyways because that's actually the best time to run the ball.

You know, to make it into those manageable situations. And a lot of those runs we ended up converting anyways because that's actually the best time to run the ball.

You know, to make it into those manageable situations. And a lot of those runs we ended up converting anyways because that's actually the best time to run the ball.

So it was – I think that was his whole grand scheme. Mm-hmm. You know, there's a lot of science behind it. He contains multitudes.

So it was – I think that was his whole grand scheme. Mm-hmm. You know, there's a lot of science behind it. He contains multitudes.

So it was – I think that was his whole grand scheme. Mm-hmm. You know, there's a lot of science behind it. He contains multitudes.

Yeah. And that was the play style there, too. So the players knew it. The players knew exactly what we were getting into, not only on offense, but also on defense. They knew, well, there's a chance that we're not going to convert. And now they're going to have to defend a short field or something like that.