Is there cause for concern with Ben Johnson's play-calling?
The Valenti Show
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🗓️ 13 December 2023
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Are you starting to become concerned with Ben Johnson's play calling?
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| 0:00.0 | Now all of a sudden you're fighting for that number one overall seed, you're in a playoff hunt, |
| 0:05.4 | and y'all you're seeing 10 turnovers in the last four games. |
| 0:09.7 | The lines are going to have to make a decision. Are we going to sign him or are we not? |
| 0:13.8 | Now, I think it does boil down to what happens in that playoff game. |
| 0:17.9 | You win the playoff game, you're going to sign them. |
| 0:20.1 | Just know this. |
| 0:21.3 | I gave you those numbers, Lions fans to to let you know he's a game manager. |
| 0:25.8 | He's never going to be great. He's never going to be the guy that you want in that final minute and 30 that's going to drive you down and put the game on his back. |
| 0:34.4 | No, he's a quarterback that you're going to have to constantly surround him with toys. |
| 0:39.1 | And by toys, I mean, he's going to have to have an offensive line. He's going to have to have |
| 0:43.3 | wide receivers. He's going to have to have that tight end that you see in LaPorter |
| 0:47.3 | and running backs. He's going to have to have everything at his disposal in order for |
| 0:51.6 | him to win. |
| 0:53.0 | He's not the type that could take Joe off the street |
| 0:55.8 | and turn him into a superstar. |
| 0:57.8 | No, he needs that star. |
| 0:59.2 | He needs those players constantly around him. |
| 1:02.4 | That's what we're talking about. |
| 1:04.0 | 2485, 399 797. |
| 1:06.0 | But I will ask this, maybe, just maybe. |
| 1:10.0 | Right now, there's a lot of people not happy with Jerry Goff, but is he unnecessarily taking too much of the blame? |
| 1:18.0 | Should we be putting some blame I'm Ben Johnson? |
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