Ben Johnson explains the appropriately named play-call that was used for Roschon Johnson’s lone offensive snap in Week 7
The Chicago Bears head coach had a little shout out for George McCaskey last Sunday.
The Chicago Bears are riding a four game win streak going into Week 8 against the Baltimore Ravens and a big spark the last two weeks has been the dominating run game on offense.
As a result, team morale is at an all time high and everyone is loving all of the postgame hype videos in the locker room involving head coach Ben Johnson. But, Johnson’s stoic nature on the sidelines during the 60 minutes of action garnered some attention as well with the team’s head coach mic’d up last Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.
Something that particularly caught some interest on social media was a clip in which Johnson sent in a play-call on offense he referred to as “George McCaskey” and no, it was not a play specifically requested by the team’s chairman and controlling owner.
Ben Johnson responds to question about the “George McCaskey” play-call in Week 7
“That was a short yardage play that week,” Johnson told reporters on Friday. “That ended up being Roschon (Johnson)’s carry. I think it ended up being a pretty good one for us. It was a BOSS play, so it’s a BOSS scheme on our wide zone. I felt like that was probably appropriately named.”
The play was called on 3rd-and-2 with running back Roschon Johnson in the game. A BOSS scheme refers to the blocking assignments in which you run to the opponent’s strength on the perimeter. Essentially, the Bears wanted to run a wide zone, suck up the safety, and block him using the fullback (in this case TE Durham Smythe). It proved to be effectful with Johnson rushing for 11-yards.
Interestingly enough, that play was Johnson’s lone offensive snap of the entire game, and only his second carry of the entire season. Last week, the team’s head coach was asked about the third-year back’s role on offense and why the opportunities have been limited.
“We certainly value what he’s bringing to us in a special teams capacity right now,” Johnson said on Friday. “It’s one of those things where we would love to get him more carries, but that also takes the ball away from other guys. I would love to get him more, but it’s a little bit hard right now with all the mouths we have to feed.”
Johnson showed on that “George McCaskey” play that he can make the most of his limited opportunities offensively. We’ll see if it’s a play-call Johnson plans to use more in the future.
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