A photo from OTAs shows that the Lions may still be planning to be a trick play team
Ben Johnson is no longer with the Detroit Lions; he's with the Chicago Bears and is now the enemy. When Johnson was here, he was a very good offensive coordinator who was a trick play genius. Who will ever forget passing the ball to Penei Sewell or Dan Skipper? Some of the craziest ideas. Since […]
Ben Johnson is no longer with the Detroit Lions; he's with the Chicago Bears and is now the enemy. When Johnson was here, he was a very good offensive coordinator who was a trick play genius.
Who will ever forget passing the ball to Penei Sewell or Dan Skipper? Some of the craziest ideas. Since Johnson left and John Morton took his place, there have been thoughts that the Lions might move away from the trick plays.
That might not totally be the case after all. Morton was asked about differences in play calling in May, and he had this to say about possible changes.
“I mean, I’m not changing much. Why? It’s working, right? So that would be the smartest thing to do.”
The Lions went trough OTAs in the first couple weeks of June before they skipped mandatory minicamp so they can start training camp early. We went through some of the photos and found one that certainly looks like the Lions may not be done throwing the ball to offensive linemen just yet.
Offensive linemen catching balls at practice had become a normal thing for the Lions during Johnson's tenure, and now we know that the Lions are still planning to run practices the same way.
I wouldn't expect any of the interior offensive linemen to catch a pass this year, but that doesn't mean that Penei Sewell, Taylor Decker, or Dan Skipper won't go out for one. At least we know the Lions plan to keep these guys up to snuff on catching the ball if they do go that route.
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