Good Johnson Read
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:45 amThis was written several years ago.......
Just hitting the highlights.
Coaching and Schemes
"Johnson appears to be the kind of coach who can adapt his schemes to maximize the players he has much the same way Jim Grobe has at Wake Forest."
"Now the main concern that most people criticize Johnson for is his implementation of a the triple option."
Johnson’s spread-option offense  which he used to win two I-AA championships at Georgia Southern and to lead Navy to three consecutive bowl berths  is a combination of run-and-shoot, option and play-action.
Some fans have been quick to label it a boring one-dimensional attack; after all, the Midshipmen have finished in the top three in the nation in rushing yards per game the past three years and currently rank second in the country, averaging 310.9 yards a game. But using the same system at Hawaii from 1987-94, Johnson’s offense broke or equaled more than 160 Rainbows records  many via the air, when he had quarterbacks with the talent to pass.
Johnson said his offense is actually similar to what third-ranked West Virginia and seventh-ranked Florida run out of a shotgun formation  theirs with faster, bigger, more-heralded players.
“What’s great about this offense is that you can emphasize whatever best fits your people,â€
Just hitting the highlights.
Coaching and Schemes
"Johnson appears to be the kind of coach who can adapt his schemes to maximize the players he has much the same way Jim Grobe has at Wake Forest."
"Now the main concern that most people criticize Johnson for is his implementation of a the triple option."
Johnson’s spread-option offense  which he used to win two I-AA championships at Georgia Southern and to lead Navy to three consecutive bowl berths  is a combination of run-and-shoot, option and play-action.
Some fans have been quick to label it a boring one-dimensional attack; after all, the Midshipmen have finished in the top three in the nation in rushing yards per game the past three years and currently rank second in the country, averaging 310.9 yards a game. But using the same system at Hawaii from 1987-94, Johnson’s offense broke or equaled more than 160 Rainbows records  many via the air, when he had quarterbacks with the talent to pass.
Johnson said his offense is actually similar to what third-ranked West Virginia and seventh-ranked Florida run out of a shotgun formation  theirs with faster, bigger, more-heralded players.
“What’s great about this offense is that you can emphasize whatever best fits your people,â€