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Ben Johnson ranked 3rd-best play caller by NFL DCs; part of elite 'big three' with Shanahan and McVay.
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Ben Johnson ranked 3rd in The Athletic's defensive coordinators survey of best offensive play callers in the NFL; ranked first by at least one defensive coach with a floor of 4th. Johnson is part of a new 'big three' of offensive play callers alongside Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay, clearly ranked a cut above every other offensive mind in the league. Johnson is still ascending compared to Shanahan and McVay who have been doing this longer; the Bears have arguably the best play caller in the league, and it's not impossible he could claim the top spot as early as next year.
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Ben Johnson was ranked 3rd in this survey. Ben was ranked first overall by at least one defensive coach, and the lowest he was on anyone's rankings was 4th. The way the voting broke down, there were three names- Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVay, and Johnson- that clearly were ranked a cut above every other offensive play caller in the league.
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- Ben Johnson ranked 3rd in The Athletic's defensive coordinators survey of best offensive play callers in the NFL; ranked first by at least one defensive coach with a floor of 4th. Johnson is part of a new 'big three' of offensive play callers alongside Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay, clearly ranked a cut above every other offensive mind in the league. Johnson is still ascending compared to Shanahan and McVay who have been doing this longer; the Bears have arguably the best play caller in the league, and it's not impossible he could claim the top spot as early as next year.
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