Detroit Lions Ben Johnson says Jameson Williams, Jahmyr Gibbs are fixers for offense.
has been superb as a deep threat for the Lions' offense, making several big catches. His speed has been a differentiating factor in his career, as all seven of his career touchdowns have been 30 yards or longer.has relied on Williams to deliver big plays. His ability to outrun the defense after catching a deep crossing route has been shown multiple times this season, most recently against Jacksonville on his 64-yard touchdown catch.
“Yeah, I think a great example was his touchdown there last week," Johnson explained. "I’ve got this bad habit right now of calling that particular pass concept into Cover 2, and it’s usually a dead play when I do that, and he makes it work. So, no, I mean, there’s a number of things, and it’s certainly him, but there’s a number of other players, Gibby’s another one, where they are erasers, they’re fixers.
"What we’re trying to do is to make sure, first of all, that we’re using them to the utmost ,” Montgomery said. “Now, you can kind of tell we’ll mix them. There’s some mixing going in and going out. But what they are, is when they’re in there, they’re on a roll, first of all. But they’re very, very, very ready to go. Like, they are ready to go when they are in the game. No one is fatigued.
“Depends on who you ask," Johnson said. "Yeah, I know where I put my money, but I’m not going to say that publicly.”Sports journalist who has covered the Detroit Lions the past three NFL seasons. Christian brings expert analysis, insights and an ability to fairly assess how the team is performing in a tough NFC North division.
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