Brian Johnson- Meet the Candidate- Part 12 of 12

[ProcessBlue2]

Brian Johnson, OC- Philadelphia Eagles

I am not going to write a ton about Brian Johnson because he barely made it out of the Honorable Mentions. He barely edges out Kafka in the main 12 and only because he does actually call plays in Philadelphia.

The 36-year-old was born in Barrett Station, TX. He played QB for the Utah Utes where he backed up Alex Smith and had a fairly successful college career once Alex moved on to the draft, finishing with a 26-7 record which made him the winningest QB in Utah’s history.

Johnson spent time as QB coach and Offensive Coordinator for a few different schools since 2010:

2010-2011- University of Utah- QB Coach

2012-2013- University of Utah- OC & QB Coach

2014-2016- Mississippi State- QB Coach

2017- University of Houston- OC & QB Coach

2018-2019- University of Florida- QB Coach

2020- University of Florida- OC & QB Coach

In 2021, when Sirianni took over as the Eagles HC he hired Johnson as his QB Coach. Johnson worked under OC Shane Steichen in 2021 and 2022 before taking over as OC in 2023. Despite being ranked 8^th in total offense, 14^th in passing, and 6^th in rushing, he is quite disliked by the fan base… like a lot. There were high expectations for Johnson and the first-year play caller has been criticized for his situational play calling and blocking schemes. Many attributes the Eagles offensive success to OL Coach Jeff Stoutland and Passing Game Coordinator Kevin Patullo (Who I think is a major OC candidate for teams this year).

Johnson’s stock has definitely fallen since the start of the season, but it’s difficult to see how much of it is actually his fault and how much of it is just teams understanding the Eagle’s offensive tendencies better. Eagles fans are known to be a bit dramatic. Unfortunately for this guy, I feel like he will get many false interviews just to satisfy the “Rooney Rule” for many teams. While I don’t think he is hottest or most likely candidate on the list, I do think he gets an interview and that’s call Kellen Moore needed with this front office to move all the way to runner-up last year, despite losing his job weeks earlier.

[Ricky Spanish]

Kollmann Goes into detail about all the issues with the offense. Steichen really was the brains to make that offense go.

[TheBigKat]

this would be a second tier Johnson.... not too many people would be accepting of that

[ProcessBlue2]

*Tepper enters press conference*

"Damn it, I meant the other Johnson"

[TheBigKat]

1 minute ago, ProcessBlue2 said:

*Nicole enters press conference*

"Damn it, I meant the other Johnson"

FIFY

[T-Wazzle]

[Steelo]

Meh, Sirriani is calling the offense in Philly again.. So I can't properly judge Johnson.  Hard to follow up an act like Stiechen without the same brain as him. Nick is doing what he can but Brian wasn't ready for the OC position.  Next season I could see him being a hot candidate if the offense continues pace though.

[Move the Panthers to Raleigh]

On 12/27/2023 at 2:49 PM, T-Wazzle said:

“Come on, come on, listen to the money talk.”

[Soul Rebel]

I think this B.Johnson is my least favorite of the candidates. I've seen enough Iggles fans moan about his boring an complacent style. Not sure how much of that is HC related or if BJ is calling the plays.

This would be a very unwise move, IMO.