Dan Wiederer: Ben Johnson is a 'devoted believer' in the running game

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00:00Dan, I want to know about this running attack as you see it

00:02because I had to point out to Mark that they're not just good.

00:06They're seventh in the league right now in rushing yards per game

00:09after finishing bottom 10 last year in that same category.

00:13Do you feel like this offense has turned the corner

00:17as far as establishing that Ben Johnson pound and ground running game?

00:22Well, what I love about Ben is that when he was hired here in January,

00:26we all knew the production in Detroit,

00:28and a lot of people had this impression that it was just all razzle-dazzle

00:31and it was creativity and artistry and gimmick plays at times.

00:36But he is such a devoted believer of having a ground game that can carry you.

00:43And the ground game had to carry them yesterday.

00:45Again, with the struggles that the quarterback was having,

00:47you had to be able to lean on that.

00:49And the fact that they went into the bye week intent on finding solutions

00:52and came out of the bye week with solutions is incredibly encouraging.

00:56It tells you about the direction of this coaching staff.

00:57It tells you about their ability to make simple fixes and not have to reinvent the wheel,

01:04but then just show guys, hey, if we can get our accommodations cleaned up here,

01:07if we can get our perimeter blocking better here,

01:09if we can create a little crease here for DeAndre Swift, he's going to find it.

01:13And the fact that DeAndre Swift has had two incredible games is very encouraging.

01:16The fact that Kyle Monongai was a really good complement yesterday was encouraging.

01:20And so that's just a performance you have to build on because they leaned on those guys up front,

01:25they leaned on their backs, and all those guys responded in a way that gives you a belief

01:30that that's a huge part of your offense going forward.

01:33Whereas three weeks ago, we were like, what's wrong with the running game?

01:35You're not.

01:35No.

01:36Yeah.

01:36I'm so correct.

01:37No.

01:37I'm so correct.

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