DeFilippo vs UM OC: How to utilize electric RB & other RBs

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How to utilize an electric Duke and other solid and good RBs TOGETHER?
Or how to utilize a bruising RB Gus Edwards with speed TE-catching ability, with other shifty & pass catching RBs in one backfield?

First, let's get this straight: That NFL league OC J. DeFilippo isn't supposed to be Head&Shoulders superior to UM Coley. DeFilippo bio isn't that remarkable, and while Coley hasn't really been calling plays that long, Coley pull really, particularly with his rise at FSU, has been as a recruiter. Coley first big college break was RC, not OC. So before anyone goes on to crown J.DeF (J. DeFilippo) as some NFL god, and Coley as that College, remember that Coley used Duke for 4 catches in '13. Why? tell me later... but for now, let's take a look what J.DeF is putting together with Duke and the Cleveland B offense.


Duke Johnson and Isaiah Crowell lined up in the backfield together

With quarterback Josh McCown standing tall in the shotgun formation, Johnson and Crowell flanked both of his sides. McCown sent Crowell in motion to the far right as a receiver, causing confusion among Cleveland’s linebackers. McCown hiked the ball, faked a pass toward Crowell and, instead, dumped it off on a screen play to Johnson, who bolted into the end zone for a touchdown.

The combination of Crowell and Johnson on the field together was more intriguing. Crowell’s powerful stride and bruising style combined with Johnson’s shiftiness and burst is a mixture that screams potential.

 

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John DeFilippo bio - Browns - Ohio again, this guy isn't all that, so please don't excuse Coley not doing more with: J.DeF is in the league...heck J.DeF is only 36.

The Browns running game will be more diverse, dependable, and capable of big plays.

This assumes the natural maturation of second-year backs Isaiah Crowell and Terrance West, and an immediate breakout season from rookie third-round pick Duke Johnson.

The Duke: While the revamped passing game of new coordinator John DeFilippo has been less than scintillating in OTA sessions open to media scrutiny, the running game has been a source of optimism.

Part of that optimism is due to the fact that there is no hitting at this early time of the new season, which allows almost every running play to work just as it’s been drawn up in the playbook, without stops and fumbles.

Also, the multi-faceted skill set of Johnson, the third-round pick from University of Miami, has been evident.

After a particularly good day in OTAs last week, coach Mike Pettine said of Johnson, “I think we’ve all seen what he can bring – the explosiveness and how we can turn a handoff or a short pass into a significant gain with a back like that.”

At the organization’s first tub-thumping Fan Fest last weekend, Farmer said Johnson has “playmaking ability and supreme confidence. I think he is going to be tremendous for us.”

Besides a proven record as a plant foot-and-go runner at Miami, Johnson brings the ability to run a route, catch a pass and turn it upfield. Neither Crowell nor West did that last year. Throwing to the backs has been a recognizable addition to the offense in OTAs.

“I definitely do think it creates an opportunity (for me),” Johnson said last week. “I think that’s why they brought me in. I’m kind of a change-of-pace back that can kind of line up anywhere and run things that maybe most running backs can’t. I’m looking forward to seeing just the different ways we use me on offense. If it’s from receiver, routes out of the backfield … whatever it takes, I’m all in.”

 

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The trivia answer: One thing I like about Johnson is his humility in his take of his place in The U’s totem pole of outstanding running backs.

Johnson’s 3,519 rushing yards are the most in the glorious running back history of the Hurricanes.

This is a college program that has produced noteworthy backs such as Chuck Foreman, Ottis Anderson, Melvin Bratton, Alonzo Highsmith, Edgerrin James, Willis McGahee, Clinton Portis, Stephen McGuire, James Jackson, Lamar Miller and Frank Gore. And Johnson out-produced them in essentially 2 ½ seasons because he left early and one of his seasons was shortened by a broken ankle.

When I mentioned to Johnson that he could stump trivia buffs with his place at the top of UM’s rushing annals, he didn’t disagree. He also struck the right tones about his Miami career.

“Yeah, from the outside looking in, I probably wouldn’t guess me, either,” Johnson said. “Just because what those guys were able to do as far as wins, and I guess the way they were able to do it, that’s why those names will always be at the top of my list.”

Asked whom he puts on the top of his list, Johnson wouldn’t name his favorite.

“Just for the record, in my book I’m not at the top,” Johnson said. “I’ll probably be fifth, sixth. I’ll probably be toward the middle bottom. I won’t be one.

“I still haven’t done anything close to what those guys were able to do, as far as winning.”

It’s good to hear a Browns running back be humble and realistic. They just may have found their most impactful new player on offense. Then again, we can’t say for sure until we see Johnson absorb a hit, break or miss real tackles, and catch a pass with a linebacker storming in on him.
By Tony Grossi | ESPNCleveland.com

 

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LOL this porst is hot garbage.

What is your point here? Coley isn't a good OC because he didn't utilize two RB sets by sending Gus Edwards in motion?

Johnson had 1500+ yards rushing. Freshman QB had 3000+ yards passing.

There are legitimate criticisms of Coley and staff. This porst, or whatever point you're trying to make, is beyond dumb.

 

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its a process