Mike Johnson OC

Originally posted by qnnhan7:
Get someone with experience to help him quick or this might be another Hostler in the making.

YEP

Alex Smith will be his own OC

I don't know much about him. Is he a WCO kind of guy or a Raye clone? What can we expect from him as OC?

Dude there's already a thread about this. Use the search function.

How long before the "Fire Mike Johnson" threads start? Im all for getting rid of Raye but Im not holding my breath that Mike Johnson will be a good OC.

Call me naive but I don't believe he will be another Hostler. Hostler was downright awful, I just can't see anyone being so bad.

Oh Happy Day! I never thought Raye would get the boot. Yesterday was terrible and I thought it was all over - at least now there is a glimmer of hope. If MJohnson pulls it off he is the Glimmer Man.

My guess is that the basic playbook will not change....there is no realistic way to change it mid-shift like this.

However, the play selection will change, for better or for worse remains to be seen.

I don't think there's necessarily anything wrong with the playbook....it was just the lack of creativity in the calls, predictability, and poor rhythm.

I don't know anything about Mike Johnson. So there's no promise about anything getting better.

At the end of the day, it change for the sake of change because they entire fanbase was demanding Raye's head on a platter, and Singletary was probably given an ultimatum to get rid of Raye.

nfl.com

Mike Johnson

Quarterbacks Coach; born May 2, 1967, Los Angeles. Quarterback Arizona State 1985-86, Akron 1988-89. Pro quarterback Arizona Cardinals 1990, San Antonio Riders (World League) 1991-92, British Columbia Lions (CFL) 1992-93, Shreveport Pirates (CFL) 1994-95. College coach: Oregon State 1997-99. Pro coach: San Diego Chargers 2000-01, Atlanta Falcons 2002-2005, Balitmore Ravens in 2006-07. Joined 49ers in 2009.

He has worked in the digit system under Norv Turner in San Diego and here with Raye. He has also worked in the WCO working under Greg Knapp and Brian Bilick. His mentor is Mike Riley a terrific offensive coach as he played for Riley and coached under him at San Diego St. and Oregon St.

I suspect the system will basically stay the same but the play calling and hopefully agressivness and sense of urgency improves.

Originally posted by PatrickJira411:
He has worked in the digit system under Norv Turner in San Diego and here with Raye. He has also worked in the WCO working under Greg Knapp and Brian Bilick. His mentor is Mike Riley a terrific offensive coach as he played for Riley and coached under him at San Diego St. and Oregon St.

I suspect the system will basically stay the same but the play calling and hopefully agressivness and sense of urgency improves.

i hope so when protected alex proved he can throw the ball well we need to be more agressive pass more and run a little less

Originally posted by LasVegasWally:
I don't know much about him. Is he a WCO kind of guy or a Raye clone? What can we expect from him as OC?

He is an expert at the spread attack. He even took a year off to learn the ins and outs at Oregon State.

Quote:
“I tell the quarterbacks, ‘If you do something on the field that is not technically sound and I haven’t put you through that drill, that’s my fault,’” Johnson said. “As soon as I put them through that drill, they become accountable.”

Johnson, 42, is considered one of the game’s bright young coaches. Yet, he found himself unemployed last season after Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh replaced him with Jim Hostler as receivers coach.

Because he had one year remaining on his contract when he was fired late in the offseason, Johnson could afford to be selective. He opted to return to the University of Akron to complete his communications degree.

“It was a personal decision so I could provide an example for my kids,” Johnson said. “So when things didn’t work out from the job standpoint, I dove in and was committed to finish that task.”

While he was out of the game, Johnson continued to lay the foundation for his next job.

He visited Ohio State, where he spent time with coach Jim Tressel and quarterbacks coach Joe Daniels, his former mentor at Akron. He also met with Ron Zook’s staff at Illinois. Johnson sees Illinois’ spread offense as the most applicable to the NFL game because of the Illini’s ability to run the ball successfully.

“Mike has everything it takes to be a successful coordinator or head coach in the NFL,” said Oregon State coach Mike Riley, the man Johnson calls his greatest coaching influence.

“He’s got the attention to detail, the character, charisma and physical presence. He’s the complete package as a coach and person.”

Riley’s relationship with Johnson began in 1991 as head coach of the San Antonio Riders of the now-defunct World League of American Football. Johnson was among the Arizona Cardinals’ final cuts in 1990 before signing with the Riders. Riley later hired Johnson to serve on his coaching staffs with Oregon State and the Chargers.

Many of Johnson’s teaching principles were formed under Riley’s direction.

“I remember an offseason when I was saying that I was tired of taking drops,” Johnson said. “But all he was doing is trying to develop my body and my muscle memory. If I went out and played right now, I could still remember the timing of those drops.”

And Johnson has adopted that repetitive and detailed approach during his seven months with the 49ers. Hill’s fundamentals were much further along upon Johnson’s arrival. But Smith was not as polished. Admittedly, Smith ignored many of the basic techniques of the position during his first four years in the NFL.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090808/sports/908089962?p=2&tc=pg

I know Mike Johnson personally, he will have this team ready to go on gameday! Not because he is a good guy and not because he has OC experience, but because he trully pays attention to details and he also wants to be the best! He has worked with (current stanford head coach), M. Vick, and many other QB's that didn't have the tools prior to being coached by him. I doubt if he can come in and light it up tomorrow, but we will be okay in the long run.

Originally posted by kray28:
My guess is that the basic playbook will not change....there is no realistic way to change it mid-shift like this.

However, the play selection will change, for better or for worse remains to be seen.

I don't think there's necessarily anything wrong with the playbook....it was just the lack of creativity in the calls, predictability, and poor rhythm.

I don't know anything about Mike Johnson. So there's no promise about anything getting better.

At the end of the day, it change for the sake of change because they entire fanbase was demanding Raye's head on a platter, and Singletary was probably given an ultimatum to get rid of Raye.

The "Digital" system is extremely flexible, Mike will not have to change anything to make a vast improvement.

He will be making the game plan, and calling plays, and hopefully making half time adjustments.

Lets hope for more diversity in our backfield, and this will seem picky, buy I would like to see wider "Splits" on the O-line, with the big boys we have up front we should have a run scheme more like the Redskins of the 80's. Plenty of Off tackle Right and sweep right, until the whole defense shifts right, then 'Counter trey" back left!

I am stoked to see what he will do!

Originally posted by jreff22:
JasonLaCanfora Jason La Canfora
QB Coach Mike Johnson takes over coordinator duties from Jimmy Raye, who had received a vote of confidence from Singletary Sunday.

This is a telling comment, Sing gives a vote of confidence, somebody else fires Raye!
This tells the players Sing is no longer the man, mutiny is not far behind.