It’s a focal point for a lot of pundits and fans, no doubt about it. When a quarterback leaves one team and joins a foe, the worries about the ex revealing the playbook or intricacies of the offense become a major talking point.
That’s certainly the case for the Detroit Lions this week. Longtime QB David Blough opted to sign on with the Minnesota Vikings practice squad after the Lions unceremoniously dumped him the morning after the roster cutdown to 53 players. Blough and the Vikings are on the docket this week, and there is considerable consternation about how much he can aid his new team against his old one.
That consternation is not shared by the man in charge of the Lions offense, however. Coordinator Ben Johnson downplayed any concerns about Blough being a real asset for the Vikings in terms of knowledge or game prep.
“We’re like every other team in this league,” Johnson told reporters prior to Thursday’s practice. “Everyone steals plays from each other, so I don’t think anything we’re doing is necessarily revolutionary. There are some things David might know situationally about us that – well we also know what he knows. So, we are calculated in how we respond to that. But yeah, I mean there are a couple things that we’ll address. Other than that though, like once again they – we’re not going to overthink things from that regard.”
Johnson turning the talking point on its head and suggesting that the Lions could use Blough’s perceived knowledge about the Detroit offense as a weapon of deception, is an excellent point and one that should quiet the misplaced fears of impending catastrophe.
