Interesting quote from Dillon Johnson
“I feel like [UW offensive coordinator Ryan] Grubb does a really, really good job of putting the running backs in different places,” said Johnson, who has two seasons of eligibility remaining. “They line them up at receiver, at running back. Their run schemes — outside zone, inside zone, gap schemes — all of it will translate to the next level. That really intrigued me about him and about Washington.”
So, despite knowing precious little about UW when he entered the transfer portal, Johnson visited Washington this winter. He was immediately immersed in an unfamiliar environment.
Which is exactly what he wanted.
“I’m a small-town guy. It was really, really country [where I grew up], to be honest,” Johnson said Sunday. “That was my first time going into a big city like that, seeing the big places, the big buildings, the beautiful lakes and scenery. To be honest, that was really the main thing that stuck out to me on the visit — just how different it was from where I’m from.
“I wanted something different. I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and get used to being out of my comfort zone, because when you get to the NFL not many teams are close to home.”
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Wait til he sees the public transportation and delicious fruits. Go dawgs!
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Sounds like he should have gone to ColumbusDerekJohnson said:I was just posting a Mike Vorel story in the Wigwam, and this section of the article was interesting:
“I feel like [UW offensive coordinator Ryan] Grubb does a really, really good job of putting the running backs in different places,” said Johnson, who has two seasons of eligibility remaining. “They line them up at receiver, at running back. Their run schemes — outside zone, inside zone, gap schemes — all of it will translate to the next level. That really intrigued me about him and about Washington.”
So, despite knowing precious little about UW when he entered the transfer portal, Johnson visited Washington this winter. He was immediately immersed in an unfamiliar environment.
Which is exactly what he wanted.
“I’m a small-town guy. It was really, really country [where I grew up], to be honest,” Johnson said Sunday. “That was my first time going into a big city like that, seeing the big places, the big buildings, the beautiful lakes and scenery. To be honest, that was really the main thing that stuck out to me on the visit — just how different it was from where I’m from.
“I wanted something different. I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and get used to being out of my comfort zone, because when you get to the NFL not many teams are close to home.”
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Raved about the ribs from Ribs-N-Rickshaw. Different, different
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Looks like we should be doubling down on our "Greatest Setting" marketing strategy
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He's right and I loved throwing to RBs out of the backfield in Tecmo and RBs on wheel routes in EA Sports CFB on the Playstation. Good times.
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I heard he was about to commit to Riley over the phone but hung up on him when he stumbled across the fish throwing at the market
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Sounds like ESPN needs to do a 30-for-30 on youHFNY said:He's right and I loved throwing to RBs out of the backfield in Tecmo and RBs on wheel routes in EA Sports CFB on the Playstation. Good times.
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“Johnson sticking himself into something new”
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What about the language barrier?AtomicDawg said:Wait til he sees the public transportation and delicious fruits. Go dawgs!
