Tag: Brad Johnson

OC Jake Peetz coming to LSU had a large impact on TE’s commitment

Jake Johnson might not be headed to LSU if it wasn’t for Jake Peetz getting there first.

LSU quarterback Max Johnson and his brother, tight end Jake Johnson, are soon to share a sideline together in Baton Rouge for the 2022 season.

But that almost didn’t happen, according to their father and former NFL QB, Brad Johnson.

The elder Johnson recently said in a radio interview that Jake Johnson’s commitment to the program was heavily affected by Jake Peetz coming over from the Carolina Panthers to take the place of Steve Ensminger at offensive coordinator.

“He was at LSU’s camp just a couple weeks ago and he really, you know, he just loves to play, loves to be taught and coached,” Brad Johnson told Michael Detillier of WWL Radio. “And I think with Coach [Jake] Peetz coming in as the offensive coordinator, he had a big impact on Jake.

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“Jake was not going to LSU, I’ll be honest with you, he was gone. And so with Peetz coming in there, that made a big impact on him as far as him fitting into that system and wanting to be a Tiger.”

Passing game coordinator DJ Mangas also came over to LSU from the Panthers, and both are connected to LSU’s passing game coordinator from 2019, Joe Brady.

It will be interesting to see if the team can reach that legendary level of success in the coming seasons, but they appear to have all the right stuff in place to do so.

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Watch: Max Johnson, Brad Johnson showcase accuracy

For Max Johnson and Brad Johnson, it just runs in the family.

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The LSU quarterback competition is a close one between Max Johnson, Myles Brennan and Garrett Nussmeier.

The first player on that list received first-team reps from the start of the spring after finishing the season as the team’s starter with a 2-0 record, helping the team record an upset victory over Florida and a home win over Ole Miss.

There’s plenty of speculation that Johnson will enter the 2021 season as LSU’s starting quarterback, and he comes from a great background. After all, it does help to have a former NFL quarterback like Brad Johnson as your father when you aspire to be a top signal-caller like Max Johnson does.

The two recently participated in a father-son challenge, each showcasing a high level of accuracy.

In the last two games of the season, Johnson completed 48-of-87 passes for 674 yards with six touchdowns and just one interception.

It will be interesting to watch him continue to grow into his role when LSU gets back to the football field this fall.

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From Johnson to Brady: Every starting QB for the Bucs since their last playoff win

With news that Tom Brady is expected to sign with the Bucs, take a look now at every starting QB for the Bucs since their last playoff win.

With the news that six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady is expected to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the NFL world and fans everywhere are bracing for what could be one of the most high-scoring offenses we’ve ever seen.

Brady, who struggled in New England last year with the Patriots without offensive playmakers, will have Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and O.J. Howard to throw to next season. Couple that with an experienced head coach in Bruce Arians and an improving defense, and the Bucs could potentially become the first team ever to play a Super Bowl in their home stadium. (Remember, Super Bowl LV will be in Tampa Bay next year, which was why the Bucs had to play in London this past season.)

The Super Bowl may seem like a dream still for some Bucs fans, especially when you consider Tampa Bay hasn’t been to the postseason since 2007, and hasn’t won a playoff game since their victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII following the 2002 season. But with Brady under center, the Bucs may finally — after years of going through QBs — get back to the Promised Land.

With that, let’s take a look now at all the QBs to start a game for the Bucs since that championship season as we prepare for the start of the Brady era in Tampa Bay.

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