Coming into this season, we knew that Ben Johnson was a superb offensive play-caller. And while we didn’t know if he could thrive as a head coach, it was easy to feel good about his chances when you consider how hot of a candidate he was around the league. But what we didn’t know is that Johnson is a master motivator with a penchant of manipulating situations and creating factors that could fuel players to play their best.

Look no further than how he turned the Packers’ tough talk into bulletin board material:

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