Michigan Football: 3 ways to make the offense more dangerous this season

Over the last three seasons we've seen running back passes, flea flickers, and creative ways to disguise the offense. This year without J.J. McCarthy to count on, Michigan football offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell has to come up with some inventive ways to disrupt defenses and score more points. He's got the playmakers to do so on offense and defense to take the unit to the next level. Here are three ways he can ramp up the offense differently.

1. Play Will Johnson on offense like Charles Woodson

So far there has been no indication that this will happen, but the idea has been floated around before. To my knowledge Johnson has never been asked about it, but let's spitball for a minute here. Imagine putting Johnson on the outside and using him in motion for fakes or direct handoffs. How would defenses respond to this?

We saw the effectiveness it could cause in 1997 with Charles Woodson. I'm not saying that Johnson is Woodson, but if Johnson would be willing to dabble in some offensive schemes, then that's one more weapon that defenses have to take account for. He could be used in screen passes, end arounds, run/pass options and more. Heck even Campbell could use his defensive counterparts at fullback, Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant on goal line situations.

It's not as laughable as you might think either. Johnson played offense in high school and put up some respectable numbers that make him capable of doing it. The Michigan football star could give Travis Hunter a run for his money as the best collegiate football player on the planet and maybe become an instant Heisman contender.