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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
Derrick Johnson showed a lot of promise early on. What made people think he might be a bust was the odd 2009 season where he was relegated to the bench.
Derrick Johnson had more sacks than Dee Ford after two years despite being a coverage linebacker in a 4-3 and he had 5.5 times the number of tackles.
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Yup, as I recall, that was Todd Haley putting his size 12s up DJs backside in efforts to demand more outa the kid. It worked like a charm as DJs numbers improved thereafter.
I'm generally of the mindset that someone needs to put their boot up Ford's ass too. He kinda comes off as this overly confident "stud" character, which to me indicates a clear lack of self-confidence. Hope the kid figures it out, but he just doesn't seem to have the mindset that'll encourage him to truly humble self and strive for improvement/excellence. BUT, we shall see.