MLB

[RustShack]

I'm 99.9% sure we will be running some 4-3 still this year, but I don't believe we have a MLB on the roster. Thoughts?

God I hope we let DJ play the weak side.

[Molitoth]

Major League Baseball?

[MIAdragon]

2 days 5 hours 1 min

[Mecca]

I'll be happy when DJ isn't on the roster anymore, I'm not sure I can think of a more overhyped disappointing player.

[RustShack]

Originally Posted by Mecca

I'll be happy when DJ isn't on the roster anymore, I'm not sure I can think of a more overhyped disappointing player.

I don't think he should be the best LB on the team, but I think he should stick around as our weak side LB until the position is filled with better players than him.

[damaticous]

Originally Posted by Mecca

I'll be happy when DJ isn't on the roster anymore, I'm not sure I can think of a more overhyped disappointing player.

Thank God!!!!! There is someone else out there like me! I thought I was the only one that thought he wasn't as productive as everyone thought he was going to be. I like the guy, but he doesn't seem to be productve. Every year it's the same thing from him and teh media "I believe this year is going to be my best year yet"....then nothing. Good, ok. Great, not to me.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by RustShack

I don't think he should be the best LB on the team, but I think he should stick around as our weak side LB until the position is filled with better players than him.

His contract is about up.....and frankly he's never even been a good player to this point.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Mecca

I'll be happy when DJ isn't on the roster anymore, I'm not sure I can think of a more overhyped disappointing player.

Not sure I want him off the roster - every team needs roleplayers.

But yes, overhyped and disappointing are 2 good words for him.

[Blick]

Curry of course.

[bdeg]

Originally Posted by Mecca

His contract is about up.....and frankly he's never even been a good player to this point.

That's going a bit far.

I think he's been an above-average LB for us, especially before last year.

He's always been good at coverage, and as someone else pointed out he led the NFL in TFL one season.

I think we're seeing a bit of the 'recency effect' going on here.

And the players around him certainly don't help.

[RustShack]

I don't see us getting a bunch of better LB's than him anytime soon, no reason to just get rid of a young player who has been poorly coached.

[Mecca]

What's your definition of better?

I don't like LB's that play soft as hell...just watch how he plays the Trent Edwards run last year that sums him up as a player.

[Micjones]

Johnson's been a good player for this team.
He just hasn't played to his draft position.

[bdeg]

Originally Posted by Mecca

What's your definition of better?

I don't like LB's that play soft as hell...just watch how he plays the Trent Edwards run last year that sums him up as a player.

And now you're defining him by one play from last season, when he's had 4 seasons here?
Recency effect at its finest

If you look at his whole body of work, I don't think he's that soft.

[raybec 4]

Originally Posted by RustShack

I don't see us getting a bunch of better LB's than him anytime soon, no reason to just get rid of a young player who has been poorly coached.

I will admit that our coaching staff has not been the best but that's an overused excuse for underperforming players IMO. At some point his lack of tackling skill and his desire to avoid contact has to be on him not the coaches.