Time to trade David Johnson

[Garthshort]

Here in NY, I have a lot of friends who used to work on Wall Street. Their advice was to buy low and sell high. Don't think this is a good time to trade DJ.

 

[Buckybird]

You have to play to your personnel a little bit though. I have no idea why in the red zone, there isn't a single play designed to snap under center. Line it up and run. We'd have a W under our belts in my mind if we'd done that.

Agree but it’s rarely gonna change

 

[Buckybird]

Honestly I'd argue the wrist injury cost us the game because we didn't have his threat on 2 red zone drives we settled for FG's.

He's not the same guy that's apparent, but he's still good.

Good point Russ. Agree that DJ is more of help having him & tossing him to the dumpster at this point

 

[AZCB34]

DJ is one of the best backs in the league, but even the greatest can't run without blocking ahead of him.
Who do you think would do better in this backfield? Zeke? Kamara? They'd look like fools too.
We solved our QB problem. We solved our CB problem. We took big steps on the DL. We took in a bunch of talented WR.
That's about as much as you can solve in one offseason.
They even tried to address the OL as possible. Brought in Sweezy, Garcia, Gilbert, Gaillard, got Shipley back, but Garcia and Gilbert went down before the start. What else can you do?

The OL is the clear objective for next offseason.

DJ is no longer one of the best backs in the league.

 

[Chopper0080]

Nobody wants this version of DJ. He is not quick and has been bad in pass blocking. We are stuck with him this year and next.

 

[Chopper0080]

Where K9 was right...

 

[GuernseyCard]

Nobody wants this version of DJ. He is not quick and has been bad in pass blocking. We are stuck with him this year and next.

Good!

Happy to keep him.

 

[WildBB]

"We're going to rush more then you think"

 

[Chopper0080]

"We're going to rush more then you think"

Let's keep some context. Bad offensive starts vs Detroit and Baltimore, both who were very good vs the run last year, doesn't help from a gameplan standpoint.

 

[WildBB]

Let's keep some context. Bad offensive starts vs Detroit and Baltimore, both who were very good vs the run last year, doesn't help from a gameplan standpoint.

No, but abandoning it isn't good. If OL has a strength, that was supposedly it.

 

[dscher]

He's turning into beanie Wells without the contact I'm afraid as an rb.. now if we can use him as a diversion for passing situations then great. Maybe he needs more bicep curls in his life. Lol. I love the kid though.. hope he gets it going and something lights a fire under his ass.

 

[Chopper0080]

No, but abandoning it isn't good. If OL has a strength, that was supposedly it.

If I am scheming vs the Ravens and Lions defense, the secondary seems like the path of least resistance. Playing from behind only increases the need to.

 

[WildBB]

If I am scheming vs the Ravens and Lions defense, the secondary seems like the path of least resistance. Playing from behind only increases the need to.

Unfortunately. They have to get stops earlier. Jackson was more then they could handle mostly. Ran and threw roughshod over them early. They got in their own way a lot. Jones and Suggs weren't much factors today. This was a hard matchup for us.

Balt. D was just pinning their ears back.

 

[GoldGloveschmidt]

People get the correlation between running and winning all wrong.

Teams run because they are winning. They don't run to win.

We don't need to run the ball more. We need to run it more effectively and we need to get the lead in a game.

 

[gbrim21]

Honestly I'd be surprised if we could get a high pick for him. One of the highest paid RB's in the league.

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[gbrim21]

Our o line can’t block for crap...nobody is gong anywhere behind them.

This is the excuse we've been making for him for 18 games now. Bottom line is he's not the same RB as 2016/17. Barry Sanders had bad blocking his whole life. For what we're paying DJ I expect him to rush well in spite of bad blocking, else why pay him?

I admit I finally saw him break a tackle today, so that was nice. Got called back for holding but nice to see him not go down on first contact.

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[Crimson Warrior]

He's turning into beanie Wells without the contact I'm afraid as an rb.. now if we can use him as a diversion for passing situations then great. Maybe he needs more bicep curls in his life. Lol. I love the kid though.. hope he gets it going and something lights a fire under his ass.

Getting more and more worried about him too...

Still, I'm trying to be patient. He played okay last week.

Let's see how he looks against CAR. I'm calling my shot. We upset the Panthers next week.

 

[Chopper0080]

I get most frustrated by the pass blocking. For a guy his size, he should be much better.

 

[dscher]

He loves the weight room..but he has to balance that body out. Imo. Way too top heavy.

 

[PACardsFan]

If I am scheming vs the Ravens and Lions defense, the secondary seems like the path of least resistance. Playing from behind only increases the need to.

Yes, year in and year out, the Ravens are one of best teams at stopping the run. I was at the game today. Tough to beat anyone when you’re settling for fg’s, but especially a team like Baltimore. OL played poorly, and Murray would have thrown for another 100 yards if our line would have given just a little more time. There were times, especially in the first half when Murray had to release a hair too early to avoid a sack & just missed large gains. All in all, I was impressed that we hung with them on the road.

 

[Cardiac]

The Fox crew at the end of the game were all on board that Murray is going to be special FWTW.

 

[Cardiac]

Where K9 was right...

You were right as well saying we should just franchise DJ once or twice and then move onto the next RB, IIRC.

 

[dscher]

The Fox crew at the end of the game were all on board that Murray is going to be special FWTW.

Even old school Bradshaw is on board

 

[Reddog]

Bouncing back from a major injury is tough.

His was a wrist not a knee so I’m not buying the injury. I think he got married, had a kid, got his contract and got soft.

 

[Crimson Warrior]

The Fox crew at the end of the game were all on board that Murray is going to be special FWTW.

I heard that too. Saying how he was "going to be one of the very top players in the NFL".

Nice to have your QBOTF drawing that kind of early praise.