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JOHNNY JOHNSON · 03-10-2009, 10:28 AM

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JOHNNY JOHNSON · 03-10-2009, 10:37 AM

that said... there were a few times this season where I thought leon got the ball and it was TJ. which was very impressive.

i'd only target a back because TJ will be getting to that age for a rB and I really like shonn greene. so it's the perfect time to - IMO with that the case...

though as said in the above post - TJ doesn't have the wear and tear associated with his age as most runners that hit that wall before him have. He very well could have another 2 or 3 years at this rate thanks to his late start as a workhorse -so to speak... and with that he'll be sharing with leon which benefits in that regard even moreso.

and that goes for leon's blossoming career as well, obviously. -also keeping the wear and tear off him.

JOHNNY JOHNSON · 03-10-2009, 10:50 AM

my only gripe with tJ is that he too often can't win the 1 on 1 battles when he breaks some daylight ---- and many times with 1 defender to beat - on a given play.

he'll take it to the house if he has the angle.. but if it's 1 on 1 and he's already breaking a nice gain... he basically runs right into the defender.. and it doesn't work.. he doesn't have that kind of power as a runner - outside of his stiff arm which he doesn't use enough IMO in those exact situations - as he gets an extra 3 yards attempting to run through the defender - instead of being able to break it.

JMJ · 03-10-2009, 11:37 AM

My favorite part is after the video ends and it says, "FU Brett Favre. [B]Your[/B] an idiot."

There is nothing better than someone calling somebody else an idiot and making a grammatical error in that very sentence. :D

crazyjetsman28 · 03-10-2009, 12:52 PM

[QUOTE=JOHNNY JOHNSON;3041269]that said... there were a few times this season where I thought leon got the ball and it was TJ.[/QUOTE]

they call that Dan Dierdorf'ing

JOHNNY JOHNSON · 03-10-2009, 07:30 PM

[QUOTE=crazyjetsman28;3041486]they call that Dan Dierdorf'ing[/QUOTE]

haha.. but truth be told he surprised me... on a few occasions.

03-10-2009, 10:28 AM	#1
JOHNNY JOHNSON Hall Of Fame Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,175	Video Link: Thomas Jones’ 2008 Highlights [U][url]

03-10-2009, 10:37 AM	#2
JOHNNY JOHNSON Hall Of Fame Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,175	that said... there were a few times this season where I thought leon got the ball and it was TJ. which was very impressive. i'd only target a back because TJ will be getting to that age for a rB and I really like shonn greene. so it's the perfect time to - IMO with that the case... though as said in the above post - TJ doesn't have the wear and tear associated with his age as most runners that hit that wall before him have. He very well could have another 2 or 3 years at this rate thanks to his late start as a workhorse -so to speak... and with that he'll be sharing with leon which benefits in that regard even moreso. and that goes for leon's blossoming career as well, obviously. -also keeping the wear and tear off him.

03-10-2009, 10:50 AM	#3
JOHNNY JOHNSON Hall Of Fame Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,175	my only gripe with tJ is that he too often can't win the 1 on 1 battles when he breaks some daylight ---- and many times with 1 defender to beat - on a given play. he'll take it to the house if he has the angle.. but if it's 1 on 1 and he's already breaking a nice gain... he basically runs right into the defender.. and it doesn't work.. he doesn't have that kind of power as a runner - outside of his stiff arm which he doesn't use enough IMO in those exact situations - as he gets an extra 3 yards attempting to run through the defender - instead of being able to break it.

03-10-2009, 11:37 AM	#4
JMJ Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Reality Posts: 10,443	My favorite part is after the video ends and it says, "FU Brett Favre. [B]Your[/B] an idiot." There is nothing better than someone calling somebody else an idiot and making a grammatical error in that very sentence. :D

03-10-2009, 12:52 PM	#5
crazyjetsman28 Rookie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hamilton, NJ Posts: 566	[QUOTE=JOHNNY JOHNSON;3041269]that said... there were a few times this season where I thought leon got the ball and it was TJ.[/QUOTE] they call that Dan Dierdorf'ing

03-10-2009, 07:30 PM	#6
JOHNNY JOHNSON Hall Of Fame Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,175	[QUOTE=crazyjetsman28;3041486]they call that Dan Dierdorf'ing[/QUOTE] haha.. but truth be told he surprised me... on a few occasions.