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RE: Michael Johnson not expected back - fredtoast - 03-25-2019
In 2012 and 2013 when we had some of our best defenses ever (6th and 3rd) we used a rotation of D-linemen, but MJ played more snaps than any other D-lineman.
RE: Michael Johnson not expected back - fredtoast - 03-25-2019
(03-24-2019, 12:37 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: I think his career would have been a better one if he hadn't gotten jerked around so much in the beginning by Marvin, swapping back and forth between LB and DE all the way until a DE injury forced him into full-time DE in his third season despite not having prepared for it in the offseason.
This.
I think MJ wanted to play LB more than DE, but the team should have had him bulk up much sooner. His rookie season he only weighed 255 in training camp. He was skinny. He looked like an NBA player instead of NFL.