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Ummm - he actually was named the starter. That was the difference. He was obviously the best back in ‘24 but didn’t get many touches
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If the only difference you saw in Johnson between ’24 and ’25 is more touches, we’re going to have to agree to disagree.
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Oh completely agree, just saw he was the 61st ranked prospect and thought I’d share
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Johnson drastically improved from 24 to 25
He gained weight, he ran with aggression. In 24 his effort was hit or miss imo.
His cutting ability made drastic jumps as did his ability to read the holes opening.
I was a johnson doubter until this year as it seemed to be an effort thing and that rarely works out at the rb position.
He gained weight, he ran with aggression. In 24 his effort was hit or miss imo.
His cutting ability made drastic jumps as did his ability to read the holes opening.
I was a johnson doubter until this year as it seemed to be an effort thing and that rarely works out at the rb position.
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He definitely runs bigger than 183. I would have put him at 200-205 based on the eye test. He held up remarkably well this year.
Edit.... he's listed at 5'11 200 lbs on the roster I saw. Rosters usually skew high, but almost 20 lbs is a lot
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He was doing that in ‘24. Unfortunately Rhule hired a borderline retard as OC that buried him on the depth chart
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Highlighted line is when Dana came in.
Obviously Dowdell was gone for the BC game, but still looks like a noticeable increase in workload once Dana saw him.
To be fair, it's not like Dowdell was a terrible back though.
Obviously Dowdell was gone for the BC game, but still looks like a noticeable increase in workload once Dana saw him.
To be fair, it's not like Dowdell was a terrible back though.
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Agree on all, especially his read/react ability.
Previously he’d follow the play design, even if that meant running into the back of a lineman. This year, he’s looking for lanes, and his vision isn’t limited to the LOS. He’s cutting, redirecting and looking down field as he’s doing so to see where the next obstacle is.
Ziggy was the last guy we had that made a jump, and half (or more) of his improvement was Tren.
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I think EJ was running through contact better in 25 compared to 24. Not having Dowdell could have helped too because I think it allowed EJ to get into a better rhythm over the course of games.
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My HS son who is (on the left) was lucky enough to run into him at Chik-fil-a this summer and my son is 6’0 168 in this photo. I’m sure he spit on SOME weight since this was taken but I can’t imagine he’s over 200 pounds in this photo. I still think he’s around 185 tops. 200+ is a real stretch to me (I know muscle adds a lot).
He was an absolute beast for his size all year, not denying that. But there’s a huge difference between being tough in college and being tough in the NFL when grown ass men who are elite are hitting you every play.
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It was spotty in 24 imo. I wanted to like him. But he looked thin and effort was hit or miss. Some could be blamed on shit OC. But he hesitated to often to hit a hole.
