David Johnson - stay on topic, please

[pantherUNIverse]

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He did well in the post game interview

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His modesty is the only thing that rivals his skill level.

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His modesty is the only thing that rivals his skill level.

I hear ya, man! Making us proud again!

[GonzoCat]

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It's really unfortunate he barely played the first 10-11 games, he'd be very much in the thick of it for rookie of the year. As it is I think he's in the top 3 in TDs by non-qbs and in the top 10 in rushing yards, maybe top 5 all purpose.

[GonzoCat]

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We've seen the rookie season comparisons to Gale Sayers, now here's a little nugget I stumpled upon trying to look up some stats:

"Here's a list of every player that's rushed for 185 yards and 3 TDs in a game vs. the Eagles: Jim Brown, David Johnson"

That's not rookie season, that's all time Eagles games. I can't personally vouch for the validity of the statement, it was posted on twitter by Frank Rueben, a writer of some sort who covers Philly.

Assuming it's true, pretty freaking good company DJ is keeping these days.

[vbfan19]

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It's really unfortunate he barely played the first 10-11 games, he'd be very much in the thick of it for rookie of the year. As it is I think he's in the top 3 in TDs by non-qbs and in the top 10 in rushing yards, maybe top 5 all purpose.

sure, we all would have loved to see David become a star right out of the gate, but I think Bruce Arians knows what he is doing.

DJ got his opportunities to shine (the kickoff return vs. Chicago, the touchdowns that garnered plenty of press), but since he wasn't the feature back from day one, it eased some of the pressure on him, and let him learn the system and the playbook, get used to the level of the game, develop more of his skillset (blitz pickup, blocking, etc.), and full recovery from the preseason hamstring injury. Plus it may have saved some wear-and-tear and left him fresher for the stretch run into the playoffs.

As it stands, he leads all rookies as far as TDs scored, and is only 1 TD short of the league leaders (all players). He is sitting at 12 TD's, with 2 other players also at 12, and 3 players at 13

[TravelingPanther]

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I'm not sure he could handle this many carries for the entire season. He looked pretty banged up last night.

[uni1988]

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It was great to hear the words "Northern Iowa" over and over last night

[GonzoCat]

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Conversely, if DJ had played a bit more instead of being used so sparingly maybe the two backs in front of him would not have gotten hurt and DJ would not now have to carry the entire load. And he'd surely be leading pretty much every stat for rookie of the year.

[ronfitch]

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DJ's stats at Philadelphia:
29 carries for 187 yards and 3 TDs (6.45 ypc), long of 47 yards
4 receptions on 4 targets for 42 yards (10.5 ypr), long of 12 yards

ESPN fantasy scoring of 40, second only to Cam Newton's 41 so far this week

also had some good blitz pickups

And did a nice job blocking on passing plays, protecting Palmer. No headlines for that, just as important to winning, esp. in the current pass-oriented, single-back offenses of the NFL today.

[GonzoCat]

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And did a nice job blocking on passing plays, protecting Palmer. No headlines for that, just as important to winning, esp. in the current pass-oriented, single-back offenses of the NFL today.

No headlines, but the announcers did a good job pointing it out and praising DJ for it. Really they could hardly stop gushing about DJ all game. It was so damn feel good I was getting a little weak in the knees.

[vbfan19]

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some clips of postgame interviews: http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-...9-0cf7c0c02aa8

neat to hear how complimentary that Coach B.A., Carson Palmer, and Larry Fitzgerald are of DJ

[catsize]

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For those of you Madden players:

http://www.muthead.com/16/players/12171-david-johnson

[UNIdad]

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I had no idea Johnson was a triplet. How did I miss that all these years?

So, why did we recruit only one?

Can you imagine having 3 David Johnsons!

[Panther'73]

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So, why did we recruit only one?

Can you imagine having 3 David Johnsons!

His 2 sisters might not play football...

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Lol!!!!!!!!!!