David Johnson - stay on topic, please

[mwatje]

Their o-line is terrible but there is still plenty of talent on the Cardinals roster. Yet they have performed far worse than the Browns so far this season. Their new head coach better figure out how to put the pieces together quickly or he will not be a head coach much longer.

[panthergirl123]

Additionally, WR Larry Fitzgerald sat out second half of yesterday's game with a hamstring injury.

[Neighbor]

Any uni fans go down to K.C.? David seemed to have a good game.

[Trapped in California]

It's been over a year since we had some DJ news, in this thread at least.

Something to stir the pot

https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2019/12/11/chiefs-tyrann-mathieu-cardinals-david-johnson-come-kc/4399051002/?utm_source=oembed&utm_medium=onsite&utm_campaign=storylines&utm_content=news&utm_term=2916435002

[vbfan19]

while he hasn't had the best (few) years on the field of late, he has kept up with lots of charitable work off the field. And he has been nominated as Arizona's candidate for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award.

[BCPanther]

Kansas City, Green Bay or New England (if Brady keeps playing) would all be fantastic for DJ.

I'm pretty sure the Cardinals are going to cut him in the spring. He's a pretty big cap hit for a guy that they don't have any intention on using.

[Big Cats]

The article says the Cardinals will not trade him because he has a guaranteed 10.1 million contract for 2020. They way I read the article it means unless a team wants to pick up his 10 mil salary, he's not going anywhere.

[sevelev711]

A change of scenery would do well for him at this point, however that happens. He's far too good to be "done," that's for sure.

[panthergirl123]

Johnson played Sunday. He has been hampered by injuries. He caught a touchdown in Sunday's game versus the Steelers.

[Luther Heggs]

I was at the Rams-Cardinals game yesterday. Johnson warmed up, but I do not believe played, even on special teams. So, he is really no longer playing for them.

I’ve read that Johnson did not learn the offense and when given opportunities missed blocking assignments.

I cannot believe the Cardinals will keep him another season. Hopefully he will somehow land with the Rams. Johnson just turned 28, so he probably has 2-3 good years or more left.

[BCPanther]

Tampa with Arians seems like a no-brainer. He and Kingsbury didn't get along from the start.

[Trapped in California]

I would doubt that he would end up at the Rams - the Rams have depth at RB. They will however will be spend lots of dollars with a ton of free agents scheduled to leave after this season.

The Bucs, Chiefs and Bills are all mentioned in the following article. DJ would fit nicely into the Chiefs roster, they don't have a big RB. Being able to catch a pass is a differentiation from most big RBs available. The issue is the contract that DJ currently has is fairly rich for an older RB that has has some recent injury issues.

https://raisingzona.com/2019/12/26/arizona-cardinals-trade-david-johnson-offseason/

[Luther Heggs]

I’m not sure how the NFL works, if it was MLB they would just release Johnson and absorb the guaranteed portion of his contract. It would be hard to trade Johnson for much of anything. I can’t see the Chiefs signing a running back with apparent blocking issues. Maybe a team like the Bears, where it doesn’t matter if your QB gets hurt. LOL

There were a lot of #31 Cardinal jerseys at the game. Still makes me proud to see that.

[clenz]

The idea that DJ fell off in pass pro is interesting. I didn't watch much NFL this year in that I made almost no effort to actually watch anything, including "my team".

He has been one of the highest graded pass blocking backs since he entered the league.

So the idea that all of a sudden he can't pass block at all is new/surprising to say the least.

[Trapped in California]

I’m not sure how the NFL works, if it was MLB they would just release Johnson and absorb the guaranteed portion of his contract. It would be hard to trade Johnson for much of anything. I can’t see the Chiefs signing a running back with apparent blocking issues. Maybe a team like the Bears, where it doesn’t matter if your QB gets hurt. LOL

There were a lot of #31 Cardinal jerseys at the game. Still makes me proud to see that.

MLB and NFL unions and contracts are vastly different, from my cursory understanding. MLB contracts from my understanding are essentially 100% guaranteed unless you shoot somebody during a game. Then it will go to arbitration.

The article below is about 15 months old, but goes a bit into the ins and outs of NFL salary cap implications (at least in 2018).

https://cardswire.usatoday.com/2018/10/09/az-arizona-cardinals-david-johnson-trade-rumors-eagles/