Jeremi Johnson: Lardy Loser or Hefty Hero
by featherman on Oct 14, 2009 7:07 PM EDT
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This is a first time post so please excuse its deficiencies. Last year, among the various offensive problems we had, was the lack of a fullback (don't give me that "what about a converted tight end playing fullback"). Did everyone notice how our QB got pummeled and the running lanes were a tad narrow? I'm not saying that there were not other huge problems-like the lack of a professional center- but I think Jeremi Johnson's contribution's to protection and running the ball have been underestimated. He was getting a lot of heat (and rightfully so) for being out of shape but I think he has been coming through in a big way-IMO.
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Other than two dropped passes including a TD
He’s played very well, and the weight doesn’t appear to be an issue. He’s even carried the ball a couple times for positive yardage this year which is unusual.
3 td passes dropped by Coats, wide open at that
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by TennBengalfan on Oct 14, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Jj dropped one too
Pretty sure it was on the first drive. He fell on the ground, but it still bounced off his big belly.
by brandone on Oct 14, 2009 10:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
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Yep. Against the Ravens. Might have been a little low tho.
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by Josh Kirkendall on Oct 14, 2009 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
me too
I like what JJ has done. I wouldn’t want a question mark at an unheralded position like fullback. Sure he drops passes but that’s not his primary goal on this team.
B. Clifton Burke
JJ deserves considerable ...
credit for Ced’s success. By end of season I expect him to be one of the League’s top 10 fullbacks again.
I still wonder
If pressley couldn’t do just as well. I mean the kid broke a facemask.
by brandone on Oct 14, 2009 9:24 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
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On the bright side, the kid is still on the practice squad, and by extension, on the team. He’s ours for at least three years, if not another five, provided they don’t release him. He’s going to grow. JJ, I believe, is doing the job. Mr Breaking Facemasks could be doing the job by this time next year and several years after that.
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by Josh Kirkendall on Oct 14, 2009 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope so, the kid is an absolute monster!
by 80%OFTHETIMEIMRIGHTEVERYTIME on Oct 15, 2009 8:13 AM EDT up reply actions
agreed
It’s probably best that Pressley spends a year learning the system. Jeremi Johnson has done a spectacular job slobber-knocking LB’s to allow Benson the opportunity to at least fall forward, if not stumble for a few extra yards.
3 yards and a pile of dust
by Hudepohl Dey on Oct 15, 2009 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions
He could also
Get signed off the practice squad and we’d lose him. I agree jeremy is doing the job an I don’t think it’s a coincidence that we were horrible at running the ball last year and he wasn’t here. I just really would like a fullback that can also catch on occasion.
by brandone on Oct 15, 2009 10:31 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
But isn't it a great time to be a bengals fan
When our biggest gripes really are our long snapper and upgrade at fb
by brandone on Oct 15, 2009 10:52 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think Pressley is gone
Some one, maybe the Saints or Tampa Bay, I am not sure signed him earlier this week I think.
" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran
every game JJ has got better and in better shape
He played outstanding last game. i have rewatched the game at least 4 times now, He was great! not understating, he was god in the blocking game.
"Ghiaciuc's play was a distraction"
Jeremi Johnson has always been a solid blocker
Johnson got in lewis’ doghouse over his weight issues. He got hurt then released. It hurt our line last year. Nobody in the backfield picked up the blown blocks and blitzers. Johnson has made our line better every time he steps on the field. he improves our running game too. Being a fullback in today’s NFL is a low profile job when done correctly. Johnson has been one of the best fullbacks in the NFL for most of his career. This year isn’t anything new, its just JJ doing his job. Like he always does.
Jeremi Johnson should have been cut........
Why in the world we dump guys like Fui Vakapuna and Chris Pressley for a guy like Johnson is beyond me.
This guy has come into training camp year after year overweight and out of shape. Every year! Why we don’t keep guys like Fui is beyond my understanding. Afterall….I said it before…..We have Benson and Scott at HB……so putting Leonard and Fui or Leonard and Pressley as our FB, makes a deadly combo in the back field. And with Leonard’s hands…..makes it even more potent…….
I just don’t get how guys get cut that belong and others that should have been kicked to the curb, hang around……….Jeremi Johnson has had a few drops and can’t outrun my grandmother and her walker…….so he’s just a turd taking up space on the team.
fbs in todays nfl
block.
the number one requirement of a successful fullback in the nfl today is to block. the days of the 70s fullback are over. So you have to consider how well a fullback performs the job requirement before calling them, “a turd taking up space.” johnson is one of the better blocking fullbacks in the nfl.
as for fui, sucks he didn’t make the team. good college career and noted for some of his blocking. got to the nfl and jim anderson didn’t see fui making the cut. in jim we trust, he’s says fui ain’t got the attitude or ability for it, and he don’t.
last time i checked, fui still wasn’t on an active roster in the nfl. he’s stitting on arizona’s practice squad. if fui had the talent you claim belongs on an nfl roster, surely one of the other 31 teams would have put fui on their active roster.
All I know is......
JJ is the lead blocker for the league leading RB to this point. I am not sure any other statistics really matter.
" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran
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