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Texans not interested in Larry Johnson

dalemurphy

dalemurphy

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Kubiak said they are "going to take a look" at LJ. Called him a good football player. Also, was pretty critical of the current RBs.
 
this wouldnt be too bad, if he can still play and be effective and clean up his act with a change of scenary it could work. I'd give him a 1-year contract to give it a shot.
 
Hmm......maybe one of the signs of "turning the corner" is not being afraid to sign a football player who has a sketchy past. Although I don't think Larry Johnson has much ability left, he was a product of a dominant line and we don't have that here, but if he can hold on to the ball he'll instantly be a upgrade. :)
 
Larry Johnson is a very short-term solution, if he's even a solution at all. I'm sure he would be better then Brown though.
 
If he is signed it had better be a one year deal that just goes for the rest of the season. No way do I want to see him here next year. The guy isn't any good, and he's a complete team cancer. I'd like to see him just fade away out of the NFL.
 
How did you see the presser. Nick said there were technical difficulties and he would record it and put it up on texans tv later.
 
Coach Gary Kubiak indicated at his Monday press conference that the Texans plan to do their due diligence on waived RB Larry Johnson.
Texans fans are pulling for the team to pursue L.J. "We'll go back and take a look at him just like any other player," Kubiak said. Johnson has a 2.7 YPC average for the year, but has lost just one fumble on 132 carries. The Texans continue to be concerned with their running backs' ball security after Ryan Moats lost a fumble at the goal line in Houston's Week 9 loss.


http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playernews.aspx?sport=NFL
 
dalemurphy said:
Kubiak said they are "going to take a look" at LJ. Called him a good football player. Also, was pretty critical of the current RBs.
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Boy, he must hate the current RBs guts if he is "going to take a look" at that POS.

I'm totally against this move.
 
They will bring him in for a look, kick the tires, and realize this guy is running on empty with four flats, a squeaky fan belt and a busted carburetor.
 
bckey said:
How did you see the presser. Nick said there were technical difficulties and he would record it and put it up on texans tv later.
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It was on the radio. I say sign him. Changing scenery did wonders for cats like Randy Moss and Cedric Benson. Even right here in Houston with Ron Artest. If he clears waivers and you don't have to take on a huge contract, why not give him a 1- or 2-year deal and see if he changes his act? Maybe being around good classy characters like Andre Johnson, Matt Schaub, Gary Kubiak, and Bob McNair will set him straight. It's not like he's Pacman Jones.
 
I have to wonder at what point this organization finally takes the plunge with a high draft pick to get a feature back. This RB-by-committee stuff blows. We need a guy that can consistently get a yard and is capable of hitting the holes while holding on to the ball. It shouldn't be too much to ask. We're not demanding Adrian Peterson.
 
DerekLee1 said:
It was on the radio. I say sign him. Changing scenery did wonders for cats like Randy Moss and Cedric Benson. Even right here in Houston with Ron Artest. If he clears waivers and you don't have to take on a huge contract, why not give him a 1- or 2-year deal and see if he changes his act? Maybe being around good classy characters like Andre Johnson, Matt Schaub, Gary Kubiak, and Bob McNair will set him straight. It's not like he's Pacman Jones.
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Cedric Benson only had a couple of years on him, and that's close to if not over the average shelf life of an NFL RB. LJ has played 6 seasons already, which is over the average NFL RB lifespan, not too mention his huge number of carries since he was drafted.

I don't mind us taking a flier and working him out, but I really don't see much coming out of it given his history and character issues.
 
Kansas City has been picking in the high-end of the draft for years.
Bernard Pollard came from there, and he supposedly sucked.
Bring him in, Rick Smith style (pennies on the dollar), and see
what he has left.

Plus, the coach in Kansas City is an ass. Any player who wants to win
runs the risk of blowing up on that guy. Bernard Pollard blew up on him,
and got released. Larry Johnson did the same thing.

I believe we now have strong leadership in the locker room, and if
he's a problem, his ass will be on the street soon enough. Bring him
in!
 
Kubiak didn't say we would look at him. He said we would look at him like any other FA.

Context is important, but the Chronicle is totally ignoring it. Journalism=DEAD.
 
DexmanC said:
Kansas City has been picking in the high-end of the draft for years.
Bernard Pollard came from there, and he supposedly sucked.
Bring him in, Rick Smith style (pennies on the dollar), and see
what he has left.

Plus, the coach in Kansas City is an ass. Any player who wants to win
runs the risk of blowing up on that guy. Bernard Pollard blew up on him,
and got released. Larry Johnson did the same thing.

I believe we now have strong leadership in the locker room, and if
he's a problem, his ass will be on the street soon enough. Bring him
in!
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That's a great point. Pollard should have a good insider's view on Larry's personality and alleged troubles.
 
I dont care what it takes. I hope the Texans sign him. His 2.7 YPC means nothing to us on the goalline where we've lost three games as a result of fumbles. It's that last yard i want him for. Also, he'd been carrying the load by himself for so long in KC. He'd be splitting time with Slaton. 7 games left and our season is not over. We still are in the thick of the playoff running. Sign him. We've got the cap room this season. Let's do something with what we can. LJ isn't my first choice by any means. I just dont see any other RBs with his resume out on the market right now. 7 more important games left in our season.
 
NitroHonda said:
I dont care what it takes. I hope the Texans sign him. His 2.7 YPC means nothing to us on the goalline where we've lost three games as a result of fumbles. It's that last yard i want him for. Also, he'd been carrying the load by himself for so long in KC. He'd be splitting time with Slaton. 7 games left and our season is not over. We still are in the thick of the playoff running. Sign him. We've got the cap room this season. Let's do something with what we can. LJ isn't my first choice by any means. I just dont see any other RBs with his resume out on the market right now. 7 more important games left in our season.
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Yeah. You could spot Slaton, Moats, and Brown 1.7 yards at the goal line and they still couldn't get the last one.
 
Double Barrel said:
I have to wonder at what point this organization finally takes the plunge with a high draft pick to get a feature back. This RB-by-committee stuff blows. We need a guy that can consistently get a yard and is capable of hitting the holes while holding on to the ball. It shouldn't be too much to ask. We're not demanding Adrian Peterson.
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That's a bit harsh. They've had tremendous success with their first round selections. Every forst rounder Smith and Kubiak is starting and doing a heckuva job right now. There are only so many first rounders that a team has.
 
As a feature back, NO. But as a guy who we can use in short yardage and goal line plays, sure. I think he might be better than Chris brown who has failed in those areas. Chris just runs too upright and without enough ooomph to make those goalline plays work. LJ just might. And yes I know he is a complete turd.
 
What do you have to lose???????? Lets see
Ex-Pro bowl RB
KC Just throws him out there
1 Year Contract
7 Games Left
What the hell do you have to lose
If it doesen't work out, let him go.
 
DerekLee1 said:
Yeah. You could spot Slaton, Moats, and Brown 1.7 yards at the goal line and they still couldn't get the last one.
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I'm not sure what you're trying to dispute from my post? LJ does not fumble the ball and that's a proven quality that i'm looking at for those pesky one yard goallines.
 
Trent Green likes him...

besides he'll be 800000000 times better than Brown.

also, he isn't a dancer back there. He runs down hill and we have a passing game that would help him out anyway.
 
NitroHonda said:
I just dont see any other RBs with his resume out on the market right now.
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His resume? His resume is horrible. With RB's it's all about their current resume with what's important. Not what he did 4 seasons ago. His current resume is awful on the field and in the locker room, and off the field it's worse than anything.

He won't be any better than our current backs in short yardage if our O line can't push the pile.

If they can sign him for cheap for just the remainder of the season, and let him loose after this year, then I don't really care personally. I don't see how that would hurt us. If he came here though, I'd be a slight bit worried that Kubes would play him a lot more than just a GL back or short yardage guy and he doesn't deserve to get any carries over Slaton or Moats with how he's played the last two seasons.
 
I remember when everyone got whipped up over Shaun Alexander.

Same thing - just that Shaun never beat on a woman, called his own fans fags, called reporters f a g g o t s, or publicly talked sh*t about his own coach.

LJ has nothing in the tank as a player or a human being.
 
Porky said:
As a feature back, NO. But as a guy who we can use in short yardage and goal line plays, sure. I think he might be better than Chris brown who has failed in those areas. Chris just runs too upright and without enough ooomph to make those goalline plays work. LJ just might. And yes I know he is a complete turd.
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With Slaton's fumblitis and LJ's year and tear... Nobody's going to be the feature back. We'll go with the hot hand whoever that is. Just because we (if we did) pay him an obscene amount of money... Does not mean he needs to be the feature back. We got the room and the price for the next seven games just got a bit higher.
 
Texecutioner said:
If he is signed it had better be a one year deal that just goes for the rest of the season. No way do I want to see him here next year. The guy isn't any good, and he's a complete team cancer. I'd like to see him just fade away out of the NFL.
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For a moment I thought you were talking about Cedric Benson again.
 
DerekLee1 said:
That's a great point. Pollard should have a good insider's view on Larry's personality and alleged troubles.
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David Gibbs should be able to provide the most valuable info.

If that's the reason LJ is not signed I'm OK with not signing him.

If McNair doesn't want to sign him because of his character and the Smithiak do want to sign him. That's another issue all togeher.
 
New_Texans said:
Trent Green likes him...
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I don't think it's a coincidence that LJ's performance slipped when the Chief's passing attack became non existent. Since Green left the Chiefs have had a pretty bad passing game and his numbers have suffered during that time.

Who knows? maybe he could benefit from playing in a much better offense like ours.
 
Mannymanuel99 said:
What do you have to lose???????? Lets see
Ex-Pro bowl RB
KC Just throws him out there
1 Year Contract
7 Games Left
What the hell do you have to lose
If it doesen't work out, let him go.
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Exactly

It's sad that if LJ walk in off the street he would be the most reliable,least turnover prone RB on the team.

Jimmy Johnson thinks he's got something left that's good enough for me.
 
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Texecutioner said:
His resume? His resume is horrible. With RB's it's all about their current resume with what's important. Not what he did 4 seasons ago. His current resume is awful on the field and in the locker room, and off the field it's worse than anything.

He won't be any better than our current backs in short yardage if our O line can't push the pile.

If they can sign him for cheap for just the remainder of the season, and let him loose after this year, then I don't really care personally. I don't see how that would hurt us. If he came here though, I'd be a slight bit worried that Kubes would play him a lot more than just a GL back or short yardage guy and he doesn't deserve to get any carries over Slaton or Moats with how he's played the last two seasons.
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So why dont you tell me who you think has a better resume that's on the streets right now.
 
Transcripts on all quotes Larry Johnson today:

(on if they have any interest in RB Larry Johnson) “Obviously, I think when a name like that comes on the free agent market like today, we’ll obviously go back and take a look at him just like any other player. But obviously, he’s been a good player in this league, and I’m sure he’ll get a lot of interest from a lot of people.”

(on if that means they’re interested) “I think that means we will take a look at him. That’s what that means.”

(on RB Larry Johnson having issues on field and off the field and why they are interested in him knowing all that) “Well, your question was, ‘Would we take a look at him?’ And I said, ‘Yes, we would, because he’s a free agent and he’s out there.’”

(on if they are interested in signing RB Larry Johnson) “I don’t know. We’d have to take a look at him first and evaluate him.”

(on if they need a guy who can do what RB Larry Johnson can do) “Larry Johnson’s a good football player, and we’re going to take a hard look at him.”
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http://www.houstontexans.com/blog/index.asp?post_id=781
 
NitroHonda said:
That's a bit harsh. They've had tremendous success with their first round selections. Every forst rounder Smith and Kubiak is starting and doing a heckuva job right now. There are only so many first rounders that a team has.
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Okoye? :rolleyes:

Serviceable, but I'd rather have a RB that can consistently get a yard when our offense needs it. We could get a middle-of-the-road DT from many places, and the first round shouldn't be one of the places.
 
I'm just sayin'..

Head Coach of the Chiefs, Todd Haley, ran Tony Gonzales out of town,
gave Bernard Pollard an apple and a roadmap, and has just sent
Larry Johnson packing. Pollard spoke in a video interview and said,
"The new group came in, and wanted things their way. I respect that,
but there is a certain way you should speak to people. I'm not
going to be disrespected, and I try to show respect."

Todd Haley is an asshat, and all of the key Chiefs have been run off
the reservation by his ass. Gonazales and Pollard are doing just fine
out of Kansas City. If they want to bring Johnson in, I have no problem
with that.
 
Michael Pittman is out there. He is an ex-Bronco, he was a PROVEN goal line back in Denver last year (4 TDs in 8 games as ONLY a goal line back), and he's still in shape (he's playing in that new league that I don't recall the name of.

Yeah, he's old. 34... but LJ is past his prime too.
 
Double Barrel said:
Okoye? :rolleyes:

Serviceable, but I'd rather have a RB that can consistently get a yard when our offense needs it. We could get a middle-of-the-road DT from many places, and the first round shouldn't be one of the places.
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And I'd rather have a set of guards and a center that are sufficiently strong enough to push the middle of the opposing D line back on their heels for that one yard so all the back has to do is pick one and follow him.

Both an improved O-line and an Earl-type RB would be even sweeter
 
DiehardChris said:
Michael Pittman is out there. He is an ex-Bronco, he was a PROVEN goal line back in Denver last year (4 TDs in 8 games as ONLY a goal line back), and he's still in shape (he's playing in that new league that I don't recall the name of.

Yeah, he's old. 34... but LJ is past his prime too.
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The UFL. As I understand it, those players can't go to the NFL until their season is over.
 
ObsiWan said:
And I'd rather have a set of guards and a center that are sufficiently strong enough to push the middle of the opposing D line back on their heels for that one yard so all the back has to do is pick one and follow him.

Both an improved O-line and an Earl-type RB would be even sweeter
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I can't argue with wanting a set of guards and center that could do that, either. That would be nice. We can dream, can't we?
 
Double Barrel said:
Okoye? :rolleyes:

Serviceable, but I'd rather have a RB that can consistently get a yard when our offense needs it. We could get a middle-of-the-road DT from many places, and the first round shouldn't be one of the places.
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Okoye is producing on the NFL's best defense (over the last five games). It 's been said that it takes 3 years for a defensive lineman to develop. It's year three for Okoye and he's turning out quite nicely. I think he's benefitted from Antonio Smith's veteranism (if that's even a word). I'm pretty happy with how it all is turning out.
 
Sign LJ to a one year deal

If he's a problem he's gone

The only history players care about is how they produced on the field, LJ will be embraced
 
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