Expect diversified role for Titans' Johnson

a guy who never excelled at WR in a pro system, is injury prone, and using a first round pick on someone to spell cj are all things not to like.

we have much bigger needs than gadget player on this team.

 

couple things:

1. F NO! @ Percy Harvin

2. This is the same babble we heard last season. "Oh we're going to be very creative using him"... uhhh. Never saw it. Other than 1 play vs the colts where the pitched it inside to him. Wow! Such creativity!

3. I don't think he has the hands to be a threat as a WR. Sort of like Hester. Sure, he MIGHT burn you, but usually he wont make the catch.

 

Chris Johnson needs to show he can catch a screen or a ball in the flats. I don't know how many times he had drops when a back without Johnson ability that made the catch would have had a very nice pickup.

I don't see the Titans pick Harvin in the first. I would be fine with him in the second but the chances that the Titans don't take a WR in the first AND harvin falls are extremely low.

 

Um...

Crabtree and Maclin also didn't excel in a pro system...mainly because they don't play in one. Moot point.

Injury prone? He's missed 5 games in 3 years. Not a big deal.

And we're not drafting him for the sole purpose of spelling CJ, but for scoring TD's. He can play slot, return punts AND spell CJ a few plays if necessary.

Gut

 

Um...

Well, even without using him creatively...

He can be our slot WR, return punts and help a bit at RB if CJ got hurt. And what makes you think he doesn't have good hands? Scouts think he has good hands and catches the ball with his hands...unlike Britt who body catches a lot. If you watch Florida, Harvin has shown good hands in college.

Gut

 

Um...

He lined up at WR quite a bit...not rarely. He also didn't catch most of his passes out of the backfield. He caught most of his passes at WR. He ran most of the time lined up as a RB.

What makes you think he won't develop as a WR? He has speed, great elusiveness, has good hands, ran the route tree well at his Pro Day, and has played WR. What's the big mystery?

He won't be Larry Fitzgerald on day 1, but he could be an explosive slot in year one while he devlops with an upside of Steve Smith. Britt and Hakeem Nicks don't have that amount of upside...

Gut

 

Um...

AGREED!

I will be mildly surprised if harvin falls into rnd 2. I will be astonished if he fell to our 2nd rnd pick!

Gut

 

that's why my guy is hakeem nicks.

 

going to be some angry titan fans on draft day.