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Title: AJ Johnson will return to UT next season.* Post by: Black Diamond Vol on January 07, 2014, 07:46:55 EST :dunno:
Title: Re: AJ Johnson will return to UT next season.* Post by: Inspector Vol on January 07, 2014, 08:20:01 EST He would have been crazy to leave. Not an NFL lb IMO anyway. We could use him and he can get that much closer to, if not finish his degree......he is going to need it after college.
Title: Re: AJ Johnson will return to UT next season.* Post by: Clockwork Orange on January 07, 2014, 09:31:43 EST Excellent. He may lack footspeed and will not be in the pantheon of great UT linebackers, but we will most certainly be better off with him back.
AJ, Curt, and a newcomer. That's pretty exciting. It also gives guys like Kevin Mouhon and Jakob Johnson a year to get PT and develop without us having to lean on them from day 1. Title: Re: AJ Johnson will return to UT next season.* Post by: Volznut on January 07, 2014, 10:01:13 EST I think he should have gone. I don't see him going higher than he would have this year, and he risks injury. Aaron Murray comes to mind.
That being said, glad he is back, he gives us an experienced MLB who was playing well by end of season. Title: Re: AJ Johnson will return to UT next season.* Post by: PirateVOL on January 07, 2014, 10:19:45 EST Excellent. He may lack footspeed and will not be in the pantheon of great UT linebackers, but we will most certainly be better off with him back. He will never be fast but the AJ we saw at the end of the season was much improved. He was able to get sideline to sideline far, far better than earlier in the season and, on occasion, actually cover a receiver. His zone pass defense skills improved greatly. If he builds on the late season surge then he will be a very good LB for us at Mike and as a leader of the defense.AJ, Curt, and a newcomer. That's pretty exciting. It also gives guys like Kevin Mouhon and Jakob Johnson a year to get PT and develop without us having to lean on them from day 1. Title: Re: AJ Johnson will return to UT next season.* Post by: HerbTarlekVol on January 07, 2014, 10:22:53 EST He will never be fast but the AJ we saw at the end of the season was much improved. He was able to get sideline to sideline far, far better than earlier in the season and, on occasion, actually cover a receiver. His zone pass defense skills improved greatly. If he builds on the late season surge then he will be a very good LB for us at Mike and as a leader of the defense. Yep, we'll be better on defense with him than without him, so I am good with his staying. That said, I don't see him improving his NFL stock much, so maybe he is taking a huge risk. He could be drafted this year, make somebody's team, and earn a year's rookie pay, which still isn't a bad thing right now. Not sure I understand this one. Title: Re: AJ Johnson will return to UT next season.* Post by: BanditVol on January 08, 2014, 08:42:17 EST Yep, we'll be better on defense with him than without him, so I am good with his staying. That said, I don't see him improving his NFL stock much, so maybe he is taking a huge risk. He could be drafted this year, make somebody's team, and earn a year's rookie pay, which still isn't a bad thing right now. Not sure I understand this one. I've been following the draft projections this year. FWIW, he dropped a round or two as the season wore on. Might be he thinks he can climb back. Given that he was originally projected higher, I don't see why not. But I am just speculating. Title: Re: AJ Johnson will return to UT next season.* Post by: Screaming Eagle Dad on January 10, 2014, 04:07:25 EST A.J. could/can be an NFL Linebacker. His problem is not being around the ball becuase he almost always is. He needs to make more takles at or behind the LOS and he needs to eliminate the arm slinging tackles. He has got to learn to punish a ball carrier with solid form tackling. If he can correct those tow he has a good shot at the NFL if not he'll be an NFLer (Not For Longer)
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