🏈 Opponents have an eye on Johnson

[planomateo]

http://www.tidesports.com/article/20091119/NEWS/911189961

pretty cool that Coach Mullen gave Marquis Johnson some props post game.

“I went to talk to him after the game, he was like, ‘I don’t know if (Florida is) going to be throwing your way this time,’ and I was like, ‘I appreciate it, sir. You’re not doing anything but getting me better.’”

 

[RollTideRandy]

I don't have access to game film, but I just don't get why teams continue to go after Johnson and Barron. Those two guys are racking up a ton of stats this season. Teams seem terrified to throw to the Jackson/Woodall side of the field. The only team I remember going after Jackson was Tennessee and they seemed to have pretty good success doing it. I just don't understand why after Johnson breaks up two or three passes, why does an OC keep going after him and not at least test Kareem Jackson? The only thing I can come up with is that if you review the game film, Johnson's guy must be open a lot more during the course of a game than Jackson's guy is.

If you want to talk about Florida though, Tebow seems confident throwing to Cooper and Hernandez in any situation. I think Jackson and Johnson will see equal opportunities in that game.

 

[lilstat]

I think they don't realize how fast he is as a player. When the QB sees that WR he may look open because of space. However, our DB's can cover a lot of ground while the ball is in the air.

Another reason they went after him was because he was burnt on the first play where he got the PI called against him. That was all he needed to happen though, cause it didnt happen again.

 

[TidePride50]

They throw at Johnson because up until this season he has been a weak spot. I'd almost say he's better than KJ now.

 

[UAgrad93]

I think the only reason that UT had any success throwing at Kareem was the fact they threw the slant stop and Kareem slipped and fell. They knew Kareem had jumped the slant in the Ole Piss game and they didn't want that to go for a pick 6 so they went with a stop and it worked. Surprisingly, they didn't try it again.Kareem is very solid and Marquis has really come on strong. Inthe USCjr game I had to scratch my head on the 3 consecutive fades that came his way.

 

[ExiledTidefan]

I had my doubts that our secondary could be as good as last year coming into this season. Those doubts diminished quite a lot as we got into October.

I just don't think we can beat right now. I'm trying to look at this thing with an objective slant, because I don't want to be disappointed with a loss, or just look like a moron even more than I already do. But I don't see anything that looks like a weakness other than kick return coverage. Even that HAD improved until the other night. The thing about giving up big yards on kick returns is that you only kick at the beginning of the half and AFTER YOU SCORE. So it's almost a moot point.

Bama could go 14-0. Florida will no doubt be less motivated to win this game than Bama will.