Duke Johnson

[flyingfooldoug]

@clevelandwantsplayoffs said:

?? Duke signed here when he probably could’ve got more money elsewhere and defines unselfish when he plays. Reliable hands, playmaker, can block, get open...

We drafted him

[darren15]

This was him tonight ......

[CLEVELANDwantsPLAYOFFS]

@flyingfooldoug said:

We drafted him

.....And he signed a 3 year extension

[flyingfooldoug]

@clevelandwantsplayoffs said:

.....And he signed a 3 year extension

But never eligible to sign or play for another team. 

[CLEVELANDwantsPLAYOFFS]

@flyingfooldoug said:

But never eligible to sign or play for another team. 

And he would’ve been eligible if he didn’t resign here. The point being that Duke wanted to be here.

[Tour2ma]

Good player to be sure, but Chubb's emergence has made him less relevant.

[Ibleedbrown]

I would put him in the convrsation of offensive mvp this last game. A few 3rd down conversions. Picking up blitzes. Running it. Catching it. 

[TexasAg1969]

@tour2ma said:

Good player to be sure, but Chubb's emergence has made him less relevant.

Best teams have a couple of good backs. NO has Ingram and Kamara and if either one has a series of runs or a really long run, the other comes in to give a breather. Makes them both far more effective and also running at 100% every play because they know the coach will take them out appropriately and/or they can signal to come out at any time.

[Tour2ma]

@texasag1969 said:

Best teams have a couple of good backs. NO has Ingram and Kamara and if either one has a series of runs or a really long run, the other comes in to give a breather. Makes them both far more effective and also running at 100% every play because they know the coach will take them out appropriately and/or they can signal to come out at any time.

Less relevant does not mean valueless.... just means the value gap is wider than it once was.

[Babernakle]

Anyone see Dorsey bringing in karheem hunt? 

[BaconHound]

One thing ya gotta love about Browns fans is they defend their guy to the end.  Duke is an average 2nd back.  He’s just over 500 yards total offense.  

[TexasAg1969]

@baconhound said:

One thing ya gotta love about Browns fans is they defend their guy to the end.  Duke is an average 2nd back.  He’s just over 500 yards total offense.  

540 yards for such limited playing time is not bad at all.

[Mark O]

@babernakle said:

Anyone see Dorsey bringing in karheem hunt? 

No

[The Gipper]

@mark-o said:

No

He will go somewhere next year.......maybe Pittsburgh!!

[Ibleedbrown]

@baconhound said:

One thing ya gotta love about Browns fans is they defend their guy to the end.  Duke is an average 2nd back.  He’s just over 500 yards total offense.  

Interesting dissenting viewpoint. I’m all “he saved the day!” and you’re all “he’s average.”

I’m no internet research maven but would postulate there’s a notable split between his pre-Hue and post-Hue firing numbers.

I dunno man. I just see an extremely solid and well rounded football player that can catch, run, and block. 

[The Gipper]

@ibleedbrown said:

Interesting dissenting viewpoint. I’m all “he saved the day!” and you’re all “he’s average.”

I’m no internet research maven but would postulate there’s a notable split between his pre-Hue and post-Hue firing numbers.

I dunno man. I just see an extremely solid and well rounded football player that can catch, run, and block. 

Yea.  I think it is fair to say that if we didn't have Duke Johnson on this team, that we would be desperate to find a guy just like him.

[browns52]

@jcam222 said:

I predict that this week we see a thunder and lighting attack from Chubb and Duke. I see Duke being unleased this week and both of them going off. It will be telling is so. Gotta love him too, watched his interview post Hue firing and he refuses to throw anyone under the boss or comment on his lack of being used. True pro. 

duke ain't going anywhere but here.....i would like to see another good backup rb  because chubb is kind of injury prone....he really screwed his knee up at georgia and i'm kind of worried about that a little.....

[Ibleedbrown]

@browns52 said:

duke ain't going anywhere but here.....i would like to see another good backup rb  because chubb is kind of injury prone....he really screwed his knee up at georgia and i'm kind of worried about that a little.....

Damn Chicken Little. I mean sure, that’s one way of looking forward to the future.

[ATOM]

@browns52 said:

duke ain't going anywhere but here.....i would like to see another good backup rb  because chubb is kind of injury prone....he really screwed his knee up at georgia and i'm kind of worried about that a little.....

damn that was over two years ago 

[Tour2ma]

@atom said:

damn that was over two years ago 

Yup... and you can bet the pre-draft scrutiny of the knee was very high.

Any RB can get hurt at any time in any game, so yes, you need serviceable backups, but serviceable does not mean equally talented. Teams are lucky if their complementary backs are close enough in elite ability that if one or the other misses a game here and there it's barely noticeable.The Saints are the only team that springs to mind here.

I'd like to see Hilliard get some touches these final two weeks. He flashed some in preseason and has had a couple solid kick returns. Let's see what we have in him before we go fishing.