Linebacker Landon Johnson Agrees to Deal with Lions
by Sean Yuille on Mar 20, 2010 2:03 AM EDT
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Landon Johnson's agent announced on Twitter Friday night that the free agent linebacker has agreed to a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions. Johnson was scheduled to visit the Lions earlier this week, and the two sides agreed to terms only a couple days later.
Johnson has previously played for the Bengals and Panthers, and as I explained in the initial post about him, his productivity as a linebacker dropped a lot in Carolina.
Johnson was released by the Panthers on March 5 after spending two seasons with the team. Before that he played for the Bengals from 2004-07 and led the team in tackles for three seasons. His numbers dropped significantly in Carolina because he didn't start a single game in 2008 and was only in the starting lineup 3 times last season. This was quite a change after he started 53 games in four seasons with the Bengals, but as John Niyo points out, he was more of a special teams player with the Panthers.
As also mentioned in the initial post, Danny Crossman, the Lions' special teams coach, held the same position in Carolina before coming to Detroit. That is the connection Johnson has to the Lions' coaching staff, so I'm sure Crossman was an advocate of bringing him in for special teams purposes.
As a linebacker there are obviously a lot of question marks after Johnson's numbers dropped off so much in recent seasons. I'm sure the Lions are thinking that Johnson is a depth player who will compete for a spot on the roster based largely on his special teams abilities. If he can get back to his old form as a linebacker, then Johnson could potentially develop into a player who sees a decent amount of playing time as a backup.
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good news
Seems to of had a solid career till panthers benched him for 2 years, maybe him and levy can compete and or share the middle of are hot LB core
by Daniel Simonelli on Mar 20, 2010 2:40 AM EDT reply actions
Dr.
Its thought like that, that make bad teams worse.
No starter spot is ever guarnteed. if he is better than Levy, he is better than Levy
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by CapitolLions on Mar 20, 2010 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow
You got this posted before PFT. Impressive!
They've found us!
This means the Lions are going to have a good year
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by HoorayForEverything on Mar 20, 2010 10:47 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
LOL
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Hey, as long as Zack Follett keeps hitting people, he can rap to Barney the Dinosaur for all I care.
Not a huge pick up, but
positive none the less. Our special teams were horrendous for most of the year last year (improved toward the end with the addition of Zach the Impaler). Our special teams unit consisted of players that wouldn’t even make the practice squad on most teams. Churning even the bottom of the roster (with potential for LB depth) is a positive move for our club. Starting field position could be much improved this year, if Crossman isn’t any worse than Stan K was.
On paper Crossman was actually worse than Stan K, especially the last few years
Hopefully that’s mostly the players’ fault and not a result of a flawed special teams philosophy.
by WestsideLionsFan on Mar 20, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
First time post after stalking in the tall grass for quite a while. Great fan site with plenty of well thought out informed insight. Having said that…just when I think I’m out…..they put a power structure in place that looks to be on the front edge of the curve instead of following the trend(west coast, Tampa 2). So hopefully this perticular move will further the weeding out and allow Jordan Dizon to pack his bags, jump on I-94 and head west to the windy city where the guys that rated him that high can have him. Just a thought, is there a single person on here that would trade the Bears staff for the Lions. For that reason alone I’ve got my kool-aid cup extended and I’m chipping in.
GM check
HC check
QB check
First time in 30 solid years of following this franchise that one of those spots doesn’t have a big question mark next to it. I like these three men heading the Lions and I look forward to the wins of change moving forward. Yeah I said it…wins. This kool-aid must be spiked!
Welcome to the Pride!
"Zack Follett: he will hurt your mind." - Pride Leader, Sean Yuille, wielder of the Ban Hammer.
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by Hyperion Ecta on Mar 20, 2010 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Kool-aid
Drinking the Kool-aid is much more than looking forward to the winds of change….ooooo I gotta fart. Ahhhhh. Now that’s wind.
Solid pick-up
Someone who can provide support for Follett on Special Teams.
"Zack Follett: he will hurt your mind." - Pride Leader, Sean Yuille, wielder of the Ban Hammer.
2010 Wests Tigers : Current record - 1-0 : Current Position - 8th : Last game - Defeated Manly Sea Eagles 26 -22
Or the smell of a dirty post
I don’t get your point, you got mine though right? I gotta go wash up now. Thanks dyl
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