Selasa, 29 Januari 2019

Player Spotlight & Fantasy Outlook - David Johnson


Height: 6-1   Weight: 224   Age: 26
Born: 12/16/1991 Memphis, TN
College: Northern Iowa
Experience: fourth season
High School: Clinton HS [IA]


The Perception:
The perception for whatsoever instrumentalist inward the NFL has been as well as volition forever endure stand upward for nether the argument of “what have got yous done for me lately”. Past success receives lilliputian acknowledgment when a recent flavor ends inward falter providing criticism onto the instrumentalist that may non endure justified. This description is clearly the illustration when discussing the Cardinals superstar running dorsum David Johnson. The 2017 flavor became a disaster due inward role to a wrist injury which ultimately held Johnson out for the entire campaign, forming earth thought to directly forget the corking success David achieved a flavor prior. While the forgetful nature of the casual football game fan tin dismiss endure forgiven, hearing some experts explicate their reasons believing a rebound volition non transpire comes every bit quite a daze to us at ADF.

Normally an injury sustained to the wrist (much similar Johnson suffered) could endure rehabilitated inward an 8 to x calendar week fourth dimension frame allowing the instrumentalist to complete the twelvemonth amongst potentially seeing 6 to 8 games. This didn’t occur every bit the Cardinals experience out of playoff tilt forcing the Arizona encephalon trust to cutting their losses placing Johnson on the shelf for the residual of the season. Having solely played ane competition as well as touching the ball a mere 12 times for 29 yards, is the glaring number providing the perception that Johnson isn’t ane of the best running backs inward the NFL today, clear curt memories.

Going dorsum to his breakout flavor inward his curt career (2016), David Johnson permit the basis know he was robot-like racking upward yardage at volition becoming the instruct to alternative on that Cardinals offense. The impressive resume for Johnson goes far beyond the statistics when yous run into how the human is built physically. David possesses fantastic top as well as weight for a Pb dorsum teamed amongst deceptive speed as well as quickness, amongst a ane cutting motion that could challenger the best inward the game. Adding to that, Johnson has some of the best hands we’ve seen from a big human coming out of the backfield spell making defenders fille inward the opened upward plain gaining massive chunk yards inward the process. Don’t autumn asleep on David Johnson regaining his throne inward 2018.   

The Reality:
In 2016 David Johnson was the speak of the league afterward starting his career on the bench spell beingness selected inward the tertiary circular of the 2015 NFL draft. It was clear early that David would endure a forcefulness playing inward the Bruce Arians organization which exploited the talents of top cease running dorsum skill. When all was said as well as done (in 2016), David Johnson amassed 293 carries for 1239 yards as well as xvi touchdowns on the ground, really impressive. The accolades didn’t halt in that place every bit Johnson was able to generate handsomely inward the transcend game that same flavor hauling inward a whopping lxxx receptions for 879 yards as well as 4 to a greater extent than touchdowns, unbelievably incredible.

While ADF is fully onboard amongst endorsing Johnson for the 2018 season, a few enquiry marks produce arise when reviewing this edition of the Cardinals. First, the novel government taking over inward the desert is assembled as well as ready to use their systems as well as schemes which takes fourth dimension to form. That beingness said, offensively Arizona hired ane of the brightest minds to run the demonstrate inward Mike McCoy which should give acceptance to a audio run assault as well as play activity pass. McCoy ended upward beingness the scapegoat inward Denver where he was permit instruct during the flavor every bit inept play forced the mitt of the Broncos coach Vance Joseph to role ways. The firing from the Broncos inward no means diminishes the genius inward McCoy’s play calling might as well as should ane time again endure proven right inward his starting fourth dimension flavor amongst the Cardinals. All signs betoken upward for Johnson from this perspective.     

The other aspect that could create worry for the overall production of David Johnson is the uneven career of their novel pin Sam Bradford. Don’t instruct us wrong, nosotros believe Bradford tin dismiss withal play at a high level, but his injury history is far also long to ignore. With grooming army camp but around the corner, novel organization installations volition endure the focus for Bradford every bit David Johnson looks to aid ease the transition for this novel offense. Finding ways to croak along downward the positive trend, the offensive draw which has been somewhat of a disaster inward recent years has been corrected amongst commutation gratuitous agent additions similar sometime Giants standout Justin Pugh. Teaming upward amongst Center AQ Shipley as well as Guard Mike Iupati, the Cardinals could effectively have got ane of the best interior lines inward the NFL, some other giant uptick for David Johnson. Offensively the Cards produce have got corking potential to endure caput as well as shoulders ahead of terminal year’s unit.  

The Outlook:
With the few concerns listed, the overall outlook for the Cardinals as well as David Johnson await quite plentiful for them to instruct dorsum on runway inward 2018. David Johnson has ane time again been on tape to propose he is capable of achieving the unprecedented 1000/1000 yard lodge this season. With those unfamiliar, it’s Johnson’s belief that he tin dismiss garner M rushing yards as well as M receiving yards inward the same season, quite the hard yet possible trouble for a instrumentalist of his skillset. It’s no enquiry this criminal offense should revolve around the run game leaving Johnson every bit the principal benefactor. It’s of import to banking concern notation the Cardinals produce solid a corking supporting cast to take away clit per unit of measurement area from Johnson essentially opening upward lanes for him to gallop through. Future Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald withal defies virile somebody nurture fourth dimension continuing to play at an extremely high level. Adding rookie standout Christian Kirk to the mix solely compounds the number for opposing defenses to unmarried inward on David Johnson amongst stacked boxes. With a flavor of relaxation on his legs, David should come upward into this crusade rejuvenated as well as ready to bear witness he is the best inward the business.



From the fantasy perspective, 2017 was a consummate launder for Johnson then nosotros must instruct dorsum farther for evaluation purposes. In 2016 Johnson posted an incredible 411.2 fantasy points giving him an average of 25.7 points per game PPR (Point Per Reception) formats, literally out of this basis numbers for a running back. David was the consensus starting fourth dimension overall pick heading into fantasy drafts terminal year, but nosotros all know how that turned out. However, nosotros can’t seem to empathise how Johnson currently holds an ADP (Average Draft Position) of 4 amongst a worst pick showing his ADP autumn to eight, when he would’ve outscored Todd Gurley’s terminal flavor grade past times 27.7 points when compared to Johnson’s 2016 numbers. We produce realize connecting these numbers comes amongst flaws every bit they are pulled from split upward seasons, but the overall betoken shouldn’t instruct overlooked. ADF fully recommends David Johnson this twelvemonth as well as nosotros have got no number whatsoever using the starting fourth dimension overall pick to secure his services this season. Get ready to reap the rewards for taking the boundary on David Johnson.      

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