Larry Johnson is planning the Great Escape! Yes, the Great Escape from Kansas City. As he approaches his 30th birthday on November 19, let us examine the facts to support this theory.
1.Larry Johnson never liked being with K.C and immediately got in the doghouse of Dick Vermeil — “take your diapers off” episode.
2.Larry Johnson’s total yards have fallen dramatically from his high in 2005 and 2006 of 1750 yards and 1789 yards to 559 in 2007, 874 in 2008 and 358 in 2009.
3.Likewise his average yards per carry have fallen from a high of 5.2 ypc in 2005 to a current low of 2.7 ypc.
4.Larry Johnson’s off-field behavior continues to show disrespect for his coaches, fans and the people of K.C.
No. 27 is a scared, aging running back on a horrible team. He has lost any hope of a trade to another team. He is frustrated that the Chiefs enforced clauses in his contract last spring that cost him part of his contract. So instead of becoming an out and out malcontent he tweets. He badmouths his coach, the Chiefs franchise and sportwriters attempting to cover the team. He has angered in the process two of the most player friendly coaches in Dick Vermeil and Herm Edwards.Now he is belittling a first year coach who has been supportive and enthusiastic about Larry’s performance to date.
He planned this whole thing. Like Corey Dillon sandbagging the Bengals, this whole thing seems contrived. L.J. sees the likes of Cedric Benson and Will Witherspoon going from worst to basically first, and he wants to do the same. In the back of his head, Johnson probably thought another round of tantrums could get him in a Chicago, New England, Philadelphia, etc. uniform by Thanksgiving. I say we give him his wish.
Keeping L.J. over Jared Allen was one of the top mistakes in team history. Let’s distance ourselves from the King Carl/Herm era by ridding ourselves of their biggest mistake. Then and only then will this team be able to truly look forward. As Vermiel stated “it’s time to take the diapers off.” Let Larry the Great Troublemaker go.
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I absolutely agree he is doing this on purpose. I wouldn’t even be suprised if his agent gave him the idea. I am all for seeing him hitting the door and not letting it hit him in the ass. I just don’t see other teams showing much interest. Maybe as a deperate back-up., but nothing more. It’s obvious he is washed up and not worth the trouble. Maybe I am wrong. Actually it would be great if he could play fo the Raiders so we could hate him even more. I would love to see our D hammer his punk ass!
I just read Arrowhead Pride is reporting KC has waived LJ! Not sure if this is 100% true, but I hope so!
Shane it says we wont waive him.
Calling reporters homophobic names and questioning the skills of your head coach is conduct detrimental to the league and the team. LJ will not be rewarded with a cut, but instead will ride the pine suspended without pay for as long as legally possible. Hopefully one suspension from the team and one from the league. Sounds good to me.
My bad. i thought for sure it said we waived him. Well like I said, not sure it was official. Wish it was though!
No prob Shane. I think an excellent point OLD CHIEF, if you anger Herm and especially Dick you cant get along with anyone. Its a team sport Larry, remember that as you run into a pack of defensive giants time after time after time.
LJ is officially suspended for two weeks according to the KC Star and KC Chiefs.com.
I feel sorry for LJ. How is it that you can have all that money and be so angry at the world. He may be doing this to get out of KC. I don’t know. The real problem is, he can’t get out of being LJ. I hope he does get a new start with a new team. The sad thing about all of this is that he is a great running back. Sad to say he has lost his way.
It’s hard to say whether or LJ is or is not still a great running back. What I do know is that right now he is not a very effective running back. He doesn’t bring anything to this team anymore and that alone should be reason enough to bench him.
I have never understood how someone with a great talent that commands a big paycheck can’t seem to handle the task of being a good representative of the human race after they get paid,, I realize that all that money and attention would make almost anybody’s life different and I think most athletes handle it well,,, but how can you ignore your roots (provided you were “normal” before) ,,, I think this all make the case that these athletes are just way overpaid for the good that they actually bring to everyone else,,, I blame the corporate sponsors for a lot of this,,, think about it,,, a shoe company sells there shoes here in the states for 75 bucks, said shoes cost 2 bucks to make in China, shoe company pays athlete 1000000 bucks to wear said shoes,,,, WHAT A COUNTRY,,, and by the way I love this country and I’m NOT leaving… Nascar, Hollywood and Washington DC are other good examples of the corporate stranglehold on us,,, things have sure changed over the last quarter century…
now I need to go shop for some new shoes…
GO CHIEFS
We need to wave him and wave him now – I would be highly disapointed if he breaks Preist’s all time KC Chief rushing record before he goes away.
I agree with #1 and #4. Season totals and YPC are just symptoms of o-line problems.
What’s disappointing about LJ is how he handles himself as a man.
It’s not the money that’s a problem, chieflonghair. It’s the problem of specialization. To be world class at ANYthing means you’re giving up a lot in life that the rest of us take for granted. For instance, being able to play a good game of pool would tell a prospective employer that you were spending entirely too much time playing pool!
In my case, I roll a GREAT cigarette – something of which I oughta be ashamed…
Not quite sure the one thing I said has anything to do with the other, but a LOT of these players are passed up the line with little attention spent to developing “normally” as people. They never have to outgrow their schoolyard bullshit, because we’re payin’ ‘em for their schoolyard skill set!
kingpin: Ball skills don’t equate with life skills. You’re absolutely right.
DD: I’ve ALways felt that LJ’s presence on the field was a liability the instant the O-Line was no longer dominant, and even in the halcyon days of Willie Roaf and John Tait, when facing the BEST teams, against whom the O-Line wasn’t DOMINANT, LJ didn’t have enough a wide enough skill set for the Chiefs to effectively attack in OTHER ways.
For instance, even in his prime, do you think his lining up in the slot as a changeup put NEARLY as much fear into defenses as Priest doing it? Has he ever scared anybody with a wheel-route disguised as a screen? How many times have you ever seen this scary RB JACK SOMEBODY UP in protections, like Maurice Jones-Drew will?
He can break tackles and he can get to the edge quicker than the off-side LB, but that’s about it, even though I’m the first to praise him when he catches a screen. But it’s more like a proud parent, excited that their 5-year-old has walked across the room unaided. Not like he’s rippin’ Beethoven licks on his play piano.
I hope we let him go. I don’t know if he wants out or not but I think Larry Johnson has been a festering boil on this team since he arrived. The Chiefs organization has always had stand up, class act players. Larry Johnson does not fit the bill. He is overrated, overpaid, disrespectful, self distructive and flat out doesn’t get it done. I wish he would get out of my town.
Some new legs in KC is exactly what we need. Larry Johnson was only the product of a good O-line. Jamaal and Kolby will bring a fresh set of skills to the table. I don’t think LJ deserves to surpass Priest Holmes rushing record. Kick Rocks LJ…
Instead of him going to Chicago, New England, or Philadelphia, what if he wound up in Denver? Putting a prototypical zone back like LJ into Denver’s ZBS could spell big trouble for us (not to mention the rest of the league).
Larry Johnson in Denver does not scare me,,, he will be the same bum in any city, in any color of jersey with any number on it,,, if any team would actually want him after seeing his fine performance this year… what a joke!!!!
GO CHIEFS!!!!!!!!!