Larry Johnson Will Visit Oakland, Bad Move By Raiders
Last week, Justin Fargas was released by the Raiders. This week, it is being reported by the Contra Costa Times that former Chiefs and Bengals running back Larry Johnson will visit the Raiders. L.J. is also visiting the Redskins. As a Raiders fan, let me explain why this is not smart.
First of all, Larry Johnson is not a premier back anymore. He hasn’t played a full season since 2006, which is also his last 1,000 yard season. That was also his last pro bowl. I think Al Davis is just pursuing Johnson as a slap in the face to the Chiefs. Maybe this is getting even for the Chiefs signing Marcus Allen after the Raiders released him. If L.J. had anything left, why would the Bengals have allowed him to become an unrestricted free agent.
Second, Larry Johnson has personality issues. Not the good kind. Not the personality issues that the Raiders are famous for, but the kind that Terrell Owens is famous for: complaining. Johnson , who was on pace to pass Priest Holmes as K.C.’s all-time rushing leader, was released after hundreds of Chiefs fans petitioned the Chiefs front office saying that they didn’t want his name to be in the Chiefs’ record books. That’s how bad he was.
Number 3, the Raiders have had success in their youth movement. Players like: Tyvon Branch, Zach Miller, Louis Murphy, Matt Shaugnessy, Trevor Scott, Chaz Schilens and Johnie Lee Higgins have started a movement that has the Raiders going young. Javon Walker and Greg Ellis were also released with Justin Fargas. With the young players stepping up all over the field, it’s time to let Michael Bush and Darren McFadden have a chance to be the premier back. Signing Larry Johnson would only continue the negligence of Michael Bush who has proven his value.
Larry Johnson would not be all bad though. If he signed a cheap one year contract he could be a mentor to Bush and McFadden while they get the majority of the playing time and Larry could be a blocking fullback. The Raiders are thin at fullback. Luke Lawton is suspended for the first two games and Oren O’Neal has been injured for about 90% of his career. Plus, Gary Russell was not tendered a contract as a restricted free agent.
I love it sign him up he will be a great addition to the silver and black. But I guess that is because I am a chiefs fan lol hate lj. the only thing he is good at is slapping women and the way I was raised that’s not a good thing so let me be the first to say hear what everybody else thinks larry johnson should not ever play again not even for the raiders I hate them but not even they deserve lj he and people like him is what’s wrong with the game we love. So go lj go home and disappear cause you suck the only reason he had 1700 yards that year is because he set a record for number of carries imagine if somebody good had that many carries he would have three thousand yards you would be better off turning jamarcus russell into a rb he would be better than lj. I do like louis murphy though I wanted him to be a chief I knew he would be good if not for percy harvin on the gators and all th other talent on the gators he was over shadowed and fell in the draft if he would have played on another team and been the #1 receiver he would have went in the first round or early second for sure maybe we can get him when he becomes a fa I would trade butter fingers bowe for him
[...] Larry Johnson Will Visit Oakland, Bad Move By Raiders | NFL Touchdown [...]