Larry Johnson to Play Sunday Against the Saints

I was a big LJ supporter, but I am fearful of him coming back with the new offense.

I don’t think he fits, he doesn’t pass block well, and will pout if he doesn’t get the ball even if the team is moving down the field. I hope I am wrong, but he hasn’t shown anything to the contrary.

with the entire team’s fanbase. Larry would just have to have maybe have 1 to 2 more games with yardage and TD’s like he did against the Broncos and I think many would redeem him. We’re still a struggling franchise in the sense we can’t seem to win and if for whatever reason LJ’s power running style makes the difference in putting us over the top than it will be welcomed.

what could it hurt at this point?

and he’ll do fine. The one thing this team hasn’t had in a long time is a passing threat. Now with Thigpen going banana’s and LJ finally back, defenses should be guessing on draws or bombs, I-formation run or play action, etc. I think Sunday’s game will be very interesting. Imagine if you will, LJ rips off a big gain on the ground and Thigpen hurries the team up to the line for a no-huddle. What’s next? Nope, we don’t have to give it right back to LJ, NOW we can pass!

until he humbles his Ego, and learns to pass-block, and receive. And he inflicts that on the whole offense, unless he also humbles himself, and quits hitting the media, complaining about lack of carries.

Larry needs to learn that the Chiefs come before Larry Johnson. He’s got his money – time to /earn/ it.

i believe He will fit well in the new scheme…don’t worry about LJ short in blocking skill, we can just make a draw play / screen pass where the blitz coming. But the most important thing is the past 3 weeks our offensive linemen playing very well…thus we improved in passing and running game.

In all the years he has been here he has never shown the willingness to block. This will be a huge problem because almost every play the RB is having to pick up someone and this has been one of the biggest reasons that we have started moving the ball.

I am willing to give him a try but if he just sucks it at blocking then he gets to ride the bench the rest of the season unless it is a short yardage power formation.

Our pass game has come alive in the last few weeks. So this may be the end of teams stacking 8 guys in the box to shut down LJ. If they do, then Bones will burn them with downfield shots to Bowe, Bradley and Gonz. So LJ coming back adds a credible threat that teams have to account for, at least a little more than they had to account for Charles and Savage.

Charles will still be the 3rd down back for that extra blocking protection.

I think LJ can and will be productive in this offense. Regardless of whether I like him or not.