Ed Johnson gets his third or fourth "second chance"
by Brad Wells on Feb 18, 2010 8:50 AM EST
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PrintRemember when the Colts cut Ed Johnson again in the middle of the season? Remember how some people here (aka, ME!) were worried we'd see a repeat of the 2008 season, where teams ran on the Colts at will? Remember how some folks laughed at the idea of Daniel Muir and Antonio Johnson as starting DTs?
Flash forward to today, and once again Bill Polian shows us why he is a future Hall of Famer.
However, even though Ed Johnson's career with the Colts is indeed over (mainly because Ed was fat, lazy, and stupid), the Carolina Panthers have decided to bring in the big guy and give him yet another second chance. Former Colts defensive coordinator Ron Meeks runs the defense in Carolina. So, already, the staff have strong familiarity with Ed. It is a bit puzzling when you think that last year Carolina had all these terrible injury problems with DTs. After Big Ed was cut, why didn't Carolina snatch him right up? A lack of healthy DT talent seems to be a reason that team did not make the playoffs.
In any case, despite Ed being a fat, lazy schmuck with the Colts, people often talk about how much of a good guy he is. So, I hope things turn out well for him.
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When I first read the title
I thought he had returned to the Colts.
Glad he is not, you cannot waste your chances over and over again.
"We’re only going to score 17 points? haha...OK" - Tom Brady
That would be maddening for Ed to come back again.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: I miss football already.
The Panthers have adopted the DT curse
Am I evil for not feeling sorry for them?
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
He may not have worked out here
But I wish him all the best in Carolina.
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
by JustAJ on Feb 18, 2010 9:59 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Booger McFarland ....
would be good choice for defense depth. i think he can still make plays and i would give a shot…I dont know, maybe i’m little sentimental now after SB…..
I've been wanting
to kidnap him (back to the Colts roster) since he left. ;(
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Feb 18, 2010 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
The FBI has already taken special interest in you.
Why are you making it easier on them?
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: I miss football already.
funniest part of stampedeblue now
Is BBS’ idiocy. So BBS makes fun of Peter King, calls him silly childish names, then feels guilty when he meets him.
Instead of learning a lesson and just reporting what and why the Colts dropped Ed Johnson he calls him a “fat, lazy, schmuck.” BBS, if you run into Ed at a bar and have a beer with him are you going to be right back over here posting it and apologizing.
For a guy that rides the MSM so hard, you haven’t seemed to grasp a couple of basic concepts. The difference between the MSM and you is not access, but professionalism and accountability. Maybe if you had the later, you’d get the former.
first your a troll and second he did say that people say he is a great guy. there is nothing wrong with what he wrote but you are looking for things to bash
Draft Mocker/ Co-Leader of yearly 7 round live mock draft at MtD
by TheAngelsColts on Feb 18, 2010 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
Irrelevant and trollish.
Good work.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: I miss football already.
Seriously dude
Way over the top with the criticism. His issues were well documented, and a quick reference was appropriate, but to go on and on is just sour grapes.
How can you not love a team that does this?
by LovinBlue on Feb 18, 2010 12:24 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
I think BBS has
PTSD=Post Traumatic Superbowl Disorder. The only cure is a Colts Suberbowl win this season. GO COLTS!!!
I rec you, LB.
Offseason is already tough, isnt’ it? ;)
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Feb 18, 2010 3:52 PM EST up reply actions
Another job is not another second chance.
He was cut because he didn’t produce.
There was no character issue.
Why shouldn’t he get another job?
18to88.com
he should
agree it isn’t another second chance it is a new team and a new chance. even if it was with us it wouldn’t be another second chance it would be a third chance :).
Draft Mocker/ Co-Leader of yearly 7 round live mock draft at MtD
by TheAngelsColts on Feb 18, 2010 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
Speaking of second chances..........
Bengal fan here. Give me the scoop on Matt Jones. Can he help us – assuming he can get his head on straight or is he a waste of $700,000? He seems to have the tools and is a big target. I see us trying him in the slot and in the Red Zone. Scuttlebutt is that we may try to make a TE out of him but he doesn’t seem to have either the size or aggressiveness to block. You guys know him better than we do.
" My enemy said "Love your enemy". I obeyed and loved myself." Gibran
He has never been any kind of threat.
But he’s also never had anything better than Jags QBs (do they have QBs down there?).
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
by gizzardfanny on Feb 18, 2010 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
Jags QBs
An opportunity to post this lovely picture of “Silky” Garrard:
It makes me smile.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Feb 18, 2010 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
Jones has largely been irrelevant when
we faced him. It would probably be a waste.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: I miss football already.
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