Quote: @"VikingOracle" said:
Soliciting thoughts on a couple of scenarios passing through my head:
- If you could trade Tom Johnson to a team needing a pass rushing DT for a 5th round draft pick, would you? My thoughts, Tom Johnson is 33 years old and probably in the last year with the Vikings. He is a poor run defender but very good rusher. Trading him would permit the Vikes to keep some of the younger players at DT.
Isn't Tom Johnson another of the bit players on this team who are VASTLY OVERRATED by fans here?? Yeah, he's hung on and had a surprisingly decent little career for a guy who is undersized for DT and not explosive enough to play DE. I highly doubt any other team would trade a 5th or even a conditional 7th-round comp pick for Johnson, because they know his modest success here was due to:
- Zimmer's scheme
- Playing on a line with Linvalle Joseph, Everson Griffen, Brian Robison, Sharif Floyd, and Danielle Hunter (2015)
- Johnson being 30-31 in his 2 decent seasons
Tom Johnson was our DL's "5th man" 2 years ago and I appreciated his effort in the role. But he's done and that 5th man is now BRob. I wish him no ill will, but I hope we cut him to keep someone younger, and if we do, I bet his NFL career is over.
The thread also reminds me of a couple things that concern me about Zimmer: he sometimes seems to be overly loyal to some (like Johnson) and vindictive to others (Wright).