All of Dillon Johnson's P12CG blocks

Miley_Cyrus

He reminds me of a smaller LeGarrette Blount. DJ isn’t as big but they have the same running style

PostGameOrangeSlices

Miley_Cyrus said:

He reminds me of a smaller LeGarrette Blount. DJ isn’t as big but they have the same running style

He is way faster than Blount, and he runs into contact much harder than Polk

chuck

Doogles said:

He's a more herky jerky Chris Polk.

I don't remember if Polk could pass block, but I still like Polk more as a runner. He also had way less space to work with.

Very similar guys.

Polk was a good blocker too. Probably not equal to Johnson but still good.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

Doogles said:

He's a more herky jerky Chris Polk.

I don't remember if Polk could pass block, but I still like Polk more as a runner. He also had way less space to work with.

Very similar guys.

I love me some Chris Polk.

chuck

PostGameOrangeSlices said:

Miley_Cyrus said:

He reminds me of a smaller LeGarrette Blount. DJ isn’t as big but they have the same running style

He is way faster than Blount, and he runs into contact much harder than Polk

DJ sells out to hit guys and get positive yards but he usually goes down in the process. Polk broke more tackles and got more yards after contact, turning a lot of dead plays into big gains by refusing to go down. He could also stop and start and shift laterally quicker than DJ.

I'm not picking one over the other. Don't twist. Polk is one of my favorite players ever at UW but I'd take either guy.

backthepack

EsophagealFeces said:

PostGameOrangeSlices said:

Who needs to develope RBs when you find absolutely freaks of nature at schools with a losing record, who would rather shine for a 24-2 coach with the best line in the country?


Do not let the internet fool you. Wayne Tualapapa and UW ran the fucking ball down Pete Ks throat on this same Texas scheme last year. Wayne stiff armed a Texas DB to outerspace.

Johnson is an even more menacing big back with power that runs more downhill than any RB Ive ever seen in the Pac 12.

This is not a joke, by the way. The guy is big and fast and is looking to hit people. He has a weird running style which sometimes causes him to slip, but it punishes people and DBs get trucked. Its like he is falling forward when he makes contact while actually launching with momentum.

I have never heard pads pod on tackles for a UW RB like I did against the Ducks.

Most physical RB this conference has seen since Marshawn Lynch. The pass blocking is the cherry on top.

@priapism

He reminds me of a poor man’s Marshawn a bit. His running is unorthodox and looks a little out of control, but he always falls forward, is rarely brought down by the first guy, and he runs with bad intentions.

This is actually a solid comparison, Marshawn obviously had more juice. They run so wide that it gives them a lower center of gravity despite being pretty tall for the position. It also looks unorthodox almost herky jerky and throws people off when they try to tackle them. He's such a stud.