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Duke Johnson with a Message to Mark Antony Richards

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The Franchise said:
You’re guessing wrong. Duke was a total badass RB.
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These freaking idiots kill me. Duke was a straight monster and would’ve played and started anywhere in the country. The kid straight beasted behind a meh ol, shaky qb play and a straight up corch running the show.

He takes a back seat to no cane. Put him behind the 2000’s ol and it would’ve been scary.
 
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Cribby said:
These freaking idiots kill me. Duke was a straight monster and would’ve played and started anywhere in the country. The kid straight beasted behind a meh ol, shaky qb play and a straight up corch running the show.

He takes a back seat to know cane. Put him behind the 2000’s ol and it would’ve been scary.
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One of our all-time greats, yet these guys got him sitting behind Keith Marshall or whatever his sorry as name is.
 
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The Franchise said:
You’re guessing wrong. Duke was a total badass RB.
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In this 100 % hypothetical situation, nobody said he wasn't an all timer at rb. Maybe only Gore was better in the annals of DCPS.

Nobody said Marshall was better, either. All I said was Richt would've taken him at another position, especially if he had two backs in Gurley and Marshall who match the prototype he prefers at the position.

Richt recruited Cam Newton, a 5 star QB high school legend in his own backyard, as a **** TE. Let's not act like that just bc someone local is a baller Richt will take them at that position. Dude likes what he likes.
 
gcane44 said:
Former Hurricane Duke Johnson signed a three-year contract extension with the Cleveland Browns worth $15.6 million earlier this month.

The deal included a $5 million signing bonus and $7.74 million guaranteed according to reports.

His annual average salary of $5.2 million makes him the eighth-highest paid running back in the NFL according to spotrac.

Despite the extension and a successful career as a running back including being the University of Miami’s all-time leading rusher, Johnson has surprising advice for young running backs:
“If you can play any other position other than running back, play it.”

Why?

“It’s better," Johnson said. "It’s a better career. Because if I could do it again, I would stay at DB. I’d stay at corner.”
He would have played cornerback because, “I enjoyed corner more than I do running back and you have a longer career possibly.”

Source: 247Sports


For reference, here are links to lists of the highest paid NFL Safeties and Cornerbacks:

Safeties
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That's probably good advice, but thank god he doesn't have a time machine. Without Duke at RB, those years would have been unbearable and there would have been a string of suicides on this board.
 
Duke is one of my all time favorites. He committed early, recruited for us, and played his *** off. Now he's finally getting paid. Good for him. He's a dynamic playmaker and a great person by all accounts.
 
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gcane44 said:
Mark Richards seems to be pretty interested in UF and Auburn based largely on how they're selling him on being an offensive weapon in their systems (Mullen with the "Percy Harvin role" and Auburn with their RB-friendly system). But, he needs to look at what guys in the "Percy Harvin role" and as RB's under Malzahn at Auburn end up doing at the next level.

Aside from Harvin himself (who didn't have a great NFL career), I'm not sure there has been anyone that has operated in that role under Meyer or Mullen that has a NFL-career worth wanting to emulate.

Looking at Auburn's RBs under Malzahn, they put up stats and are great college players, but then what?

Ben Tate was a 1,000 yard rusher under Malzahn and has proceeded to become a career backup RB in the NFL.

Tre Mason was big time at Auburn running for over 1,800 yards in 2013 under Malzahn. He has already washed out of the NFL and is playing in the CFL.

Cameron Artis-Payne rushed for over 1,600 yards in 2014 under Malzahn and has now been a career backup RB. And Carolina has already brought in their RB for the present and future to place over him (McCaffrey)

Kerryon Johnson was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2018 NFL draft after putting up less impressive stats than the above-referenced backs at Aurburn. I wouldn't be betting on his success...
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If your best sales pitch is "you can be like Percy Harvin," you're doing it wrong.
 
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supersaiyanshel said:
Breaks my heart this dude had to play under you know who.

BUT, interesting conversation I had recently and semi-related --

I'm not so sure Thomas Brown or Mark Richt would've prioritized or gone after Duke at RB. Seems like they don't care for Backs of his stature and style. They probably would've recruited him as an athlete with an eye toward playing DB.
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Like to know what Clinton Portis would say about this. He was recruited by Spurrier to UF to be a DB so Clinton came to Miami.

Years ago, word was that Marshall Faulk was recruited to UM by JJ to be a DB. He went to SDSU to play RB. Would love to know what he would say now.

Interesting comment by Duke.
 
CashMoneyCane said:
And add to that the every-down back is dead.
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Game has changed so much. When I see some highlights of football 20-30 years ago, or the great Dolphin teams of the '70's, I can't believe how different it was. I remember Csonka-Kiick-Morris so well. Almost never see a QB take the ball right under center.
 
Duke was the bright light in very dark times. Will always have my respect for choosing the Canes when he had every reason to leave.

But I wouldn't have signed that extension. I would have bet on myself and hit the free agent market after the season. He's better than the back that signed with San Fran for big money.
 
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TheMatador said:
Like to know what Clinton Portis would say about this. He was recruited by Spurrier to UF to be a DB so Clinton came to Miami.

Years ago, word was that Marshall Faulk was recruited to UM by JJ to be a DB. He went to SDSU to play RB. Would love to know what he would say now.

Interesting comment by Duke.
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Different times. Different circumstances
 
TheMatador said:
Like to know what Clinton Portis would say about this. He was recruited by Spurrier to UF to be a DB so Clinton came to Miami.

Years ago, word was that Marshall Faulk was recruited to UM by JJ to be a DB. He went to SDSU to play RB. Would love to know what he would say now.

Interesting comment by Duke.
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Just for giggles, you gotta imagine that some school out there once upon a time recruited Sean Taylor as a RB (which as most of us know, he was at).
 
AP and Early Doucet were another two running backs that had ridiculous high school highlights.
 
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