Diontae Johnson is a #1 Receiver

He is a great route runner. Now what route he is gonna run is a different story.

 

U guys are all so high on this WR corps. Don't get this. This WR corp ist mediocre at best. Most of them can't separate. We have no deep thread. Except juju they do nothing in blocking. And they can't catch easy balls in crucial moments. Diontae a no. 1 receiver? Ridiculous, as the YAC as well

 

With a QB that averages 6 yards. ...Oh u mean, he got his yards due his great YAC runs. Maybe it depends on the f****** OLine. I never saw unblocked sacks that often before. Give Ben more then a second, he probably averages more then 6 Yards. But this is your excuse for him. Then u will get much more reasons to excuse the performance of DJ next year, when the GOAT Mason throws the balls. I didn´t say it was all on him that we loosed today. Definitely not.
But this guy destroyed the momentum completely after our first TD. We had the lead deep in the middle of the second quarter. We had the chances for some first downs, run the clock, keep mahomes out of the field, and maybe made some points at least. So it would have been much closer by the end of first half. What did these child do? 2 Drops on easy catches on crucial 3rd down conversions. Made a false start, felt on his ass untouched and miscommunicated with Ben. Great. F*** the stats, if u come out that bad in a very difficult postseason game u have to quit. There must be always a guy where u have to throw the ball. If RayRay had have 170 targets he would have made nearly the same stats. This Dude does nothing in blocking, nothing in YAC. And 8 TD´s for a no 1 receiver sounds not great for me. He is the WR with the most talent on our roster (except JuJu), by far. But his ball skills and YACs are an issue. Maybe the angry speaks out of me to much, but im completely done with this Dude.

 

Funny Kupp, Chase, and Jefferson, has made plays for their teams all year long.... . I Cant Remember when our "#1 wr " made a play ....

 

johnsons drops have come in the last few weeks. he's more concerned about getting hit.

 

He’s an elite route runner and gets good separation. He has very questionable hands and appears to be a little short between the ears. Not a #1 unfortunately a very good 2 or slot.

 

You are a study of this game, me not. You are right, Ben is gone and problem is solved. I´m glad that we have such a tough guy and pretty good no. 1 WR on our roster, which i can enjoy watching

 

Imagine how good DJ might be if the offense clicked with better Oline and QB play. DJ made his mistakes. He is a player. He is probably the most important WR the Steelers have. Most difficult skill set to replace.

 

Things Dj needs to do more in the offseason:

1. Get Stronger
2. Keep working with the tennis balls and jugs machine
3. Get new cleats, he is such a quick change of direction that once or twice every game he slips and falls when cutting. Get cleats that work better.
4. Don't ever talk about being on the band wagon before a playoff game. Stupid comment and things like that have a way to come back and get you. h

 

DJ is a blinker

 

he has regressed the 2nd half of the year.
Pre snap + afraid of getting hit, he is good, work to do to be great.

Not sure of his contract status - LOTS of work to do on offense! (not to mention NT and ILB / C on defense!!)

 

typical childish stuff

 

Can the Steelers live with the handful of DJ drops might have going forward? He is talented enough to live with a few drops considering his over all production and ability to separate from DBs.

Oline, Dline, QB, and ILB should be addressed if possible. I realize that the Steelers can't address all their needs/wants in one off season unless they are extremely luckly.

 

Baker Mayfield made some plays last two seasons. He still sucks. DJ is the bakery mayfield of WR’s. He’s targeted alot so he has a lot of catches and a lot of yards. The first half of the season he didn’t drop passes. Last few weeks he’s dropped crucial and easy balls that you have to catch. Besides drops he makes mental mistakes. He’s got talent but he’s not a good #1 wr. Anyone who’s followed the Steelers the last 20 years would agree . We’ve had our share of great WR’s . Dj is not one of them. Take just about any #1 wr on every other team, they would have the same or better stats.

Juju’s injury was the best thing to happen to DJ . If that doesn’t happen we wouldn’t even be having this conversation.

 

I was thinking 4-5 weeks ago Johnson needed a 2nd contract. Then the drops came back, now thinking let him play next year and see where your at.

 

Technically he became a #2

 

I was wondering who raised this from the dead. LoL