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To: Bill who wrote (8445)	10/29/2001 4:11:21 PM
From: Augustus Gloop	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45644

Now I think you're being a little hard on him. Lets face it, Wade Phillips is not exactly the guy I'd choose to lead a young QB. Thats what he had for several years. I'm also not convinced Buffalo has had that great a line. It's not just him that struggled behind those lines. They have had some pretty decent backs who did nothing and even Flutie was running for his life. In a way Johnson is more like Bledsoe. He needs a pocket and a running game to be effective. Sure, there are guys out there that can do more with less but that doesn't mean that the "less" is quality. Buffalo stinks in every way imaginable. It's easy to blame the QB for everything but there is plenty of blame to go around. Start with the owner

To: Bill who wrote (8445)	10/29/2001 5:52:11 PM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 45644

His instincts are poor, resulting in taking hits others avoid. Exactly. Most of Johnson's injuries are his own fault. After you watch Flutie for a while, you realize he will never take a big hit. He knows how to avoid them. An example is Jim Miller's injury yesterday. He jumped up to throw the ball away with a linebacker bearing down on him, instead of throwing off his back foot. The result was that he got nailed while in an awkward position, and got knocked out of the game. Tom