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I thought we'd already agreed to disagree or I wouldn't have been so disagreeable.Very good points all around...especially Roseanne, I imagine she could quite easily crush a mans head.
I absolutely agree that Johnson struggled with the run, as you pointed out he never even bothered with gap responsibility. I just see a higher upside with Johnson, and if it came down to I would prefer MJ at #47 over Barwin at 23 or 34... agree to disagree?
I think Day One for Johnson is too risky. He's probably a very nice kid, Team Captain so he's popular with his teammates, but when it comes to leading by example and working on the areas where he's weakest he's telling me #97 is too much to risk on his athleticism, that 5th comp pick seems about right. I'll cheerfully see Barwin drafted at #23 because he's already shown he'll work to get better than he is now.
Regarding Barwin & the run game, from NFL Draft Scout's profile in the Career Notes section: "The opposition averaged minus 0.30 yards on 50 rushing attempts and completed only 2 of 33 passes (6.06 percent) into Barwin's area during the 2008 season."
For fun, check out the NFL Draft Scout profiles for Barwin (31) and Johnson (42), I found the 2008 game analysis for each prospect revealing. NFL Draft - 2009 Draft Prospects - CBSSports.com Football
For the question on better coaching, Georgia Tech has been a competitive team, I believe their former DC is now coaching at Notre Dame with Charlie and their former Head Coach was retained in KC on Haley's staff. The new Head Coach came over from Navy where he had been so competitive. I don't see it as a coaching issue.