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FB Dionte' Johnson (Official Thread)

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There were at least 3 plays where you could hear his pads blast the guy he was blocking, even over the very loud crowd. A couple of these were at the start of the 97 and 99 yard drives, deep within our own territory.

It was great to see, and hear!
 
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When he was recruited, I was really hoping that as the son of a Buckeye great and coach that Dionte would light things up for us at FB. As much as we have focused on the TB position, one of the problems we've had on offense has been effective blocking on both running and passing plays from the FB due to BJoe's injuries. DJ is killing people, and it's awesome to see from a young player. :cool:
 
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More Dionte Johnson please!!!

:osu2:Nothing like an Ohio State Legacy! :oh: :io:

Watched the Game on TiVo last night and Dionte Johnson really deserves some major credit for sparking the running game. Not to take away a thing from the Big Hog-mollies upfront, but DJ is a special fullback. I think he really brings an attitude to the team when he enters the game.

No, not more Cow-bell

We Need More Dionte's Bell ringing blocks!!!!

Congrats to the coaches for finally playing this stud..... on a side note, Wow!!! Kirk Barton is really standing out on the O-line, IMHO, love to hear EX-Hawg's insight on the improvement of our O-lines play.
 
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amen to this. BillG made a good observation that Tressel was more conservative in this game, but we just executed better. We won't have that success in the running game every week, but it seems to be widely thought that DJ is too good of a blocker to sit on the sidelines. Besides OL issues, our running game has struggled recently due to the lack of a great RB. Great power running attacks usually have a great FB (ie Dudley in 04 vs. 05 UM rushing woes)
 
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Holy Buckeye! said:
No, not more Cow-bell
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I'd like to see more cow bell.

Is DJ versatile enough to play in the Shot-Ginn formation, like Schnittker? I really like Johnson, and if he plays everyday the way he played vs. Iowa, the Bucks are looking good. I'd like to see him on the field more, but I also like the spread offense. Maybe the option play is out with him on the field, but if he can pass block and catch passes, maybe he'd be good out there?
 
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Zurp said:
Is DJ versatile enough to play in the Shot-Ginn formation, like Schnittker?
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I doubt DJ is a good enough RB to warrant losing a great FB and adding another RB to Pittman, Wells, Haw & CWells next year. He's too valuable as a blocker to lose him. BS will learn how to hang onto the ball (he can get drilled by our monsters on D until he learns how to hang onto it), and CWells will be a good short yardage back next year.
 
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I love watching Dionte blast linebackers between the tackles. But the word is he has trouble blocking on the perimeter. I thought Stan White had several good blocks out on the perimeter against Iowa. Together, the two of them make one heckuva wrecking crew.
 
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BS sucks. I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, but, clearly, there is a reason why he didn't play much in his first three years. I agree that DJ ought to be getting reps along with White. He runs hard and hits like a fullback should.
 
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HineyBuck said:
I love watching Dionte blast linebackers between the tackles. But the word is he has trouble blocking on the perimeter.
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I've heard the same thing. A few weeks ago Tressel was asked about Dionte and he said something along the lines of when he's in the game, someone's going to get hit, whether it's the offense or defense, he'll hit someone.
 
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