Taron Johnson the Bills' most indispensable defender

[Woodman]

ORCHARD PARK — As first-half clock ticked down, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott threw a short pass to running back Rico Dowdle.

Whack.

The ball barely touched Dowdle’s hands before Buffalo Bills cornerback Taron Johnson delivered a stiff hit to stop him where he stood. A few plays later, Johnson was dropping deep along the hash marks like a safety and eventually, shooting into a scrum of players to make a tackle on a run.

No player on the Bills defense is tasked with more responsibilities than Johnson, who at 5-feet-11, 192 pounds, bakes cornerback, linebacker and safety duties all into one position. It took some time for Johnson to master his unique position, but he has since become the lynchpin of the Buffalo defense.


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[Canadian'eh!]

Re: Taron Johnson the Bills' most indispensable defender

I have felt like Taron has had a pretty bad season overall. His coverage has been pretty bad, and he’s been flagged or SHOULD have been flagged a lot of times.

[Forward_Lateral]

Re: Taron Johnson the Bills' most indispensable defender

He's had an up and down season. He got exposed for a multitude of games, then has played really well the last few, especially in run support

[Mad Max]

Re: Taron Johnson the Bills' most indispensable defender

He’s the quintessential “jack of all trades, master of none”. I like him though, he’s not perfect but he’s like an old school enforcer.

[Canadian'eh!]

Re: Taron Johnson the Bills' most indispensable defender

He's had an up and down season. He got exposed for a multitude of games, then has played really well the last few, especially in run support

I would say his run support and blitzing has never really been the issue. He really seems to play more like a Safety.

[Forward_Lateral]

Re: Taron Johnson the Bills' most indispensable defender

I would say his run support and blitzing has never really been the issue. He really seems to play more like a Safety.

I agree. I wonder if he could move to Strong Safety next year. I doubt they want to move him out of the nickel slot, but they have a ton of corners, and not many safeties. He seems like the perfect candidate to move to Poyer's role.

[YardRat]

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I think if any corner moves to safety it's going to be Tre'. Maybe they should try Elam there too.

[Ed]

Re: Taron Johnson the Bills' most indispensable defender

I think if any corner moves to safety it's going to be Tre'. Maybe they should try Elam there too.

I'd say Christian Benford is the best fit for safety.

[jamze132]

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We definitely need to look at drafting a DB in the 1st. I hate the idea of drafting for need but a lot of good DBs are found in the bottom half.

T. Johnson to me is what he is and I doubt he’ll ever be more, even in another position. Let him stay in the slot.

[BuffaloBlitz83]

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I love that guy due to that pick 6 vs lamar

[ParanoidAndroid]

Re: Taron Johnson the Bills' most indispensable defender

"He's really effective in the slot. Let's move him to safety."

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

There are good safeties all up and down this draft.

Get two.

[Ingtar33]

Re: Taron Johnson the Bills' most indispensable defender

He's had an up and down season. He got exposed for a multitude of games, then has played really well the last few, especially in run support

yep, he was a huge part of the struggles the defense had in the middle of the year.

but he's looked a lot better since then.

[Woodman]

Re: Taron Johnson the Bills' most indispensable defender

"He's really effective in the slot. Let's move him to safety."

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

There are good safeties all up and down this draft.

Get two.

Load up indeed.

[John Doe]

Re: Taron Johnson the Bills' most indispensable defender

If I had a choice of whom I would not want to be injured, it would be Terrel Bernard.