Keep ****ing doubting Rishaw Johnson.

[Direckshun]

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2014/3...-johnson-guard

Kansas City Chiefs G Rishaw Johnson impressed late last season
By Joel Thorman
on Mar 19 2014, 8:44a

Regular readers may have noticed that we recently posted an item on Chiefs safety Sanders Commings and whether he could end up being the answer at free safety. Right here we have another post wondering if an in-house player is the answer at a position of need.

The position is guard and the player is Rishaw Johnson.

As a refresher, Johnson was an SEC recruit at Ole Miss in 2008. He was there until 2010 when he was kicked off the team. He then went to California (PA). He joined the Seahawks in his first season in the NFL then came to Kansas City his second year. The league lists him at 6'3 and 313 pounds. Last year's starting guards are listed at 340 pounds (Geoff Scwhartz), 306 pounds (Jon Asamoah) and 305 pounds (Jon Asamoah).

Matt Conner included Johnson in our in-house players series earlier this year but I came across a couple more of items on Johnson that warrants another look-see.

Last week, I saw this from Lance Zierlein, sports talk radio host in Houston and football writer:

Lance Zierlein @LanceZierlein

@bkissel7 @Schottey Chiefs believe Rishaw is ready to take over. They LOVED how he played vs. SD at end of the year.

Johnson was among the Chiefs backups that played in Week 17 against the Chargers while the starters rested but a backup throughout the season. That caught my interest for obvious reasons being free agency week and all. If the Chiefs believe they possibly / maybe / could have a potential starting guard on the roster, they probably wouldn't go out and spend big money on a guard in free agency, right?

Terez A. Paylor @TerezPaylor

This is true. Did well vs SD RT @ArrowheadPride: Seems like a long shot but Chiefs do have an in-house option at OG http://sbn.to/1jxEmMw

But wait! There's more!

Schwartz, who is now with the Giants in New York, went on The Drive with Danny Parkins on 610 Sports on Tuesday. Danny asked him what the Chiefs have in the guys who were behind him on the Chiefs line last season.

"Rishaw played really well in the Chargers game," Schwartz said. "He's a guy that has a lot of talent and he really developed as the year went on. He's strong and explosive off the ball. Sometimes it takes guys a couple of years to get comfortable where they're playing in a game. He did a great job against the Chargers."

Another mention of the Chargers game ... interesting. This led me to asking Chiefs GM John Dorsey on our call yesterday how important that Week 17 game was for the coaching staff and front office, getting the youngsters a shot to play.

"Anytime you can get another opportunity to evaluate the players that don't get to contribute on a week-in, week-out basis, that's very helpful," Dorsey said. "What it does is it helps the coaching staff get a degree of comfort that those guys in the personnel department as they build this thing. That's what the communication between the coaches and the personnel staff does. It's always an advantage to get those guys to play and those guys showed very well on Week 17 of the NFL schedule."

Unfortunately, Dorsey wasn't giving us an in-depth scouting report on Johnson but he did say this: "He's going to come in here and he's going to compete. He's showed that he can play the game of football, and I'm just excited to see how much stride he has made here this year."

It's a long way to the season opener with more free agency and the 2014 NFL Draft to acquire more talent as well as evaluation opportunities such as OTAs and training camp to evaluate existing talent. Rishaw Johnson is one of those existing talents that is one to keep an eye on.

It's almost like the Sanders Commings situation. You have hopes that this guy can come in and take over the job next year. But he's probably too young and inexperienced to hand the job to him. Competition and veteran insurance (Jeff Linkenbach?) is needed.

My gut has been telling me for a while that the Chiefs first round pick will be an offensive lineman. That would obviously shake things up.

[FloridaMan88]

I'd rather have Richie Incognito if he's available.

That might ruffle the "we only want nice people on the Chiefs" segment of this board.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

I'd rather have Richie Incognito if he's available.

That might ruffle the "we only want nice people on the Chiefs" segment of this board.

Wellllllllll that segment of the board can take a backseat until Reid leaves.

[MIAdragon]

Dorsey speak is becoming nauseating.

[Dunerdr]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Rishaw Johnson vs. Jeff Linkenbach for RG
Sanders Commings vs. Husain Abdullah for FS
Tyler Bray vs. Chase Daniel for QB2

If bray shines we should trade Daniel for a special teams ace gunner.

[nychief]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

I'd rather have Richie Incognito if he's available.

That might ruffle the "we only want nice people on the Chiefs" segment of this board.

He is never playing in the NFL again.

[philfree]

I remember when Brian Waters looked like a long shot.

[Messier]

Young unproven players should never get a shot. It's a sign of a team that has quit.

4-12

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Steron

Why do I always read it Rickshaw?

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Rishaw Johnson vs. Jeff Linkenbach for RG
Sanders Commings vs. Husain Abdullah for FS
Tyler Bray vs. Chase Daniel for QB2

QB1 2016.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

. The league lists him at 6'3 and 313 pounds. Last year's starting guards are listed at 340 pounds (Geoff Scwhartz), 306 pounds (Jon Asamoah) and 305 pounds (Jon Asamoah).

I think he was probably meaning to list Jeff Allen instead of Asamoah twice.

[HoneyBadger]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Rishaw Johnson vs. Jeff Linkenbach for RG
Sanders Commings vs. Husain Abdullah for FS
Tyler Bray vs. Chase Daniel for QB2

Time to get excited!!

[ModSocks]

Seems really early to be feeding us fluff pieces. That's how you know the chiefs are having a shit off season.

[T-post Tom]

Originally Posted by philfree

I remember when Brian Waters looked like a long shot.

me too.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

I once saw Bud Smith throw a no hitter. Didn't make him Roy Halladay.

[planetdoc]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

I'd rather have Richie Incognito if he's available.

That might ruffle the "we only want nice people on the Chiefs" segment of this board.

no, that would ruffle the "we only want players who dont sexually assault" segment on the board. That seems like a pretty low bar.

According to the police report obtained by both outlets, the alleged victim claimed that Incognito "used his golf club to touch her by rubbing it up against her vagina, then up her stomach then to her chest." "After that, he proceeded to lean up against her buttocks with his private parts as if dancing, saying 'Let it rain! Let it rain!'" according to the police report. "He finally finished his inappropriate behavior by emptying bottled water in her face."

He did that to an African American volunteer. Dude is a headcase that you dont want anywhere near the chiefs offensive lines which is one of the youngest in the NFL.