Chad Johnson perks up when speaking of Willis
Chad Johnson was sleep-walking through a conference call this morning, until he started talking about 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis. Then, he showed a very colorful vocabulary to describe the outstanding rookie.
Johnson was going along answer our mundane questions . . . "I can only focus on what I do" . . . "You have to continue to play at a high level" . . .
And then he was asked about what he saw when watching the 49ers' defense on film.
"Who in the (expletive) is 52? Oh, my (expletive) God," Johnson said. "I've seen a lot of linebackers and that (expletive-expletive) is good. He is the real deal. He's playing with a cast, and I started calling him 'Bam-Bam.' He is the truth. When you see him, tell in that 85 says he's the truth.
"I stopped watching the damn defensive backs to watch him."
--Johnson said it doesn't matter whether Nate Clements or Walt Harris is covering him on Sunday.
"They could put Oprah out there and I'll run a route on here."
So what kind of corner would Oprah be?
"She has so much money," Johnson said. "She has to be a man-to-man, lock-down cornerback because those are the only ones who get paid."
--At the end of the call, Johnson told the media to say hi for him to Nate Clements and Mark Roman. He also said, "Tell Mr. Nolan hi."
How do you know Mike Nolan, he was asked.
"I don't know him, but I want him to know me," Johnson said.
Chad Johnson was sleep-walking through a conference call this morning, until he started talking about 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis. Then, he showed a very colorful vocabulary to describe the outstanding rookie.
Johnson was going along answer our mundane questions . . . "I can only focus on what I do" . . . "You have to continue to play at a high level" . . .
And then he was asked about what he saw when watching the 49ers' defense on film.
"Who in the (expletive) is 52? Oh, my (expletive) God," Johnson said. "I've seen a lot of linebackers and that (expletive-expletive) is good. He is the real deal. He's playing with a cast, and I started calling him 'Bam-Bam.' He is the truth. When you see him, tell in that 85 says he's the truth.
"I stopped watching the damn defensive backs to watch him."
--Johnson said it doesn't matter whether Nate Clements or Walt Harris is covering him on Sunday.
"They could put Oprah out there and I'll run a route on here."
So what kind of corner would Oprah be?
"She has so much money," Johnson said. "She has to be a man-to-man, lock-down cornerback because those are the only ones who get paid."
--At the end of the call, Johnson told the media to say hi for him to Nate Clements and Mark Roman. He also said, "Tell Mr. Nolan hi."
How do you know Mike Nolan, he was asked.
"I don't know him, but I want him to know me," Johnson said.