Diontae Johnson suspended, Tomlin on Hard Knocks, Mike Florio

BREAKING NEWS: The Ravens are suspending Diontae Johnson for one game. We dove into that for a few minutes. We got back into the takeaways from Hard Knocks. How much will this get people to like Mike Tomlin? The national folks are loving it. We continued reacting to the Diontae Johnson news. What does that say about Mike Tomlin as a coach, since he always happens to manage some of these headcase players? Poni said people should not hold their opinion on Tomlin based on a TV show and wait to see how he performs the rest of the season. Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. Mike described the Diontae Johnson situation as “bizarre” and he’s not really sure what the Ravens will end up doing with him. Even though he’s with a contender, could this be a way for Johnson to get dropped and possibly picked up by a team like the Chiefs? Mike thinks the appearances on Hard Knocks could lead to Mike Tomlin winning Coach of the Year. What does Mike think of the George Pickens ‘finger guns’ celebration that got him penalized against the Bengals? Mike commented on a few contract questions and how things could work out with the Steelers. Mike hasn’t watched Hard Knocks yet, but he’s wondering how much ‘final say’ teams still have with the NFL and HBO. Should the content show us more than what it’s expected to do?