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David Johnson was handcuffed under Mike McCoy, now Byron Leftwich is setting him free

No one expected to see him struggle to produce with the way the offense was supposed to be about Johnson and his multi-faceted abilities.

However, while much of the blame on the season can be placed on the shoulders of Mike McCoy, his archaic running scheme and an offensive line who is not good to say the least, Johnson does hold some of the responsibility.

Through nine weeks, Johnson and the Arizona Cardinals rushing attack are struggling to gain yards after contact.

Now, there are a couple of reasons that Johnson does not deserve too much blame.