Football in the grand scheme of things is meaningless. All I’m hoping for is Jim gets healthy and I wish the best for his family.

Now i don’t even care if he coaches this year. Just get well, Jim.

metastasize + melanoma?

Whenever you hear ‘metastasized’, that means that its actually what you think of when you hear cancer, not just a growth (or a tumor)

This is bad and really a sad thing to hear. Given JJ’s age that prognosis of 6-9 months may really not even be realistic either

Really sad, I hope he overcomes the odds and makes it past this.

I hope he survives simply to be a member of his family, he doesn’t need to come back to coaching I just hope for the best for him

I agree with all of the other posters that I hope Jim Johnson can beat the odds. I don’t care if he comes back to coach, I just hope his loved ones have him for many more years.

i view jj in a very similar way as harry kalas. harry had so much of an effect on this city just by his personality and perseverance. it wasn’t simply his voice that made an impact on philadelphians. in the same way, johnson has been integral in shaping one of the finest defenses in the league over the last decade and in developing some very important defensive players and coaches (i.e. dawkins, trotter, spagnola, harbaugh, etc.). his tenure here has been more than just helping guys tackle. he brings an attitude of toughness and backbone that fits this city and extends far beyond the game of football. even if coach johnson never returns to the field, he will always hold a special place in the hearts of fans. my prayers go to jj for a speedy recovery.

When I think of the best defensive coordinatiors in the game I think of Jimmy and Monte Kiffin. For two very different reasons this will be the first time in many years that these two geniuses will not be on the sidelines of professional football teams. Watching JJ call a defensive game is a thing of absolute beauty. If I never get to see it again I will be sad, but I will also remember some of the craziest and most creative blitzing schemes ever devised. The thoughts and prayers of our household are with the Johnson family and even if he dosen’t return to the sidelines we hope he has many years left.

Melanoma is a bitch, no two ways about it. I agree we need to start thinking about the Eagles D without Jim. I frankly just hope he is around to see how good the birds are this year. Don’t blow-off those strange skin marks. Talk to your doctor and for god’s sake use sun screen!

On a more positive note there are a lot of cancer survivors out there that were given very grim prognosis’s. Doctors have no idea why they are alive. Lance Armstrong is of course the poster child for this. The bottom line is the human mind is very powerful. Let’s all send some of that power to Jim, and know that he is a very strong minded man. If anyone can kick this it is Jim.

I am ashamed 2 admit but my first thought when i heard about JJ cancer was when will he be back and how long will he miss. after putting my selfish nedds to the side i now realize this is not about football. if JJ was indeed coached his last game then so be it, JJ FORGET ABOUT FOOTBALL for now get better my brother for u and ur loved ones. if u can come back then great but in the grand scheme of things football is just something we do to pass our time in this strange thing called life. you and ur fam will be in my prayers. thank u for being the best D-COORDINATOR in the game. DL

I pray he can overcome this cancer. We’re praying for you Coach!

I didn’t expect him to come back to coach either. That was always bottom on my list of concerns though. I have nothing but the utmost confidence in his ability to groom his protege’s. I just hope he gets well.