Torry Holt is helping coach the Cardinals receivers this week, but that doesn't mean he doesn't appreciate the running game. In his years as a Pro Bowl wideout with the Greatest Show On Turf, he played with one of the greatest running backs in NFL history: Marshall Faulk. Tuesday, Holt said he could see comparisons to the Cardinals' excellent running back, David Johnson.

"Marshall did everything, and I see (David) the same way," said Holt (pictured below with wide receivers John Brown, left, and Marquis Bundy). "He can do a little bit of everything."

Last year, during a brief visit to the Cardinals' facility, former Cardinals (and Cowboys) running back Emmitt Smith compared Johnson to Bills great Thurman Thomas in terms of their all-around games. And that was before Johnson had his marvelous second season.

Johnson earns the Faulk comparison from Holt.

"He's smooth," Holt said. "He's bigger than Marshall. But he can run, run between the tackles, run on the outside and he can catch. Those are where the similarities are. Again, size is different. I haven't been in the meeting room with (Johnson) yet so I don't know where his football IQ is. Marshall was extremely smart with the game.

"But there are some similarities in their games, particularly with catching the ball out of the backfield. (Johnson) is very smooth."

Holt mentioned one other running back who he thought was as natural catching the ball as Faulk and Johnson -- Bengals rookie Joe Mixon.