Comments on: Chris Johnson feels he’ll prove 2011 was just a bad year

By: hajjihajji

hajjihajji — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:21:36 +0000

more worried about his grill

By: wikipediasaidso

wikipediasaidso — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:15:07 +0000

jpb12 says:Sep 5, 2012 11:47 AM

Belichick takes away the opponent’s #1 threat. Look for Patriots to put this game in the hands of teh Rookie QB – Locker… and take CJ2K out of the game.
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Not exactly rocket science. Defenses have been doing that since 2009 against the Titans, regardless of who was playing QB.

The Titans keep saying (though not as loudly as the Jets) that they have a few more things up their sleeve than what they showed in preseason, that with a full offseason (and no CJ holdout) to learn Palmer’s offense, they have more looks they will use to counter the “load the box against CJ” tendencies of defenses. And that they will take advantage of Locker’s mobility, too.

Won’t be long now until we see if they can walk the walk. If they can’t, it’s gonna be a loooong September with the generally high-scoring opponents they face.

By: catquick

catquick — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:08:38 +0000

With 2.3 speed, he should be good this year.

By: tsizzlehotpiss

tsizzlehotpiss — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:58:28 +0000

CJ, wouldn’t you have “handled your business” when you finally signed your new, ultra-lucrative contract last year? So why did you suck throughout the entire season after having “handled your business?” Oh yeah, because you finally got paid, and now you don’t care or feel like you should have to play hard, just like Marshawn Lynch.

By: rgiii2dc

rgiii2dc — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:42:35 +0000

Definitely need some OLine help and some receivers to step up in order for CJ2K to live up to his nickname. As another poster mentioned, it is always a good idea to take away the #1 threat… having multiple playmakers makes this much harder.

Kenny Britt’s presence, or lack there of (maybe), will have a significant effect on CJ’s production.

By: tennesseeoilers

tennesseeoilers — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:39:58 +0000

But it wasn’t just a poor 2011 season. His performance during the 2nd half of the 2010 season was depressing as well. Don’t get me wrong–I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the original Chris Johnson hasn’t been lost forever. I remember like it was yesterday the 4.24 speed … the smaller guy breaking arm tackles and bouncing off bigger defenders delivering hits … the evasive jukes followed immediately by explosions of speed … Wow, I mean, we’d never seen anything like it. Will we ever again?

By: jgrange

jgrange — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:38:01 +0000

Nobody believes this until he actually proves us wrong.

By: djspman

djspman — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:03:32 +0000

Him having a better season then last year consist of him rushing for 100 yds more.

By: jpb12

jpb12 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:47:39 +0000

Belichick takes away the opponent’s #1 threat. Look for Patriots to put this game in the hands of teh Rookie QB – Locker… and take CJ2K out of the game.

By: wikipediasaidso

wikipediasaidso — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:41:47 +0000

Even if it is the old CJ, it’s not the old interior OL. Or the old OC.

Still skeptical, going by an up-and-down preseason by the offense overall. But I do think Locker and his wheels can be as beneficial to CJ as Young ever was. CJ will help himself a lot if he can be a more consistent pass-catcher, too.

By: citizenstrange

citizenstrange — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:37:14 +0000

It really doesn’t matter. As has been proven throughout Johnson’s career the Titans can miss the playoffs with or without him.

By: foul83

foul83 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:30:32 +0000

1491 rushing this year. Book it.