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Chris Johnson off to another slow start for Titans

Chris Johnson

Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson warms up before playing the San Diego Chargers in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

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Remember when the Titans had this really good running back named Chris Johnson? Whatever happened to that guy?

Johnson had 11 carries for four yards last week in a 34-13 loss to the Patriots.

Thus far today, he has five carries for 10 yards.

That’s 16 carries for 14 yards on the season, a whopping 0.875 yards per attempt.

He’s far from the only problem the Titans have, as Jake Locker’s kind of all over the place (7-of-18 passing for 70 yards, with an interception). The Titans trail the Chargers 17-3 at halftime.

But Johnson’s the one with steadily increasing paychecks and steadily declining production, so people are going to ask the obvious question until he answers it.