Titans Want to Give Johnson More Opportunities in '09

lets hope...right now he is the best player on that offense...give him the ball as much as possible

 

Johnson is amazing.

 

I hope they don't give him too many carries and make him into eddie george.

 

He wont be the next Eddie, and burn out after eight years. C.J. isn't the bruiser Eddie was, so to me that isn't a concern.
Tennessee can't find enough touches to go around if C.J. gets more than he did last year in carries (he was a part of 300 plays), unless they can be more efficient. They do have LenDale who will demand 200+ carries, along with the TE's who usually account for 90+/- grabs. So that puts us at around 300+/- touches with about 700 possible plays to go, assuming everything gets caught and not bounced off the field. We will say roughly 50-60% of whats called gets executed correctly so in reality we have another 300 total plays to dish out. With Justin Gage expected to do more, Nate Washington to come in and demand balls, Kenny Britt now rocking in two tone blue, and new life at TE where will all the balls go? Giving C.J. (a finess player) more touches could tear some years off his future contracts. If Johnson is a Titan forever I'm only hoping he sticks around for 15+ years. He could be better than L.T., Emmitt Smith, Barry Sanders etc. If it equates into another playoff birth, send C.J. 500 touches, but it may not and he did get broken in January with the 300 plays he made. What would happen to him with 400 plays under his belt?

 

What I mean is that I dont think that running up the middle into 8 man boxes is going to prevent him from wearing down.

 

I have a lot of faith in him and I know he can get it done.

 

im kinda worried this guys head is gettin too big...i hope he doesnt forget he's running behind possibly the best line in football....behind one of the best FBs in the game too (Hall is a beast...could very well be the next lorenzo.)

 

:bighomer:

 

It is a proven fact that the more carries a RB gets the shorter their career is. I'd be happy with a year just like last year only with a few more touches catching the ball. Marshall Faulk had just over 12000 yards rushing but added another almost 7000 yards receiving. I'd take 1200 yards rushing per year for the next 10 years with and additional 600 yards per year receiving for CJ. About 250 carries a year is perfect for him.