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Anyone else sitting Chis Johnson this week? (1 Viewer)

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Yet to give up a rushing TD. Tough match up for CJ. I see a similar output as when he faced the steelers.

70 yards, chance for a TD.

rolling with Felix.

 
not a chance (unless i had AD and MJD as alternatives)...only takes one long TD run to make your week, and there's no one more likely to do that than Johnson -- even against the Jet's D. don't sit your studs (unless you really have to)!

 
I got a good enough corps where I can take the chance. Playing Jacobs and Grant. Still consider starting him as he has to have a big game if they don't want to go 0-3.

 
I sat him against Pittsburgh. Started him last week and there is no way I am going to sit him now regardless of the matchup. He just has too much potential to hit a home run at anytime, plus he is pretty much their entire offense at this point. They will keep finding ways to get him the ball so he can make plays. My other RB options on my bench aren't that great though - Rice, Donald Brown, and Mike Bell.

 
Repeat after me .......

DO NOT BENCH YOUR STUDS !!!

DO NOT BENCH YOUR STUDS !!!

DO NOT BENCH YOUR STUDS !!!

DO NOT BENCH YOUR STUDS !!!

DO NOT BENCH YOUR STUDS !!!

DO NOT BENCH YOUR STUDS !!!

more weeks than not the cream will rise to the top.

With CJ he only needs one toss to the fl;at and he could be GONE !

 
NO WAY I am benching him again. I benched him last week for McFadden. I really think Sigmund Bloom knows what he is talking about, and I went with his ranking of McFadden over Johnson. Even the best guys whiff sometimes, and Bloom really knows how to break down matchups IMO.

Anyway, there is not a chance I bench him again. My other RB in that league (my main money league) is Peterson. I also have McFadden and Stewart but wouldn't bench Johnson for anyone but MJD and Turner right now.

 
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Benching Chris Johnson is foolish unless you're in a 8-tm league with no-nonsense alternatives. Even then I couldn't imagine someone having 2 better options in 2009 FF. Heimerdinger has been told to put the ball in his hands. I heard he might even return some punts going forward b/c of their struggles in that area.

 
nope. The only way the titans can beat NY is if he breaks some long runs. they'll keep giving him the ball as long as he can stand.

That being said, Jets still win by double digits.

 
Teef said:
Anytime you feel like benching Lil' Johnson, just watch

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:goodposting: What sick speed he has.

And to answer the question - no way would I bench him unless I had proven studs also on the roster. I could see his rushing total being similar to Week 1 but the Titans appear to have learned their lesson from that game and are going to get Johnson more involved in the passing game to ensure he gets a chance to work in space.

I think his floor for this week is 55-60 yards rushing/3-4 receptions for 35-40 yards. And we know he's a threat to score against any team. He never sits for me as long as he's healthy.

 
PhillyStars said:
Repeat after me ....... DO NOT BENCH YOUR STUDS !!!DO NOT BENCH YOUR STUDS !!!DO NOT BENCH YOUR STUDS !!!DO NOT BENCH YOUR STUDS !!!DO NOT BENCH YOUR STUDS !!!DO NOT BENCH YOUR STUDS !!!more weeks than not the cream will rise to the top.With CJ he only needs one toss to the fl;at and he could be GONE !
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You should never bench an uber stud. LBJ isn't there yet. Most of the time, it's actually not a bad idea to bench your 'studs' if they have a horrible matchup and you have a reasonable alternative.
 
He looks like his stride length is about 1.5 times longer than anyone running after him.Never sit a guy with "big play" potential like his.

As someone else said, it only takes one play for him to make it worth your start.

If he were the type of back that never busted big plays, but still got you 100 yards slowly over the course of a game - that's the type of RB I would sit against the Jets.

 
If I only had to play 2 RBs i would bench him this week in favor of Peterson and Turner.

I see 67 yards rushing, 25 receiving. 0 TDs.

If you have a player who can do that you can consider sitting Johnson.

Playing him against the Steelers turned out to be a mistake for those who said 'never bunch your studs.'

 
editor47 said:
If I only had to play 2 RBs i would bench him this week in favor of Peterson and Turner. I see 67 yards rushing, 25 receiving. 0 TDs.If you have a player who can do that you can consider sitting Johnson.playing him against the Steelers turned out to be a mistake for those who said 'never bunch your studs.'
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First of all not alot of teams have ADP Turner and CJSecond, Karnac, what did you see for him last week?
 
Yellow Line is Unoffcial said:
editor47 said:
If I only had to play 2 RBs i would bench him this week in favor of Peterson and Turner. I see 67 yards rushing, 25 receiving. 0 TDs.If you have a player who can do that you can consider sitting Johnson.playing him against the Steelers turned out to be a mistake for those who said 'never bunch your studs.'
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First of all not alot of teams have ADP Turner and CJSecond, Karnac, what did you see for him last week?
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I saw about 100 rushing, 50 receiving and 1-2 TDs. No, I didn't foresee the performance he put up.And if you read what I said, I said IF YOU HAVE A PLAYER WHO CAN DO THAT ... I expect most teams have 3 starting NFL RBs including Johnson. If the other two have better matchups, it would not be stupid to CONSIDER sitting Johnson.
 
editor47 said:
If I only had to play 2 RBs i would bench him this week in favor of Peterson and Turner. I see 67 yards rushing, 25 receiving. 0 TDs.If you have a player who can do that you can consider sitting Johnson.Playing him against the Steelers turned out to be a mistake for those who said 'never bunch your studs.'
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I don't consider starting him in Week 1 a mistake. I consider the way the Titans failed to utilize him - virtually ignoring him in the passing game - to have been the mistake. The good news is they wised up in a big way last week and while I don't expect him to catch 8-10 passes every week I do think he'll get the opportunity to catch more than the 1 which he caught in Week 1. This is a tough matchup but the Titans are desperate and need to win this game to keep their season alive. Their best chance for offensive success is to make sure they get the ball to Johnson as creatively as possible. Given his talent and importance, he's the kind of player I will confidently start every week. Sure, he could come up small - every player could do that, just ask Randy Moss and Greg Jennings owners last week or Andre Johnson owners in Week 1 - but the potential for greatness with Johnson is higher than most other RBs. That's the kind of player I want in my lineup every week as opposed to gambling on a lesser talent with a greater chance for failure because he isn't as talented as Johnson is. Just my two cents.
 
My Jets D is going to punish Johnson. I've informed them that they need to make him priority #1,2 & 3 since I am going against him.

Prepare for bad stats from Johnson.

 
Northern Voice said:
Does anyone else feel like he's more likely to score from his own 5 than the opponents 5?
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he had 4 of his 10 touchdowns last season inside the 10 and 2 of which were inside the 5. I bet they use him inside the 10 against good run Ds a lot this year if they get the ball down there since most of those Ds are great up the middle but CJ can get to the corner on almost anyone (that is precisely what they did to Minnesota 2x last season)
 
mjd, ap, forte, deangelo, sjax, grant, gore, turner, ronnie, jacobs are all easy starts over cj. plenty of teams have that combination. its really close with portis, fjax, mcgahee, slaton, sproles and kevin smith.

 
TLEF316 said:
nope. The only way the titans can beat NY is if he breaks some long runs. they'll keep giving him the ball as long as he can stand. That being said, Jets still win by double digits.
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That and a good way to couteract a heavy blitz is to throw a few screen passes to the RB. Johnson is certainly capable of breaking one.
 
Dr. Octopus said:
TLEF316 said:
nope. The only way the titans can beat NY is if he breaks some long runs. they'll keep giving him the ball as long as he can stand. That being said, Jets still win by double digits.
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That and a good way to couteract a heavy blitz is to throw a few screen passes to the RB. Johnson is certainly capable of breaking one.
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he had 11 targets last week ... I am sure they are going to try to feed the ball to him however they can
 
basher said:
Dr. Octopus said:
TLEF316 said:
nope. The only way the titans can beat NY is if he breaks some long runs. they'll keep giving him the ball as long as he can stand. That being said, Jets still win by double digits.
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That and a good way to couteract a heavy blitz is to throw a few screen passes to the RB. Johnson is certainly capable of breaking one.
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he had 11 targets last week ... I am sure they are going to try to feed the ball to him however they can
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im in a dynasty where I have AD, CJ, slaton and grant... right now I have peterson and slaton in but I understand that is a pretty gutsy call to go with slaton after those two weeks, anybody else think this is the week for slaton
 
packersfan said:
editor47 said:
If I only had to play 2 RBs i would bench him this week in favor of Peterson and Turner.

I see 67 yards rushing, 25 receiving. 0 TDs.

If you have a player who can do that you can consider sitting Johnson.

Playing him against the Steelers turned out to be a mistake for those who said 'never bunch your studs.'
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I don't consider starting him in Week 1 a mistake. I consider the way the Titans failed to utilize him - virtually ignoring him in the passing game - to have been the mistake. The good news is they wised up in a big way last week and while I don't expect him to catch 8-10 passes every week I do think he'll get the opportunity to catch more than the 1 which he caught in Week 1. This is a tough matchup but the Titans are desperate and need to win this game to keep their season alive. Their best chance for offensive success is to make sure they get the ball to Johnson as creatively as possible. Given his talent and importance, he's the kind of player I will confidently start every week. Sure, he could come up small - every player could do that, just ask Randy Moss and Greg Jennings owners last week or Andre Johnson owners in Week 1 - but the potential for greatness with Johnson is higher than most other RBs. That's the kind of player I want in my lineup every week as opposed to gambling on a lesser talent with a greater chance for failure because he isn't as talented as Johnson is.

Just my two cents.
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did you watch the game? they didn't ignore him in the passing game, they had to use him to block or kerry collins would have been killed.
 
Benched CJ in week 1, started him in week 2 now he's unbenchable for me from here on out. Titans need a win and giving it to CJ is the only way they can do it.

 
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Like others I benched him in Week 1 and will not do it again this season (if healthy).

Too much big play potential.

 
I wouldn't bench him, either.....HOWEVER, in 2008 the Jets shut him down with a worse defense.

12 NYJ L 34-13 10 46 4.6 24 0 3 15
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Not saying he should be benched, but it's food for thought.
 
That would be foolish.

Last time Chris Johnson played a Rex Ryan defense, he went off for 100 total yards in about a quarter and a half.

 
I would not bench that guy. Everyone brings up the Steelers game like that's the end all be all indicator of how he performs against tough D's. But he put up #'s against a Minnesota and Pittsburgh last year, and had 100 yards in a half against Baltimore in the playoff game. He seems relatively matchup-proof to me. :shrug:

 
I'm benching him but not because of the match-up. I think he's probably still pretty tired from running all over the field last week. I'm going to let him rest.

 
The Jets get great pressure up the middle and have been blitzing their safeties a ton. That's a pretty good recipe for Johnson getting outside and taking it to the house.

 
RudiStein said:
I'm benching him but not because of the match-up. I think he's probably still pretty tired from running all over the field last week. I'm going to let him rest.
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Would you say his dreads make him look faster than he really is?
 
DaWidowMaker said:
Why would you bench the #1 or #2 back in your league? Regardless of the matchup you start CJ.
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because you don't get credit this week for what he did last week.
 
MCguidance said:
I wouldn't bench him, either.....HOWEVER, in 2008 the Jets shut him down with a worse defense.

12 NYJ L 34-13 10 46 4.6 24 0 3 15
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Not saying he should be benched, but it's food for thought.
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Well if he gets a 4.6 YPC average this week, I guarantee he has a big game because he will receive more than 10 carries.
 
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