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Chris Johnson 2012 (1 Viewer)

Do Chris Johnson owners try to trade him for what they can at this point, or does the captain go down with his ship?

 
Watching him play... he's so slow and lazy. Just gives up on plays if holes are plugged and goes down on first contact instantly. He got paid and quit, go figure.

 
'duaneok66 said:
'Nucker101 said:
Do Chris Johnson owners try to trade him for what they can at this point, or does the captain go down with his ship?
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cant see them getting much at this point . . . what would you give for him???
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If I'm sitting strong at a certain position then I would consider giving up a good player sitting on my bench, but nothing more than a flex type of player. I had him on my do not draft list after I owned and traded him last season. It's clear that he hasn't been the same since he got paid.
 
'duaneok66 said:
'robo said:
'zandbak said:
I do believe he'll bounce back next week, but I think it'll be awhile before we see a 100+ yard rushing performance.
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And why do you think this? Sounds like everyone has been saying this exact phrase for a year now and just your standard optimistic speech. We got burned on a first round pick. It sucks but what can you do.
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great post. I wish people qould quit making excuses for him. He has gotten paid and he is not willing to stick it inside and get the tough yards. He's not the only back with a bad Oline. It amazes me how many excuses is made for a guy just because he ran for 2000 three years ago.
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Or when you dare bring up benching him for a waivewr wire pick up like Alfred Morris. "Always play your studs" and "You didn't draft CJ in the 1st round to bench him" stuff. I have no one to blame but myself for not having the guts to bench him. I will going forward until he is off my team. That is for sure.
 
Is it even possible to trade the guy right now? With Forte as my first pick and CJ as my second my season outlook isn't too good. Maybe I'll offer him up for M. Bush.

 
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'Sir Chadwick said:
Is it even possible to trade the guy right now? With Forte as my first pick and CJ as my second my season outlook isn't too good.
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You're not going to get much for him. His name still carries some weight, so I'm thinking RB3 range. Might as well hold and pray for better days.
 
Would've been much easier to move him last week when "it was just one game" was an excuse some might buy.

Now, unless he breaks one or gets a TD to salvage the day, I can't imagine anyone being interested.

 
'Mario Kart said:
I would like to trade for him. No one is selling.
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:confused: I guess some of his owners don't expect much in return and would rather stick it out with him and hope he somehow turns it around. I would definitely be trying to move him if there was interest. There has to be at least one person in every league that still believes that he can at least be a solid rb2 and I would try to take advantage of that.

 
'Nucker101 said:
'Mario Kart said:
I would like to trade for him. No one is selling.
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:confused: I guess some of his owners don't expect much in return and would rather stick it out with him and hope he somehow turns it around. I would definitely be trying to move him if there was interest. There has to be at least one person in every league that still believes that he can at least be a solid rb2 and I would try to take advantage of that.
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You would think. But, no one is countering my offers so, "no one is selling" in my cases. I'm showing interest.
 
'Mario Kart said:
'Nucker101 said:
'Mario Kart said:
I would like to trade for him. No one is selling.
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:confused: I guess some of his owners don't expect much in return and would rather stick it out with him and hope he somehow turns it around. I would definitely be trying to move him if there was interest. There has to be at least one person in every league that still believes that he can at least be a solid rb2 and I would try to take advantage of that.
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You would think. But, no one is countering my offers so, "no one is selling" in my cases. I'm showing interest.
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Just out of curiosity and to kind of get a sense of his value, what did you offer that was turned down?

 
'Mario Kart said:
I would like to trade for him. No one is selling.
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there's no upside to sell at an absolute bottom like this.What is someone going to offer me? a WR3? I mean his value has gone from a fairly consensus late first to second round pick to a 12th round pick in just 2 weeks.I'd like to see historically if there are many instances of NON-INJURY/NON-AGE collapses like this? It's a fairly unique case.I've seen plenty of drop-offs easily explained by age and injury, but to see a guy go from uber-stud to total fraud is somewhat unique.
 
I know folks had doubts about the guy, but holy crap he's stinking it up on my roster. I had no idea he was THIS bad.

I'm thinking the whole CJ2K moniker is just one character too long: "CJ2" as in how many points he scores in fantasy each week.

 
'Nucker101 said:
'Mario Kart said:
'Nucker101 said:
'Mario Kart said:
I would like to trade for him. No one is selling.
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:confused: I guess some of his owners don't expect much in return and would rather stick it out with him and hope he somehow turns it around. I would definitely be trying to move him if there was interest. There has to be at least one person in every league that still believes that he can at least be a solid rb2 and I would try to take advantage of that.
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You would think. But, no one is countering my offers so, "no one is selling" in my cases. I'm showing interest.
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Just out of curiosity and to kind of get a sense of his value, what did you offer that was turned down?
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I offered a RB2 and a WR prospect with some vet draft picks. May not have thought it would get accepted but if there was interest in moving, possibly some talk to go with it.Offered a RB prospect/handcuff but have not heard back yet.

No way anyone offers a RB1 or WR1, right? I'd say RB2 and some kind of prospect would be a good starting point, no?

 
I know they were down big most of the game but Locker was avoiding the check down to him like the plague. What a #### show.

 
At what point do the TItans sit him in favor of Ringer or Harper? I know they paid him all that money but if it isn't winning you any football games there is no point in starting him so he could get you 20 yards on 15 carries. I realize that the O line isnt blocking well and they fall behind quite easily. I wonder what the Titans could get for him?

 
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I am proud to say my team is 1-1 with Chris Johnson as the RB1.

I actually like owning him now. I can expect 0-2 points from here on out but you never know!

 
The good:

CJ has fresh legs

The bad:

CJ is not being given any opportunity here. This team just stinks. O Line, D Line. It's just terrible.

Nobody is going to bench this guy right? You didn't draft him to bench him. You knew he was a light switch when you drafted him. He's a light switch in both FF and the NFL, and when you bench him his RB1 numbers are going to be meaningless.

If he's given 20-25 carries in a game, and he still sucks, bench him. Until then you gotta give him the benefit of the doubt.

 
'Mario Kart said:
'CrazyFox said:
'Mario Kart said:
No way anyone offers a RB1 or WR1, right? I'd say RB2 and some kind of prospect would be a good starting point, no?
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Too much
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If that is too much, then there is no trading for the guy. Expecting more than the above is not going to happen, right?
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Actually I guess it depends on your team and what you are looking for. I wouldn't give an RB2 for him. But that's probably a good place to start if you value him.
 
'CrazyFox said:
'Mario Kart said:
'CrazyFox said:
'Mario Kart said:
No way anyone offers a RB1 or WR1, right? I'd say RB2 and some kind of prospect would be a good starting point, no?
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Too much
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If that is too much, then there is no trading for the guy. Expecting more than the above is not going to happen, right?
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Actually I guess it depends on your team and what you are looking for. I wouldn't give an RB2 for him. But that's probably a good place to start if you value him.
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I sent inquires to both. Not sure if I will hear back though. The caliber of player that is going to get traded is RB2 quality with a prospect. Maybe RB3 and a prospect. Not sure what more I would want to surrender to take on the risk that is Chris Johnson.
 
'OU#1 said:
The good:

CJ has fresh legs

The bad:

CJ is not being given any opportunity here. This team just stinks. O Line, D Line. It's just terrible.

Nobody is going to bench this guy right? You didn't draft him to bench him. You knew he was a light switch when you drafted him. He's a light switch in both FF and the NFL, and when you bench him his RB1 numbers are going to be meaningless.

If he's given 20-25 carries in a game, and he still sucks, bench him. Until then you gotta give him the benefit of the doubt.
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I'm benching him. I'd rather miss out on a big game and be happy I may still be able to salvage something than plug a 0 into my lineup each week. I may actually root against him if he's on my bench. I'm that bitter.
 
'Mario Kart said:
I sent inquires to both. Not sure if I will hear back though. The caliber of player that is going to get traded is RB2 quality with a prospect. Maybe RB3 and a prospect. Not sure what more I would want to surrender to take on the risk that is Chris Johnson.
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I wouldn't surrender too much. But like I said if you still think he has value then probably a low or mid RB 2 is an okay place to start. Good luck.
 
'CrazyFox said:
'Mario Kart said:
I sent inquires to both. Not sure if I will hear back though. The caliber of player that is going to get traded is RB2 quality with a prospect. Maybe RB3 and a prospect. Not sure what more I would want to surrender to take on the risk that is Chris Johnson.
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I wouldn't surrender too much. But like I said if you still think he has value then probably a low or mid RB 2 is an okay place to start. Good luck.
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I'll update if any thing happens.
 
I tried to trade him for a number of RBs in the 10-20 range before this weekend. Nobody was interested. Only offer I got was Turner for CJ. Felt like trading crap for crap, so didn't do it.

After watching much of the game, I'm benching him. He's not very good right now, but that team is awful. He had a shot at a receiving TD in close, but Locker one hopped an 8 yard pass to him with nobody around him. When he ran the ball, there was nothing there (and he got no more than that). He's a guy that needs openings and gaps, he was never a big make you miss guy or power guy.

 
'OU#1 said:
Nobody is going to bench this guy right?
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I'm the guy who had spiller so i'm absolutely benching him.Frankly, since he was drafted as my RB2 in the 2nd round in a start 1 RB + 1 Flex league, it's going to take more than just ONE outburst game to get me to trust him in the lineup again.I'm treating him as if he tore his ACL until proven otherwise.it's that bad. I won't cut him because I've seen guys have monster seasons after having horrific first few weeks (read: priest Holmes 2001, MJD last year to a lesser extent), but until I see something that looks a hell of a lot better there's no good reason to start someone who sucks.guy had 4 games where he was worth starting last year.. maybe 5.. the other 11-12 games you would've been better off with a lot of other guys.Year before it was 8 games.I don't know which 4 games he'll be good in this year vs. the ones where he produces nothing... so i'd much rather have some dude who at least got me 6-10 points in there so it's not a total whole.
 
'OU#1 said:
The good:

CJ has fresh legs

The bad:

CJ is not being given any opportunity here. This team just stinks. O Line, D Line. It's just terrible.

Nobody is going to bench this guy right? You didn't draft him to bench him. You knew he was a light switch when you drafted him. He's a light switch in both FF and the NFL, and when you bench him his RB1 numbers are going to be meaningless.

If he's given 20-25 carries in a game, and he still sucks, bench him. Until then you gotta give him the benefit of the doubt.
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Thats right. The team isnt giving him the opportunity. 9 carries is nothing. When he gets a decent amount of atempts and the team isnt trailing by 20 we'll get a better picture. I think some folks expect him to run 20+ yards on every play.
 
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'Abspara said:
'OU#1 said:
The good:

CJ has fresh legs

The bad:

CJ is not being given any opportunity here. This team just stinks. O Line, D Line. It's just terrible.

Nobody is going to bench this guy right? You didn't draft him to bench him. You knew he was a light switch when you drafted him. He's a light switch in both FF and the NFL, and when you bench him his RB1 numbers are going to be meaningless.

If he's given 20-25 carries in a game, and he still sucks, bench him. Until then you gotta give him the benefit of the doubt.
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Thats right. The team isnt giving him the opportunity. 9 carries is nothing. When he gets a decent amount of atempts and the team isnt trailing by 20 we'll get a better picture. I think some folks expect him to run 20+ yards on every play.
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No, they expect him to run for 20 every game
 
'Dentist said:
'Mario Kart said:
I would like to trade for him. No one is selling.
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there's no upside to sell at an absolute bottom like this.What is someone going to offer me? a WR3? I mean his value has gone from a fairly consensus late first to second round pick to a 12th round pick in just 2 weeks.I'd like to see historically if there are many instances of NON-INJURY/NON-AGE collapses like this? It's a fairly unique case.I've seen plenty of drop-offs easily explained by age and injury, but to see a guy go from uber-stud to total fraud is somewhat unique.
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shawn alexanderand willie parker and larry johnson? <---i forget if they got hurt or notdo david boston, braylon edwards and micheal clayton from tb count?
 
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I'm a Johnson and Foster owner (dynasty for the smart ###es) I'd gladly trade him for Tate and someone like Eric Decker

 
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I'm in a 10-team league so my bench is pretty solid...I'm benching this bum next week.

He and Jamaal Charles (and DMC this week) are killing me

 
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