Chris Johnson late TD run (1 Viewer)

[DoubleG]

I hate CJ. I lost the championship last year because Fisher kept running him in the 4th over and over against SD even though the Titans were down by a few scores just so CJ could get his 2k. What other player gets put in JUST to get stats, regardless of the game situation?

Peyton Manning...which is why I own him

 

[JD8p]

It decided a game in my league.

 

[dmac37]

I don't own CJ and did not go against him this week but that just looked real bad having him out there that late in a blowout.

Karma is a #####, they already overuse him and are playing with fire if they continue this practice.

 

[Fat Nick]

I was 5-0 going into this week. I was up by ~12 in a .5 ppr league with nobody left and my opponent had CJ. I don't know if that run specifically put him over the top, but keeping CJ in in the 4th quarter of that game certainly did. GDB 100 yard streak crap.

 

[LittlePhatty]

What the hell is CJ doing in the game at that point.

I really expected to see Ringer in there after the commercial/time out.That move was all about padding stats. We can't say fantasy stats for sure, but NFL stats without a doubt. He was in there just to get over 100 for the game.

 

[Todem]

Yeah and whats wrong with a player trying to acheive greatness?

In this day and age when I see players constantly taking themsleves out of the game this is a breath of fresh air.

 

[VaTerp]

Had CJ and was going against the Titans D. I still lost thanks to the ineptitude of the Jag offense but that late TD made it really close.

The funniest thing to me was Del Rio calling timeouts on defense.

 

[SayWhat?]

That's what teams get for calling timeout down 20 with less than two minutes left.

There's no doubt that Fisher was padding CJ's stats to keep him happy. But the fact in the post above is being overlooked. Del Rio has NO chance to win that game past the 2 minute warning, and I think that may have played a small part in Fisher's decision as well. Basically Fisher was saying, "hey, if you want to call timeouts to delay this game that's clearly over then we're not going to take a knee when we clearly should be." But yes, idiotic that Fisher had CJ in the game in that situation. Beyond dumb.

 

[RobMexico]

Owner of CJ took first place in point from me because of that meaningless TD, seriously why is the best RB in the league still playing in the 4th quarter of a blowout win, if I were the Jag's defenders I would have been trying to seriously injure CJ it's a slap in the face to the Jag's.

Really? Geesh.

Maybe the Jags shouldn't have called a time out. Titans are allowed to play anyone they want.

 

[emge]

Owner of CJ took first place in point from me because of that meaningless TD, seriously why is the best RB in the league still playing in the 4th quarter of a blowout win, if I were the Jag's defenders I would have been trying to seriously injure CJ it's a slap in the face to the Jag's.

Really? Geesh.

Maybe the Jags shouldn't have called a time out. Titans are allowed to play anyone they want.

draft CJ next time... he's their #1 RB, why isn't he allowed to play in the 4th?

 

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"I want them yards. It don't matter when you look at the stats," Chris Johnson said. "When you look at 2,000 yards, you don't say, 'He got all those yards late in the game.'

- CBS Sportsline

 

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Owner of CJ took first place in point from me because of that meaningless TD, seriously why is the best RB in the league still playing in the 4th quarter of a blowout win, if I were the Jag's defenders I would have been trying to seriously injure CJ it's a slap in the face to the Jag's.

 

[LittlePhatty]

"I want them yards. It don't matter when you look at the stats," Chris Johnson said. "When you look at 2,000 yards, you don't say, 'He got all those yards late in the game.'

- CBS Sportsline

He obviously doesn't visit the Shark Pool, where people DO say such things. All the time. Every day.

 

[skillz]

I ended up winning by 7 points. Weird thing is that if Bironas would have kicked a FG I would have won. So I was all upset that they decided to go for it on 4th down and low and behold CJ runs for a TD.

 

[IdiotSavant]

Well I already vented about this in the venting thread but here goes...

I was sitting on most points for the week. Most points every week nets $100. I was up by 40 and my opponent had Chris Johnson and the Titans D...

Titans D got him 20 and CJ ended u with 22. I ended up losing by one point due to that run. One effing point. Well, I ended up losing by two since the Titans got yet another sack on the putrid Jags offense. And I watched this entire game while holding my breath, knowing CJ could break off a 50 yard TD run. I didn't wat to watch this awful game past the first half. UGH.

So not only did I lose the $100 award but I freakin lost to the team that scored the most points. I ended up with the 2nd most points. Now I'm 2-4.

FU CJ. No wait, FU Jags! Del Rio can go jump off a cliff for calling those pointless timeouts.



Ok, I think that's finally out of my system now...

 

[5-ish Finkle]

The funniest thing to me was Del Rio calling timeouts on defense.

And this is most likely the answer to "Why was Johnson even in there?" Del Rio was acting like a butt-hurt cheerleader with those time outs at that point. No way were they going to win, so Fisher decided to try and run up the score on him, at the same time giving Johnson a shot at keeping his '100-yard-games-on-the-road' streak alive, since I believe they mentioned earlier in the broadcast that if Johnson cracked 100 last night he'd tie Barry Sandes for most consecutive games on the road with over 100 yards rushing.I'm not saying I agree with the decision, I'm saying I think that was the reason Fisher kept him out there. Del Rio calling those timeouts was hella "feminine hygiene product"-esque, though. That's for sure.

 

[LittlePhatty]

Del Rio calling those timeouts was hella "feminine hygiene product"-esque, though. That's for sure.

Maybe one of those timeouts could have prevented the Jags from slowly draining away half of the 4th quarter as they plodded down the field on run plays, never hurrying up back to the line even though they were behind 3 scores.

 

[Fat Nick]

"I want them yards. It don't matter when you look at the stats," Chris Johnson said. "When you look at 2,000 yards, you don't say, 'He got all those yards late in the game.'- CBS Sportsline

CJ = Team Player. Commence flames if you will...

 

[bakes]

The extra point killed me. Lost by one. Could have lived with a tie.

 

[JamesTheScot]

Owner of CJ took first place in point from me because of that meaningless TD, seriously why is the best RB in the league still playing in the 4th quarter of a blowout win, if I were the Jag's defenders I would have been trying to seriously injure CJ it's a slap in the face to the Jag's.

Not only the fourth quarter, but with about 2:00 minutes left wasn't it? And on 4th down.... Up 20....It boggles the mind.But if I had CJ, I'd be loving it. You know CJ is going to get his touches regardless of whats going on in the game.

 

[Ghost Rider]

"I want them yards. It don't matter when you look at the stats," Chris Johnson said. "When you look at 2,000 yards, you don't say, 'He got all those yards late in the game.'- CBS Sportsline

Not saying that attitude is right or wrong, but Terrell Davis probably would have ran for anywhere from 2,200-2,300 yards had he and the Broncos had that same mentality back in 1998.

 

[FUBAR]

"I want them yards. It don't matter when you look at the stats," Chris Johnson said. "When you look at 2,000 yards, you don't say, 'He got all those yards late in the game.'- CBS Sportsline

CJ = Team Player. Commence flames if you will...

No flames from this Titans fan, I agree completely. Doesn't change the fact that his coach seems to feel the same way and has for a couple years now. It's funny, I lived in Kansas during LJ's time and he was blasted for saying he'd rather be in the HOF than win a Super Bowl (not that either happened), but CJ almost gets a pass for this attitude. (or at least I haven't heard the grumbles)

 

[Addai's Adidas]

Rome did a whole segment on this today.

 

[BaBastage]

Basically Fisher was saying, "hey, if you want to call timeouts to delay this game that's clearly over then we're not going to take a knee when we clearly should be."

That's insightful, I didn't consider it, and it very well may have been a factor. Petty though.I take back my earlier statement about not being affected, I believe those yards, touchdown, and Bironas' point after knocked me out of the subscriber contest by .2 points...

 

[Hang 10]

"I want them yards. It don't matter when you look at the stats," Chris Johnson said. "When you look at 2,000 yards, you don't say, 'He got all those yards late in the game.'

- CBS Sportsline

He obviously doesn't visit the Shark Pool, where people DO say such things. All the time. Every day.

 

[dapunisher]

Basically Fisher was saying, "hey, if you want to call timeouts to delay this game that's clearly over then we're not going to take a knee when we clearly should be."

That's insightful, I didn't consider it, and it very well may have been a factor. Petty though.I take back my earlier statement about not being affected, I believe those yards, touchdown, and Bironas' point after knocked me out of the subscriber contest by .2 points...

Here's a theory:

Conspiracy

 

[mbuehner]

Won me a game and lost me a game, I guess it all washes out.

 

[LittlePhatty]

Here's a theory:

Conspiracy

The idea that ESPN can influence a game by asking coaches to do something they otherwise wouldn't just doesn't sit right with me.Anyway. So Fisher still wanted to run plays. It explains that part of it. He could have run plays with Ringer in there instead. I think most people are specifically questioning the risk of injury to your star player, not just the decision to go for another score.

 

[dapunisher]

Here's a theory:

Conspiracy

The idea that ESPN can influence a game by asking coaches to do something they otherwise wouldn't just doesn't sit right with me.Anyway. So Fisher still wanted to run plays. It explains that part of it. He could have run plays with Ringer in there instead. I think most people are specifically questioning the risk of injury to your star player, not just the decision to go for another score.

That was my initial reaction as well. And because I dislike so many things about ESPN, I found the story easier to accept as true.

 

[bweiser]

It was a simple sweep play for god sakes. I mean, if Fisher is trying to 'run it up' there he calls a pass play on 3rd down. He is simply trying to end the game and Del Rio isn't letting him. So he runs a sweep and somehow - maybe because he's the best RB in the game - CJ takes it all the way.

So many people think this is running it up because CJ is in the game. Starting QBs hardly ever come out of the game - up 30 or down 30, they're out there. When was the last time Peyton Manning was on the bench at the end of a game? Donovan McNabb when he was in Philly was the same way. Teams don't put in their backup OL ... I realize that's apples and oranges because CJ is so very important to the Titans, but just stop already with the running it up theories. Make a freaking tackle Jaguars.

 

[WOW6616]

Owner of CJ took first place in point from me because of that meaningless TD, seriously why is the best RB in the league still playing in the 4th quarter of a blowout win, if I were the Jag's defenders I would have been trying to seriously injure CJ it's a slap in the face to the Jag's.

Really? Geesh.

Maybe the Jags shouldn't have called a time out. Titans are allowed to play anyone they want.

draft CJ next time... he's their #1 RB, why isn't he allowed to play in the 4th?

I agree the Titans are allowed to play whoever they want even their best player on 4th down with less than 2 minutes to go up 20, listen I'm not saying don't play him, what I am saying is this, when you keep a player like CJ in a game like this one, on a meaningless play you are sending one of two messages, either you don't care about the welfare of CJ, or you're sending a message to the defense that you don't fear them, as a defensive player I would be intent on proving you should fear us and I would try to put a hurting on CJ.

 

[Lascelle]

Was winning by .4 with the TD, then lost on the Bironas extra point.Ooof.

I was on the happy side of this equation. I had Bironas and my opponent had CJ.Except he lost by .12 points. That team is now 6-0 by the thinnest of margins.