This is the same guy who last year said he was now "Every coaches dream" and was going to run for 2000 yards. Looks to me like he hit those on the head. I couldn't care less if someone thinks he's a tool (I don't I just think is is confident), team chemistry has never been an issue on any of my fantasy teams.
Nice post.Look, I know the Titans trainer and a couple other people in the organization. CJ is not arrogant. He works out harder than anyone on the roster (including Bulluck, and that's saying a lot). He doesn't live the Thug Life and he scoffs at dopeheads and hangers-on that try to leech him. Chris Johnson is a great kid. Last year the Titans had a terminally-ill young boy (his Dad knows a coach, long story) visit a mini-camp workout. CJ posed for pictures, gave the kid a jersey, signed football, tour of locker room- everything. Then at 4:30 when guys were leaving, Chris took the kid inside to play Madden in the rec room. Chris told the Dad to go eat dinner, give them a couple hours. Alone. No witnesses or cameras allowed. He shooed the Channel 2 reporter away. They spent 2 hours alone, playing video games, laughing. At 7:00 he walked the boy out to his Dad. Then he went back to his locker to get his keys and stuff, sat down and cried for 5 minutes.
Cocky, arrogant, whatever. A tool? I beg to differ. You just wait, Chris Johnson will defy critics with startling ease. And it will look easy because... it *wasn't* easy. He'll *earn* it. CJ2K is the Anti-Portis. His heart is too big.