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I know nobody cares exactly about my team but I agree that in a dynasty format the time is right for aquiring JOhnson. His value is at an all time low. WOuldn't mind seeing some other offers that people are putting out there for CJ.
Had a 42 yarder in week 15 last year and a 37 yarder the week before.
I stand corrected. I knew I should have looked that up. I am not sure where I heard or read that. Either way I am not buying unless the price were right. I would spend a middle to late 2012 rookie first round pick. I would consider Mendenhall, Charles, Bradshaw type backs in a 1 for 1 trade. I guess it is just a matter of what your team needed.I would buy if I was fringe playoff team needing a huge spark - hoping he could get hot again and carry me to the playoffs. Almost desperation - but I would not mortgage my future on the guy.
SOunds about right for an equivalanet value.
I get it that you had fuel to this fire before you made this comment, but you're quite wrong. Their LT is one of the best and a regular to the Pro Bowl and/or All Pro teams as is the RT. He just had a bad game.This game was terrible and I like some of your points and totally applaud your effort here. It's a fabulous contribution, thank you.This is the worst I saw them play in years or maybe ever. I mean nothing went right and it was just one of those games.There's a real problem with awesome line coach Mike Munchak becoming head coach and former Titan HOF Bruce Matthews becoming their line coach. I have zero idea what it is, but one certainly doesn't get the impression everything is fine while watching the game. Jake Scott came over from the Colts and he's always been erratic. I'm pretty sure that's why the Colts let him walk. He definitely had some moments though since joining the Titans; although he'll make your pull your hair out too.This line was phenomenal and you could drive a truck through their huge holes just a couple years ago. I see everyone compensating for someone else and few fulfilling assignments winding up in a big cluster. There is zero second level blocking as the TE and FB are always helping with someone instead. CJ has to have this. He's too fast, it must be there for him to get rolling. The WR blocks are pitiful, but the linemen have everyone's attention. When CJ runs outside, they get in the way more than they help. I'd rather they step out of bounds.Hall is a former marine playing FB. What image does that give you? Yeah that was him.He was suspended and just came back a week or two ago. He's older now, but if it was Hall leading the way and CJ behind him, they could take on anyone. They had this awesome understanding of which way the other would go, when a move should be made etc. That is not there. That confidence, that trust...it's gone. I don't know why, what happened etc. At times I see Hall destroy a LB or S and CJ runs into the defender as he lies on the ground. Other times he avoids it as if Hall will miss the block and runs right into someone else. IMO They're all pressing and acting stupid as many of us do at times in life.IMO they need to get back to whatever vanilla plays work and run them until they do. Stop being clever or cute, stop the finger pointing and overthinking, just run to one spot over and over like Gibs, BP, Knoll, Lombardi and others would have their teams do at times. Stevens and Graham are well known top blocking TEs. Put one next to their LT(their best blocker) and run right there with Hall leading the way. 20 running plays later, then maybe change up. I don't care if they punt 5 times, keep doing it.I'm not sure that there's any player comparable to CJ in his ability to fly. I'm not sure there's ever been. They either gotta free him up or put Ringer in.Last week, CJ and Ringer played WR some and were open and/or got open fast. I expect to see more of that. It was the first time I can recall(I know there was at least two more but can't remember) that CJ looked like CJ in 2011. I really don't care what it is, just give that guy the room so he can fly. It changes everything.
i'd turn that down in a second.
Great posting, and I've only watched limited Titans football. Maybe he was concussed or something? Who know? He looked like a poor man's John Michels out there.
It's an 11 on 11 game that CJ dominates. He loses in what appears to be a four versus 11 game.He's like a bird that got his wings clipped. Flipping and flopping around, gets going to try and take off but doesn't get any height and...they gotta get him going and let him fly.Last week I actually missed the Cook experiment at WR. He did it for a some plays the week before the bye and ...ya know he might stink as a blocker when compared to other TEs, but I bet he fares far far better when compared to WRs. If there is any move that displays a blocking upgrade, the Titans gotta make it.Matthews' boy( nephew?) is not as talented as other members of his family, but I'll take that patented Matthews effort. I don't care where he plays on the line. If he plays 2 or 3 plays only...cool, maybe the effort will be contagious. It's hard not to love Stephens for all he does and how under-appreciated he is. I'm fine with them making him a C, G, T, FB, or WR this week. Hey throw him in at QB and let him pitch it then hit someone.Put a jersey on Munchak and Matthews' backs.Bench every lineman, sign some FAs and put a new crew out there.I don't care what it is really but Munchak needs to show me something with the blocking this week-that's how I feel anyhow, surely some other fans feel similarly and are sick of the OL play too.It'll be ironic, but if his teams always have serious issues on the OL, he'll be terrible as a coach despite everything else he does well. It's not just the OL. The DL is soooo not what it was as well. Fisher was blessed with a great DL and OL coach and they always had top units or units capable of producing as one each week. Munchak isn't blessed as such. That's an enormous transition for a team to make, but I'm not giving him any excuses. He's an OL at heart and understands every ounce of the coaching aspect. An NFL coach is more of a manager than a coach usually, but Munchak's gotta get back into coaching/teaching and take care of business. The line play is just atrocious.
I have a question: I know these guys are total pros.... but they are also humans, so how often does it happen in pro football when one guy gets paid big, big $$$$ and maybe that guy does not properly acknowledge the other guys who got him there or maybe the team does not similarly remunerate those same blockers.... and let's say there's a letdown in the ol' protection?Also, I know Ringer is only averaging no better at 3.0 overall but in two games he has 5/21/1 (10 yd TD) and 3/31/0, and receiving 2/30 and 1/17.Also, it sounds like Indy is it: "Munchak wants to see complete complement of carries to evaluate CJ and run game fully."https://twitter.com/#/terrymc13/statuses/129665125929066496Alternatively this has been said a million times but maybe Munchak went and done tried to fix what `twer not broke.ETA: Also this:>>>
<<<What happened here?This sounds like something Johnson should have done more with?He has no 50 yard runs since week 1 of 2010.He had 768 touches 2009-10. Over 350 touches per year. He closed out the last 2 games of last year 34/97/0, less than a 3 yard average.This has been well discussed:http://www.footballdocs.com/running_back_carries.html
as a CJ owner
Not sure what you are asking here. Do I think that the line should have simply been left alone? Yes. The switch to the zone scheme seems to be a work in progress at best, and a failure at worst. But you have to put players in a position to be successful. If the linemen are confused or lacking technique, then maye you should go back to what worked. With no offseason to practice it, I don't understand why you'd switch something like this.
Ringer. He doubled up the yardage on CJ today.
That makes complete sense.
I sure don't recall one. Very puzzling.
Steve Slaton never reached the height of CJ, but his fall was pretty shocking.
