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Tennessee Titans Running Back, Chris Johnson, was the all everything back for fantasy football in 2009. With more than 2500 yards by ground and air, Johnson put out one of the greatest fantasy seasons of all time. 16 TDs were to his credit and he single handedly brought on the demise of LenDale White’s fantasy football career.
While his season started out a little inconsistent, he never looked back after week six when he rushed for 100 yards in every game and had five multiple TD games. All this in his second season. What will his third season bring?
The major concern for many fantasy owners is that a guy coming off a 400 plus touch season may wear down a little bit. Especially when that guy is 5’11″ and 200lbs. With that said, few owners who have the top pick are letting Johnson get past them.
There is the case that teams will focus on Johnson and have had all off season to do it, but they knew they were playing the run first team in the Titans last season when they faced him too. They knew they were going to have to plan for Chris Johnson, even if they may have thought he would share time with White.
Johnson is still trying to get paid, and will do anything in his power to show that the Titans were wrong not to give in to his new contract demands right away. While he did get a little extra cash, it wasn’t what he had in mind.
In leagues that award points per reception (PPR), Johnson is still just as valuable. His receiving ability will keep him on the field and nobody in the league is more of a threat for a home run.
Bottom line is there is not much to dislike about Chris Johnson. There is no way of knowing if the risk of the carries catching up to him outweighs his abilities. It’s hard to look at what he did down that ten game stretch and not take him, especially if you are not in the first draft position and he falls to you. Adrian Peterson and Maurice Jones-Drew may be fine alternatives, but will you look at him as the one that got away?
Johnson’s Average Draft Position is the first overall pick. He is currently ranked #1 in our Running Back Redraft Rankings.
| Year | Gm | Ru-Att | Ru-yds | Ave | R-TD | Rec | Re-yds | Ave | Re-TD | Fan pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 16 | 358 | 2006 | 5.6 | 14 | 50 | 503 | 10.1 | 2 | 346.9 |
| 2008 | 15 | 251 | 1228 | 4.9 | 9 | 43 | 260 | 6.0 | 1 | 208.8 |
| 2007 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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According to league sources, the Seattle Seahawks have released former Chicago Bears running back Adrian Peterson. Oddly enough, the move comes the same day that the Tennessee Titans cut Pete Carroll’s former USC running back Stafon Johnson.
Johnson sustained a dislocated right ankle and broken right fibula against the Seahawks, which caused him to be out indefinitely, and ultimately resulted in his placement on the injured reserve.
Due to the incident occurring in the preseason, Johnson will have to clear waivers before he can be placed on Injured Reserve.
The fact that Peterson was just signed this last Thursday (8/12) could indicate that Pete Carroll is now interested in pursuing an option that was not available when Peterson was signed.
The Seahawks did add Kentwan Balmer, a defensive line project who was a former 1st round pick out of San Francisco, but the team also released linebacker Alvin Bowen to make this addition.The team also signed kicker Clint Stitser, but don’t think for a second that Carroll wouldn’t send him packing as well if the Acquisition of Johnson could materialize.
Johnson was a standout at USC until a freak weightlifting accident abruptly ended his senior season. He promised that he would recover and fulfill his dream of playing football again. Johnson, who dropped a barbell on his throat, took 7 hours of surgery to repair the damage and many months of healing and recovery.
He was well respected at USC and I can’t imagine why Pete Carroll would not want to continue to be a part of this young man’s success story. Wither any breaking news on the Seahawks making a move at Johnson surfaces remains to be seen, but the circumstances of the quick indicate something may be brewing.
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This story has nothing to do with fantasy football, I just thought it should be written.
Football is a tough sport, no doubt about it. That’s why it’s so popular amongst fans throughout the world. It’s a violent sport where the player’s are unbelievably big and strong, not to mention blazing fast. That makes for violent collisions where strange things can happen to a player’s body, whether it be concussions or broken bones. This is a game where you have to be a little “crazy” to play on the NFL level.
I’m writing this not because of the injury I just saw happen, but who it happened to. The young man’s name is Stafon Johnson. Yeah, the same Stafon Johnson who dropped a 275 lb. barbell on his throat crushing his vocal cord, adam’s apple and tearing neck muscles. In what was a typical routine team workout, he was doing everything right, he had a spotter and he wasn’t being careless or reckless. This was a workout routine he had done numerous times before. This time was different though, the barbell slipped and almost ended his life and crushed his NFL dreams.
But Johnson would eventually work his way back into playing shape. He went undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft, but the Tennessee Titans took a chance on him and signed him immediately after the draft. Johnson was having a good camp with the Titans, performing beyond expectations. Then came last Sunday’s preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks and everything changed again.
Stafon Johnson would take the handoff on what appeared to be a normal NFL play. The replay was not so normal though. Jeff Fisher made the comment that he thought Johnson’s shoe had come off and was being held in place by tape. What happened though was that he dislocated his ankle, sprained his ankle, and broke his fibula all in one sudden moment. Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll came out to console his former USC player, Fisher was also there alongside him. Players huddled and prayed around him for a player that has been to hell and back. Then Johnson was carted off the field and looked to the sky offering praise. It was a scene of sadness and disappointment all wrapped into one. For a player that had already beaten the longest of odds, this was truly a moment of faith. I couldn’t help but feel sorry for the kid after all he’s been through. This was the first time in a longtime while watching football that you actually saw the human side of the game. It was truly touching in everything that happened on that field from Carroll to Fisher, to the players around him giving him strength. I know everyone on that field knew Johnson’s story, but how many fans know of Stafon Johnson, the football player just trying to make it in the NFL.
Stafon Johnson was given the game ball by Jeff Fisher for his first NFL game. You hope the Tennessee Titans do the right thing and put this kid on injured reserve and let him work his way back next season. You hope they stand by his side and just don’t release him. I don’t think they will, the Titans and Fisher are a class act in the NFL. Johnson recently said on his Twitter account that this is a bump in the road. For a guy that worked himself back from where he once was I tend to believe him.
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In 2009, the Buffalo Bills were plagued by an injury bug that left an astonishing 18 players on injured reserve at the end of the season, with many starters missing time throughout the year as well.
On top of that, the Bills seemed to have a different offensive line combination every week, complete with players scrounged up from the practice squads of various NFL teams.
This season seems to be getting off to the same start under a completely new training and coaching staff. The Bills have been without fifth round draft selection Ed Wang, an offensive tackle out of Virginia Tech, since early June after he suffered a high ankle sprain in rookie mini-camps.
Joe Klopfenstein, one of the midseason acquisitions from 2009, was placed on injured reserve on July 22, after suffering an undisclosed injury one week before the beginning of training camp.
Throughout training camps the problems continued, as Keith Ellison, Jon Corto, Paul Posluszny, Spencer Johnson, Danny Batten, Marcus Easley, Cornell Green, James Hardy, and Demetrius Bell have battled injury as well.
When the Bills faced the Washington Redskins for their first preseason game, they were without Eric Wood, Cornell Green, and Paul Posluszny, among others.
During the game, Marshawn Lynch suffered an ankle sprain, and Fred Jackson broke his hand, which will cause them both to miss most of the preseason. Rookie defensive end Alex Carrington, a third round draft pick, was also banged up during the game.
The problems didn’t stop there.
The Bills’ leading receiver against the Redskins—David Nelson, an undrafted free agent out of Florida—was carted off of the field after suffering an ankle injury during redzone work in practice.
Chan Gailey insisted that offensive linemen practice while wearing leg braces, which is a great initiative that this team needs; however, players are still getting hurt left and right.
The team added two different strength and conditioning trainers, one for the offensive and defensive linemen, and one for the skill position players, but this still hasn’t seemed to help defer the injuries away from western New York.
It has been a while since the Bills have actually practiced in pads with full contact, as former coach Dick Jauron insisted on soft practicing that could have been a factor in last year’s injuries, but rookies are getting hurt this season as well.
The injury curse on the Bills needs to be cured soon. The team is transitioning to a new offense and defense, and continuity is necessary for the players to learn their assignments with the players they will be on the field with.
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It has been two seasons since we faced the Bengals, our starting quarterback learned something very important lesson that day:
Games can end in ties.
This time it will be much different. Yes, it is preseason but the Eagles hold a 4-1 preseason record against Cincinnati. However, the Bengals have already played two games and they look to improve their 1-1 preseason record.
This game should prove to be a test to our pass rush and corners. The Bengals have a pretty stiff offensive line. Last year the Bengals O-line was rated 9th overall, whereas the Eagles were rated 21st.
Although the Bengals had such a stellar Line, they were 26th in passing last year. They have remedied this by adding T.O. to their lineup. The Eagles’ young secondary are going to have to face two of the most experienced (and dramatic) wide receivers in the league. The Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and Terrell Owens tandem could easily play games with they youth in the Eagles backfield.
The Eagles pass-rushers have to come out pumped and charged and ready to sack to disrupt Palmer and his passing attack. But this cannot be the primary focus, The Bengals were also 9th in rushing last year as well.
If the Eagles can concentrate on shutting down the running game early like they did to Jacksonville they will have a better time concentrating on the pass game.
Things to Look for in this Game:
1. Look to see how the Eagles Corners cover against TO and Ochocinco.
2. See if the Eagles Pass rush can “get to” or put pressure on Carson Palmer.
3. Watch for the linebackers to plug gaps and stop the run.
4. See if Kevin Kolb makes good decisions when he is hurried.
5. See if Colt McCoy can break away from the #7 Rush Defense from last year.
6. Last but not least… no more injuries.
See you on Friday!
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