What does Chris Johnson bring to the table that Darren McFadden or Lance Dunbar don't?
Stepping in here.
I'm not one really pushing for Johnson, but to answer your question, he has >1000 yards 6 of his 7 seasons. The one year he didn't, he didn't get the reps.
That alone right there would answer the question...he has proven consistenly that he can give you >1000 yards and still have a high ypc average when doing so.
Plus he rarely gets hurt.
Certainly he could get 1200-1500 yards behind this line and with this QB.
But he is 29, a bit of a knucklehead, and probably has a higher asking price than some....so I can see why maybe they wouldn't go there