RoyTheHammer;3644150 said:
Funny that was the reason we gave for taking Felix and now when people talk about the two you hear that Johnson has more than superior speed, he has wiggle, which Felix has shown to have little of by the fact that he's having trouble making anyone miss a tackle against him.
Johnson is clearly a better overall RB, contrary to what some of you want to say. Its not a matter of situation. Saying Felix would likely be a Pro Bowl back for the Titans and CJ would be splitting carries here is just ridiculous. He's done nothing close to what CJ has done yet, and the reason Felix is splitting carries here is because he hasn't done anything to make anyone in the organization believe he's that much better than the other backs. You all in that "fantasy felix" group are assuming wayyy too much to make your claims justified. That doesn't quite do it for me.
Are you really that dense?
You think, given what you've seen from this coaching staff, that if CJ were here that magically this coaching staff would change the way they go about putting backs in? Are you seriously trying to float that idea here?
The situation has a HUGE thing to do with it. If CJ were here for the first 2+ years he'd have been getting 8-12 touches a game. Period. Just like Felix. Doesn't matter what they show. Felix has broken off big plays, on several occassions (Especially down the stretch last year) and it wasn't until 2 weeks ago that the staff started giving him the bulk of the carries.
And it's hilarious that you end your post with something about fantasy to justify your stance. You're living a fantasy if you think that the staff here would change how they do things that that position, or that they'd suddenly become a run first team, if they had CJ instead.
If we had CJ and they had Felix the real likely hood is that we'd all be sitting here wondering why CJ wasn't given more of a chance and people would be saying "Man why'd be pass on Felix", while the Titans were running their entire offense through him.
Totally different places, different staffs, and different approaches and they all make a HUGE difference.
That said CJ is the better back but if he were here no one would actually know it.
Cause this staff wouldn't be using him the way that the Titans are.
RoyTheHammer;3644181 said:
Honestly? Its that outrageous to you? You really can't see CJ being a future hall of famer? Or Jackson? Really..
If they stay healthy, and play a long time, no. It's not.
HOwever this is the NFL and they're both one carry away from a destroyed knee and being done for good.
So, yeah, way to early.
RoyTheHammer;3644250 said:
He's been one of the best running backs in the league every year for a team with ZERO other offense. He does it against 8 and 9 man fronts CONSTANTLY because everyone knows he's the only threat on that team.
He's already passed Dickerson as their all time leading rusher and shows no signs of slowing down, and should get more open field to work with as they get better as a team now.
And he could go out and blow his knee to pieces on his first carry Sunday and never play again, or play piss poor the rest of his career.
You assume too much.
