Great article from Chase Stuart (New York Times NFL Blog) on CJ's pursuit of 3 different NFL records this year: Rushing yards, yards from scrimmage, and yards per carry.
Some interesting excerpts:
"With 1,091 rushing yards in nine games, Johnson is on pace for 1,940 rushing yards. That would be the sixth most, behind the five men who rushed for over 2,000 yards in a season: Eric Dickerson, Jamal Lewis, Barry Sanders, Terrell Davis and O.J. Simpson"
"Johnson’s YPC average through nine games is the third highest by any player (with 100 carries) since 1960: only Jim Brown (’63) and Mercury Morris (’73) were better"
"LBJ is on pace for 2,405 yards from scrimmage, which are calculated by adding a player’s rushing and receiving (but not return) yards. Only one player, Marshall Faulk in 1999, has ever topped 2,400 yards from scrimmage."
OK, I love the powder blue colors of the Titans (and former Oilers jerseys), but there's gotta be a better nickname out there than "LBJ" for one of the best players in the NFL. Light Blue Jesus? Seriously? Anything is better than that. C-J. C-ya. 4-2-4. Twitch. Anything but LBJ.
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