OILERMAN Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 He's such a shell of the 09 version you can't expect the play callers to rely on him like they did back then though. If you're getting stopped for no gain or a loss on 60 carries you'd be almost conceding 3rd down if you give the ball to CJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Something is def out of alignment. Playcalling indicates coaches had no confidence in him (for good reason) yet we optioned to bring him back in the off-season. I predict a long, productive, family friendly fall with lots of free Sunday afternoons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanruss Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 (edited)  There's something to the question about playcalling.  In 2009 we did a lot of damage with CJ on third down, way more than one would expect.  2009 CJ http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/splits/_/id/11258/year/2009/chris-johnson  2012 CJ http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/splits/_/id/11258/year/2012/chris-johnson  We also quit running 3rd down draws on 3rd and long like fisher liked to do. It's the best time for CJ to perform well... pretty much the only time the D is actually defending the pass against us. It's an easy 7 yards a pop with a great chance to break a long one. hell, if he breaks just one long run there... he's right on pace for his third down numbers from 2009 - just not as many carries. Edited March 28, 2013 by titanruss Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanruss Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Â Something is def out of alignment. Playcalling indicates coaches had no confidence in him (for good reason) yet we optioned to bring him back in the off-season. I predict a long, productive, family friendly fall with lots of free Sunday afternoons. Â again from arguments months ago.... people here are confusing the pronouns "him" and "them" (as in the players that make up the run game as a whole) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanicbombs Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Great write up. A lot of good info. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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