Marshall Faulk Thinks Chris Johnson Should Get Elite Money

by Jimmy on Aug 19, 2011 9:30 AM CDT in Tennessee Titans Commentary

Yesterday I talked about the Tennessee Titans needing to use Chris Johnson the way the St. Louis Rams used Marshall Faulk in the late 90s early 2000s. Jim Wyatt talked to Faulk about CJ, and Faulk did his best to help drive up CJ2K's price. Here is some of what Faulk told Wyatt:

"DeAngelo has done a good job splitting time (with Jonathan Stewart), but Chris is a featured back. So you can’t say ‘I’m going to give him a little more money than a guy who splits time with another back’ because he is not that kind of back, I’m sorry," Faulk said. "Chris is an every-down back, a full-service back. You don’t have guys like that any more, and because of that, the value for running backs has disappeared. The position has been tarnished in a sense and it’s not fair to Chris …
"There are not many guys that I sit on the edge of my seat to watch, but Chris Johnson is one of them. Nobody is doing what this kid is doing, not even close. Now is the time he should be asking for everything he is asking for."

Unfortunately for Mike Reinfeldt, Faulk really does have a point there. So if you are looking for someone to be mad at that Johnson isn't here, you know besides CJ or Reinfeldt, be mad at the Panthers for giving DeAngelo Williams way too much money.

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All arguments aside

I do find it funny how so many of these outside people are saying CJ is this special player and nobody can compare to him…and, just a couple of months ago, these same people ranked CJ as the second (or even third or fourth) best back last year.

Here is Faulk saying Peterson is better than CJ back in June:

http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/06/10/best-back-faulk-picks-peterson-over-cj2k/

I think a lot of these guys are just trying to drive up the price of CJ because they will drive up the price for all RBs.

by shawneriksmith on Aug 19, 2011 9:49 AM CDT reply actions

That's more of an argument for why DeAngelo is making WAY too much money.

"Do the Titans have a miracle left in them in what has been a magical season to this point? If they do, they need it now. Christie kicks it high and short. Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25; he dishes it back to Wycheck; he throws it across the field to Dyson. 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, endzone...touchdown, Titans! There are no flags on the field! It's a miracle! Tennessee has pulled a miracle! A miracle for the Titans!"

by TennesseeTyrants on Aug 19, 2011 10:37 AM CDT reply actions