Tag Archives: Barry Sanders

CJ2K Watch (Week 16): History well within Johnson’s reach

Christmas was anything but kind to the Tennessee Titans, as their playoff hopes were crushed by the visiting San Diego Chargers, who won their 10th straight with Friday night’s 42-17 rout in Nashville. However, even though the Titans don’t have more to play for besides a .500 finish (which is an astounding feat in itself), [...]

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Chris Johnson 2,000 Yard Watch: Post-Week 11

After accounting for 284 yards and three touchdowns in Week 2 against the Texans, Tennessee’s Chris Johnson didn’t come nearly close to replicating those numbers in tonight‘s 20-17 win in Houston, his chances for a 2,000 yard season are looking even more realistic. After tying his career high with 24 carries against Jacksonville, Johnson logged [...]

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Bowl Predictions: Humanitarian, Texas, and Holiday

There’s a trio of bowl games on tap for today, and the offenses stand to take the lion’s share of the headlines. First up is the Humanitarian Bowl this afternoon, where Nevada will look to triumph over ACC foe Maryland on WAC rival Boise State’s home field. Tonight in Houston, you’ve got two of the [...]

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Brett Farve, Chris Farley And A Longing For Yesterday

I was spending time at my special lady friend’s house not all that long ago.  She had family and friends in town visiting from Columbus, Ohio (yes, Gator dates Buckeye… riots ensue).  While watching television, one of her younger houseguests was having difficulty recalling the name of “that heavyset guy” that used to be on [...]

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Seahawks nab Jones, Cowboys fans don’t care

The Seattle Seahawks have agreed in principle with free agent running back Julius Jones.  Jones agreed to a 4-year deal worth 12 million dollars.  It looks like he will once again provide the lightning to someone else’s thunder, as Jones will be splitting carries in his new gig too, with big-bodied free agent running back T.J. Duckett being [...]

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