The Wheels Fall Off: CJ2K and the Predictability of Breakaway Backs Losing Their Burst

[SeoulSoxFan]

THE WHEELS FALL OFF: CJ2K AND THE PREDICTABILITY OF BREAKAWAY BACKS LOSING THEIR BURST
 
http://central.sonsofsamhorn.net/nfl/football-statistics/the-wheels-fall-off-c2k-and-the-predictability-of-breakaway-backs-losing-their-burst/
 

The marquee signing of the New York Jets’ 2014 offseason was former Tennessee Titan running back Chris “CJ2K” Johnson, once the undisputed fastest-man in the NFL. Johnson is off to a decent, if unspectacular, start to the 2014 campaign with a 3.9 Yards Per Carry (YPC) average on 51 total carries. However, such performance falls far short of the lofty expectations of some Jets’ fans, who were expecting the former 2,000-yard rusher to revitalize their running game with his dynamic speed and make them a contender. Could this still happen, or is it another case of unrealistically high expectations heaped on a former – and aging – All-Pro with more mystique and aura than speed and ability at this point of his career?

 
Jets fans and the media should have seen this coming. Read to see find out what BbtL & FC saw and they did not. 
 
Co-authored by Andrew Conlon (aka Soxy Brown), yours truly, and others. Edited by SF121, Rev, and other talented FC staff.