Is CJ The Best You've Ever Seen

Absolutely.. This kid is a freak. Barry Sanders was outrunning NFL guys 10-15 years ago and those guys aren't nearly as fast as the guys Chris Johnson is out running. In many cases.. CJ is SLOWING DOWN as he enters the endzone and they still can't catch him!

Another thing to note is CJ takes hits very well. He's so fast and elusive... he always seems to know the right angle in which to put his body to get minimal damage (knock on wood).

In his rookie season, he was fast but as soon as he got hit, he was on the ground... You can see how much better he's gotten at taking hits and deflecting defenders.

Remember, all it takes is one miss and he's gone. I think VY and our line compliment him very well. Forgive me for derailing the topic... but Mark Schlereth said today on Colin Cowherd that he thinks the O and D lines of Tennessee are the best in the league. That's a week after he picked the Raiders to go on the road and beat Tennessee. I think it's safe to say he's conVINCEd.

 

32 games - CJ was held out prior to the PO loss

 

He needs to do more over his career. He's had a good two years, but you can't say a guy is the best ever after two years. If he's playing like this in 2013 then he'll be on his way.

 

I prefer not to use the term "best". I mean, there's really no comparison between CJ, Jim Brown, and Barry Sanders.....all spectacular players, but with completely different running styles.

That said....the mere fact that CJ's name is being compared to the greatest runners of time is testament to his ability. I wouldn't say he's the "best", for reasons I already mentioned. But with what he's accomplished in only a couple years, I can honestly say I've never seen anyone better.

 

Walter Peyton

 

I think he's probably the most "electrifying" (hate that word but using it anyway) playmaker I've ever seen. I'm not quite ready to say "best ever" though.

 

Edgerrin James in his first few years looked like he was going to be all-time great, too. Turns out injury and being in a different system affected his career.

 

Hell no.

Barry Sanders.

But even after that, I wouldn't put CJ any better than Peterson, LT, E. Smith, Bo Jackson, Marshall Faulk, etc. And that's just the guys I've seen.

He won't be in the best ever talks unless he does this for a while... and due to his running style (based mostly on speed alone), I can't see it happening once he loses a step.