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Originally Posted by chiefsfan1963
The problem is you get more production from LJ overall! If he can do what he did with 9 carries, what will be the result if he can get 20 plus carries? I'm sorry you have to give him that chance! It's about the present, not the past!
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Youre a stat freak. Relax.
The only thing that matters is winning the football game and having 2 healthy backs through the season, especially having a healthy Priest Holmes at playoff time, not whether or not Johnson could rush for 200 yards and 4 scores in one game, or get 2,000 yards in a season.
Individual stats should NOT be the focus of a football team. Winning the game comes first.
Besides, you dont know anymore than I do that Priests 25 carries didnt contribute to Johnson's success on only 9 carries.
Yes, Johnson had the big 35 yarder early, but so did Priest.
Larry Johnson's second scoring series was late in the football game, after Priest had been running at them all game. They were tired, wore down, and a fresh Larry Johnson coming in is a tough thing to stop.
Johnson is a young guy, and his time is rapidly approaching. But there is no way in hell that you bench Holmes in favor of Larry Johnson. Remember, this is the single season TD record holder we are talking about here.