JIVE
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And to add to the LJ point, 4.3 ypc isn't speical. It's barely above average.
The fact that he was able to average that much despite carrying the ball an NFL record number of times is remarkable. Everyone knew Johnson was going to be the workhouse, and that the Chiefs were going to keep feeding him the ball, but teams still couldn't stop him. And unlike Tomlinson Johnson didn't have a good second back to help take some pressure of if him. It was all him, and obviously you're not going to stay fresh when you are getting the ball that many times with defenses stacked against you. The offense kept changing at quarterback and they had a bunch of injuries at offensive tackle, but Johnson was a constant. Johnson had an Earl Campbell type year. I think the guy is a jerk, but I can't deny his talent.