I'll explain what's going on in tennessee, which most of you guys probably havn't gotten a chance to watch or understand behidn the scenes.
This offseason the titans changed their schemes with respect to offensive line, protection, and running. They have now implemented a zone blocking scheme and they are using it all game long..
basically zone blocking requires the play to develop itself, while the lineman are all pushing the defenders toward the same direction, and gives the running back a choice to either go off guard, tackle, or cut back
What is happening with chris johnson is that he isnt able to make this read in time because tennessee's particular system is more suited for a power runner, which is why I can not figure out what in the world they are doing. javon ringer has been more successful because the scheme suits his style a bit more, but still he hasnt done much
zone blocking requires you to have good offensive lineman, something tennessee DOES NOT have. they were much more successful in the last three years with their man blocking schemes and chris johnson is now getting stuck at the line of scrimmage and wasting too much time trying to make a read instead of just hitting the hole and bursting through as he did with man coverage
if you guys want more info on zone blocking vs man blocking check out this link and you will understand.
http://hiteminthemouth.blogspot.com/...with-gaps.html
so the factors responsible for tennessee's running problems are
1) new scheme (zone blocking)
2) lack of athletic offensive lineman to implement scheme yet they are trying anyway
3) offensive lineman suck regardless of scheme
4) no WR threats and immobile qb, putting 8 men in the box regularly
5) chris johnson has lost trust in this system and is losing trust in his own abilities because of all of this.
CHANGE THE SYSTEM, and get better lineman, and for Gods sake get better receivers or any weapons whatsoever so that they stop stacking the box, and the old chris johnson will be back.
hope this helps for you guys wondering why chris johnson has gone MIA.