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Plenty of folks scoffed at Johnson’s goal of 2,500 rushing yards in 2010. When he finished well short of it – Johnson had 1,364 yards – he had to hear about it. On Wednesday, Johnson said he has the same goal for 2011, and doesn’t care what anyone thinks. “I have the same goal: 2,500,’’ Johnson said.
Reported by the Nashville Tennessean
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Johnson’s total of 1,364 yards was fourth in the league. Arian Foster of the Texans won the rushing title with 1,616 yards. Johnson led the NFL with 2,006 rushing yards in 2009. As Profootballtalk.com's Michael David Smith noted, Johnson has averaged 97.8 yards a game in his three-year career. To gain 2,500 yards in a season, he’d need to average 157 yards a game. In 48 career games, Johnson has reached 157 yards exactly three times. He’s been held under 35 yards more times than he’s reached 157 yards. ... But Johnson clearly hasn't done the math. "It is very realistic," he said of the 2,500-yard mark. "I had a good season last year. I know a lot of people said I didn’t have a good year, but I did. When you put the stats up there, I had a good year. Some people say I had a bad year, but I set my standards so high people expect that. ..." Certainly hard to argue the last point.
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