Week 11 Start Em, Sit Em: Chris Johnson Is Officially Back to Must-Start Status

Welcome back to fantasy relevancy Chris Johnson.

After putting up incredibly awful numbers for the first half of the season, finally he is showing signs of life.

He hit rock bottom a month ago against the Houston Texans, where he had 10 rushes for 18 measly yards. Since then he has improved his yards and yards per attempt each week culminating in 130 yards on 4.8 YPG a pop last week against the Carolina Panthers. He had a few 15-yard runs and his longest was 25 yards.

Head coach Mike Munchak believes he could of had even more big plays:

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There were some shots where, if a guy misses or takes a bad angle, he could have had a couple of 60-yard runs.

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He is getting back into “football shape” which translates into being able to keep running after the first hit. The big problem early in the season was his inability to break tackles. Now he is starting to run defenders over and use his patented stiff arm again.

Johnson isn’t back to CJ2K yet, but he is breaking more tackles each and every week.

With games against horrific run defenses like Tampa Bay, Buffalo, New Orleans and Indianapolis still on the slate…he is going to have every opportunity in the world to make up for lost time just in time for the fantasy playoffs.

This week is a big test. He goes up against the fourth-ranked Atlanta run-defense that has been incredibly tough, and the Titans are on the road.

Start him this week, and if he’s able to break the 100-yard barrier and/or score a touchdown…we will know he is officially back.

Have faith in your first-round pick.