kelticwizard Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Back when he was with Tennessee, Johnson said in the 40 he can beat the World's Fastest Man if he devoted himself to the race. http://youtu.be/Q1piqjwac0Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Chris Johnson smokes lots and lots of weed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aec4 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Bolt can't beat most of his peers in 40 yds. I'm not saying Johnson would beat him, but Bolt is always behind early and then flies past everyone. If CJ could get a great start could Bolt catch up In 40 yds (~36 meters)? I'd say yes but CJ thinks no. Or at least he did 6 yrs ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgb Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 i believe it. different race. bolt is a long strider takes a long time for him to get up to gear. unfortunately for CJ they are probably about even in breaking tackles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain The Foe Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Chris Johnson smokes lots and lots of weed. He smokes lots of 40's too, but probably not as much as Usain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenseed4 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Aaaand he's raced a cheetah. This guy might have some sort of complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I think it is more likely that Johnson beats Bolt in a 40 than Rajon Rondo beats Johnson. Celtics Guard Rajon Rondo Wants a Crack at Titans Speedster Chris Johnson by John Beattie on Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 6:09PM Share this: Fancred The fastest man in the NFL gets challenged every Sunday by defensive lineman, linebackers and defensive backs. Now, Tennessee Titans running back and NFL rushing leader Chris Johnson might have a new challenger in Celtics guard Rajon Rondo. According to Johnson's Twitter page, Rondo recently told Celtics teammate and Johnson friend Marquis Daniels that he feels he can beat Johnson in a foot race. On Tuesday, Johnson responded to the challenge on his Twitter page: "My bradda @lambo6 (Daniels) called me and said they point [guard] Rondo want to race me for 2k that's easy money set it up on espn." Johnson leads the NFL in rushing yards with 1,396 and is averaging 126.9 yards per game. The second-year running back out of East Carolina excelled in track and field in high school where he ran a 10.38 in the 100-meter event. Read more at: http://nesn.com/2009/12/celtics-guard-rajon-rondo-wants-a-crack-at-titans-speedster-chris-johnson/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I wonder if Usain Bolt tells his friends he could rush for 2200 yds in the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 He could. Bolts 40 time isn't great, when second gear kicks in and pulls away from everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaJetsFan Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Chris Johnson is One Fast Mutha!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 This just tells me Chris Johnson is smart dude. If he said he could beat Usain over 100m then that would have been...politley speaking....not so bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 he said he was going for 1,500 this year recently as well confident dude I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelticwizard Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 I think the Jets are at least expecting 1,000 yards both running and receiving together. They'll certainly love to have more, but I think the Chris Johnson experiment will be considered a success if he gets 1,000 combined running and receiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 I think the Jets are at least expecting 1,000 yards both running and receiving together. They'll certainly love to have more, but I think the Chris Johnson experiment will be considered a success if he gets 1,000 combined running and receiving. Bilal Powell led the team with 969 combined years last season. I suspect the Jets are expecting significantly more than than from Chris Johnson. I'd put the success threshold at closer to 1500 total yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycdan Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Watch the world record 100m run. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O7K-8G2nwU A lot of guys could probably beat Bolt in the 40. Nobody beats him in the 100 right now. I think CJ has a legitimate case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
use2Jet Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 If CJ beat Bolt in the 40, how would that impact our chances to win a SB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TnT Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Call me crazy, but i believe him...just like I believe Crusher can beat Joey Chestnut in the hot dog eating contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckdemon Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 who really cares about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Ehh highly doubtful. Bolt ran the first 40m of his 100m race in 4.65 seconds, which when corrected for reaction time is equal to 4.45 (assuming a human reaction time of .2 seconds). When you convert from meters to yards it works out to be something closer to 4.1 seconds. Sure, Bolt may be slower than his peers in the forty, but all of those guys would also smoke Johnson. Not that any of this matters, we didn't exactly sign Johnson to split the atom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Ehh highly doubtful. Bolt ran the first 40m of his 100m race in 4.65 seconds, which when corrected for reaction time is equal to 4.45 (assuming a human reaction time of .2 seconds). When you convert from meters to yards it works out to be something closer to 4.1 seconds. Sure, Bolt may be slower than his peers in the forty, but all of those guys would also smoke Johnson. Not that any of this matters, we didn't exactly sign Johnson to split the atom. ...and no one else has Usain Bolt at LB chasing him down the sideline either. But I was reading an article just now about it (it got a lot of fanfare when CJ made the proclamation). It's hard to say exactly because of 3 things: 1. Bolt had to time his start from a gun. That first fraction of a second of his race is a measure of his reaction time more than his speed. While the NFL combine way is more accurate in this regard, it's a disadvantage for Bolt. 2. Bolt used starting blocks. This is an advantage for Bolt. If it wasn't, then track & field sprinters wouldn't use them. At the combine, they don't use sprinters' starting blocks. I don't know how much faster Bolt's first 40 yards would be, but it would be measurable. 3. Chris Johnson's 40 time was run on FieldTurf. Bolt on a track. One is rubber grass, the other is like a super low-pile rubber carpet. The rubber grass will certainly have more friction and can only slow down a runner as his shoe grazes through the rubber grass blades. It's another advantage for Bolt. Summary: they're both really freaking fast. Unless Bolt agreed to run a 40 at an NFL combine while he was in his prime, there's no way to no for sure. And he'd have to be dumber than sh*t to accept a challenge from someone with nothing to lose for CJ and plenty to lose for Bolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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