Due to Stat Change, Larry Johnson Becomes 2.9, Not 2.7

by Joel Thorman on Nov 16, 2009 5:08 PM CST in 2009 Kansas City Chiefs Campaign

Well, one of the greatest Chiefs nicknames was great while it lasted. 2.7 yards per carry....Larry Johnson, #27.

Elias Sports Bureau has swooped in and taken the nickname away with a stat change from the Chiefs October 4th game against the Giants.

Michael Eisen of Giants.com explains:

"It took a while, but the Elias Sports Bureau has made a scoring change from the Giants' game in Kansas City on Oct. 4. With 13:08 left in the game, Larry Johnson was originally credited with a rush for zero yards, but the Chiefs gained 19 yards on a fumble recovery. The new ruling is that Johnson, who is no longer with the team, ran for 19 yards before fumbling. Guard Brian Waters gets zero recovery yards."

Previously, LJ had 358 yards on 132 carries which equals out to 2.71 yards per carry. The extra 19 yards bumps his total to 377 yards, which is 2.85 yards per carry, rounded up to 2.9.

It also means that LJ is not on pace for the worst season in NFL history and stands 55 yards away from tying the Chiefs franchise record in rushing yards.

Just because NFL.com says it's not technically right, I think most of us will remember Larry Johnson as 2.7, not 2.9.

Are any of you going to stop using 2.7 now?

Poll

Will you continue to remember LJ as 2.7?

Yes

243 votes

No

111 votes

I don't care

270 votes

624 votes | Poll has closed

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Doh........!@#$

My one time to shine and that gets taken away :)

Oh well. I’ll bow to the AP faithful to determine whether they’ll use it.

I’m just glad they didn’t fins another 55 yards going through tape and end up giving it to him.

Primetime, maybe a vote is in order?

Bill Parcell’s: "You are what your record says you are."

"My job is not to collect talent, but to build a team. Individuals make the Pro Bowl. Teams win championships. That is our goal."—Chiefs GM Scott Pioli.

by THE_TRUTH on Nov 16, 2009 5:12 PM CST reply actions

Poll added

Arrowhead Pride

by Joel Thorman on Nov 16, 2009 5:13 PM CST up reply actions

He's forever 2.7 in my book

I haven’t referred to him any other way since I saw UCrawford use it (and credited THE_TRUTH for it, by the way). When he left that was his stat. They didn’t change it until he was no longer a Chief.

"Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same." ~Oscar Wilde

by Big Chief on Nov 16, 2009 5:25 PM CST up reply actions

No way. When he was on the team, he was 2.7.

He got 2.9 when he left the team. Forever 2.7 as a Chief!

by worc on Nov 16, 2009 5:14 PM CST reply actions 3 recs

Sounds like a push for 2.7 from the crowd!

Arrowhead Pride

by Joel Thorman on Nov 16, 2009 5:15 PM CST up reply actions

Wrecked

Always 2.7 in my book!

It is a new Era at Arrowhead. I do not yet know if it is one of greatness or one of ineptitude. I am excited to see which way it goes, and will support my team until the end, bitter or sweet!

by KC4Life on Nov 16, 2009 5:55 PM CST up reply actions

Hey

Things are improving for LJ already!

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by Buck'O on Nov 16, 2009 5:24 PM CST reply actions

You think like I do, Buck'O. He tries out for Cincy and BLAMMO! Average is up without touching the ball!!!

No question. Otis Taylor should be in the Hall of Fame.

by hmills110 on Nov 16, 2009 5:47 PM CST up reply actions

You tricked me into voted no

The last line of the article is “Are any of you going to stop using 2.7 now?,” which is no. However, the poll is “Will you continue to remember LJ as 2.7?”

Holy Shit!!!...Peterson resigned...Am I dead?...Is This Heaven?

by RoyalsFanStuckInCardsLand on Nov 16, 2009 6:23 PM CST reply actions 1 recs