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Chris Johnson wants to run for 2,500 yards in 2010. It would be the most yards in an NFL regular season since 1984. In the record breaking days that today is, is this accomplishable? I think so. Athletes are better.

Johnson tore up the 2009 season in Tennessee, rushing for 2,006 yards. Anytime this guy catches the open field, he’s gone. He’s blazing fast. So when I said the futures NFL props thrown out last night, for MVP and others, I couldn’t believe Johnson’s odds. +2500.

I’m already telling you, the Titans record regardless, 8-8 for better or for worse, Johnson is my pick for 2010 MVP. Stats like 2,500 yards would pop off the stats sheet. He’d need at least 20 touchdowns as well. In the July 5th issue of Sporting News, he said he looks at himself in the mirror everyday and see’s the NFL’s best player. He says he’s better than Adrian Petersen and everyone else. Bold. By that he sounds like the MVP. He wants it.

Peyton Manning won the award last year, and it’s been a QB award since the new decade. Maybe voters from newspapers and magazines are tired of favoring the Tom Brady’s and Mannings. Because, the last running back to win it was in 2007 with LaDainian Tomlinson. I think the pendulum sways back this year and it’s a running backs type of year. For a $1 bet, you can win $25 on Johnson. Great odds.