Titans running back Chris Johnson guarantees he will outrush reigning MVP Adrian Peterson of the Vikings next season. The confident Johnson also believes that Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record is also a foreseeable goal.
"I've always been a confident guy ... if you want something to happen you have to speak on it, you have to believe in it," Johnson told ESPN. In 2009, Johnson broke the 2000-yard mark with a career best 2,006 rushing yards. However, the past few seasons have been somewhat of a disappointment for Johnson since signing an extension with the Titans.
Johnson rushed for 1,243 yards last season, while Peterson had a career best 2,097 yards. Peterson fell just nine yards shy of breaking Dickerson's single season record of 2,105, the record Johnson claims to be chasing.
After a disappointing follow-up season to his 2000+ campaign, Johnson remained confident in an interview with the Tennessean in Nashville. "I feel I am still the best back in the league, and I have no problem saying that," Johnson said. "None of the active backs have done anything that I have done in the first four years, even though I had a bad year last year."
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