Sep 15th 2008 12:17PM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: Chiefs, AFC WestThe Kansas City Chiefs lost at home to the lowly Oakland Raiders, and Larry Johnson carried the ball just 12 times. The final time was early in the third quarter.

LJ isn’t happy about it and … here … we … go …:”Something’s going on — I just don’t know what it is,” Johnson said after a 23-8 loss to Oakland in the Chiefs’ home opener. “I’m going to sit down and talk with someone.”

“I’ve been here long enough to know that if I’m not getting the ball, then I’m tired,” he said. “If I’m not tired and I’m not getting the ball, something’s going on and I’ve got to deal with it.”

“It just didn’t happen for me today because of personnel changes,” he said. “I’ve always needed 20-30 carries, that’s always been me. It’s tough not being able to get into a rhythm.”
A couple of things. LJ has always been moody and moods tend to be down when you are 0-2 and just lost at home to Oakland. Also, these are the Kansas City Chiefs!

I know where LJ is coming from: on that offense there isn’t much beyond him and he has to feel that feeding him the ball is the best way to win. When Johnson’s last carry happened, the Chiefs were only down 13-0 — plenty of time to get back into the game without abandoning the gameplan.