‘But that’s not to say last year’s playoff disappointment didn’t affect Johnson. His performance against the NFL’s premier pass rush, while playing behind an injury-devastated offensive line earned him big points with his teammates. Not only were they impressed that he had rallied them in a road playoff game, but also that he was quick to take the blame for his team’s struggles in the first half. Tennessee’s initial score was a safety when Johnson bobbled a snap from center Jerry Ostroski and was tackled in the end zone by Titans’ All-Pro defensive end Jevon Kearse. Afterward Johnson could have blamed Ostroski, but instead he insisted the mistake was his also. He that he had unwisely called an audible in the din of Adelphia Coliseum and Ostroski couldn’t hear it. In Johnson’s view, that was totally his own fault. But that approach – whether or not it was the truth – was a sharp contrast to his predecessor, Doug Flutie, whom he replaced a week earlier. Flutie took great pains to distance himself from blame for any mistakes, a trait duly noted by his teammates. Johnson’s “my fault” attitude was embraced by the team and he came to be viewed differently after that game. “I think the team sees me differently,” he conceded. “The team believes (I) can do it. But to me, I haven’t changed.”‘