"Smash, Dash and a nickname to be named later.

Titans running backs LenDale White and Chris Johnson are both impressed with what they've seen from fifth-round pick Javon Ringer thus far in preseason, but that said, they aren't ready to bestow him with a nickname just yet.

White and Johnson have both given themselves multiple monikers since Smash and Dash, but Ringer said he is fine without one for now.

"I'm just Javon Ringer. I don't really have a nickname like they do. Maybe later on, I might develop one, but I'm just plain old Javon," he said.

White, who seems to be the creator of most of the nicknames, said Ringer will have to bide his time and wait till the regular season.

"You don't have a nickname until you make the team and you put in work for us. I like Javon Ringer, but you've got to play in an actual game and get some carries before you get a nickname," White said.

White and Johnson both like what Ringer has done thus far, with his 98 yards on 16 carries, while the both of them have started slowly out of the gate in preseason.

"I know Javon is definitely doing his job. He is doing an unbelievable job of showing why they drafted him," White said. "I'm excited to see him. He definitely gives us another different type of running back. He's not like myself or C.J. He brings his own style."

Johnson said Ringer is bringing added competition to practice and the games.

"It's always good to have another playmaker on this offense. We compete every day in practice - me, LenDale, Javon, all the other running backs," Johnson said. "In camp, you're battling for something. You're battling for a starter, or a backup or even to make the team. You're battling for something. We want to be competing to make each other better."

Ringer, who may be pushing Johnson and White for carries said the other two backs have taught him plenty in a short time.

"I think I continue to help them to get better, and definitely throughout my time here, those two have been helping me get better, helping me learn the offense," he said. "Every time I ask a question, they're always quick to answer it, and they're always helping me with different blocks or different reads."

As for the running game being off to a slow start as a whole, White says not to worry, despite the team's 2.8 yards per carry average through three games.

"It's one way to the people on the outside looking in, but me and C.J. we have enough confidence in our offensive line that when we crank this thing up and get the opportunity to run the ball, we're going to be OK," White said.

Ringer says the reason for the disparity in preseason success is that Johnson and White haven't been given as much chance to get in a rhythm as the Titans try to make sure that he, Chris Henry and some of the other backs get carries.

"They don't really get as much work as I do in preseason games. It's kind of hard for them to get in a rhythm wit