What do we know about the Titans.

[Direckshun]

No point in putting this 5-11 season off any longer.

Let's talk about our first opponent. Who I happen to know nothing about.

First up, their QB position is manned by Jake Locker. Locker actually looked okay on his time on the field.

Their RB corps is alright. They've got Shonn Green, who nobody gives a shit about. But they've also got rookie Bishop Sankey, and from the sounds of it, they love him. They also have Leon Washington, who I've always been a big fan of.

It's well known at this point that the Chiefs have the league's worst WR corps. However, the Titans come close: Kendall Wright is your only surefire #2 caliber WR. Nate Washington, Dexter McCluster, and Justin Hunter are all #3 caliber. Delanie Walker is their only tight end worth anything.

Their line is pretty damn good, however. Roos is a Top Ten left tackle (that Hali nonetheless took to school recently), Levitre and Warmack are quality guards, Schwenke is a good center and Oher is fairly consistent at RT. Add into the fact that Locker is difficult to chase down, and it's going to be tough sledding for the passrushers.

On defense, they're alright. They've got a lot of guys who are decent starters, and guys that would be elite backups.

We know as well as anybody that Ropati Pitoitua is not a world beater, but Jurrell Casey on the other side is pretty good. Sammie Lee Hill at the nose is a bear to move off the ball.

Derrick Morgan and Kamerion Wimbley are their rushbackers, with Akeem Ayers rotating in. That's a solid if unspectacular group of passrushers -- it will be a good warmup for Eric Fisher before he gets skull****ed by DeMarcus Ware. Zach Brown and Wesley Woodyard are their ILBs.

It's well known that the Chiefs have the worst secondary in the NFL with Berry missing time, but the Titans come close. Coty Sensabaugh and Jason McCourty are their starters at the position -- yeaahhhhh...

Their safeties are Michael Griffin and Bernard Pollard. Tennessee is where disappointing Chiefs go to die, apparently.

They have Rob Bironas, who outside of Roos is like the only other elite talent on this team.

[Titan43]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Why'd you let Verner walk?

Titans didn't really 'let him walk' per se ... Titans made him a good offer, but he chose TB instead. But I think there were multiple things that lead to that decision.

1) Speculation is that Verner may have felt a little disrespected since last camp the Titans put him in a competition with Tommie Campbell (who is now cut), and it appeared the coaching staff did all they could to give Tommie the job (although that was a different staff)

2) I think the coaches over estimated what our young corners could do. Everyone was high on Sensabaugh and Blidi-Wreh, so they probably weren't that concerned about losing Verner (until camp started and they didn't look so good anymore)

3) Verner wasn't a great scheme fit. We will probably be playing more man, and Vern was a better zone type player. Smallish and slower, but very smart and just had a great knack for putting himself in the right position and diagnosing plays

[milkman]

The next tackle that Dexter McCluster breaks will be the first.

In that gif, he isn't breaking tackles.
That's some outstanding blocking.

But, with any vision, he has one cut to his left at the line to find himself with open space and at least a 20 yard gain.

Dexter McCluster is a mediocre talent.

No vision, no speed, no elusiveness, and no power.

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by milkman

The next tackle that Dexter McCluster breaks will be the first.

In that gif, he isn't breaking tackles.
That's some outstanding blocking.

But, with any vision, he has one cut to his left at the line to find himself with open space and at least a 20 yard gain.

Dexter McCluster is a mediocre talent.

No vision, no speed, no elusiveness, and no power.

You must have missed him run over the Packers defender that came up to tackle him after he ran into the back of his lineman.

[ShocktheWorld]

Hey folks, another Titan fan here.

Originally Posted by Direckshun

No point in putting this 5-11 season off any longer.

Let's talk about our first opponent. Who I happen to know nothing about.

First up, their QB position is manned by Jake Locker. Locker actually looked okay on his time on the field.

Their RB corps is alright. They've got Shonn Green, who nobody gives a shit about. But they've also got rookie Bishop Sankey, and from the sounds of it, they love him. They also have Leon Washington, who I've always been a big fan of.

It's well known at this point that the Chiefs have the league's worst WR corps. However, the Titans come close: Kendall Wright is your only surefire #2 caliber WR. Nate Washington, Dexter McCluster, and Justin Hunter are all #3 caliber. Delanie Walker is their only tight end worth anything.

Their line is pretty damn good, however. Roos is a Top Ten left tackle (that Hali nonetheless took to school recently), Levitre and Warmack are quality guards, Schwenke is a good center and Oher is fairly consistent at RT. Add into the fact that Locker is difficult to chase down, and it's going to be tough sledding for the passrushers.

On defense, they're alright. They've got a lot of guys who are decent starters, and guys that would be elite backups.

We know as well as anybody that Ropati Pitoitua is not a world beater, but Jurrell Casey on the other side is pretty good. Sammie Lee Hill at the nose is a bear to move off the ball.

Derrick Morgan and Kamerion Wimbley are their rushbackers, with Akeem Ayers rotating in. That's a solid if unspectacular group of passrushers -- it will be a good warmup for Eric Fisher before he gets skull****ed by DeMarcus Ware. Zach Brown and Wesley Woodyard are their ILBs.

It's well known that the Chiefs have the worst secondary in the NFL with Berry missing time, but the Titans come close. Coty Sensabaugh and Jason McCourty are their starters at the position -- yeaahhhhh...

Their safeties are Michael Griffin and Bernard Pollard. Tennessee is where disappointing Chiefs go to die, apparently.

They have Rob Bironas, who outside of Roos is like the only other elite talent on this team.

Locker is an above-average, not great, QB.... when he's actually on the field. It's tough not to like the guy but if you can't stay on the field what good are you? I wouldn't bet more than a nickel that he plays all 16 games.

I'm happy with our RBs. We don't have any legit stars but we have 3 guys in Greene, Sankey, and McCluster who all bring something different to the table and we should be able to get it done on the ground by RBBC. Obviously you guys are more familiar with McCluster than we are but I like what we've seen so far in preseason. But.... preseason.

I think you underrate our WR group but can totally understand why you would. Our passing game will surprise people this year. I won't be shocked if Wright develops into a legit #1 type WR this year. Considering we had Fitzpatrick playing QB most of last year it's an amazing accomplishment Wright even managed to get 1,000 yards. Hunter is going to be very, very good. He still has a lot to learn but has looked great in preseason. Washington may not be elite but is the definition of solid and reliable. Any team would be lucky to have him.

On paper, we have one of the better OLs in the league. Of course that was the case last year too and they still disappointed. But we will no doubt be much better this year. Amazing how two HoF OLman (Munchak and Matthews) could field such pathetic OLs but they somehow managed it.

Defense..... ugh. I don't even want to talk about it. It's gonna be tough to watch. I know it was only preseason but we've been getting zero pressure on the QB and can't tackle to save our lives. If we can't fix the tackling issues Charles could single-handedly win this game for your guys.

For everyone saying Succop was a terrible pickup.... trust me, you didn't see what we were working with prior to his signing.

[JCBRAVE]

Originally Posted by milkman

Dexter McCluster is a mediocre talent.

No vision, no speed, no elusiveness, and no power.

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[Titan43]

If the Chiefs want to win this game, they need to rely on the TEs and RB IMO ... The Titans might not be able to stop either.

I really think that the Titans will go into this game with the plan to sell out to stop the run early on D, and take advantage of the WR/secondary matchups on O. They will want to score points quickly to force KC to abandon the run (since they can't stop it). The Titans corners aren't great, but I just dont think the coaches will be scared of Alex Smith and no Bowe.

If chiefs D can hold the Titans O and play ball control, then KC will win ... if Titans can get the passing going early, then Titans win.

But look for KC to score on their opening possession ... every team in preseason scored a TD on the opening drive

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Titan43

If chiefs D can hold the Titans O and play ball control, then KC will win

We can't, so we won't.

[KC native]

EYE KNOW DAT TEH TETONS WILL KICK DA CHUEFS AZZEZ!

[Titan43]

Originally Posted by John Dope

1. He hasn't ever played in Arrowhead.

2. He hasn't seen a pass rush like ours.

3. You are one of the few teams whose skill players might be worse overall than ours.

I think it's going to be a tough day for Locker.

1. Arrow head ... where all the fans leave early when their team still has a chance

2. Got to Locker more than I liked, but didnt seem to rattle him

3. want to rethink that?

[cmh6476]

19-0

[Rausch]

We know they're a better team than KC and they still won't make the playoffs...

[Hammock Parties]

Remember when Direckshun thought Jason McCourty was a jag.

[carcosa]

Eddie George could have scored a few TDs on us today

[Setsuna]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

we'll beat Tennessee guys. That much I'm pretty sure of. I'll handle the Game thread.

Dumb

[Hammock Parties]

Just looked at Jake Locker's game logs.

Today's game was his 4th highest QB rating ever.