Titans @ Falcons Film Review: 1st Quarter
by Jimmy
on Aug 23, 2008 4:48 PM CDT
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-CJ tried to dance around on the opening kickoff. You can't do that in the NFL.
-The overthrow on the first play was a result of the pressure
-The offensive line got blown of the ball on the second play.
-The 3rd down play was a glimpse into what we are going to see from CJ. He took a pass short pass and turned it into a pretty good gain.
-CJ showed some toughness on the second run. There was no hole.
-Nice designed roll out on the next play that was a completion to Bo Scaife. VY throws the ball a lot better in that situation.
-Justin Gage made a nice catch and run on the first for 327 out routes. The ball wasn't thrown perfectly, but it was good enough.
-Next play was a run that got blown up on a corner blitz.
-Justin McCareins slipped on the next play. That ball is a completion if he doesn't slip. VY would have been 4-5 w/o slip.
-VY just missed Gage on the next play. There could have been a miscommunication, but it looked like just a poor throw.
-I was shocked that Matt Ryan picked on Reynaldo Hill first play of the game. The extra curricular activity started here when Falcons tackle Todd Weiner hit Reynaldo after the play was over.
-Ryan's second completion against....you guessed it....Reynaldo
-Fisher went nuts on the 3rd down play where the Falcons got called for a penalty. He was pretty fired up about the cheap shots.
-Vincent Fuller made a great play to knock the ball away from Jerious Norwood.
-I really wonder what happened to Michael Griffin to make him go nuts like that.
-CJ looked really impressive on the next drive.
-VY did a nice job to check down and find Alge Crumpler for the first down.
-I liked VY's 4 yard scramble. He did a good job of picking up yards and getting out of bounds.
-Chris Henry should be cut. He has no vision.
-Another bad throw on the ball to Scaife. Luckily for the Titans they picked up the first down anyway because of the unnecessary roughness penalty against Chris Houston. That was a questionable call.
-The sack on VY was a jail break. Not a good play by anyone on the O line.
-CJ does a really good job of making people miss in space.
-Nice run on VY on the next play to pick up the first down and get out of bounds.
-The next play was not good when VY got just 2 yards and took a hit.
-The last play of the 1st quarter was the pick. It probably would have been a completion to Brandon Jones if thrown accurately.
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the pick....
was a horrible throw to an open receiver. that is what is scaring me to death….he isn’t hitting the guys in tight spaces (granted when he does, it is often dropped). those passes have to be completed for the titans to have a good season. i hope it gets better
by gotitans27 on Aug 23, 2008 7:36 PM CDT 0 recs
Griffin got his hair pulled. That's why he went nuts. The ref saw it and did nothing.
DannoE
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Go Titans!
by DannoE on Aug 24, 2008 6:45 AM CDT 0 recs
The pick...
was a God afwul thing to watch. Vy had some pretty poorly thrown balls, but that one he threw on the boot leg was what I was hoping to see from him. I hope it gets better fast with the regular season coming up quick. The one positive note concerning Vy is during the game they said he had 4 balls that were dropped passes. If those were caught he would have been 13-18 instead of 9-18 which is pretty good. Anyway im trying to stay postive, but the boys have a lot of work left to do.
by MT TITAN-VOL on Aug 24, 2008 10:35 AM CDT 0 recs
I thought VY looked good enough. He needs to get better, of course, but we can win with long drives like that...
Gage’s drop was unbelievable… I’m surprised Dinger hasn’t put more of a fear of god into the receivers. I’d rather they catch the ball, then stand there and count the laces before running than lose it because they were looking up field before securing it.
If they but out the drops and the miscommunications this offense will be good. VY looks worse than he actually is sometimes because his 5 or so misses are so brutal, but 13-18 ain’t to shabby, and he can run again!
by August West on Aug 24, 2008 2:28 PM CDT 0 recs
I agree. If his receivers weren't dropping the ball, you'd say he was "decent"...
and improving, and that with the scrambling would be enough to keep us all reasonably happy. Plus, i personally think they’d have at least one TD by now. But as it is, there are just too many ways for the Titans to shoot themselves in the foot.
If the Titans’ first string Offense can’t lay it on the Pack’s second string D next week, I’ll be really, truly concerned. Jax looks GOOD yesterday, and they WILL lay the Titans out if they can.
DannoE
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Go Titans!
by DannoE on
Aug 24, 2008 4:25 PM CDT
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His numbers certainly would have looked better if not for the drops,
however he has got to perform better when passing. Collins obviously did very poorly and should be moved behind Martin who has been the only QB who has established himself as the most consistent QB on the team at the moment.
VY will have to figure it out very soon, along with the receivers if the Titans are going to have a shot at the playoffs this year. Perhaps he will get into some kind of rhythm in the next couple of weeks.
Gage should have hauled in the pass the way it sounds, I did not see the game. One big play can change the whole game in a heartbeat. This was NOT a reg. season game and that is the main point right now, just like Fisher said. With that being said though the team as a whole needs to take steps to be more cohesive and function like a well oiled machine.
The packers will be a good test for the team. I wish I could go to this game in person, it should be good.
by Joy Kat on
Aug 24, 2008 7:58 PM CDT
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So since it was not a regular season game
you can still bash VY based on what you have heard (since you didn’t watch it), but the receivers are OK based on what you have heard (since you didn’t watch it)?
Why can’t you just freakin stop?
Do you think Leinart would be better?
by gramsey712 on
Aug 25, 2008 8:15 PM CDT
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He's not. He's about to get benched--again--in favor of Warner.
DannoE
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Go Titans!
by DannoE on
Aug 26, 2008 7:51 AM CDT
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my concern with vy is...
so many of his passes don’t look crisp. most of his completions are dump offs to a back or something short to tight ends. whenever he has to throw more than 15 yards down the field, I cringe. the receivers have to help out, but he really needs to throw the ball better as well. i know his pass to gage was perfect, it just seems too many of them are not even close. like i’ve said both weeks of the preseason, i’m sure this is nothing like the offense we will bring against the jags, we all know dinger is waiting to unveil it….but no matter what the new offense is, young has to throw the ball better.
by gotitans27 on Aug 24, 2008 5:03 PM CDT 0 recs
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