Everything That is Wrong with the 2009 Tennessee Titans in One Drive

by Jimmy on Oct 6, 2009 8:45 AM CDT in Recaps Comment 21 comments

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In Sunday's game against the Jaguars, there was one drive that sums up all the things that are wrong with the 2009 Tennessee Titans.

The Jags had just scored a touchdown to go up 17-3 with 7:35 remaining in the 2nd quarter. At down 14 with 37 minutes left to play is no time to panic. There is still plenty of time left in the game to grind it out. Keep in mind that to this point the Titans had only one drive that lasted more than 3 plays. The defense, which is bad and decimated by injuries, had been on the field most of the game. It is on the offense to put together a drive that lets them catch their breath.

The drive gets off to a good start with Chris Johnson gaining 9 yards on first down. Now if they would have called me at that point and asked me what to run, I would have told them to bring LenDale White in the game and either just hand the ball to him or run play action with him and take a shot down the field.

What do the Titans do? Hand the ball to CJ for no gain. Now don't get me wrong, I love CJ, and I know that he has the ability to break any given play, but short yardage is not his specialty.

So now it is 3rd and 1. So the Titans brought LenDale in and handed him the ball, right? Nope.

Well they at least had LenDale in the game and did a play fake to him, right? Wrong again.

With CJ still lined up at tailback, they do a play fake to him and roll Kerry Collins out. Way to play to his strengths. Bo Scaife was supposed to sneak out into the flat, but he fell down. Incomplete pass. PUNT TEAM!

I understand that the play calling I suggested is pretty predictable, but it is about time for this team to get back to predictability. It worked for them.

/not that any of this matters anyway because the defense couldn't stop the high flying Jags passing attack

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complete agreement

wow that did sum it up. I have always thought everyone in the league could see us coming a mile away. Even when we have the chance to catch everyone off guard (2nd & 1 playaction would kill em) We usually wear out our run game and give the other team the ball. Its frustrating.

by KevMan615 on Oct 6, 2009 8:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

you nailed it

completely. I realize that there have been changes, however these, apart with Jim leaving are minor. I am in complete shock that we are 0-4. I mean the team that played the Steelers was the team i expected…yes we lost, but it was a luck of the draw at the end.

Last week and the week before…just shoke my head in disbelief. AND i am out in Colorado paying for Sunday Ticket to watch them. :)

Thanks for the post.

by melodyd on Oct 6, 2009 9:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

WILDCAT!!

Why not just try it? Vince Young seems like the prototype for such an offense.

Just try it. Keep the defense on their toes. Just use it once and it will force the D to change their scheme. Not utilizing one of the best athletes in the NFL seems silly. If you think he is the QB of the future, prove it. Use him. If he’s not, still use him and build some trade value. Do something. This is embarrassing.

by titansny17 on Oct 6, 2009 10:19 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Wildcat?

Never heard of it.

by TNTitans on Oct 6, 2009 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wild T-Rac?

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by Pride of the Southland on Oct 6, 2009 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't agree?

Not worth a try?

by titansny17 on Oct 6, 2009 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You crazy

So our season is not worth trying to win?

by datboybevans on Oct 6, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Worth a try

One play in one series in one game is not the entire season.

You’d rather go 3 and out with the occasional interception then poor defense? That sounds like not trying to win.

by titansny17 on Oct 6, 2009 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

also

miami averages almost 9 yards per play out of the wildcat formation – and that is with NO real threat of the pass from ronnie brown.

Imagine Vince with the ball. It makes sense.

by titansny17 on Oct 6, 2009 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wasn't discrediting it.

Just saying what would we call our Wildcat formation? Wild titan? Wild T-Rac?

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by Pride of the Southland on Oct 6, 2009 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ronnie Brown is a better passer than Vince.

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Retire #9!

by gramsey712 on Oct 6, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

AGREED

And I would just call it the T-Rac formation.

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by T--Rac's Posse on Oct 6, 2009 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i would think youd have VY in the ricky slot. ronnie brown runs it up the gut on 70% of the wildcat plays. thats not exactly where a 6’4" or whatever vince is, excels.

a wildcat with vince at the ronnie brown position is just a qb sneak with less blocking. even a throw is just a standard shotgun. put him as ricky, then he can run to the outside of throw it on the bootleg.

(some people need to learn the wildcat before they suggest it)

by mattd97 on Oct 6, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

incorrect

Not a standard shotgun if you pull Vince from the WR position and hand off to him on a sweep option.

In any event, even if VY is used as you mentioned above and it resembles a standard shotgun, you still have disrupted the defense, which is the ultimate goal.

I wouldn’t suggest if we were 4-0, or 3-1, 2-2, or even 1-3. But at some point things needs to change.

by titansny17 on Oct 6, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

im so confused

you did read what i wrote right? YOU suggested vince in the standard shotgun, I suggested him coming in on the end-around.

ronnie is the direct snap rb, ricky is the wr.

by mattd97 on Oct 6, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

right

I was agreeing with your initial suggestion.

by titansny17 on Oct 6, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

we need norm chows run run pass philosophy back

we prolly wouldnt even need that pass anymore to get the first, considering how good our run game is now with a shiftier lendale white

by jayosanne on Oct 6, 2009 12:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

The 3rd play is the biggest atrocity

A roll out with Kerry Collins on 3rd and 1.

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by T--Rac's Posse on Oct 6, 2009 12:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree with Jimmy

That drive does pretty much sum up our play to date. For the life of me I can not undrstand why we have turned our back on the Titan play of the past. Pound the ball and take shots downfield off play action. Rolling KC out on 3rd and 1 is outsmarting yourself. We have got to get back to the tried and true. Who cares if it is predictable, that style has won a lot of games for this club.

The other sad truth is that our D can not even slow down a passing attack. As much as it pains me to say it, I have dropped our defense from my fantasy teams, plus I picked up Sims-Walker last week and started him because I was pretty sure he would go off.

And another thing, we have not practiced the ‘wildcat’. Its not like you can just put VY in with no prep. That die has been cast by the coaches so calling for it is sort of wishing you are taller and better looking, not gonna happen.

Luv Ya Blue

by Voluntitan23 on Oct 6, 2009 1:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

my favourite plays of the game

were;
1) when we gave it to cj right up the gut on a 2cnd and short, then brought in lendale (up the gut right? noooo) and threw it to him on a slant. which he obviously wasnt ready for and dropped. up the gut with cj, pass to lendale….. hey itll keep teams guessing

2) on an actually nicely set up screen, we had cj wide open with only alge beside him to block and no jags around….. and collins hit our 63 year old, and 63 second on the 40, blocking TE and cj failed on blocking for him. just brilliant.

by mattd97 on Oct 6, 2009 1:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs