'Dinger Don't Fail Me Now

by T the D on Nov 10, 2009 12:51 PM CST

Sunday's play calling was encouraging. Dinger showed he's capable of thinking outside the box to put VY and these new Titans in a place succeed. However...

I have a few recommendations:

1. No more options under center. Watch some old film. VY is 100x better at the option out of the shotgun. He's always tiptoed the LOS when doing under center.

2. VY has spent the whole season throwing to our young, talented second stringers like Britt, Cook & Edison. Why not put them out there for a few more plays and see if they've built up any chemistry? I know Gage caught that bomb and the floater over the middle, but he also had a couple of bad plays and he's never had that killer instinct after the catch that Britt seems to have.

3. How about some no huddle? Pair down the playbook with the base set in shotgun and try it for a series or two a game. I feel this could really confuse and tire the defense even with limited usage.

4. When the time is right, I would LOVE to see a delayed roll out or two with a mid and deep option crossing the field.

5. Let's throw in some misdirection and a couple TE screens as defense's will now be 100% committed to getting to the edge to stop CJ and VY.

That's it for now. It was great to see Dinger let VY stretch the field and use his legs a bit. VY proved he understands the offense. Let's keep building on what we've done the past two weeks and turn this team into an offensive powerhouse.

I like what I saw last week, but I'm ready for more. What plays would you like to see us implement?

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like the points

but I love the title.

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by August West on Nov 10, 2009 1:17 PM CST reply actions

Thank you Mr. West

That means something coming from you. Mad props to you for keeping this site interesting each and every day.

Respect.

by T the D on Nov 10, 2009 4:53 PM CST up reply actions

i always had confidence.....

that dinger could find a way to utilize VY’s strengths, he did well in his time here while we had steve(rip) and eddie as our go to guys. i thought it was a good thing when i heard word we were bringing him back. he finally has a qb now that can run his offense the way he drew it up, cant wait to see what he has in store.

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by kg_2005 on Nov 10, 2009 2:57 PM CST reply actions

Great points

Christie kicks it high and short...Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25...He dishes it back to Wycheck...He throws it across the field to Dyson...

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by Michaeltastic on Nov 10, 2009 11:03 PM CST reply actions

really, really good stuff

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by hal41605 on Nov 11, 2009 1:39 AM CST reply actions

I like the call for the TE screens. They ran one last week to Bo which turned out to be a real good play and VY waited nicely on that play for Scaife to get free.

by NYCTitans on Nov 11, 2009 8:25 AM CST reply actions

CJ tried to throw the ball once...

but didn’t work. But I like the way Dinger is mixing things up.

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by Pinoy Titan on Nov 11, 2009 9:20 AM CST reply actions

They said it was because

he couldn’t find the laces.

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by Jimmy on Nov 11, 2009 9:26 AM CST up reply actions

That's totally VYs fault.

Gotta hand it off laces out

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by T--Rac's Posse on Nov 11, 2009 3:34 PM CST up reply actions

If he hadn't been listening to his ipod on the sideline, he would have known that.

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by gramsey712 on Nov 11, 2009 3:45 PM CST up reply actions

and if he wasnt so busy makin it rain at his own birthday party, he'd know not to listen to his iPod

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by T--Rac's Posse on Nov 11, 2009 3:52 PM CST up reply actions

I don't know if anyone else noticed this

but David Thornton was listening to his iPod on the sideline in San Francisco. I really think they should ban iPods from the sideline. Who is with me?!?!?!?!?!????

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by Jimmy on Nov 11, 2009 4:20 PM CST up reply actions

Hey, I'm just happy he didn't hop in the Benz and bolt when he found out he was inactive....

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by August West on Nov 11, 2009 4:27 PM CST up reply actions

all of that would be funnier if it werent all so true.

by mattd97 on Nov 11, 2009 6:51 PM CST up reply actions

I saw that also

but I’m pretty sure he was listening in on the play calls to Bullucks helmet. The same way a backup QB listens on the sidelines.

by NYCTitans on Nov 16, 2009 12:20 PM CST up reply actions

can't be that hard.....

theres only one set. but ill let it slide b/c of his recent production at the RB spot. lol. he’s one of the reasons ppl are wondering how were 2 and 6.

by kg_2005 on Nov 12, 2009 4:35 PM CST up reply actions

i was looking at your account and just wondering why your not a texans fan?

by TitansFanForever on Nov 13, 2009 5:57 PM CST up reply actions

What I'd like to see....

is more plays where they let the DL’s & LB’s come in on the blitz, then VY flips it to CJ with our OL guys in front of him. I also like the draw play using CJ if we’re in mid-field or LW if we’re close to the goal line. Run, run, run…then when they’re expecting another run (maybe on a 1st down play) let Britt run a fast as he can and let VY throw it as far as he can, and see what happens!

by titansfan4ever on Nov 11, 2009 11:58 AM CST reply actions

Re:

is more plays where they let the DL’s & LB’s come in on the blitz, then VY flips it to CJ with our OL guys in front of him.

I think the term you’re looking for is screen pass.

by SuperHorn on Nov 11, 2009 3:08 PM CST up reply actions

hahaha

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by T--Rac's Posse on Nov 11, 2009 3:34 PM CST up reply actions

Superhorn

I’d be interested to hear what you think we should implement in the coming weeks. Is there anything I missed?

by T the D on Nov 11, 2009 3:38 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

I agree with all the points you've got above.

I really like the no huddle idea, though I can’t see anyway the coaching staff trusts a guy two weeks removed from the bench to do so. Fisher is all about clock control, and the no huddle doesn’t fit that mold.

I would however like to see the majority of the plays run out of the shotgun. With the exception of short yardage and goal line situations, I don’t see the utility of running plays from under center anymore. With a guy like CJ, the faster you can get the ball in his hands the better. You’re wasting time in the transition from snapping the ball, turning around, and handing the ball off. Chris Johnson’s strength isn’t pounding it up the middle, it’s getting to the edge. Running out of the shotgun allows him to get to the edge quicker. Furthermore, with Vince at QB now, it puts more stress on the defense because they are forced to spy him as well. As a bonus, Vince is more comfortable throwing out of the shotgun. It’s a win-win-win situation.

by SuperHorn on Nov 11, 2009 4:43 PM CST up reply actions

+1 On the shotgun proposal and Office Reference

I am huge on using more shotgun more often. I see no benefit from running plays from center, except for on short yardage runs it does give the Runningback a running head start. I’d like to see us switch to 70% shotgun snaps.

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by T--Rac's Posse on Nov 11, 2009 4:54 PM CST up reply actions