Tennessee Titans Morning Links: A Composite Score Of FAIL Edition

by August West on Apr 14, 2009 8:51 AM CDT in Tennessee Titans Links

Yup. Still hurts, but these tight throwbacks help ease some of the pain... (hat tip to titansfan615)

While we've all gone over the memorable busts and let downs from recent drafts, we should stop to consider that the Titans have one very impressive streak going that noone else in the NFL can match: We've gotten a Pro Bowl player in each of the last four drafts:

2005: Michael Roos, a Pro Bowler last season.

2006: Vince Young (who went in '06 as a rookie) and cornerback Cortland Finnegan, who made it this past season.

2007: Michael Griffin, who played in his first Pro Bowl in February

2008 : Chris Johnson... Johnson wasn't able to play in the game because of an ankle injury, but he was named to the team.

This Jim Wyatt post serves as a catalyst for a thought Jimmy and I have been talking over for the past few days: more on that later...

Paul K gathers together some mock drafts from prognosticators I don't put much stock in, but the growing consensus as I look around the internets has us focusing on Nicks and Vontae Davis... if recent history says anything it's nice to already know who we won't be taking!

If you want more mock draft results, here are all of the ones by nfl.com writers displayed side-by-side.

Here's a cool page for those with ESPN Insider subscriptions: they've taken 6 different mock drafts from McShay, Kiper and 4 other mainstream sites, then averaged-out where each player was taken in each mock to give them a composite value. Who is the 30th guy? DT Ziggy Hood from Mizzou. I have a hard time seeing that happening since we can get D-line depth later on at a good value.

The full NFL schedule for the 2009 regular season will be announced tonight at 6:00 Central on the NFL Network and ESPN2.

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Maybe even more impressive

is the fact that they all play a different position. What does that say about their draft strategy? Does that play into the theory that maybe they just draft the best player on the board and not necessarily focus on one position consistently?

by pigskinpundits.com on Apr 14, 2009 8:58 AM CDT reply actions

I wake up every morning hoping for a " Welcome To Titans -Holt" link....:(

_The Time to Hesitate is Through_-J.Morrison

by titansfan615 on Apr 14, 2009 8:58 AM CDT reply actions

You've got about a week and half for that

If it happens, it’ll happen after the draft I think.

now with less meyton panning.

by Pride of the Southland on Apr 14, 2009 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions

that streak is weird

since it straddles 2 different GMs. I went back and checked, and off the top of my head, since 1995 we have only had 3 years with no drafted pro bowlers-2001, 2003, and 2004.

jacob bell still has a good shot at checking off 2004, and if not him, maybe amano. unless andre dyson starts on HGH, not much hope for the 2001 class. 2003 was the real killer year, with the woolfolk, calico, brown pu pu platter of fail. even that year though, if rien long could have ever stayed healthy he might have had a shot at some point (outland trophy winner, 9.5 sacks in only 5 starts @ DT, great size, if his legs hadn’t fallen apart on him he would only be 28 this coming season).

The Dual Threat, Official Enforcer/Stat Geek of MCM.

by hal41605 on Apr 14, 2009 10:09 AM CDT reply actions

at the time i loved the 2003 class

i remember wanting calico in the first round and was pumped when he fell to us in the second. also thought chris brown was great value in the third.
yikes…

by rolypoly32 on Apr 14, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions