Week 1 in the AFC South

by Jimmy on Sep 14, 2009 12:31 PM CDT in Tennessee Titans Recaps

A few thought about the other teams after week 1 (admittedly a small sample size):

Indianapolis Colts (14-12 win over Jacksonville): My line on the Colts is going to be the same until they prove otherwise: They are always going to be a good, playoff team as long as Peyton Manning at the helm, but this team is nowhere near as good as the offensive juggernaut they were 2-3 years ago (especially with the loss of Anthony Gonzalez for 2-6 weeks). I believe the Colts will finish second in the division again and make he playoffs.

Houston Texans (24-7 loss to the J-E-T-S): Say all you want about the Rex Ryan scheme and how the Jets are going to be better than most people thought, but this is an embarrassing loss for the Texans. The team that ranked #1 in Yahoo!'s fantasy juggernaut index was only able to put up 7 points and 183 yards of total offense on the day, and that's not even their biggest problem. The "improved" defense gave up 272 yards to a rookie quarterback. All of that being said, the Titans better be ready for an extremely motivation team Sunday.

Jacksonville Bedazzlers (14-12 loss to Indy): Looked like more of the same for the Bedazzlers to me. Their offensive line still didn't look good, but I expect them to get better as the season progresses. The most mind-boggling thing of that game to me was the decision to go out of the wildcat on the two point conversion try. In case you haven't noticed, the wildcat is soooo 2009.

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In the jags game

The thing I didn’t understand is when they had the shot for a winning field goal drive and they passed every down. I had thought earlier that their running game was working reasonably well.

by numbertenox on Sep 14, 2009 12:48 PM CDT reply actions

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hate the pic… but sums it up pretty well.

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by chrisd21 on Sep 14, 2009 1:10 PM CDT reply actions

Wildcat Shmildcat...

it’s a gimmick that only a few teams are suited to run properly, and even those teams couldn’t do it with any regular success by the end of last year. The only benefit it gives you is an extra blocker when you run, but ~~the better~~ pretty much any defenses in the league can overcome that with a little preparation.

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by August West on Sep 14, 2009 1:17 PM CDT reply actions

The best thing about the Wildcat is having teams prepare for the Titans to play VY as...

… a Wildcat QB when Fisher in fact has no intention of running that play and/or scheme.

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by DannoE on Sep 14, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions

I think if people actually prepare for the Wildcat (wildtitan?) then they've already lost the game

because they obviously don’t know Fish well enough.

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by Pride of the Southland on Sep 14, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions

I doubt teams are spending any time preparing for this.

by SuperHorn on Sep 14, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions

You mean us playing our backup quarterback?

I agree.

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by gramsey712 on Sep 14, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Or CJ running it.

by SuperHorn on Sep 14, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Au contraire.

The Steelers did, in fact, prepare for it. At least if you believe their press.

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by DannoE on Sep 14, 2009 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions

I finally got a chance to head over to Battle Red Blog...

…and read their thoughts about the Jets game.

I feel so much better now.

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by DannoE on Sep 15, 2009 8:38 AM CDT reply actions

You see the comment from Dunta?

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by Jimmy on Sep 15, 2009 9:13 AM CDT up reply actions

No.

I don’t really know my Texans personel as well as I could. My interest in the Texans is passing at best. I was MUCH more interested in how the Jets did.

Why? What did he say?

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by DannoE on Sep 15, 2009 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions