Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Gettin' High Won't Stop You From Goin' High These Days Edition
by August West on Mar 25, 2010 8:54 AM CDT
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So apparently 1/3 of the first round prospects in this year's draft class have been red flagged for noted marijuana use in college--which I'm assuming means either they tested positive at some point in college or just admitted it during the interview process. NFL folks are freaking out a little bit over the 'epidemic' of pot use by college players, and rightfully so: I think we can all agree that pot causes basically no social ills and is a counter-productive addition to the 'war on drugs', but it's definately illegal and these guys are about to get a ton of money invested in them. Still, the question is, who wants to pass on the next Percy Harvin or DeSean Jackson? Both guys were flagged for pot during the draft process, but have stayed suspension free in the NFL while making an immediate impact.
The NFL league meetings continue to produce rule changes and additions. The latest rules have to do with protecting players who are deemed 'defenseless' and 'too soft to win when it counts' (also known in many circles as 'Colts'). I will say that I agree with the rules that says if a ball carrier's helmet comes off the play is blown dead at the spot where he lost his helmet. Otherwise you're just asking for something bad to happen.
Did Pete Prisco just now realize that our defense was a dumpster fire last year? At least he acknowledges that Will Witherspoon is still a down grade over the Keith Bulluck we know and love.
Follow us through the jump for more linky goodness of a scategorical nature...
Some Chicago Bears blog (written by apparently new Nashvillian Matt Phillip) has a hilarious rotating feature called 'Schadenfreude' which 'is a bi-weekly (hopefully) posting about the unfortunate moments and embarrassments of all NFL teams NOT named the Chicago Bears.' This week they cover Bud's Double Barrel awesomeness along with some more tragic moments in Titans/Oilers history.
Jay Graves over at Titans Sized continues his look at our WRs, and what reasonable/hopeful expectations should be for them in 2010.
For those of you with an ESPN Insider subscription, Mel Kiper has his new top 5 returning players to the college ranks at each position. Washington QB Jake Locker leads the glamour position rankings.
Terry McCormick reports that the Lions' interest in Pac goes back to the combine. That tidbit passes for new at this point in the off-season.
Do people in Florida just not give a damn about sports? Between the Marlins, Rays, Jags and Bucs they just can't get a decent level of attendance anywhere outside of Miami, the Orlando Magic and the college circuit.
Sounds to me like Andy Reid is ready to trade Donovan McNabb to the Rams, despite what both GMs are saying. I defy anyone to name a high-level player who's been shafted harder in their accomplished career than McNabb. I've never seen a fanbase or a front office be so unsupportive of a QB who has done so much for a franchise. It's almost dumbfounding.
(By popular demand of the silent majority, the links will be back to five days a week from here on out!)
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what is this "marijuana " you speak of ?
And why would college kids want to do it ?
"It's making my head spin from all the activities we can do!"
About Mcnabb
I don’t know why, but it seems he is always getting shat on. The city hates him, and so does TO.
Demaryius Thomas
Unrelated to the links, but has anyone else seen this kid? He may end up being the steal of the draft. Highlights here.
I know he ran in a triple option attack, and that skews numbers, but the kid put up 25.1 YPC. That’s insane.
He's a beast.
I love watching GT’s offense so I’ve seen a lot of him. GT’s passing offense only consisted of faking the run and just throwing it up for grabs to Thomas and he came down with it most of the time. He’s huge, has great hands, and awesome speed for a guy his size. He’s injured right now so he isn’t going to be able to have any workouts before the draft so there is a good chance he slips to the 2nd round.
Do you mind if we dance with your dates?
In Morey We Trust.
I don't like him, staying 1 more year would have done wonders for him
although I am surprised no one here has heard of him (he’s a projected 1st-early 2nd rounder) I’m not surprised that everyone loves him. that 25 ypc is a result of a team that threw the ball 12 times a game. he was targeted a little under 60 percent of the time. I liked his stuff too for awhile but after taking a closer look and seeing just how raw he is, I realized that we may be looking at a matt jones knock off. unpolished, unfamiliar with being a featured part of the offense at WR, etc. I’m not saying he’s not worth a look, but not until the 2nd IMO. we have much more pressing needs anyway
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spread the word please!
by danielreese05 on Mar 25, 2010 7:36 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
boo you
I love watching the triple option when it is run well, except when I’ve got money on GT and they’re down 14 with 8 minutes left. Not really the best offense for a 2 minute drill.
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In Morey We Trust.
Not so sure..
I will say that I agree with the rules that says if a ball carrier’s helmet comes off the play is blown dead at the spot where he lost his helmet. Otherwise you’re just asking for something bad to happen.
We say that until they bend CJ over backwards, stab him, shoot him, rip his helmet off, kick him in the nuts, and anything else they can do to stop the play….
Guess he’ll just have to have some good blocking and go untouched like a phantom! :)
Florida is really more of a college state.
No one gives a shit about the teams you mentioned and the Magic and Heat are as fair-weathered as you get, no pun intended. The only pro team that gets consistent support is probably the Dolphins.
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In Morey We Trust.
Definitely the Dolphins
They’re beloved in Miami. Every other pro team has to be really good just to draw average attendance, but the Dolphins sell out, even when they go 1-15.
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by T--Rac's Posse on Mar 25, 2010 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
McNabb Perspective
Here’s my .02.
Yes, no one has been that good and that unloved. Welcome to Philly.
Is he as good as the numbers suggest? Probably not.
McNabb has the 3rd lowest INT% in the history of football. That supports a very nice career QB rating. McNabb has a career completion percentage of 59%, that’s below 2007-2009 VY. Why the disconnect?
McNabb is extremely strong (benches like 500) and has a monster arm. All we see on the highlights are the huge bombs he throws and the aggregate totals he posts on SportsCenter and in fantasy football. People outside of Philly think doubting McNabb is lunacy… there are probably 20 NFL teams that would take him over their starter.
Upon closer observation though, there are some real shortcomings Philly fans can use to justify their dissatisfaction. The reason McNabb doesn’t throw picks is because he throws a really hard, often low ball. He’s not really accurate. I don’t know how his splits bear out vs. above or below average defenses, but he’s got a skill set that limits costly mistakes against good teams and exploits bad teams (great deep ball). DeSean Jackson’s ability to be a mini-Moss has helped McNabb tremendously in recent years (remember how good the actual Moss made Culpepper look).
In the regular season McNabb throws TDs on 4.6% of passes and INT’s on 2.1% of passes. Over the course of a season with 450 attempts, that’s 21 TDs to 10 INTs. In the playoffs its TDs on 4% of passes and INTs on 3% of passes. That’s not going to get it done. We’ve got a 16 game sample of playoff performances that echo our perception of the skill set… he’s just not accurate enough to carry a squad in the postseason.
Is trading McNabb crazy? Absolutely. As long as they have Jackson and Maclin, he’ll get this team to the playoffs, that’s good enough. There’s no telling what Kolb will do. Will he ever win a Super Bowl without an elite supporting cast? Not likely.
Reading that...
…you’ve just convinced me that McNabb is a Top 5 QB who’s only ever had two decent receivers on his team, and that if the team itself would surround the man with talent, he’d have more Super Bowl Rings than Joe Montana.
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and he's never had a good running back who could stay healthy for a whole season.
Good O-line, but that’s all McNabb ever had on their offense.
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by August West on Mar 25, 2010 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Probably...
Unlike some QBs with better completion percentages, McNabb throws it away rather than trying to force something through coverage, which would raise completions, but also raise INTs.
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