Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Morgan Has Has A Little Captain In Him Edition
by August West on Aug 30, 2010 10:46 AM CDT
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Man that game on Saturday was brutal. There's almost nothing positive to take away from it, but the one positive is a biggie: Derrick Morgan looked better than anyone could have expected. For a guy who has only completed one practice as a professional, Morgan showed amazing natural ability against live bullets. Even though he didn't get a sack, he put up camp in the Panther's backfield and left me salivating over a pass rushing line that could feature Morgan, Jason Jones, William Hayes/Jacob Ford and Jason Babin 2.0. That's the best news of the preseason so far.
There were two things that I REALLY hated to see in this game: too many turnovers, and the first unitO-line struggling like I've never seen before. I mean even Roos was getting beat early on. Apparently the Panthers where debuting some new packages and formations, and that unit is so beastly on a regular basis that it's hard to think Munchak won't get it fixed, but it was still rough to watch. It completely rattled Vince Young and the rest of the offense.
Tomorrow will bring the first round of roster cuts as teams across the league have to meet their mark of 75 players. That means only 5 players will be let loose. The big cut will come on Saturday, when the rosters must be set to 53. Stay tuned today for Jimmy's stab at predicting the 53-man roster.
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Nobody but the press is worrying about Chris Johnson's lack of big runs in the preseason. Good thing we're not a part of the press. CJ2K is going to be just fine when the opener comes around, so lets just stop sweating a few dull preseason carries when there's no real gameplan and no reason to risk letting him get enough carries to get in rhythm.
Defense. Defense. Defense. Defense. Defense. Defense. Defense. Defense.
In my opinion, there's no way Blount is left off this roster unless he's been a mess behind the scenes. We haven't heard any indications of that, so I'm not putting much weight in the fact that Gado keeps getting into the exhibition games before the big bruiser.
Adding to the good news about the defensive line, Tony Brown is expected to come off of the PUP list and play in the final preseason match-up this Thursday. Brown has been rehabbing a knee injury all off-season, so Thursday should be a good gauge of just how close he is to being 100%. If he's anywhere near it, this line is looking as deep and as good as we've had since the 13-3 team a few years back.
Peter King's back must be hurting from carrying all that water for the ultra-whiny Colts. I mean I'm certainly more concerned about the safety of the officials than how quickly a team can get a snap off outside of the final two minutes. But of course the Colts and their fans seem to think this is the end of the world. Come to think of it, I don't remember hearing Patriots fans crying when the NFL changed the rules in direct response to how their cornerbacks were defending... and that wasn't all in their heads.
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The Colt fans just need to start making their excuses for their inevitable season of doom
They do this every year.
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by gramsey712 on Aug 30, 2010 10:52 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
They are really up in arms about this.
BBS is hilarious. But they all seem to think that everyone in the world wants it changed back when i dont really care at all. Hell hire a ball boy that runs out right when the play ends for all i care, they do fine enough in tennis.
Ain't no time for hesitatin'
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by BonzosMontreaux on Aug 30, 2010 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
I think Gado starting over Blount
is more to see what the veteran has in the tank than what Blount brings to the table.
thats the best take away from this game
"We take pride in running the football here". - Eugene Amano, C
I am not concerned with C.J. playing good, I am concerned about him getting
the holes to run through. This latest game in no way showed that the O line can provide him a gap to get into. Perhaps that is Fisher’s master plan to keep everything completely hidden away until it counts before he shows us what the Titans can do.
seriously
nobody needs to be worried about this O-line based on one preseason game that came on a week shorter than you’d ever see in an NFL regular season. CJ will have plenty of holes to run through as long as these guys stay healthy.
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Message to Titans Offense: C'MON MAN!!!!!!!!
And don’t give me this crap about “it’s only pre-season”…That’s BS…I don’t care if it’s a scrimmage!! Anytime your defense does it’s job and holds the other team to only 15 pts, you have GOT to get it done!! You’ve got the weapons to do it, too. NO EXCUSES…PERIOD!!!
It sets a bad tone...
you want to go into the regular season on a high note…not on a losing streak.
by titansfan4ever on Aug 30, 2010 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
they have the weapons
but, because it’s preseason, there isn’t much of a gameplan.
One stinker in week 3 of the preseason has no effect on the regular season, I promise.
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What kind of a game plan do we need to.....
ram the ball down their throats? Do you really think we could have shown them anything they haven’t seen before? When my guys line up against their guys…I WANT TO WIN!!!!
by titansfan4ever on Aug 30, 2010 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I read an article about how CJ gets all his holes
We run the Counter a lot which involves tricking the defense into thinking you’re going one way, but then running the other way instead.
Even though it’s a run play it’s not the kind of thing you show in the preseason. Also, the Panthers were bringing heat on almost every play, but we were running anyway without much adjustment. No need to worry.
Oh, I'm not worried.
I just want to see my offense light up the scoreboard and set the tone for the regular season. I want them to develop an attitude of “winning” and I want them to carry that attitude right into the regular season, you know what I mean? Seven points for 4 qtrs of football is unacceptable in “any circumstances”.
by titansfan4ever on Aug 30, 2010 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
"your offense"
which i assume you mean to be the starters, didn’t play four quarters. They don’t go “lights out”. Why get hurt when it doesn’t matter. There is more to winning a football game than lining up and pounding. No game plan = ugly.
Tell that to the Colts
Who are notorious crappy in preseason and have gone to the playoffs for the last 10 years straight.
Preseason = does not matter.
If you can get through the rest of the crud...
Including a segment about Bret Favre having “Loose bodies” removed from his ankle, Page 3 of the Peter King article has a segment about Stafon Johnson.
Regarding the Colts and the official placement change
Okay I know I’m not alone here. For YEARS I have watched Peyton Manning play and the thing that irks me the most is when he hurries to the line to catch a defensive player trying to run off the field (12 men on field) . It’s not only that situation, we’re all aware of how he manipulates the subtleties of the game and takes advantage of ticky tacky BS. Okay I’ll give him that, sure take it. take the super bowl win and records and wins and every bit of it. he earned it based on his study of the game and his desire to execute it (can we all agree that it’s possibly the most boring and excruciating experience watching him burn the last 8 minutes of a game?) BUT BUT BUT BUT BUT, when they go through committees and meetings and spend time and money to figure out they need to CHANGE the rules to keep personnel safe I do not have any empathy, understanding or tolerance for Manning and the Colts to start a bitch-fest over taking away the “golden fleece” of their team. Which is, in conclusion from years of watching them, getting a 2+ td lead on a team and then basically shitting on 30-40 minutes of the NFL game i’m watching (and it’s mostly always against a team other than the Titans). I’ve turned the channel from more Colts games than I have Lions, Rams, Dolphins, Bucs games combined. So yes, to all Colts’ fans, Peyton Manning was/is a badass. But if he can’t adapt with how the game changes then he is not as great as his records and stats show. IMO, he feels like his biggest advantage is being taken away with the the possibility of now having to actually play more snaps against fresh defensive players. Geez I figured the omnipotent football genius would look at the rule change and say “Okay that’s fine. I’ll just beat you a different way.”
"Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about." Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
by Chris Faulkner on Aug 31, 2010 2:10 AM CDT reply actions 5 recs
A Dub....can you make this green just for the hell of it...LOL!
"He is fast, but what I like about him is he looks like one of those track guys that actually knows how to run the ball and has good vision and patience. He is not just running at top speed. He knows when to use his speed, and he has some power and toughness, too.'' Barry Sanders about CJ2K
Dwight Howard >The Justice League of America
by Bonafidebrother on Aug 31, 2010 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions
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