Mike Munchak Says No Personnel Changes

by Jimmy on Oct 24, 2011 11:28 PM CDT in Tennessee Titans News

Mike Munchak said today at his press conference that he does not see any changes being made in the starting lineup. I was pretty mad when I heard this at first, but after thinking about it I just don't see anywhere that it would really matter.

The only way it would matter is just to light a fire under some guys, but if Fernando Velasco were that good of a player he would have been playing from the beginning.

The one place I would really like to see some changes is at receiver. Munch said that he expects Damian Williams to be ready to play on Sunday. Williams has about one more week before I completely give up on him.

I hope we get to see a little bit more of Donnie Avery. He might not be the answer, but it is hard to deny that this is now a rebuilding year so they need to get a look at as many young guys as they can to know what to do going forward.

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I just posted this as a fan shot like 3 hours ago...

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by StPrattrick on Oct 24, 2011 11:34 PM CDT reply actions

You are old news

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by Jimmy on Oct 25, 2011 8:13 AM CDT up reply actions

Ohhhhhhhh!!!!!! Snap Son!

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by StPrattrick on Oct 25, 2011 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions

Jimmy is just trying to steal my thunder because I am so popular and awesome.

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by StPrattrick on Oct 25, 2011 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions

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by Jimmy on Oct 25, 2011 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Everyone join Team Ringer.

RB is the one position that needs to be changed. Ringer is going to at least not dance and just take what the D is giving him. CJ is a dancer that will go 5yds lateral to try and get an to an open hole that will be closed by the time he gets there. I see Ringer as a Matt Forte style of RB, not as good as Forte but can get the job done and can shoulder that load.

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by Titans_Firefighter on Oct 24, 2011 11:42 PM CDT reply actions

Ringer has 3.0 YPC

on 21 carries vs. Johnson’s 2.9 YPC on 93 carries. Maybe try lining him up at RB with CJ at WR? I’m all for mixing some things up, but there is really no reason to believe that Ringer would be any better than CJ has been at this point.

by sm00thBlue on Oct 24, 2011 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions

i would rather have Ringer in there than a guy that will throw the line under the bus.

I want CJ to sit there and watch Ringer play more than him. Hopefully CJ will remember that he can still be replaced.

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by Titans_Firefighter on Oct 25, 2011 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions

so you'll take ringer for 6 for -6 yards

behind the same horrendous O-line, that can play keep away, but cannot move forward?

what have you been doing lately??

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Oct 25, 2011 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions

Ok, let me ask you a question on this RB situation...

What does CJ need to do for YOU to think he deserves to be benched?

And if our O-Line is so horrendously bad, then why should we let CJ take a beating this year at all? Wouldn’t it be better to let Ringer go out there and get beat up, and save CJ’s body for next year?

I mean this is your point and your argument, right? CJ is by far the better back, our O-Line is crap, they won’t get better because they are not NFL capable linemen. So why are you so against Ringer taking the carries and the beating?

by TNTitan09 on Oct 25, 2011 1:03 AM CDT up reply actions

I think we need to send our offensive linemen back to the weight room

They’ve lost it ALL since MAwae has left, i mean CJ in open field=positve play, Cj behind them= wtf are you doing you derptards!!!!

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by Grimerz757 on Oct 25, 2011 7:30 AM CDT up reply actions

thats what i've said

they just look weak and under power, even on ringer draw play that went for 25 yards, 2 D-Linemen dominated 3 O-lineman in which our O-Linemen ended up on the ground, because they got whipped again

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Oct 25, 2011 8:26 AM CDT up reply actions

i'm against anyone taking a beating

because of the lack of skill of those who are supposed to lead them.

When the O-line does well in run blocking, the whole team does well

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Oct 25, 2011 8:24 AM CDT up reply actions

SO its not the O-line's Fault at all

and you do know moving laterally sounds like stretch plays, where the Rb is supposed to run laterally and then cut up field AFTER the O-line make a hole

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Oct 25, 2011 12:24 AM CDT up reply actions

or munchak can ruin his friendship with Bruce and fire him for Alex Gibbs

chop blocks FTW

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by nolesbroncos3456 on Oct 25, 2011 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions

we're trying to move forward, not backward

chop blocks will move us backward

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Oct 25, 2011 12:36 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm not sure anyone here is suggesting that the O-line is good enough for CJ to be picking up yardage at a 5 YPC clip.

He’s averaging 2.88 YPC. 2.88 YP F’ing C. That is absolutely horrid. CJ shares in this blame, without question. He’s not the only one to blame, but he shoulders a lot of the responsibility here.

by SuperHorn on Oct 25, 2011 9:05 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm not on Team Insert Any Of The Titans RB Name Here.

by pedraza on Oct 25, 2011 7:12 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm on team 2012 NFL Draft

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by NJD28 on Oct 25, 2011 2:54 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

If Munch is not going to make personal changes, as in benching some starters...

Then hopefully he is going to switch Leroy and Eugene in the line. Something has to be done somewhere!

If Munch doesn’t make some personal changes during the coarse of this next game, then the blame will land squarely on his shoulders. I blame CJ for a lot, probably more than he deserves (nah fuck that… it is ALL his fault!) but when the head coach sees the same thing week in and week out and does nothing about it, then it personally becomes his own fault!

Time to step up Munch, please show us that you ARE an NFL head coach and not just an owners puppet! Because it is starting to look like you are just that. If it is broke, FIX IT! If you can’t fix it, REPLACE IT!

If you can’t replace it, well, you must not really be in charge!!!

by TNTitan09 on Oct 25, 2011 1:14 AM CDT reply actions

lolwut...an owners puppet??

Ole Bud loves to watch us suck right?

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by rothbard on Oct 25, 2011 10:59 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

I love the conspiracy theorists that come out in terrible losses

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by StPrattrick on Oct 25, 2011 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions

Maybe CJ is Buds Boy like ole Vince was...

by TNTitan09 on Oct 25, 2011 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions

Disappointing.

How can we expect anything more than complete and utter crap if we trot out the same damn team thats gotten destroyed for 2 games?

I expect some accountability, somewhere, anywhere.

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by BonzosMontreaux on Oct 25, 2011 6:20 AM CDT reply actions

fisher poison still in the water.

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by stetix01 on Oct 25, 2011 7:20 AM CDT reply actions

or the backups are all worse?

the answer in the short term may have to come from the play calling.

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by hal41605 on Oct 25, 2011 7:24 AM CDT up reply actions

yes in the opinion of coaches

by setitan on Oct 25, 2011 7:28 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

who are hall of fame o-linemen

not saying they are infallible, but they can probably judge who blocks better than someone else.

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by hal41605 on Oct 25, 2011 7:31 AM CDT up reply actions

the o-line needs new players

long and short, they don’t suck, but they aren’t that good… or just a new center. and holy shit, did the Sparkley Kitties beat the Ratbirds?

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by Grimerz757 on Oct 25, 2011 7:33 AM CDT up reply actions

flacco beat the ratbirds

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by hal41605 on Oct 25, 2011 7:42 AM CDT up reply actions

LOL

Man, all these losses by other teams helped me come back to grips with my fandom!!! I was acting like football didn’t happen this Sunday, but now!!! amped!!!

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by Grimerz757 on Oct 25, 2011 7:47 AM CDT up reply actions

Back up O-linemen are better that

Harris and Amano.

Velasco did better then them each time he had to come in for them in his career so far.

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Oct 25, 2011 8:27 AM CDT up reply actions

HELLO MCM!!!

I am officially over last weekends fail… and we have the Colts so XD this should be fun

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by Grimerz757 on Oct 25, 2011 7:28 AM CDT reply actions

its over

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXU8w336oGs&feature=youtube_gdata_player

by setitan on Oct 25, 2011 7:30 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

The offensive line is gonna look

halfway decent this weekend but it seems more and more like they only play good against scrubby ass teams

by AirMohawk on Oct 25, 2011 8:15 AM CDT reply actions

its not an O line problem

Same group did well enough last year

by setitan on Oct 25, 2011 8:33 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

no

CJ was just able to cover for their asses

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by hal41605 on Oct 25, 2011 8:37 AM CDT up reply actions

yeah it is

They sucked last year too

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Oct 25, 2011 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions

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by PA-Titan on Oct 25, 2011 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Yeah!

i guess it takes longer to show up now, but i’m so happy its there, lol

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Oct 25, 2011 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions

I've watched every game

Several times…….u can bench CJ but Amano cannot hold a block. When the RB gets close Amano gets tossed aside like a ragdoll. Harris is only slightly better. Couple that with 3 years of game tape for DCs to study and No KB. Not good. We don’t have any road grater O-Linemen so maybe we should spread out like buffalo and be a finnesse team?

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by zero defects on Oct 25, 2011 8:44 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

I know!

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Oct 25, 2011 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm not reading too much into this.

If you could make the case for a change anywhere, it’s the O line, and I have no reason to believe that Velasco is any better than the guys we have. I’d personally trust Munch’s judgment on it, at this point, even if I would like to see some other guys get some reps.

I think WR is a place where a starter can be a starter in name only. We’re already seeing Avery get more of the snaps, and I think that will continue until either Williams or Avery takes a step forward.

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by TennesseeTyrants on Oct 25, 2011 8:54 AM CDT reply actions

well while were talking about WR's

who’s watching the T.O workout on nfl neftwork at 2? I think the titans will want him if he shows out. we dont have to tip our hand by showing up out there but munchak shut up to the media about it just so he doesnt hurt the morale of the bum ass wr’s we have now

by AirMohawk on Oct 25, 2011 9:02 AM CDT reply actions

i didn't know it wa son there, guess i will

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Oct 25, 2011 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions

Yeah. live coverage...

Rosenhaus must be selling him hard as F**K. I heard on NFLN they’re only expecting 1 or 2 teams there. Who knows? Apparently not a whole lot of interest or teams aren’t willing to publicly show interest.

by PA-Titan on Oct 25, 2011 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions

This is disappointing to hear.

I was really hoping there would be some changes. That maybe Munch would take a Mike Tomlin approach and “Unleash Hell!”

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by J3G77 on Oct 25, 2011 10:09 AM CDT reply actions

You / I don't know what he's doing behind closed doors...

so I wouldn’t make any judgments yet.

by PA-Titan on Oct 25, 2011 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions

Just going off the fact he says there isn't going to be any personnel changes.

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by J3G77 on Oct 25, 2011 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions

The way I see it..

CJ is to blame for the running game and same with the o-line. The biggest difference is that we know how great CJ can be, and we know the ceiling of the o-line, it’s not very good.

I am hoping Munchak and the crew know who on this team is capable and who isn’t. I want to see some changes, but I trust they know which players are the better players. Maybe they can’t make any changes and will be making changes in the offseason? For now, what I think they should do, is adjust their books and plays and shuffle the players around a bit (like switching Amano and Harris for example) to fit whatever positives each player can bring to the field.

It’s kinda like the VY thing with Fisher… Although it was time for Fisher to go, fans blamed him for not starting VY and etc… and after the season ended we all find out that the playbooked had to be “dumbed” down for VY.

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