Tennessee Titans Daily Links: Titans Running Game To Continue Hitting It's Collective Head Against The Wall Edition
by August West on Oct 26, 2011 12:03 PM CDT
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The Titans tried out a bevy of veteran guards yesterday, but none are expected to be signed unless there's a major injury issue. One of the more notable guys to workout was former Jaguar's guard Vince Manuwai, who is one of the league's more respected (and nastier) run blockers. Manuwai was cut before the year due to a sow-healing ankle injury and a hefty cap number. If there was anyone on the street the Titans should think long and hard about adding to the O-line mix, it's probably Manuwai.
The Tennessean has 5 hot topics headed into Sunday's game against the Colts... talk about two teams coming off of humiliating weekends.
Hey guess what, we've been really bad at playing football over the past two games:
Consider that in losses to Pittsburgh and Houston, Tennessee has:
- not forced a fumble, let alone recovered one
- intercepted one pass and recorded one sack
- completed just one pass for 20 yards or more
- not scored a first-half touchdown
Perhaps because he's rapidly running out of ways to say 'ineffective' in reference to Chris Johnson, David Climer breaks out the big guns and compares CJ to Vince Young. Pardon my rudeness, but this is a big fucking stretch with a headline that's probably just a stab at getting page views.
Not a single NFL team sent a representative to Terrell Owens' workout, but reviews of his workout by the analysts who have seen it aren't very cheery at all.
How bad have we been? Over the past three games we've dropped from 2nd in DVOA to 17th.
Peter Kings says last Sunday's Texans win was the biggest in the history of their franchise, which is pretty damned pathetic.
CJ sure as hell wouldn't win that race right now; that's a given.
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Kind of a big stretch just like "CJ is going to be awful the rest of his career"
But seriously, I am now worried about the Colts game. What have we shown recently that assures we will beat them? We got just as destroyed by the Texans as they did, in fact.
Ain't no time for hesitatin'
All you got to do is groove
by BonzosMontreaux on Oct 26, 2011 12:37 PM CDT reply actions
not only that,
but they only lost to the steelers by 3 points
by Jason Jones on Oct 26, 2011 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Titan's have givin up 79 points in the last 2 games...
I understand what’s happened to the offense
(no running game and no receivers have stepped up since the loss of KB)
wtf happened to our defense?
If theres any game the defense should turn around, its against Curtis Painter.
If they don’t then we know we have huge issues.
Ain't no time for hesitatin'
All you got to do is groove
by BonzosMontreaux on Oct 26, 2011 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Noticing that our offence imploded...
What happened to our promising D??
by Los Blancos Chicca on Oct 26, 2011 12:38 PM CDT reply actions
They played the whole game
Interweb DVOA: +100%
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The most important schadenfreude news of the day
Vunce is getting sued and Kerry Collins is on injured reserve. A little laughter for your tears.
To the Rosencopter dunna nunna nunna nunna
As bad as things are right now, we can still all rejoice in this.
It is a good day for MCM!
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by StPrattrick on Oct 26, 2011 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
However in other news...
CJ poops on the floor after missing the whole in his toilet; blames O-line.
To the Rosencopter dunna nunna nunna nunna
by asbestos_man on Oct 26, 2011 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 7 recs
mwahahahaha
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The "hole" in the toilet
Unless, of course, he missed the whole toilet, which is quite possible as well.
"You play to win the game!"
by TitanNDCClothing on Oct 26, 2011 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
yep
damn homophones. mea culpa
Dear CJ: How do I return my real fan card?
by asbestos_man on Oct 26, 2011 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
All is forgiven
Not in CJ’s case, however…
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by TitanNDCClothing on Oct 26, 2011 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
As long as he didn't poop on my carpet
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In an related story...
A 22-year-old Titans fan (known by the online handle of Asbestos_man) is found dead after realizing he misspelled ‘hole’ and hanging himself with his computer cord.
Authorities are still investigating how he did this, since he seemed to be operating on a laptop.
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by fanoftheunderdogs on Oct 27, 2011 3:11 AM CDT up reply actions
this would be a great week to run Ringer
i would say the same for CJ but, well, you know the rest.
Normally we’d be salivating right now, but instead we’re all skitish about beating an 0-6 team, at home, that just got blown out worse than we did.
God its depressing just to see it in black and white.
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by stetix01 on Oct 26, 2011 12:55 PM CDT reply actions
this is the first really bad defense we have faced
im guessing the coaches want to give the current line and CJ one last chance to get on track before getting drastic.
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So, CJ will put up decent numbers
against a bad defense…and that’s supposed to give everyone confidence?
by shawneriksmith on Oct 26, 2011 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions
gotta start somewhere
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by hal41605 on Oct 26, 2011 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
i'll take it
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by stetix01 on Oct 26, 2011 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions
We will not lose to the Colts this Sunday
Mark my words. If we do my head will explode.
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by TitanNDCClothing on Oct 26, 2011 1:12 PM CDT reply actions
I am going to hold you to it.
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and i will run around my neighborhood naked
by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Oct 26, 2011 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll take your word on it.
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Ahh, shit
C’mon Titans!
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by TitanNDCClothing on Oct 26, 2011 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
At least we dont have this mess to deal with.
Such depressing links
Maybe next time you should add something to lighten us up next time. Like a video or picture.
#sadlinks
by p a on Oct 26, 2011 1:29 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Or donkey sniffing a bag of blue oranges
by p a on Oct 26, 2011 1:31 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Ignore the second Time i said next time
My tear drops fell on the keyboard, ironically spelling next time without me noticing
by p a on Oct 26, 2011 1:30 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
CJ 2009, 5.6 ypc.
CJ 2010, 4.3 ypc- a drop off of 1.3 ypc from the previous year.
CJ 2011, 2.9 ypc- a drop off of 1.4 ypc from last year.
Looking at CJ from this perspective, the drop off this year could be seen as part of a steady decline, starting from the season he had 358 carries and 50 receptions, rather than some freak anomaly.
I want CJ to get back to his old self, but I am worried that he won’t. What I would sincerely appreciate is someone to give me an example of a running back that has had a similar decline as CJ that turned things around and went back to being good. I just can’t think of an example, but I need some hope that it is possible.
based on this trend we can predict CJ's ypc in the future...
CJ 2012, 1.5 ypc- a drop off of 1.5 ypc from 2011
CJ 2013, .1 ypc a drop off of 1.6 ypc from 2012
I new someone would say that.
I am only trying to point out that his drop off from 2009 to 2010 was large but no one was saying don’t worry he will be back to 2009 production soon. It did not seem shocking in 2010 because his numbers were still decent. As far as drop off percentage, this year is much worse, but lets not act like he has gotten much worse overnight. He has been getting worse, and I have a feeling that CJ’s stats are largely the same between 2009 and 2011 with the exception of the lack of big plays. He has always been a back that can frustrate for the whole game and make up for it with one play- kind of like our defense the first half of last year. What happens when two big plays a game turn into 1 big play a game? CJ 2010. What happens when 1 big play a game turns into no big plays per game? CJ 2011. This is just a feeling I have and not backed by statistics because I just don’t have the time.
i get what u mean
i was just playing with the numbers, it’s my day job.
seriously, drop-off from 2009 to 2010 is understandable because 2009 is the 2K yds year. 2010 to 2011 dropoff I think is an anomaly. I think he will go back to 4+ ypc next year.
That would assume a linear decline
Which, in this case is not reality. It would be easier to assume a decreasing marginal decline, or their may be no real correlation at all. It very well could be that CJ jumps back out for 1300 yards next season. I don’t think that will happen, but it’s more likely than the 1.5—>.1 YPC average of 2012 and 2013, respectively.
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by TitanNDCClothing on Oct 26, 2011 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I think that was his argument against what I said-
Their response was going to the logical end of my argument of a “steady” decline. I completely agree and was not intentionally trying to show a pattern to predict the future but rather point out that his decline is not new. The question is, is this a true decline? And my real question is does anyone know of a RB that has had a similar decline over two years that has returned to productive levels?
Agree with you, and saw what you were saying
Just thought I’d throw my “two cents” into the ring. In answer to your question, I’ve seen plenty decline like this (though not so early in a career); however, I can’t recall one that recovered, so to speak. I’m not sure if we’re there yet with CJ. There have been a number of moving parts to this season already, and I think it’s been further distorted by the fact that we (i.e. Titans) started out a lot hotter than anyone was truly expecting, and the division got dramatically weaker in an even more dramatically short period (ala injury to Pey Pey and the exit of Garrard/entrance of “Sunshine”).
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by TitanNDCClothing on Oct 26, 2011 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Here are some impressive numbers for Hass:
Matt Hasselbeck is second in the league in the red zone, with a 122.5 passer rating and a ridiculous 96.3 QBR while Matt Schaub is 23rd, at 74.9 and 15.5.
- now if we could only find a way to get him in the red zone….
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by hal41605 on Oct 26, 2011 2:40 PM CDT reply actions 6 recs
If open this and it's Meatcopter.com, I am going to find you and punch you in the throat.
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aaaaaaaand it wasn't, it the best news I've heard today since hearing Vunce is getting sued...
In a conference call with the Tennessee media, Saturday teed off on the blogger who goes by the handle of “BigBlueShoe” regarding what he felt was taking his comments out of context.
“That was ridiculous. You’ve got a 45-year-old man who lives with his mom, down in his basement, freaking blogging about something that was a direct misquote. It had nothing to do with what I said,” Saturday said. "At 62-7, there was no redeeming qualities in the way any of us participated. And this is a team thing, 100 percent. I made it perfectly clear.
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by StPrattrick on Oct 26, 2011 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Did you see the comments below?
Brad Wells deserves every insult hurled at him. Even if it’s a tired cliche that everyone on the internet is tired of hearing.
and, Gems like this one:
This is not the first time bbs had twisted or taken things out of context blowing up things as if he is trying to take down his own team, won’t be the last. I have been reading his blog for years, he obviously has mental issues. Just ignore his rants, players and fans..
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Meatcopter?!
Wow, first time I’ve heard that…Always referred to it as meat spin. To each his own.
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by TitanNDCClothing on Oct 26, 2011 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Meatcopter/Meatspin = all bad news.
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It's no lemon party...
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by TitanNDCClothing on Oct 26, 2011 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
That which we do not speak of
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by ronburgundy7427 on Oct 26, 2011 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Amazing.
As I said before, at least we’re not the Colts.
Or any of their fans.
On that shit blog.
With that blogger that’s a total d…
Nah, no need to go any further.
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by fanoftheunderdogs on Oct 27, 2011 3:06 AM CDT up reply actions
Munch is mic'd up on SoundFX on NFLN tonight @ 9:30 EST.
Might be a tough one to watch, but I’m checking it out regardless.
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