PFF on Colin McCarthy's Performance Against the Panthers

by Jimmy on Nov 16, 2011 4:00 PM CST in Tennessee Titans News

Each week Pro Football Focus does a feature called re-focused where they look at interesting things from each game. This week in the Titans vs. Panther refocused, they highlighted the play of Colin McCarthy:

t’s safe to say we’re not big Barrett Ruud fans here at PFF with his -11.0 grade on the year fully earned with poor grades across the board. So I was particularly intrigued to see how his backup would fare in the starting lineup with him out injured. Colin McCarthy (+2.4) wasn’t perfect by any means with two missed tackles in the run game but he was a pleasant surprise. In coverage however he allowed just two completions for 15 yards and as a pass rusher he registered a hit and a pressure on 12 rushes. Despite those two missed tackles, he still managed to finish the game with four defensive stops. It will be interesting to see if McCarthy can keep a hold of the starting job when Ruud returns from injury.

Fans at LP Field should start a "Let Him Play" chant in two weeks if Barrett Ruud is out there playing.

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Good idea on the "Let him play", but would that be too long or whatever?

What about “Collin, Collin, Collin”?

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by RhiNo6705 on Nov 16, 2011 4:09 PM CST reply actions

and 2 weeks is too long also

by Indiana Titan on Nov 17, 2011 10:25 AM CST up reply actions

maybe rudd plays with a fire lit under his ace this week

maybe not

by AirMohawk on Nov 16, 2011 4:10 PM CST via mobile reply actions

i am just asking for verification....

is ruud a son of or son of a best friend of anyone on the coaching staff?

Biggie and Tupac are alive. Jeff Fisher is a great NFL coach.

by Black Helicopterz on Nov 16, 2011 4:32 PM CST reply actions

I can't imagine that Munchack will pull a Fisher and go with Ruud after the performance that McCarthy put together against the Panthers.

However, I think Munchack is smart by not naming McCarthy the official starter yet. After all, we did just beat the Panthers. I think this week will be a good gauge of what McCarthy can do against future HoFer in Tony Gonzelez and Pro bowler Michael Turner.

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by NJD28 on Nov 16, 2011 4:44 PM CST via mobile reply actions

ru-dee ru-dee ru-dee

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by stetix01 on Nov 16, 2011 5:30 PM CST reply actions

mcCarthy is our middle linebacker of the futrure

The coaching staff has to see what everyone else is seeing. Right?

by CJ2K shrine on Nov 16, 2011 5:37 PM CST via mobile reply actions

not yet

one game is not an accurate gauge. It’s safe to say that Barrett Ruud is not our long-term answer- it is also safe to say that Colin McCarthy isn’t necessarily the answer

by XAGMNINETY on Nov 16, 2011 5:45 PM CST up reply actions

Another important thing

His style of play is infectious. He brings an energy and swagger that you won’t see on the stat sheet.

by Longhornlegend on Nov 16, 2011 9:33 PM CST reply actions

True, he is a leader.

Something Barrett Ruud is simply NOT.

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by RhiNo6705 on Nov 16, 2011 9:42 PM CST up reply actions

I'm not sure how you know Ruud isn't a good leader.

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by TennesseeTyrants on Nov 16, 2011 10:23 PM CST up reply actions

Have you heard Cortland Finnegan say anything about him?

Like Cortland praised Collin?

Who on our team has ever said anything good about our MLB? Name me some names. Also, I can say the same thing to you. I’m not sure how you know Ruud is a good leader?

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by RhiNo6705 on Nov 16, 2011 11:59 PM CST up reply actions

I don't know that he's a good leader, but I'm not the one making baseless claims. You are.

If anyone asks Cortland about Ruud in a press conference after a blowout win, I guarantee you he’ll have nothing but good things to say. McCarthy was in a unique situation, being a rookie MLB starting his first game, and he played well, so he got a lot of attention. Great for him. That doesn’t mean that Ruud is now magically not a leader.

Again, I have no idea what kind of leader Ruud is. But neither do you.

Ruud sucks enough that we don’t really have to drum up things to criticize about him for. There are plenty of actual things that we know about him to criticize him for.

by TennesseeTyrants on Nov 17, 2011 9:46 AM CST up reply actions

Yeah, Ruud hasn't played well but I don't think it's fair to say that.

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by ronburgundy7427 on Nov 16, 2011 10:53 PM CST up reply actions

Agreed, I'm not even sure McCarthy is a leader, but he does bring energy

He doesn’t need to be a leader. Cort is doing that pretty well

by Longhornlegend on Nov 16, 2011 11:54 PM CST up reply actions

I've been thinking this the whole season

And I’m pretty sure I’ve said it a few times on here..

C.Mac doesn’t have to be great to be better than Ruud. He doesn’t even really have to be that good at all to be the best MLB we’ve had in years. Tully was a run stopper all the way. A tackle machine. But he didn’t make any big plays at all and he was way less than average in pass coverage. Ruud is, well, just bad in all facets. I’ll give him one credit- he gets to his spots in coverage pretty good. Thing is, once he gets there, he can’t bat the ball or tackle the pass catcher. He gets blown up by RBs in the hole, and thats if he actually gets his gap assignment right and is even in the hole to get blown up.

C.Mac has to do a very simple two things to be the best MLB we’ve had in a very long time. 1. Be consistent. Know his gap/zone/man assignments and get there on 9/10 plays. 2. Make the tackle when he gets to his spot.

We don’t need him to force fumbles or pick off passes to greatly improve our D. We need him to tackle the TEs that Tully couldn’t cover and we need him to plug the holes that Ruud either doesn’t get to or gets blown up in. Thats the two most basic skills for a MLB IMO.

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by SoMissTitansFan on Nov 16, 2011 11:23 PM CST reply actions