Titans 23 Buccaneers 17: Grading the Defense
by Jimmy on Nov 28, 2011 9:33 AM CST
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The run defense struggled yesterday. They allowed LeGarrette Blount to rush for 103 yards on 20 carries. He was hurdling and running over people a lot of the day. The only real redeeming fact for the defense was that they forced Blount to put the ball on the ground twice and recovered both of them.
Grade: C
The pass defense was excellent. Again, they were helped out by the fact that the weather was terrible, but they held Josh Freeman to 199 yards passing. That is a solid effort in any weather.
It is no coincidence that the pass defense is better with Colin McCarthy on the field. He had the first interception by a Titan linebacker since Keith Bulluck (OK, not really), but he is making plays out there. That is what the linebacker corps has desperately been missing the last few years.
Dave Ball also had his one game he has every year where he is dominant. He forced two sacks and recovered a fumble.
Grade: A
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I have no words to describe the feeling when McCarthy intercepted that ball.
one of the last drives of the game, the opposing QB (as always) goes to their TE in the middle of the field because he knows the titans have no clue how to defend these plays..
and there comes McCarthy saving the day!!
just priceless!
"He's an amazing talent. He's probably the most explosive back since Marshall Faulk and Barry Sanders." - Eddie George, about CJ.
by criollo_pcg on Nov 28, 2011 9:42 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
The feeling you felt could be described as this:
“NOW I KNOW RUUD WILL NEVER START AGAIN”
RIP Dinger
by fanoftheunderdogs on Nov 28, 2011 12:44 PM CST up reply actions
Correction:
It is no coincidence that thepassdefense is better with Colin McCarthy on the field.
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by titansfan4ever on Nov 28, 2011 9:49 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Ball also forced the fumble he recovered
and fun fact : McCarthy forced a fumble in his first start. Tulluch never forced a fumble while he was here.
That’s one related to the falcons game.
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by JustinS on Nov 28, 2011 10:21 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
i still say he forced that fumble vs tha jags on lewis
he hit lewis, Lewis fumbled…
hows it not a ff for tully?
by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Nov 28, 2011 9:58 PM CST up reply actions
I will miss Dave Ball if he leaves this year
that dude is one funny MFer … he’s a very unique personality for a football player.
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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Nov 28, 2011 10:25 AM CST reply actions
I'd be ok with re-signing him to a modest deal.
He’s a good rotational guy, won’t ever be a starter and shouldn’t be, but can come in on passing plays and be effective. And if we get one outstanding game a year from him like yesterday, it’s worth it.
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by ronburgundy7427 on Nov 28, 2011 10:27 AM CST up reply actions
I think this is exactly right
He’s a great role player in the rotation, and he’s fun to watch. Gotta have those guys, just can’t break the bank on them.
by numbertenox on Nov 28, 2011 11:23 AM CST up reply actions
He was talking about Dora the Explorer to Cody Allison in the locker room after the game
Good stuff
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At least Lane Kiffin beat Kentucky
I wish they'd give him a regular weekly press conference
just to hear the awkward reactions from the press.
I mean he claimed he got frozen stem cell treatment from Deacon Jones …. hilarious.
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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Nov 28, 2011 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
Admit it, you'll just miss being able to yell
BALL SACK!!!!
RIP Dinger
by fanoftheunderdogs on Nov 28, 2011 12:54 PM CST up reply actions
Not a fan of the prevent defense at the end
Nearly fecked up and lost because of it
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Titans Dave Ball on tackling Bucs Blount: "It’s like trying to tackle a greased up, naked guy in the shower."
"You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live." - coltsfan1888
by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Nov 28, 2011 10:27 AM CST reply actions
There are not many things in life that I hate more than the prevent defense
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At least Lane Kiffin beat Kentucky
it prevents goldengrams from winning.
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by rsikes on Nov 28, 2011 10:50 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
So where was Derrick Morgan yesterday?
He has pretty much been missing all year. Another wasted #1 draft pick?
by setitan on Nov 28, 2011 10:45 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Buuuuuuust
MCM Logic > Real Logic
Titans Dave Ball on tackling Bucs Blount: "It’s like trying to tackle a greased up, naked guy in the shower."
"You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live." - coltsfan1888
by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Nov 28, 2011 10:49 AM CST up reply actions
Should have drafted Von Miller
He’s a big reason TEBOW JUST WINZ1
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by titansfan4ever on Nov 28, 2011 10:52 AM CST up reply actions
it's not like we passed him up for Locker.
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Yeah, I think he was already gone.
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by titansfan4ever on Nov 28, 2011 10:53 AM CST up reply actions
He went second.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Nov 28, 2011 10:54 AM CST up reply actions
jinx
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by rothbard on Nov 28, 2011 10:55 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I'll tell you who's jinxed...
any team that plays the Denver Broncos right now. I’ve never seen Rivers melt down like that…MAN!!
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by titansfan4ever on Nov 28, 2011 10:57 AM CST up reply actions
We got after Freeman really well yesterday.
I think that’s such an underrated aspect of this team. It seems like when we get after the QB, our defense plays much better, and when we don’t, we get torched. That seems obvious now that I’ve typed it out, but I think consistent production from the D line going forward is going to be huge in determining how many more games we win.
"Do the Titans have a miracle left in them in what has been a magical season to this point? If they do, they need it now. Christie kicks it high and short. Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25; he dishes it back to Wycheck; he throws it across the field to Dyson. 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, endzone...touchdown, Titans! There are no flags on the field! It's a miracle! Tennessee has pulled a miracle! A miracle for the Titans!"
by TennesseeTyrants on Nov 28, 2011 11:03 AM CST reply actions
Right!!
Those old cliches about games being won or lost at the line of scrimmage are absolutely true. And it’s safe to say that if you give the opposing QBs time….they’re going to pick you apart. One word is crucial here….PRESSURE!!
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by titansfan4ever on Nov 28, 2011 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
16-0
Nobody gonna stop us
MCM Logic > Real Logic
Titans Dave Ball on tackling Bucs Blount: "It’s like trying to tackle a greased up, naked guy in the shower."
"You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live." - coltsfan1888
by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Nov 28, 2011 11:05 AM CST reply actions
As long as CJ puts up a buck ninety....
You are absolutely correct, sir.
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by titansfan4ever on Nov 28, 2011 11:08 AM CST up reply actions
In all reality it's a 5 game season
5-0 let’s do ittttt
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Titans Dave Ball on tackling Bucs Blount: "It’s like trying to tackle a greased up, naked guy in the shower."
"You give Peyton Manning a better gm, coach, owner and he goes down as the greatest person to ever live." - coltsfan1888
by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Nov 28, 2011 11:10 AM CST up reply actions
Before, I was worried about the Saints & Texans game.
Now….I’m only worried about the Saints game.
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by titansfan4ever on Nov 28, 2011 11:13 AM CST up reply actions
i want to agree
but unfortunately I remember Sage Rosenfels tearing us up not too long ago.
If TJ Yates can run a bootleg play we’re screwed.
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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Nov 28, 2011 11:19 AM CST up reply actions
Dude....I was baiting the Texans trolls.
They must be sleeping in this morning…:-)
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by titansfan4ever on Nov 28, 2011 11:21 AM CST up reply actions
hahaha
don’t blame them. I wouldn’t want to wake up and read about a new 5th round rookie QB either.
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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Nov 28, 2011 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
Actually...they're better off with him than Leinhart.
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by titansfan4ever on Nov 28, 2011 11:30 AM CST up reply actions
i remember reading an article before that said everytime we win the turnover battle we win the game
so i think palmer needs to tell the wrs and rbs to HOLD ONTO TO THE BALL because if we do that we win
Good point!!
What was up with the F-O-U-R turnovers yesterday???? If we don’t get that crap cleaned up, we can kiss the playoffs goodbye.
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by titansfan4ever on Nov 28, 2011 11:20 AM CST up reply actions
Weather definitely played a factor.
Still no excuse for the fumbles by Ringer and CJ, but slippery ball definitely factored in. Hasselbeck’s pick six is on him, no idea what he saw there. I can’t remember the other one precisely but I believe it was a fourth-down INT that essentially did no harm.
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by ronburgundy7427 on Nov 28, 2011 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
You said it, ron!!
Still no excuse for the fumbles
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by titansfan4ever on Nov 28, 2011 11:32 AM CST up reply actions
I agree
We were doing our damn near best to shoot ourselves in the foot but still managed to pull out the W because we forced more mistakes than we created. Funny how something so elementary (i.e. holding onto the ball) can determine the outcome of a game. Overall, it was an important win that may determine our future when the postseason arrives, and I’m glad we won it.
"You play to win the game!"
by TitanNDCClothing on Nov 28, 2011 11:45 AM CST up reply actions
Right...something I've noticed...
we play well enough to win against sucky teams…but we don’t against good teams (the Ravens game being the exception).
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by titansfan4ever on Nov 28, 2011 11:59 AM CST up reply actions
And speaking of playoffs, it looks like VY & his "Dream Team's" dreams have come true.
They’ll be on a beach somewhere while the post season is going on…B-U-R-N!!
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by titansfan4ever on Nov 28, 2011 11:28 AM CST reply actions
if it were any team besides Philly the media would have stopped talking about their playoff chances a month ago
IMO they were done after 3 games.
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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Nov 28, 2011 11:30 AM CST up reply actions
If Ruud starts ever again than the coaching staff is full of idiots.
McCarthy made plays, period. He is still a rookie and gets caught out of position in run defense, but he can actually cover occasionally unlike Ruud.
Ain't no time for hesitatin'
All you got to do is groove
by BonzosMontreaux on Nov 28, 2011 11:32 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
Recv & +1.
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by titansfan4ever on Nov 28, 2011 11:34 AM CST up reply actions
Damn right!
Where all the people that said a guy can´t lose his spot because of injury??? It just happened!
"He's an amazing talent. He's probably the most explosive back since Marshall Faulk and Barry Sanders." - Eddie George, about CJ.
by criollo_pcg on Nov 28, 2011 11:37 AM CST up reply actions
At this point McCarthy has just outplayed Ruud.
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by ronburgundy7427 on Nov 28, 2011 11:37 AM CST up reply actions
sooo are you saying one can lose a starting spot to injury??
man, Pratt will be pissed to learn this!
"He's an amazing talent. He's probably the most explosive back since Marshall Faulk and Barry Sanders." - Eddie George, about CJ.
by criollo_pcg on Nov 28, 2011 11:40 AM CST up reply actions
i feel like he's lost his starting spot because he's being severely outplayed by a rookie
the injury just gave the opportunity for that to happen
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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Nov 28, 2011 11:42 AM CST up reply actions
exactly!
Making the best out of the opportunity!
"He's an amazing talent. He's probably the most explosive back since Marshall Faulk and Barry Sanders." - Eddie George, about CJ.
by criollo_pcg on Nov 28, 2011 11:44 AM CST up reply actions
Of course you can
Just ask Babineaux
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He's going to lose his starting spot because he's played better then the starter
not because Ruud continues to get injured (well maybe at this point)
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by StPrattrick on Nov 28, 2011 11:52 AM CST up reply actions
I'm not a fortune teller...but i can see....
it taking a lot longer for Ruud to recover from his injury…(wink…wink)
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by titansfan4ever on Nov 28, 2011 11:54 AM CST up reply actions
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by StPrattrick on Nov 28, 2011 12:09 PM CST up reply actions
I think that whoever has become a replacement on our defense
Is more a result of being a better playmaker than their counterparts, something this defense has drastically lacked for quite some time. They may not be the best long term solution in every case (that has yet to be seen), but McCarthy, Babineaux, Klug, et al. are finding ways to get it done even amidst their mistakes or rookie shortcomings.
"You play to win the game!"
by TitanNDCClothing on Nov 28, 2011 11:48 AM CST up reply actions
And has upside and room to grow.
I fully expect rookie mistakes from him, and in fact saw him out of position or duped on some cutbacks in the run game yesterday. However, listening to his post-game interview I loved what I heard from him in regards to the INT, paraphrasing here:
“I recognized that play from watching tape and knew they would be looking for the tight end.”
That alone makes me excited and wanting him to start. He recognized the formation and where the ball would be going, and was there to make the play. I think he was shocked he had the ball quite honestly but recognizing the formation and being in the right place for coverage is huge.
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by ronburgundy7427 on Nov 28, 2011 11:37 AM CST up reply actions
Agreed
"You play to win the game!"
by TitanNDCClothing on Nov 28, 2011 11:49 AM CST up reply actions
I also remember McCarthy
Making some very solid tackles on Blount yesterday (or being involved in the play) near or at the line of scrimmage.
"You play to win the game!"
by TitanNDCClothing on Nov 28, 2011 11:51 AM CST up reply actions
^ this
I don’t see a single advantage to starting Ruud over McCarthy now. Ruud’s physical abilities are obviously limited and if he was some genius defense leader on the field he would have gotten more than a 1 year deal to begin with.
If we can continue to get a high level of play from McCarthy I feel like we just need one really good move at LB in the offseason to get the position shored up for a while. That’ll also allow us to draft a DB & WR or Olineman in the first two rounds.
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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Nov 28, 2011 11:38 AM CST up reply actions
THIS will be huge for us!!
If we can continue to get a high level of play from McCarthy I feel like we just need one really good move at LB in the offseason to get the position shored up for a while. That’ll also allow us to draft a DB & WR or Olineman in the first two rounds.
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One of these days....WHEN I have more time, WHEN I get that promotion, WHEN my ship comes in. Listen, TODAY is the day WHEN you start to put your goals into action. TODAY is the day WHEN you stop putting things off and decide that the only way the future IS going to be better is if I make TODAY WHENsday!!
by titansfan4ever on Nov 28, 2011 11:50 AM CST up reply actions
Totally agreed.
And if we’re agreeing on something, Bonz, that has to mean it’s the best choice.
RIP Dinger
by fanoftheunderdogs on Nov 28, 2011 12:54 PM CST up reply actions
I'm starving for some morning links
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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Nov 28, 2011 11:38 AM CST reply actions
Jurrell Casey!!
Just wanted to point out that he is playing like a veteran, contributing in every game.
We got a good one right there!
"He's an amazing talent. He's probably the most explosive back since Marshall Faulk and Barry Sanders." - Eddie George, about CJ.
totally agree
I’ve noticed Casey in just about every game this year
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