Tennessee Titans Weekly Snap Report

by Jimmy on Dec 13, 2011 2:04 PM CST in Tennessee Titans News

Here is the weekly snap report from Mike Clay of Pro Football Focus:

Damian Williams handled 48 of a possible 55 offensive snaps to lead the Titans’ offense in Week 14. Nate Washington racked up nine targets on 41 snaps despite struggling through injuries. Lavelle Hawkins worked 36 plays, 31 of which were passes. Marc Mariani helped out on 12 plays. Chris Johnson’s 51 snaps easily led the backs. Javon Ringer suffered a broken hand and is out for the season after lasting only three plays. Jamie Harper helped out with one snap. Jared Cook rivaled the team-leaders with 29 pass routes, but was asked to block only five times. Craig Stevens worked 25 plays and Daniel Graham saw 10.

So I know this is a weekly theme, but how in the word does Cook run 29 pass routes and only get targeted 1 time? That just seems insane to me. Why are they not looking for ways to get the ball in his hands and see if he can make a play?

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Glennon from thte tenessean says Cook has a knee injury and has seen him limping at practice

As per his chat today.

by dragak1981 on Dec 13, 2011 2:12 PM CST reply actions

give up on your jared cook dream

He is not a good tight end and we should think of targeting this in the draft or free agency.

by CJ2K shrine on Dec 13, 2011 2:38 PM CST via mobile reply actions

i think you might be right

by Jason Jones on Dec 13, 2011 2:44 PM CST up reply actions

nah

just needs an OC and a QB that can find him. he’s open a lot. it really makes no sense to me.

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by hal41605 on Dec 13, 2011 3:04 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs

we don't need another Hawkins

Hes always had tons of upside and I really wish he would have been an impactful player. This is his third year. I don’t think we should be waiting for someone to develop. We should get someone who will contribute immediately like so many from the most recent draft. Lets not waste “another year” and “another year” with this wait and see outlook. It didn’t work for Hawkins and it doesn’t look like its gonna work for Cook either. I sincerely hope that I’m wrong, but I don’t want to gamble next season to find out. Their rookie TE was having back spasms for god’s sake and was contributing more than Cook.

by Jason Jones on Dec 13, 2011 3:38 PM CST up reply actions

Graham isn't a rookie

Locker has a receiver either side;
Locker fumbles the snap;
Picks it up, sprints out to the right;
Looking;
Fires deep downfield
MAN IS WIDE OPEN!!
TOUCHDOWWWWWN TITANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I <3 Mike Keith

by SoMissTitansFan on Dec 13, 2011 4:48 PM CST up reply actions

your'e right, 2nd year TE with back spasms

sorry about that MissTitansFan

by Jason Jones on Dec 13, 2011 4:56 PM CST up reply actions

NP.

Graham is a beast though. And he has Brees throwing him the ball. Brees is one of the best at knowing who is going to be open before he even breaks the huddle. Thats why he spreads the ball around so much and so successfully.

Locker has a receiver either side;
Locker fumbles the snap;
Picks it up, sprints out to the right;
Looking;
Fires deep downfield
MAN IS WIDE OPEN!!
TOUCHDOWWWWWN TITANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I <3 Mike Keith

by SoMissTitansFan on Dec 13, 2011 5:38 PM CST up reply actions

Cook is supposed to be a beast and he did not have back spasms

Cook has 3 years experience, 2 good quarterbacks throwing to him, and no more excuses. He hasn’t taken advantage of his opportunities unlike Locker, McCarthy, Casey, Klug, Campbell, Ayers, etc.

by Jason Jones on Dec 13, 2011 6:10 PM CST up reply actions

I would go so far

Cook has no proven beast in him. We all think he is and hope he turns out to be but he has never shown us any beast as of yet. And I’m sorry, but Hass, as great as he’s been this year, is no Drew Brees. Especially in these last few weeks when he’s been off his form from earlier this year. And again, as good as Locker has been and was yesterday, he’s no Drew Brees.

Add all of that to the fact that for some god forsaken reason it seems like Cook is the fourth or fifth read on each play behind the likes of Hawkins and Mariani, and you end up with a guy who had close to thirty routes yet was targeted only once. Once. Mother Fucking ONCE… And I, along with many others, noticed him open WAAAAAYYY more than once.

I’m not trying to be an apologist or anything, but its kinda hard to go beast mode with one target is all I’m saying…

Locker has a receiver either side;
Locker fumbles the snap;
Picks it up, sprints out to the right;
Looking;
Fires deep downfield
MAN IS WIDE OPEN!!
TOUCHDOWWWWWN TITANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I <3 Mike Keith

by SoMissTitansFan on Dec 13, 2011 7:06 PM CST up reply actions

First line is supposed to say

I wouldn’t go so far

Locker has a receiver either side;
Locker fumbles the snap;
Picks it up, sprints out to the right;
Looking;
Fires deep downfield
MAN IS WIDE OPEN!!
TOUCHDOWWWWWN TITANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I <3 Mike Keith

by SoMissTitansFan on Dec 13, 2011 7:09 PM CST up reply actions

Was this copied and pasted from 2010?

2012: The year we clip the Hawk.

by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Dec 13, 2011 3:50 PM CST up reply actions

Clearly.

[disclaimer: this poster has no idea what the hell he's talking about.]

The future is bright for this Titans squad.

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by fanoftheunderdogs on Dec 13, 2011 10:32 PM CST up reply actions

he's a big WR...

He can’t catch the ball in traffic…if you get it to him in the open field he can be great but if he’s hit or bumped it’s normally a drop…

by Cop Speed's Understudy on Dec 13, 2011 4:35 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

Like the time in the Saints game he was bumped before the ball even got there?

.. oh wait, yeah, that’s called PI.

[disclaimer: this poster has no idea what the hell he's talking about.]

The future is bright for this Titans squad.

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by fanoftheunderdogs on Dec 13, 2011 10:32 PM CST up reply actions

Wonder why we don't see more of Stevens?

are his ribs still hurt?

by E-Locker on Dec 13, 2011 2:46 PM CST reply actions

I would like to see more of Stevens.

He’s nothing stellar, but he is at least consistently average and rarely drops passes.

2012: The year we clip the Hawk.

by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Dec 13, 2011 3:51 PM CST up reply actions

^This

But I believe in Cookie too. He has good hands – route running is a bit suspect at times, but no worse than Hawkins, and his size and athleticism are certainly better.

"You play to win the game!"

by TitanNDCClothing on Dec 13, 2011 4:02 PM CST up reply actions

EMO FANS

maybe it’s the scheme, or he isn’t that open with an injury, I’m pretty sure he made a good play this sunday though

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by Grimerz757 on Dec 13, 2011 2:48 PM CST reply actions

this year showed us god-given talent alone can't get done

Cookie runs wrong routes;, he can’t get separation, and he can’t block. The Trifecta. He’s lucky to be getting any snaps.

by Change on Dec 13, 2011 2:54 PM CST reply actions

he gets plenty of separation

he and hasselbeck just have no chemistry at all. i made sure to focus on him at the game this week, and he was open, a lot.

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by hal41605 on Dec 13, 2011 3:03 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs

Didn't Locker hit him once like on his first play

Or was that Hawk???

I Bleed Two tone blue...
NO REALLY I LITERALLY BLEED TWO TONE BLUE!!! That operation to dye my blood was the best $100,000 I ever spent

by Grimerz757 on Dec 13, 2011 3:08 PM CST up reply actions

Craig Stevens

by trevor2013 on Dec 13, 2011 3:11 PM CST up reply actions

I didn't know that you knew all the routes the WRs are supposed to run

How do you know Cookie is running wrong routes?

Cook is getting open but he is not being targeted…I am thinking that he is just not the first or second read on most pass plays. On the last play of the game, Cook had a DB on his back hip when he was running on the goal line but Locker didn’t throw it to him…I don’t know why, but he is just not getting the ball.

by shawneriksmith on Dec 13, 2011 5:05 PM CST up reply actions

I didn't know that you knew all the routes the WRs are supposed to run

How do you know Cookie is NOT running wrong routes?

by Jason Jones on Dec 13, 2011 5:09 PM CST up reply actions

Well, I'm not assuming anything

But I do see Cookie open on many pass plays and he is not getting the ball…now other receivers are also open and are getting the ball but there are several pass plays that are not successful where Cook was the better option (in terms of either being open or matchup-wise).

by shawneriksmith on Dec 13, 2011 5:20 PM CST up reply actions

The one pass to Cook was on 3rd down

Quick slant over the middle. Cook was clearly interfered with but no call.

by tdtommyd on Dec 13, 2011 3:16 PM CST reply actions

I couldn't believe they didn't call that

The refs were terrible on Sunday

by DustyPaynts on Dec 13, 2011 3:29 PM CST up reply actions

especially with regards to pass interference

there was another deep pass to williams where the defender threw his arms up in williams’ face and didn;t turn his head to look for the ball….no call.

by tdtommyd on Dec 14, 2011 11:15 AM CST up reply actions

Cook gets straight up ignored sometimes ..... it really makes no sense

I’m not sure how many drops he has this year but from what I can recall he’s got pretty damn good hands a lot of the time …

He obviously got the vote of confidence by the coaching staff this week because of the number of snaps he played … QB trust issues methinks

For the Jake of argument ...

by BythePowerofMunchak! on Dec 13, 2011 3:56 PM CST reply actions

I know its been said before..

But seriously.. Move Cook to WR. His sub par TE blocking would then become good blocking for a WR, and he would be a matchup nightmare for any CB. Have Britt and Nate on the field in two WR sets, move Nate to the slot and Cook as the #2 in three or more WR sets.

Have Stevens as our starting TE no matter what. He seems to be very good when he’s on the field, reminding me a lot of Frank Wycheck.

Locker has a receiver either side;
Locker fumbles the snap;
Picks it up, sprints out to the right;
Looking;
Fires deep downfield
MAN IS WIDE OPEN!!
TOUCHDOWWWWWN TITANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I <3 Mike Keith

by SoMissTitansFan on Dec 13, 2011 5:01 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

We would need another TE for the two TE sets then

by NoMoreMustache on Dec 13, 2011 5:08 PM CST up reply actions

we do have three TEs.....well.....sort of

by Jason Jones on Dec 13, 2011 5:11 PM CST up reply actions

No problem.. We would have two options

1. Still use Cook as our no 2 TE

2. Use Graham for the rest of this year, then sign a decent-low priced all around guy out of free agency to be our No 2 and/or take a late round flyer on someone in the draft.

Locker has a receiver either side;
Locker fumbles the snap;
Picks it up, sprints out to the right;
Looking;
Fires deep downfield
MAN IS WIDE OPEN!!
TOUCHDOWWWWWN TITANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I <3 Mike Keith

by SoMissTitansFan on Dec 13, 2011 5:32 PM CST up reply actions

We could always bring back Bo Scaife....

bwahahaha

by NoMoreMustache on Dec 13, 2011 7:03 PM CST up reply actions

Honestly

Someone like him is exactly what I had in mind.. Decent blocking, decent pass catching.. That would be perfect.

If only he didn’t demand stupid money and as long as Munch isn’t stupid enough to franchise tag him.

Locker has a receiver either side;
Locker fumbles the snap;
Picks it up, sprints out to the right;
Looking;
Fires deep downfield
MAN IS WIDE OPEN!!
TOUCHDOWWWWWN TITANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I <3 Mike Keith

by SoMissTitansFan on Dec 13, 2011 7:08 PM CST up reply actions