Tennessee Titans Daily Links: His Name Is Ruud Edition
by August West on Aug 2, 2011 12:00 PM CDT
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The Titans didn't just sign Barrett Ruud to play MLB, they brought him in to be the on the field leader of the front seven. Ruud was the signal caller in Tampa Bay, and Jovan Haye has some great things to say about his former-and-once-again teammate:
"He’s a smart guy, one of the smartest linebackers I’ve been around," Haye said. "A middle linebacker has to be able to line everybody up around him, and when I played with him, he knew everything. We rarely had any busts. I know he’ll get our guys in the right place."
David Boclair asks if Matt Hasselbeck is ready to mentor Jake Locker in the same way Brett Favre helped out Hasselbeck back in the day. By all accounts Hasselbeck is completely on board with helping Locker learn how to prepare, endure and overcome the rigors of the NFL schedule. That's a damned good thing for Titans fans to be hearing after the past 5 years.
One Bucs beat-writer fears that the departure of Ruud could stifle the improvement of their defense.
Leroy Harris is giddy and ready to get back on the field now that he's locked up for two more years.
Athlon sports breaksdown the fantasy value of your 2011 Tennessee Titans.
Former Titan DT DE Marcus Howard caught on with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL.Howard spent all of last year on the IR, but his 6'0", 245 lbs frame isn't a great fit for Gray's new system.
Jamaal Anderson ended up signing with the Colts in a move I'm guessing isn't a huge endorsement of Jerry Hughes.
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Hasselbeck used to joke
About how Favre was a great guy, but never really taught Hasselbeck anything, at least not on purpose.
I'm not opinionated. I just have an ego that you can't handle.
I believe it
I’ve wondered about A-Rodgers and how much of a mentor Favre was to him vs. his own ability. Sure there is A LOT you could learn from Favre’s game, but something about him doesn’t strike me as the best mentor for a young QB entering into the league…
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He would’ve been a great mentor for Roethlisbeger…
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by ronburgundy7427 on Aug 2, 2011 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
It seems we've pulled a 180 on our LB core
Not exactly from terrible to awesome but from run first to pass first. Still think we need a LB who can lay the hammer because Ayers and Rudd are not those guys. But they are def upgrades from last year. Hope next year we can replace Spoon with a guy who feasts on RB’s flesh.
Let's see Fish+Nameless+Heimerdinger+Cecil= Epic Fail
But we have a new equation F+Y+H+C= GONE!!!
Ideally they should be able to do both.
Not sure why you think Ayers and Ruud can’t tackle RBs.
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by BonzosMontreaux on Aug 2, 2011 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions
ruud ggot ran over by Chris Ivory
when they played the saints,and a few other times
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Yes, Chris Johnson has broken more tackles than Adrian Peterson in 2009 and in 2010
by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Aug 2, 2011 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Didn't say they can't tackle
said they’re not a hammer, and I stick by the sentiment. Not a knock on the aquisitions, I really like what we are trying to do with our LB squad.
Let's see Fish+Nameless+Heimerdinger+Cecil= Epic Fail
But we have a new equation F+Y+H+C= GONE!!!
Ayers is huge
If hes blowing up Craig Stevens he can certainly blow up RBs.
by oysterhead43 on Aug 2, 2011 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
he's 250
but doesnt look 250.
he has a bunches o’ lean muscle
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Chris Johnson (2008-2011) HighLights
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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Aug 2, 2011 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Really? I think Ruud is more similar to Tulloch than a 180.
Both are tackling machines, from what I’ve read Ruud is the better coverage guy, but has the same knock as Tulloch had/has…lack of big plays.
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by ronburgundy7427 on Aug 2, 2011 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I meant 180 in terms of philosophy
We have picked up two outstanding pass coverage guys who both have question marks in terms of run stuffing. And yes I know Ruud’s stats he is a tackle machine but from what I’ve heard most of his tackles were five yards deep. Like I said 180 from run first LB’s to pass first LB’s…and seeing as our division is Peyton and Shaub I like the switch. Still we have no hammer on our LB squad
Let's see Fish+Nameless+Heimerdinger+Cecil= Epic Fail
But we have a new equation F+Y+H+C= GONE!!!
It's all a piece with the work on the D-Line.
Get bigger on the line and faster at LB. What we had before was the opposite of that, and they were getting blown off the ball with regularly.
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If we can have a giant line that can stop the run, and a good coverage LB core to support the secondary, I could care less about sacks because they won’t be able to run or throw consistently enough to sustain drives.
In theory at least..
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by SoMissTitansFan on Aug 2, 2011 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Ruud has many more big plays than Tulloch
Ruud has 17 passes defended, 6 INTs, 5 sacks, and 3 forced fumbles in the past three years.
Tulloch has 9 passes defended, 3 INTs, 3 sacks, and 0 forced fumbles over the same time period.
So, Ruud is much better pass defender and similar run defender as tulloch…he is an upgrade
by shawneriksmith on Aug 2, 2011 3:20 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I haven't watched Ruud play closely...
But you are jumping to conclusions. Ruud’s “big play” stats are better. That’s all this says. WAY too many variables in play to make such a big statement.
When a guy has double the number of big plays as another guy over a 3 year span
Then that guy makes more big plays than the other guy…that is not jumping to conclusions.
3 years is a long span to be outperformed…the “variables” even out over that timeframe
by shawneriksmith on Aug 2, 2011 4:36 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
they may have different responsibilities
one could be more run-oriented, the other more for pass defense.
the guys tackle stats were something like 160 190 209 160 plus more big plays and better at pass coverage
Yeah Baby UPGRADE
Let's see Fish+Nameless+Heimerdinger+Cecil= Epic Fail
But we have a new equation F+Y+H+C= GONE!!!
Actually you could say that
Tully ff the fumble vs the jags last year in the first game.
i think that was him
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by Titans_Firefighter on Aug 2, 2011 12:31 PM CDT reply actions
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Howard wasn’t a DT
He was a DE, and about the same size as Robert Mathis, and last year we switched him over to LB
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I knew that… just an oversight this morning
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If Ruud is expected to be a leader and signal caller...
why was he signed to only a 1-year deal? It seems like you would want to lock-up a proven veteran for multiple years if your expecting them to also fill a leadership role.
Yeah I am not diggin' the whole 1 year deals
but someone mentioned it might be because the cap raises next year so they could sign him to a bigger contract…? I hope
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Aug 2, 2011 1:03 PM CDT reply actions
emmanul sanders?
the WR
I bet they wish they didn’t cut Randle El
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by danielreese05 on Aug 2, 2011 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions
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