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Tennessee Titans Have Three Players in Scouts Inc. Top 200

Scouts Inc released their top 200 players today (In$ider), and your Tennessee Titans have 3 players on the list. Chris Johnson is in at 17, Cortland Finnegan is in at 118, and Michael Griffin at 195. CJ comes in 7 spots lower than Larry Fitzgerald. Maybe Mike Reinfeldt will use that in the negotiations tomorrow.

It amazes me a little that Griffin is still hanging in the top 200. He looked like a top 50 player at one point, but that was three years ago.

Some analysis from Scouts Inc. on CJ, Finny and Griff after the jump.

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CJ:

Johnson is an undersized back with explosive speed and acceleration. He is more effective on off-tackle runs and end sweeps but will show decent effort running between the tackles.

He can get to the outside and turn upfield with a burst and shows excellent elusiveness in the open field. He is not a very effective blocker but will at least show some effort to get in the way. He is an effective receiver both out of the backfield and on downfield routes.

Finnegan:

Finnegan is an undersized cornerback who thinks he's a lot bigger than he measures. He is a pesky defender who is always in the face of receivers, and disrupting their routes with a physical style of coverage.

He plays with a lot of confidence and energy and has very quick feet and excellent agility. He can flip his hips quickly to turn and run with receivers deep and shows good footwork and quickness in transition. He drives on the ball with a good short burst to close. He lacks elite deep speed but knows how to maintain position to avoid getting beat deep very often.

Griffin

Griffin is an excellent athlete and is equally adept at ball-hawking run support. He is extremely active and shows excellent speed, foot quickness and body control.

He almost has corner skills in coverage and can flip his hips to turn and run with receivers. He shows good foot quickness and transition agility to drive on the ball in front of him. He shows good route awareness and can read the quarterback's eyes.

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ummm

Roos? hello?

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by hal41605 on Aug 23, 2011 4:03 PM CDT reply actions  

He ain't there

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by Jimmy on Aug 23, 2011 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

just sayin

he’s better than Finnegan and WAY better than Griffin

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by hal41605 on Aug 23, 2011 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

Seriously

Kind of surprised Britt didn’t make it, but I suppose he hasn’t played enough games to make that list. Stewart could have made it as well. He is considered by most to be the best RT in the game.
There is something wrong if Roos didn’t make it.

by tdtommyd on Aug 23, 2011 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

CJ not a good blocker?!

THIS begs to differ…

he never will wear number 10 - Fernando brazil refering to Locker. Uh...

by ronburgundy7427 on Aug 23, 2011 4:13 PM CDT reply actions   4 recs

a block is a block

even he got trucked

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by asbestos_man on Aug 24, 2011 12:46 AM CDT up reply actions  

block =/ blow up

All a block has to do is slow down the rusher to give the QB a chance to make the play. While CJ is unlikely to blow anyone up in a block, he seems to do the job just fine. I can’t remember watching many plays where CJ’s blocking ability resulted in a sack. But, I do have a short memory. :)

TN Sports fan in Hoosier Country....

by Evanbio on Aug 24, 2011 7:04 AM CDT up reply actions  

Scouts Inc.

Matt Williamson also has us at #29 in his team rankings…So I kind of don’t put much stock into their rankings of any kind.

USC > UT (Both of them)

by SoCalTitan on Aug 23, 2011 4:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Yeah

we are way better than 29.

Cj is better than 17, finn and griff are worse than 18 and 195 as well

by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Aug 23, 2011 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

I dunno if you listen to the Football Today podcast

But Matt Williamson hates the Titans. He is a Terrible Tissue users after all.

When you're 15 dooown, in the 4th quarter, who you gonna call? NOWITZKI

by AntiguanTitan on Aug 24, 2011 8:40 AM CDT up reply actions  

That comment about Griffin should have an asterix:

“Is often caught on play-action peering into the backfield.”

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by DannoE on Aug 23, 2011 6:45 PM CDT reply actions  

This list

makes it to my top 200 stupid and meaningless sports-related lists list.

by numbertenox on Aug 23, 2011 8:00 PM CDT reply actions  

The FO better sign Finn this before the end of this season

With Gray changing Finn’s role on the team and scheming around his strengths I foresee Finn having a great season and reminding us of Woodson for GB. If he does we will be begging to pay him 3.8 million per season

by Surrealdanoc on Aug 24, 2011 11:15 AM CDT reply actions  

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