Tennessee Titans Daily Links: It'll Be Nice To Have Defensive Ends Playing Defensive End Edition
by August West on Sep 15, 2011 11:31 AM CDT
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Jimmy and I harped on it for a while last night, but it's imperative that Derrick Morgan and Jason Jones are healthy and ready to make an impact on Sunday. Those two guys can change the complexion and tone of our entire defense when they're healthy, and that's exactly what we need coming out of last week's disappointing effort.
Chris Hope is still struggling with a shoulder injury, and he could see his 49-game start streak fall as a result. Jordan Babineaux will be the one who gets the shot as a starter if Hope can't go.
The Ravens are planning on blanketing Kenny Britt on Sunday, which should be music to CJ's ears.
Quinn Johnson was brought in to fill the gap while Ahmard Hall is suspended, but he didn't get much of a chance to show the Titans' coaching staff what he can do last Sunday. The same is trues for blocking TE Daniel Graham, as both players suffered from an early deficit and increased use of 3-wide sets.
Boclair looks at the improvements Matt Hasselbeck has already brought to the Titans' passing game, and why we should be optimistic moving forward with the veteran QB.
Munchak is getting used to the realities of the new CBA, especially the limits on padded practices during the season.
The Titans are ready for the Ravens' dirty play, and the offensive line especially isn't going to take it lying down:
Leroy Harris: "We're going to protect Chris as much as possible."
Said guard Jake Scott, "I am not going to accuse anyone of anything. But if they're going to take their shots, we'll take ours, too. We can play that way."
Speedy Ravens WR Lee Evans is back in a walking boot. His status for Sunday will be something important to watch as game day gets closer.
Former-Titans LB Rennie Curran and a woman were both charged with simple battery in Atlanta on Monday.
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To: Harris and Scott
PLAY THAT WAY ANYWAY!
Don’t wait for the fight to come, take it to them.
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Unfortunately, they're skilled in that kind of play and usually get away with it. We don't.
But by all means, take it to them.
The Force is with you, young SkyLocker, but you are not a Jedi... yet!
This is where we miss the Mawae Mojo™
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by rothbard on Sep 15, 2011 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
We do miss his savvy nastiness.
The Force is with you, young SkyLocker, but you are not a Jedi... yet!
We played that way with them...
but not last year. Once Mawai was gone, that part of there play left too.
i hope we don't move to early
We don’t want any “false starts” until the fight begins
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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Sep 15, 2011 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Hope not starting may end up being the beginning of the end for him
if Babineaux does well.
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*This; I am kinda excited for.
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by StPrattrick on Sep 15, 2011 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
uhhh
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I hope Banineaux doesn't to a stupid pose after every tackle
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You mean
That greek muscle man pose wasn’t cool?!?!?
*gasp
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HE WHO'S NAME WE DO NOT MENTION!!!!!1
God I hope he doesn’t have a fuckin’ twitter account.
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by StPrattrick on Sep 15, 2011 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions
He does
but he’s not a douche.
Have you never heard them call Babineaux that?
Maybe it’s big play Babineaux…. but that just sounds to long…..
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Actually he seems very cool to the fans
has a contest every week and gives a prize. His tickets or something he wore during the game.
Saw his page bigplaybabs.com i think
Maybe we need some youth in at SS, it’ll hopefully put Griffin in a Reed position where he’s best at playin
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by Grimerz757 on Sep 15, 2011 11:55 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Actually, Big Play Babs does have a twitter account
And he is super cool. Has a contest every week where he gives away stuff like game tickets and game used footballs and gloves etc.
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PA beat you to it.
I still hate Twitter. It ruins my opinion of good football players
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by StPrattrick on Sep 15, 2011 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
ugghh
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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Sep 15, 2011 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
The Ravens are planning on blanketing Kenny Britt on Sunday, which should be music to CJ’s ears.
ITS THE RANDY MOSS EFFECT!!!!
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Get your 18 Jerseys on!!!!
I’m thinking that this is the year Kenny gets some more swag in his step… prepare to see this nigga catch some GW touchdowns
Did a troll named TitanKiller just get pwned by another Jags fan....
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by Grimerz757 on Sep 15, 2011 11:51 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
We know if the Ravens go dirty, we got the nutcracker himself on our side
FLY HAWK FLY
by TitansJonne on Sep 15, 2011 11:49 AM CDT reply actions 9 recs
Shaun going for tha kill
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by Grimerz757 on Sep 15, 2011 11:52 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
"Blanketing Kenny Britt" = Cary Williams/Jimmy Smith/Chris "I'm a real corner! Not just a return man!" Carr having their asses handed to them.
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by ronburgundy7427 on Sep 15, 2011 12:01 PM CDT reply actions
Carr probably won't play
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no probably more like double teamed with Ed Reed
keeping him far away from CJ; watch you legs Kenny!!!1
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by asbestos_man on Sep 15, 2011 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I think it will open things up for Cook
If you keep moving a safety over to Kenny, the middle of the field will be wide open.
We need to get Cook cooking this week…
by shawneriksmith on Sep 15, 2011 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Sheesh.
I’m watching a few of the bigger plays from this game.
On 3rd and 8, with 3:08 left, Jax lines up in the shotgun. Two WR and TE to the right.
Gray brought not one, but TWO DBs on a blitz. Both of them coming from the strong side, including the corner who’s completely split out wide. The only way that’s productive is if the Jags are running some kind of sweep or outside zone play. The risk is no where near the reward.
Result, Barrett Ruud, alleged pass defender extraordinare, is manned up against the slot receiver and gets torched up the middle for a big gain. Playcalling fail. Pass defense fail.
Ugh. I like the idea of “exotic” blitzes, but there’s no reason to over complicate things. A simple base defense would have likely been fine in this situation.
How many DBs were there to start with?
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That is our problem right there
Anthony Smith was in on that play :o(
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by StPrattrick on Sep 15, 2011 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions
6 DBs and send 2
is not that crazy
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Conceptually, I agree with you.
I’d need to show you the play in particular. It’s not just about the numbers, it’s about the play in general. It left us exposed up the seam, and on the backside of the play to MJD.
Just too much risk for too little reward. I’m OK with blitzing Finny in the Nickel and dropping Ruud into coverage. I just don’t understand why you’d ever blitz the outside corner in that situation.
Yeah, I saw a couple of plays where Gray blitzed the corner from the outside
It’s interesting and I probably wouldn’t do it if I was a defensive coordinator…I think the other time it happened McCourty got a sack.
We do have to remember that this is Gray’s first time at D coordinator in about 7 years…give the man a break on a couple of plays.
by shawneriksmith on Sep 15, 2011 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Thinking about that concept even more
What I would probably do if I was going to blitz the outside corner is having Finny fake his blitz before the snap and go back to cover the slot receiver. Send McCourty (who has speed) on a blitz and rotate the safety on that side to man coverage on his receiver. Send Ruud on a straight drop back to cover the zone that the safety left to cover McCourty’s man…
It’s still a risky call but I like that Gray is willing to take risks…just better calculated risks.
by shawneriksmith on Sep 15, 2011 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I know your Ruud hate is strong
but still no reason for that catch to be made if Griff simply sticks the receiver
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Was that the same play?
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by StPrattrick on Sep 15, 2011 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
3rd and 8 with 3:08 remaining
has to be
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You are right.
I lost a lot of confidence in Griff on that play. Even Thor said he needs to make that hit… don’t just f-in stand there.
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by StPrattrick on Sep 15, 2011 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
He doesn't just stand there, but he makes the incorrect decision to play the ball instead of the man.
He had a clean shot at the receiver if he wanted it.
By stand there I mean not actually making a play on the ball or the receiver... and kinda standing there letting the play happen.
So he was just standing there in the air… is what I am getting at.
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by StPrattrick on Sep 15, 2011 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions
But Griff went to TX
/kid /kid
//sorta
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by rothbard on Sep 15, 2011 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Yeah Munch said whatever you decide, ball or man,
it needs to get done.
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but what about the 15 yard penalty he would've have had come down on him?
still would’ve been a 1st down
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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Sep 15, 2011 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions
That's a really bad excuse for not making a play
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Why would he have gotten a penalty?
You can hit a guy when the ball is there. As long as you don’t go above the shoulders.
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It's the defenseless receiver rule
But I would still tell Griff to go for the hit…if he were to hit him in the chest/stomach area and jar the ball loose then he probably wouldn’t have been penalized.
It’s the head hunting that most refs throw a flag on.
by shawneriksmith on Sep 15, 2011 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
The reward was worth the risk, seeing how as we were losing.
20,000 MCM bucks says if he did make that hit and got a flag we wouldn’t be questioning whether or not he should have made that hit, but be glad he made the play….
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On calls like that
My coach would always tell me to go off of instinct and let the refs decide afterwards…don’t play the game thinking you might be making a mistake that will get flagged.
by shawneriksmith on Sep 15, 2011 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Exactly
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I know what the defenseless receiver rule is
That receiver was not defenseless…as long as you don’t hit him above the shoulders.
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I'm not sure how exactly it works
But it something like you can’t hit a WR in the air, and then your not supposed to launch at players anyway, idk.
doesn’t make much sense
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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Sep 15, 2011 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I assure you
On that particular play, as long as he timed it right to prevent an interference flag and stayed below the shoulders, there would have been no foul if he had blown him up. And he could have knocked the ball out.
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you mean if he played like a safety??
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by rothbard on Sep 16, 2011 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Have you seen Gray's interview when asked about this?
JW: “Sorry what do you want Griff to do?”
JG: “Receivers need to be scared to catch the ball across the middle of the field. Make them feel the hit for the next 4 weeks”
JW: “But what about a fine or flag?”
JG: “STFU. Destroy the man’s soul. Make the play and let the judges sort it out later”
/paraphrased
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by rothbard on Sep 16, 2011 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah I think I heard that somewhere too...
STFU. Destroy the man’s soul. Make the play and let the judges sort it out later
exact quote from JG
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by StPrattrick on Sep 16, 2011 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
If Big Play Babs does well
Does he get the job or will Munch pull a Fisher and stick with the vet who is well overpaid
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by Dagger22 on Sep 15, 2011 12:18 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Depends on how well he does.
3 INTs i’d say the job is his.
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by StPrattrick on Sep 15, 2011 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
ROD HOOD!!!!!!11
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Hood needs to come back.
why is Chris Hawkins still on the roster??
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by StPrattrick on Sep 15, 2011 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions
He's for the elite 10-0-1
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or 1-0-10 rather
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because
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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Sep 15, 2011 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Peter King's picks: Ravens 30 - Titans 20
I know Tennessee offensive coordinator Chris Palmer, and I have been around him when he has a difficult defensive matchup coming, and the one thing about this underrated offensive coach is this: He will not butt his head against the Baltimore wall. He won’t send Matt Hasselbeck into the game with a 60-40 pass-run ratio. He has an M-80 in his control, ready to be lit, in Chris Johnson. He knows the Ravens are coming, with Terrell Suggs the most dangerous pass-rusher in the game right now. And I think he sends Johnson at the Ravens 27 times and makes this a ballgame.
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Somehow I would have thought running the hell out CJ would be butting into the wall
I guess it’s a matter of if it’s working or not.
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Yeah I was expecting him to say run CJ like 15 times
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meh. running the ball is what worked for us last time... but that was then, with better run blocking.
CJ HAS to find his stride this weekend for us to stay in this game.
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The issue against the Jags wasn't that the Titans didn't run enough
It was that run was so ineffective that they couldn’t afford to keep running. When every time you run you are left with 2nd and long or 3rd and long, how can you continue to run? Yes, the Titans need to run more. They need to do it while running more effectively. I don’t want last week’s running game to get any more carries than it did.
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by DonFrancisco on Sep 15, 2011 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I wish Chris Carr wasn't hurt
I’d love to watch Kenny Britt step on him with his big toe.
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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 15, 2011 2:14 PM CDT reply actions
Really disappointed in Rennie.
I just talked to him last week, he seemed really excited about moving on from the Titans, and going to one of the ten other teams that were interested in him. After this, his NFL career is probably over.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Sep 15, 2011 4:26 PM CDT reply actions
Think so?
I wouldn’t say it’s over, definitely a speed bump though.
AT LEAST it was both that got charged… kinda sounds like they are over-reacting in favor of the woman, but of course we do not know the whole story. I hope he gets a chance somewhere.
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He was the only Titan I could really say was my "friend."
I never expected this.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Sep 15, 2011 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
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i’m sorry man …. had no idea. this is really unfortunate but I don’t think it will keep him out of the NFL. if brandon marshall is still playing (and making bank) then I’m sure there are teams that will still be interested in Rennie
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by BythePowerofMunchak! on Sep 15, 2011 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions
No, not like that!
He was the only Titan I actually knew pretty well.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Sep 15, 2011 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I’d like to point out that Brandon Marshall is a hella good player.
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by danielreese05 on Sep 15, 2011 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
you never know what could happen in a situation like that
i’d hold judgment til we get more info
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seems rather minor
Career ending may be just a bit of a stretch
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by rothbard on Sep 15, 2011 4:58 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
He was already struggling to catch on with a team, I think.
Who would want to take him now?
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Sep 15, 2011 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
The next team that Fisher coaches
or any other team. This is being blown out of proportion. Before that he’s been a model citizen, traveling to liberia http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169145916465921 for charity reasons.
There have been many more before that have done far worse and gotten shots. Rennie will be fine.
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