BCC on Maurice Jones-Drew's Health and the Loss of Rashad Jennings

by Jimmy on Sep 8, 2011 3:30 PM CDT in Tennessee Titans Previews

Maurice Jones-Drew was banged up some last season, and his health is a big determining factor in how good the Jacksonville Jaguars are going to be this year. I asked Alfie Crow about MJD's health, and how big of a blow to the team the loss of Rashad Jennings is:

I do believe Jones-Drew is ready to carry the full load again, but I still have some concerns about his knee long term. He looked OK in the only preseason game he played. The loss of Jennings hurts a lot, however. Jennings was due for an increased roll to help extend the life span of Jones-Drew. Without Jennings, the team will have to go to a running back by committee back up situation. Jennings was so valuable because he was a jack of all trades, whereas now the team has specialized backs.

I saw Jennings get picked in pretty much every fantasy draft I was in, so the thought was out there that he was going to see an increased workload this season. Deji Karim is the guy to keep an eye on now. He was a sixth round pick out of Oklahoma State and put up some big numbers in college.

For the Titans, this game is going to come down whether or not they can stop MJD.

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We can stop him

Now can they stop us???

Collins gave us the best chance to win ma ballz

by Grimerz757 on Sep 8, 2011 3:50 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

its not that hard to stop one man.

2011 best titans draft class!!!

by carlostable on Sep 8, 2011 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions

We are gonna see.

By the way, Deji went to Southern Illinois, not OK State.

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by FRANKdubz on Sep 8, 2011 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions

is that rod hood? lol

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by TitansJonne on Sep 8, 2011 4:35 PM CDT reply actions

yea

2011 best titans draft class!!!

by carlostable on Sep 8, 2011 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions

How ironic is it that

they signed Rod Hood and Tye Hill last year to fight for the 2nd corner spot, yet McCourty (2nd year player last year) and ATV (rookie last year) ended up getting #2 and #3 CB spot.

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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 8, 2011 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions

i had hoped hill was going to finally make good

On being a 1st rounder

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by rothbard on Sep 8, 2011 5:38 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Random question for the dudes in charge...

Will there be an open thread for tonight’s game? Even though the Titans aren’t playing, it should be a good one and we can all just celebrate the NFL being back!

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by ronburgundy7427 on Sep 8, 2011 6:13 PM CDT reply actions