Mike Munchak on Fixing the Titans' Running Game

by Jimmy on Jan 6, 2012 6:00 PM CST in Tennessee Titans News

Tennessee Titans' head coach Mike Munchak was on 104.5 yesterday. You can read a transcript of the full interview here. One answer that I really liked that he gave yesterday was about fixing the running game:

"It starts with the film study of us really evaluating what did go wrong when you watch the run plays all grouped together. … Is it a personnel problem? Is it a combination? Do we have to make changes personnel-wise? This is the time of year you figure that out. Is it time to make some changes up front? Is it time to make changes in the scheme? … What’s [Chris Johnson's] role in this? Are we doing too much stuff to where we need to concentrate on what he’s best at? … I think a lot of it is what happened with Chris not showing up until September. I think that’s a huge part of it. … We know he wasn’t in football shape."

There is no doubt that there was a lot of different things that were wrong with the running game in 2011. I really think Munch is smart enough to realize that there was a lot more to it than CJ missing camp.

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Well

This sounds about as different as you can get from what August posted.

Hopefully he’ll look at the tape and immediately forget Jake Scott exists, call Amano and tell him welcome back to right guard, call Harris and tell him he’s going to battle for our tenth OL spot, and give CJ a quick kick in the ass and tell him to get the hell in shape and stay that way.

Lastly, he should call Reinfeldt and tell him to get busy on Grubbs, Myers, or Nicks, and to go ahead and plan on a round one OL.

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 Jan 6, 2012 6:19 PM CST via Android app reply actions 1 recs

1) Kick Amano to RG.

2) Sneak Nicks out of NO.
3) Draft Konz in the first round.
4) Go nuts.

by FYNBYAC on Jan 6, 2012 6:57 PM CST up reply actions

can't say welcome back to RG

He never played it.

by -Erock on Jan 7, 2012 4:51 AM CST via iPhone app up reply actions

Ah. Typo...

You know what I meant lol..

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 Jan 7, 2012 1:05 PM CST up reply actions

I'm for this part

give CJ a quick kick in the ass

"you should have seen the look on my fathers face when I told him I wanted to be a ventriloquist"

Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame, Class of 2010

by stetix01 on Jan 6, 2012 6:23 PM CST reply actions

Munchak's a fake coach and a hatt3r.

by sm00thBlue on Jan 6, 2012 6:36 PM CST reply actions

Its all of it, Coach Munchak.

Just all of it.

Ain't no time for hesitatin'
All you got to do is groove

Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame, Class of 2010

by BonzosMontreaux on Jan 6, 2012 6:38 PM CST reply actions

I like how Munch doesnt waste anytime looking towards how to improve the team for next year.

I think most would take a couple weeks off, but not Munch.

MCM's Favorite Hawkeye

by rsikes on Jan 6, 2012 6:39 PM CST reply actions

several issues

Yes our O line was not good with the run game. CJ was not good for what he got paid. I really think Palmer was weak too. It’s not hard to figure our O plays. We give CJ the ball on 1st and 2nd down. Then hell we got to pass.

I just don’t get Palmer calling the same old plays.

AND even when CJ is good, we are a 8-8 or 9-7 team. I forgot the year we won everything and then blew it during the playoffs.

I really Like Munch and I think he has the skills. He will have to shake up the offense.

AND go hell Texans.

Titan and Ole Miss fan that curses during games... It's not necessary but it happens.

by workingfarmer on Jan 6, 2012 6:43 PM CST reply actions

Wasn't he at the games? Don't they look at film during the season?

Just sayin. My 8yr old son can see the issues with the ol.

by Titanpilot on Jan 6, 2012 6:57 PM CST via mobile reply actions

I'm sure between games they're all looking at film and seeing problems

but that’s only a week. In the off season they can take the tape and actually study . It’s the difference between strategically masking a flawed oLine between week one and week two and systematically correcting a faulty oLine before week one of next season

I'm a totally serviceable 3rd string MCM commenter.
What? I am...

by I Believe in Rusty Smith on Jan 6, 2012 7:05 PM CST up reply actions

I get that.

I just think, in this case, it’s a no brainer.

by Titanpilot on Jan 6, 2012 7:13 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

"After looking back at the whole season, if you could take one play back, what would it be?"

easy….Kenny Britt’s ACL doesn’t asplode and we are in the playoffs.

GET WITH IT MUNCHIE.

by TitansHope on Jan 6, 2012 8:34 PM CST reply actions

I would take back the play where Fat Albert busted up Vince Youngs thumb during our super bowl run.

Lemme See Your HANDS!

by TitansJonne on Jan 6, 2012 8:58 PM CST up reply actions

Am i serious? lmmfao

Lemme See Your HANDS!

by TitansJonne on Jan 6, 2012 8:59 PM CST up reply actions

None

You do, you learn.

by Titanpilot on Jan 6, 2012 9:06 PM CST via mobile reply actions

This should calm everyone's fears.

He referenced making personnel changes a couple of times, and no one thinks he’s talking about CJ…

"Do the Titans have a miracle left in them in what has been a magical season to this point? If they do, they need it now. Christie kicks it high and short. Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25; he dishes it back to Wycheck; he throws it across the field to Dyson. 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, endzone...touchdown, Titans! There are no flags on the field! It's a miracle! Tennessee has pulled a miracle! A miracle for the Titans!"

by TennesseeTyrants on Jan 6, 2012 10:26 PM CST reply actions

Doesn't matter how bad CJ played at time this year

The Titans would never release the one “star” player on the team who can draw in the casual fan based on name recognition.

Perhaps Much should watch how the Saints use Sproles out of the backfield during the playoffs. CJ could be deadly if ~~Hasselbeck~~ Locker could get him the rock in space after CJ has run past the DLine to the 2nd level. A “circle” route, or whatever it is called.

I would also like to see CJ get that 5th gear back into the arsenal for next year as well.

by pound the rock on Jan 7, 2012 7:40 AM CST up reply actions

he was in space this year.

and when he was, he wasnt even close to the cj of old.

"you should have seen the look on my fathers face when I told him I wanted to be a ventriloquist"

Music City Miracles Hall Of Fame, Class of 2010

by stetix01 on Jan 7, 2012 9:50 AM CST up reply actions

It was pathetic sometimes

I feel like I could get more yards of some of those plays

by DustyPaynts on Jan 7, 2012 10:20 AM CST up reply actions

I really like Munchack as a coach

He’s not a politician like Fisher and he’s not boisterous like Rex Ryan. I feel as if he is like a Tom Coughlin-lite, in that he will tell you how he feels about subjects but he will pick and choose which questions he will dodge. That’s just my opinion.

Fan of: New Jersey Devils, Tennessee Titans, New Jersey Nets, New York Mets, and the U

by NJD28 on Jan 6, 2012 10:39 PM CST via mobile reply actions