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The Real Deal: Any Given Sunday (Its GAME time FOR REAL)

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Hello Titans fans, welcome back to The Real Deal. Before we begin I have this PSA to give. This blog like all of my posts is based on my own personal and professional opinion as I have been a Titans fan for well over 20 years now. I know I’m late getting back to you all and I do apologize for being in exile. Now, ARE YOU READY, I SAID ARE YOU REEEAADDY, for all the Titans fans who can read this, uhhhhhh LETS GET READY FOR SOME FOOTBALLL!!!! (MICHAEL Buffer/DX voice)

I’M BACKKKKK everyone and vacation is over, which means training camp and the preseason has come and gone. Now players have reported, the REAL season is about to start and will be focused for the next 4 months. I’m excited beyond words about this team and season but I’m waiting for results on the field. I have attended some of the practices and watched the preseason and this is what I wondered: Who will start at receiver, how will the O Line and running game look, how will the defense look under Dick LeBeau, and how does Marcus "Super" Mariota transition to year 2.

Now that the regular season is DAYS away and I’m a bit behind these are my conclusions going into the season. This brings me first to the wide receivers and I’m not surprised that Rishard Matthews is starting right now. He has been consistent and does block in the run game pretty well. Andre Johnson seems to be fitting in very well; he got a little bit left, and will be able to contribute. The big surprise of camp was the emergence of Tajae "Migh T" Sharpe as the #2 receiver. He has made good plays and hasn’t made many mistakes. He really impressed me personally by doing some great work with Marcus and developing a nice chemistry. This guy has the chance to really be special very soon. Harry Douglas stepped up in Kendall Wright’s absence, but Justin Hunter finally got his walking paper being cut.

Staying on the offensive side of the ball lets go to the offensive line and my GOD it was awful to watch last year. GM Jon Robinson came in and immediately went to work on fixing the line with the signing of Ben Jones (from Houston) and drafting Jack Conklin (8th overall). The line is solidified with Spain, Warmack, Lewan and the line has looked good so far. It’s great to have good backs like DeMarco Murray and Derrick Henry to help. Derrick Henry is a monster and Murray is…well DeMarco Murray (enough said) and has run well. This led to Antonio Andrews making the team and the cuts of Bishop Sankey, David Cobb and even Dexter McCluster (that shocked me). Only the season will tell with the offensive unit but I feel bad for defenses that will have to tackle these two backs, GOOD LUCK!!

On defense, Dick LeBeau got a good front seven but secondary and mainly corner scares me. I love Casey, Orakpo, and the additions of Kevin Dodd, and Kevin Byard (both I think will be starting by year’s end). I think Cox and McCourty will be fine but after that that’s where I got questions. I hope the defense can hold it together but Sunday will be the first real test. The front seven must get pressure, sack the QB and be sure tacklers to be a Top 10 defense and I believe we can do that.

Finally as I will try to do before every game is give a little preview of the next opponent. This Sunday we kick off the season against the defending NFC North champs the Minnesota Vikings. Now they have a QB problem because of the unfortunate injury to Teddy Bridgewater (felt for him). They got veteran Shaun Hill and traded for Sam Bradford last week so we don’t know who will start (I think it will be Sam Bradford). It really doesn’t matter who is at quarterback, the main objective is to shut down #28 AP first. He can’t be allowed to run crazy because he is that good. Also Vikings do have a nice defense under Head Coach Mike Zimmer and we got to be efficient and not turn the ball over. I predict the Titans start 2016 with our 4th straight opening day win 23-14 and hold AP to less than 100 yards. Record Prediction Titans go 9-7 (might a lil too positive but gotta believe right)!!!

P.S. new chant we need to make our own created by a wonderful lady and BIG TIME I MEAN BIG TIME TITAN FAN Ms. Lorrita Turnley (I ADDED A LITTLE BIT ON THE END):

FOR REAL WE TITAN UP, WE AINT GONNA LIGHTEN UP

TITAN UP, TITAN UP, GO TITANS GO!!

Thank you for reading, and for the comments. Keep checking me out on this site (I’m BluEnforcer), also find me on Facebook (look for the links in TITANS FANS 4 LIFE OR TWO TONED BLUE FOR LIFE), LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK, I want to hear from you. NO MATTER WHAT, even though it’s hard right WE MUST TITAN UP!!!

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