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Last night should have made everyone feel better about this team.  Vince Young played well, LenDale White ran the ball well, and the defense shut down a pretty good back.  Obviously there is still room for improvement, but this game sits a whole lot better than last week's did.

The offense came out with a purpose.  They moved the ball well all night long.  I think last night pretty much locks up LenDale as the starter in week 1.  He had 11 rushes for 51 yards.  He showed good burst and even looked good on a couple of run plays.  Chris Brown looked good as well on the few plays he spelled LenDale on in the first half.  

Vince Young made up for his bad performance last week with a 13-19 performance for 162 yards and 1 TD passing and 1 TD rushing.  He looked to be on the same page with his receivers for most of the night.  He threw a lot more accurately than he did last week.  I was not worried about him after last week.  Last night proves that no one else should be either.

The biggest offensive question from last night's game is will Roydell Williams end up being a starter?  He had 4 catches for 68 yards.  Two of those catches were in heavy traffic.  I have assumed all along that it will be Moulds and Jones as the starters.  Neither Moulds nor Jones have done much to prove themselves worthy of starting to this point in the preseason.  I think those spots are still wide open.  It would be nice if the Titans could keep Biren Ealy, but I think he will fall victim to the numbers.  He had a nice night with 2 catchs for 67 yards and a TD.

The defense continued to look good last night as well.  They finally faced a RB who is the #1 back on his team, and they contained him.  Marshwan Lynch had 9 carries for 9 yards.  It was good to see them hold up against a #1 guy.  

The secondary looked good minus two plays.  They gave up a 56 yard play to Pierless Price and a 64 yard TD to Lee Evans.  The pass to Price just seemed like a missed assignment in the zone.  The play to Evans was against Michael Griffin in man coverage.  As I mentioned in the game thread comments, Evans just put a move on Griffin that he fell for.  Griffin had great position but stopped to try and find the ball when Evans hesitated.  It was just a rookie mistake.  He will learn from it and get better.  Griffin played great otherwise and is a sure tackler.  That is really important at the corner position.

I never thought I would type what I am about to type, but it is true.  Lamont Thompson should be the starting free safety.  I know many of you are cursing me right now, but the fact is he has played really well this preseason.  He had another INT last night which gives him 3 for the preseason.  Lowry hasn't done anything to prove himself worthy of the position.  I know that many of you think Griffin should be the starter, and I would agree, but the coaches have made him a corner.  We just have to accept that and move on.

It is said that in the preseason things are never as good or as bad as they seem.  That is why I won't say that this team is there yet.  They played well last night.  It gives them something positive to build on going into the final preaseaon game.  That is really all you can ask for.

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I have busted on him for quite a while, but the fact is, when he gets pressure from hit front four, he finds better positioning.  That being said, he has really not impressed me, but I beleive that FS responsibilities are his.

by TrenchantTitan on Aug 25, 2007 12:43 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I know that
no one can tell the future. And I know it is still very early. But I was questioning the C.Henry pick before last night. Its gradually starting not to make any sense at all.  We drafted HB in the 2nd Rd. last season, re-signed an un-restricted FA in Chris Brown. Those are 2 heavy moves at the HB position as far as I'm concerned. I think we are putting an awful lot into 1 position, especially when we didn't know what we had in LW to begin with. Looks like pick would have been much better used on WR. Just my opinion, I know no one can tell the future, but isn't it the job of our front office to know what kind of talent we have on the roster.

Any more news on Henry's injury? He missed a lot of much needed reps last night. Right now is the time where he should be capitalizing on some much needed experience. We don't need a player learning to run during the regular season.

Don't get me wrong very happy right now! Just a little skeptical of certain things we have done.

by Big Bad Bulluck on Aug 25, 2007 3:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I agree
I still am of the thought that both of your first and second round picks should be able to contribute right away, not wait two or three years to develop, that's what the later rounds are for.  I never understood the Henry pick, especially with good receivers still left on the board, but I hope he proves me wrong.
Go Titans!

by gramsey712 on Aug 26, 2007 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Vince's performance
Just a thought here...while watching the game last night, I realized something about Vince's passing.  

Has anyone else noticed that his accuracy is highly dependent on the number of reads that he has to go through.  Watch for it the next time you see him play.  If he is throwing to a first read, he is extremely accurate.  However, once he starts going through his progressions, his accuracy wanes.  

While I think that he has gotten much better at making reads, he still seems to be nervous when he holds the ball long enough to go through his progressions, and ends up over/under throwing.  

I've been watching him play since high school, and I just now noticed this.  Maybe because he never went through many progressions before.

Anyway, just a thought.

by ctex80 on Aug 25, 2007 5:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That is a great
observation.  I think that is one of those things that he will get more comfortable with as he plays more.
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by Jimmy on Aug 27, 2007 9:02 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The biggest thing
I took from Friday night's game, is aside from the great Keith Bulluck, our rookie Michael Griffin is the next best tackler on the team. A hell of a player no matter where we put him. Yeah, he got beat on one play... It happens, this guy is gonna be a star.

by Titans Fan 10 on Aug 26, 2007 2:12 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I think
he will be the starter week 1.
Titans Blogger at Music City Miracles

by Jimmy on Aug 27, 2007 9:02 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

griffin starting
i'm fine with it, if that is what happens....

but then my next thought is, can Cortland play Safety?  lol

by zackmann on Aug 27, 2007 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really wish
Lowry would have stepped up and taken that spot.
Titans Blogger at Music City Miracles

by Jimmy on Aug 27, 2007 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Trade Bait?
With our depth at DB, does anyone forsee a trade for one of our weaker postions.  Just wanted to get thoughts on who needs DBs with depth at say, DE.  

by TrenchantTitan on Aug 27, 2007 9:47 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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