26CornerBlitz Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 Barnwell's NFL quarter-season awards: Picks for MVP, best rookies Bill Barnwell ESPN Staff Writer Coach of the Year First: Mike Vrabel, Tennessee Titans The Titans have every excuse to be 0-4. Their Week 1 game against the Dolphins was interrupted twice by lightning storms. They lost Marcus Mariota and both of their starting tackles for Week 2 and then had to bring Mariota back even though he couldn't grip the ball effectively after Blaine Gabbert was concussed in Week 3. This week, they hosted the Super Bowl champion Eagles and let a possible game-winning touchdown slip through their hands in overtime when Darius Jennings dropped a perfectly thrown Mariota bomb. Instead, the Titans keep answering the bell and manufacturing ways to win. After losing the opener, they parlayed a fake punt touchdown, a Wildcat drive with Derrick Henry at quarterback, and a tough defensive stop into a win over the Texans. They shut down Blake Bortles after a career day against the Patriots in Week 3 to win with a limited Mariota. On Sunday, they converted a fourth-and-15 and a fourth-and-2 in overtime, with Vrabel correctly passing up a 50-yard field goal to push for a victory. It might be tough to keep pulling out games this way, but Vrabel has his team fighting adversity and beating some tough football teams right now. The rookie coach deserves a ton of credit.
MJS Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) Well, all we know is that it will be a blowout. Not sure which team will get steam rolled (odds are it's Buffalo), but it will be bad. Oh, and the first half will house all the points. The second half will not be worth watching. Edited October 2, 2018 by MJS
MAJBobby Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 20 hours ago, KitchenerKaizer said: We at https://gotitans.com/ like to visit the forums of teams we play each week. Here is how our season has gone this year: We lost the game we were supposed to win then won the games we were supposed to lose Major injury issues early in the year. Our top 4 offensive players (in order -- Delainie Walker, Taylor Lewan, Jack Conklin and Marcus Mariota) missed significant time. All but Walker are back and healthy now though Run game has been trash WRs pretty good though there have been some bad drops and the number 1 WR the previous 2 years up and quit on the team Pass rush is strong, we were able to put a lot of pressure on Carson Wentz, even with their good OL. Rookie Harold Landry is doing well rushing the passer Secondary is hit and miss. We had another injury at SS. High priced FA Malcolm Butler has a habit of following up a big a big play by giving up a big play Run defense could be better. First round rookie Rashaan Evans has barely played and missed all of TC New coaching staff appears to be light years ahead of the old Mike Mularkey staff My prediction is a defensive battle between the Bills and Titans. Which is how all our games have gone this year. Blitz Allen early and Often. He is having trouble reading it. Play Man against our WRs. Depends what defense you are going to see. I expect the good defense being home but I expect Mariota to gash them with his legs.
26CornerBlitz Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 6 hours ago, MJS said: Well, all we know is that it will be a blowout. Not sure which team will get steam rolled (odds are it's Buffalo), but it will be bad. Oh, and the first half will house all the points. The second half will not be worth watching. I think the non-competitive trend ends this week in a closely contested game that comes down to the end.
26CornerBlitz Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) Edited October 2, 2018 by 26CornerBlitz
26CornerBlitz Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) Jon Robinson has indeed done an excellent job along with the others listed. Edited October 2, 2018 by 26CornerBlitz
noacls Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 20 hours ago, BuffaloBaumer said: I think Bar Bill may have something to say about that wing comment of yours.... And 911 tavern and Doc Sullivans
C.Biscuit97 Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 I don’t think the Titans are very good but we’re awful. I think it will be a tight game though but you should worry if you don’t beat us. also, I love Nashville. So many women! ?
BuffaloSol Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 Yeah, sorry home dogs, with a solid defense. Bills win. Titans always have let downs, similar to the way the Bills do.
26CornerBlitz Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 Six Things Standing Out for Titans After Week 4, and Heading Into Game vs. Bills NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Six things standing out for the Titans after Sunday’s win over the Eagles, and heading into this week’s game against the Bills. Mariota’s Back Gutsy Vrabel The Elusive Lewis Kern’s Impact Young Edge Rushers Corey Davis
buffalobloodfloridahome Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 I just want to score points this game is that too much to ask. We really played pretty good defense against the Packers and if we could muster some sort of Offense we could stay competitive.
26CornerBlitz Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 Week 5 referee assignments | Football Zebras Sunday, Oct. 7 Titans at Bills — Tony Corrente Tony Corrente NFL Official Statistics | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Albwan Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 47 minutes ago, buffalobloodfloridahome said: I just want to score points this game is that too much to ask. We really played pretty good defense against the Packers and if we could muster some sort of Offense we could stay competitive. This must be the plan in Buffalo, set the bar so low, that scoring any points at all = winning.
BuffaloBillyG Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 This thread is starting to look eerily familiar to another weekly one that pops up...?
26CornerBlitz Posted October 2, 2018 Posted October 2, 2018 Defensive Line All-Stars: A look back at Week 4's standout players Run Defender of the Week: Jurrell Casey, Titans No one expected the Tennessee Titans to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Philadelphia Eagles in back-to-back weeks, particularly while Marcus Mariota is less than 100 percent. But that’s exactly what they did on the back of some excellent play from the defense. Against the Eagles, defensive lineman Jurrell Casey was at the top of his game, finishing with five stops, three hurries, and a quarterback hit. Yet, while he made his presence felt as a pass-rusher, Casey made his biggest impact against the run: Here, Casey is aligned with an outside shade over All-Pro center Jason Kelce to the near side of the field. Casey times the snap well so he can initiate contact with Kelce, and his power knocks the center back, giving Casey the necessary space to peek inside. From there, he shows good eye discipline to identify the running back's path and makes a clean tackle behind the line of scrimmage. It’s not flashy, but Casey's a talented player who does his job and plays a valuable role on the Titans' defense. 1
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