I know this is a dated post, but Miller's shoulder is shredded. He changed positions at The because of this, so zero hope of that change. I don't think I have even ever seen him throw a ball, which would be a great trick play to use him with. I doubt he's got any real strength or accuracy in that arm 4 years later.Terrelle Pryor only played one snap last week in the first half and Docston is starting. I wanted him in free agency to be a WR and backup QB, even if third string.
Ya gotta wonder if a guy barely playing is available by trade. It's super unlikely with his high contract though
I still want Kessler because how much could a third stringer cost
I want Braxton Miller because I liked him as a QB the two times I saw him and he stinks at WR.
Any of these three could finally send Tanney packing rather than be on IR and hanging around. Maybe just maybe somebody pans out
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I've always loved Randall Cobb's ability to play WR, QB, and RB. He's a likely FA and if they think their season is over I'd like this daydream that would never happen.
Still, I'd really rather they get something or someone they know of rather than drafting a QB in the 4th-6th round next year. I'm sick and tired of worrying of the backup QBs.
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Sylvester should be given away
Dodd should go to the PS in hopes someone picks him up
What's the word on Walker? Not seeing much about him on Twitter.The Titans are trying to make trades. JRob has confimed he'll be active til the deadline.
On sports radio here, they're saying Murray to Dallas. Every single reporter they have on says they haven't heard that. No Titans reporter claims to either
Spain's turf toe is concerning and Kline is a FA. I could imagine a G.
Dumping Dodd or Sylvester.
Pats have no backup for Brady and I say take Cassel
The Browns ARE open to trading their backup QBs
Terrelle Pryor is available
Any WR to the Giants makes sense, like Sharpe or Douglas. IDK the IR rules for trades and coming off n all
Depending on Walker, a TE could be possible
Daquan Jones is the only Titan I've heard teams are calling about and I'm very hmmm about that. Has him playing NT and DE garned that much attention?
Sorry I don't have much of anything but they'll be active
It may be a blocking rather than receiving issue.What's the word on Walker? Not seeing much about him on Twitter.
Jonnu is just as good if not better. Don't see why'd they even be worried other than Mularkey infatuation with TEs
Jonnu is not just as good as one of the top TEs in football the last few years. That's too strongWhat's the word on Walker? Not seeing much about him on Twitter.
Jonnu is just as good if not better. Don't see why'd they even be worried other than Mularkey infatuation with TEs
I have Decker, Taywan and Jonnu on my fantasy team and have to start one of them at flex.Jonnu is not just as good as one of the top TEs in football the last few years. That's too strong
walker sat out both days this week. Monday was extra and in a normal week, dinged up players sit Wednesday so, nothing to read into yet. Let's hope he's limited tomorrow which would be predictable
Walker says the injury will be about pain tolerance regarding whether he can play
Now halfway through the season, what are we to make of the Tennessee Titans?
They stand 5-3 and tied with the Jacksonville Jaguars atop the AFC South standings in a division that has suddenly become a two-horse race. The Texans lost sensational rookie quarterback DeShaun Watson to a knee injury, and the Colts shelved their franchise QB Andrew Luck with the balky shoulder that has prevented him from playing a single snap this season.
On their way to a 5-3 mark, the Titans have been less than impressive at times. Their 57-14 shellacking at Houston was an obvious low point, and losses to the Raiders and Dolphins look as bad or worse now in the rearview mirror than they did when it happened.
Even in their past two games – wins over Cleveland and Baltimore – the Titans haven’t exactly been clicking on all cylinders, especially on offense. They managed not a single touchdown against the lowly Browns before the bye and mustered just 71 yards on the ground last Sunday against a Ravens run defense that was near the bottom of the league.
Of course ,the Titans aren’t about to apologize for how things have looked at times.
“I would say it’s the bottom line, wouldn’t you? Winning, the bottom line. That’s what you go out there for three hours and pound each others brains in for, is who’s going to win in the end, no matter how it happens. The bottom line is winning, finding a way to win,” Titans coach Mike Mularkey said.
Mularkey has a point. After all, the Ken Whisenhunt years of the not-too-distant past are still fresh in fans’ memories. So even ugly wins at this juncture don’t look all that bad.
In examining the Titans situation and how it stands not only in the division, but in the AFC as a whole, it shows that Tennessee is part of a conference that might not have many super teams. Old stalwarts like the Patriots and Steelers look to be the best the AFC has to offer right now at 6-2, a game in front of Tennessee. But other than that, there don’t appear to be many teams that don’t have major question marks. The Kansas City Chiefs, who shot out to a 5-0 mark and were the last team to lose a game this season, suddenly look mortal now. And the usual contenders like Denver and Baltimore have become fractured and fragile franchises. The same thing goes for the Raiders, who have underachieved under the burden of heavy expectations and an impending move to Vegas.
The good news for the Titans is that they are right there in the thick of that equation with half a season’s worth of mostly winnable games remaining. Beginning this Sunday with a visit from the Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee can count just three teams on its remaining schedule that current sport a winning record. The aforementioned Steelers come calling in a Thursday night affair in Pittsburgh next week. After that, the Titans don’t face another team that currently has a winning record until the final two weeks of the season when they host the Rams on Christmas Eve and Jaguars on New Year’s Eve. (Yes, it was as strange for me to write “Rams, Jaguars and winning record” in the same sentence as it was for you to read it). But that is the reality now facing the Titans.
A team that has been largely mediocre for weeks at a time, has somehow forged through the muck that is the NFL in 2017 and put itself in a good position to not only have a chance to win the AFC South, but maybe even nail down a first-round bye, if it can take advantage of the path that is laid before it. At the very least, the Titans should be able to secure a wild-card berth.
Mularkey believes this team is capable of much more than it has shown. And in a kind of twisted sort of way, maybe that can be a good thing – winning while not playing all that well.
“I think they know what we’re capable of doing. I think that’s been this team’s identity for really, the year and a half that we’ve been together,” Mularkey said. “We’ve shown that we can be resilient and win close games, win tight games, beat good teams. There’s no question that we still have a lot of work to do, there’s no question about that in a lot of areas. If we can find a way at whatever time that is in the game to make a play to win the game, that’s all that matters.”
They have forged a winning record and a first-place tie in the division with a spotty running game, a defense that is improving but still needs to find its pass rush and a quarterback in Marcus Mariota, who still hasn’t hit his stride like he did in the second half of last season.
“I think we can play a whole lot better, especially myself,” said Mariota, who has just six TD passes all yaer. “Looking on the game, if we can convert third downs, find rhythm, stop turning the ball over, we can be really good.”
Maybe even good enough to stand out from amongst the jumbled mess that is the AFC when all is said and done.
No.Any of you guys have a hunch on who performs better on Sunday between Murray and Henry?
Narrator: In which @Bri lists the most pathetic facts about the Tennessee Titans, so far in 2017No other defensive starter has an INT besides Byard
Murray only projects to 4 rushing TDs. Mariota only 12 passing TDs. If Sylvester Williams stays on current pace, he won't even get a tackle per million dollars but finish with 6
Delanie and Davis have zero touchdowns
Yea but actually, I wrote how they are due for an explosion of stats (and probable success). There are too many "yeah that stat won't be like that" type stats right now.Narrator: In which @Bri lists the most pathetic facts about the Tennessee Titans, so far in 2017
I can't tell if you're serious. Highly doubt he signs an expensive TE this year.So, which FA TEs are Mularkey going to pester Robinson to sign in the off season?
Jimmy Graham? Bennett? (Is Bennett even a FA or did NEP eat his contract?)
I suppose it depends on Delanie. After this season he can be cut for a cap hit of 833k. His salary in 2018 amounts to 6.2m. If they believe that they can get that kind of performance out of him then I don't think they'll make a move for a pass catching TE, but I am 100% certain they will go after a blocker. And Bri's analysis that they are using the WRs as TEs upthread only cements that for me. They still have bundles of cap leftI can't tell if you're serious. Highly doubt he signs an expensive TE this year.
I'd think Jonnu can become Walker, or at least gets the chance. With him and supernaw they may very well bring someone in but it's not really their MO to pay for the big name. I'm not really sure who all will be available but I'd guess they'd be more likely to sign a cheaper guy like Virgil green or fiedorwitz and not Graham.I suppose it depends on Delanie. After this season he can be cut for a cap hit of 833k. His salary in 2018 amounts to 6.2m. If they believe that they can get that kind of performance out of him then I don't think they'll make a move for a pass catching TE, but I am 100% certain they will go after a blocker. And Bri's analysis that they are using the WRs as TEs upthread only cements that for me. They still have bundles of cap left
Supernaw is still cheap so I'm guessing he stays no matter what. Jonnu is also there, they may go for another blocking TE, should they upgrade an aging Walker?
IIRC Graham is also not known for his blocking.I'd think Jonnu can become Walker, or at least gets the chance. With him and supernaw they may very well bring someone in but it's not really their MO to pay for the big name. I'm not really sure who all will be available but I'd guess they'd be more likely to sign a cheaper guy like Virgil green or fiedorwitz and not Graham.
But I figured his name could get the discussion going.Nice. I hope you had a good time!East Coast Bias said:
WTF is Russ Grimm thinking?Kelly (A guard/tackle in Philly with starts) must replace Schwenke. I thought Schwenke was bad during the game live and he was worse on gamepass. That's 2014 Titans stuff. He was a pushover for 2-3 plays then a good block. That's nowhere near good enough. Ben Jones hit the DT in front of Schwenke then was toasted as if he's trying to help. We just can't have that
It's a culture thing that I strongly disagree with. Aside from a handful of guys, no one gets pulled.WTF is Russ Grimm thinking?
As everyone should have been expecting, because MularkeyAfter the bye, the Henry Murray split went back to what it was in the beginning of the season.
msommer said:Much concern over tonight's game.
Not sure we have the firepower or the D to win this game.
I hope to stand corrected when I wake up tomorrow