maf005 said:
If Mathews is the play then he's not the fade. To fade means to bet against. You'd fade DGB in this scenario.
And yes, I agree. There's still a lot of training camp remaining but I wouldn't be surprised in the least if DGB failed to make the roster. It may come down to Hunter and him for the final wr spot (5 or 6 likely). Maybe Bri can give an update and share his thoughts on the Titans' wrs post-johnson signing
Hunter hasn't had a bad day and Mularkey was constantly saying consistency is key....umm hello?. He is being written off, it seems, though. It's concerning. Fans are praising him and showing pics and videos, but he is getting almost zero press and zero comments from staff. Some of the radio guys are starting to jump on Hunter's bandwagon. Rashad Johnson called him the best of the group and if you see the video on titansonline he said it with "whew no question" sort of body language.
DGB is still in learning phase. He is clearly better than 2nd string, messes up with first string.
Johnson won't be first string but I think is a lock for second. There are quite a few comments that he's slow. I never thought the guy was fast but took huge strides and moved plenty. Still, this is starting to be a concern and could limit the plays he can be in on.
Wright, surprise, tweaked his hammy today after 3 great days. He is "the story" of camp thus far. Everyone says he looks awesome.
Now I'm guessing Sharpe replaces Wright, that leaves an outside spot open. DGB will be first but if Mularkey is ready to show them he's a man of his word, it ought to be Hunter. It's key to watch here.
Tre McBride has a fascinating issue that Brat noticed. He makes the greatest smoothest sharpest cut and is wide open and then sort of drags the rest of the route and the DB recovers. This was yesterday and Brat was all over him, then angry with Cassel and Tanney for their timing. Somehow he got attention today and people were raving of his route running. Today Hunter made an excellent move and same thing, DB recovered, but he reached all the way back and stole it from the DB. Brat was on Mariota for that. AFAIK that is the first time Hunter worked with MM thus far. So it's not just a Tre issue, but also a QB issue. Guys are getting open and not getting it fast enough.
Original post, it's Matthews opposite Sharpe. Wright in slot. (Again, can't say it enough, Mularkey has never had a decent slot contributor in FF....ever) Wright has yet to play a snap outside. So DGB comes in for Sharpe not Matthews. Matthews seems a lock. They love the notion that Matthews and Walker barely drop the ball.
"Everyone" has said this is easily the most talented WR group the Titans have had, maybe ever. Andre said something similar that I don't want to misquote. He was blown away by the talent. When you think of (possibly) three first round talents as backups, it kind of makes sense.
Tomorrow they are off. If Wright sits Thursday, that could be telling. I think DGB fans need Sharpe to fill in and move to the slot. I think Sharpe fans need Tre given a chance. Best for the team, in the long run, is to reward Hunter's consistency.
Again, with the FB back to being a big part of the O, there are going to be far too many situations where the slot sits so Walker can be in. Any WR that plays slot will never go in ahead of Walker.
Ben Roberts worked his way up to the ones in minicamp. He is starting to make some noise in TC. He's going to be a giant monkey wrench if he can somehow rise here. He is a former baseball outfielder and superb athlete. Played HS football, baseball, and hoops. In college, played baseball and football wanted to play hoops but was talked out of it. Made ESPN sportscenter plays of the week twice as an outfielder, but wasn't the best hitter.
What I hear, Douglas had an outstanding day and Roberts still surpassed him to move to the third team. Since Douglas played for these coaches previously and is coach's pet, that's a considerable depth promotion.
The thing with Roberts is half amusing. Former baseball player dives for everything and with him being tall and a good high point guy, his effort to catch the ball is phenomenal. I guess don't tell him he's not wearing a baseball glove? The coaches are "eating up" that effort though. No one talks of him running routes, so I have no idea, but I guess whatever it takes to get the attention of the coaches from 4th string.
The Titans have tons of cap room. They have zero reason to free up $ or save it by cutting a player. Ignore any and all "cap issues" people present. It's not there.
Lebeau's CBs have played poorly. Also watch for him to elevate their game. They are top 5 - top 10 passing D. WRs "shouldn't" be doing this well.
