Being a Titans fan can be rough, Pre Game Thread!!!

[lil5up3rman]

i'll give you decker, the others we need lol, I wouldn't mind Evans but the others you can keep. Not sure what's up with Martin I really liked him but he has not been good at all. I do like Gerald a lot to. I do have a question what are your thoughts on Vernon H. as a player?

[Jameis1of1]

i'll give you decker, the others we need lol, I wouldn't mind Evans but the others you can keep. Not sure what's up with Martin I really liked him but he has not been good at all. I do like Gerald a lot to. I do have a question what are your thoughts on Vernon H. as a player?

Doug Martin turned into a drug addict last year and has never been the same. It's sad, as when he was at his best, he was a fantastic running back ... I think there's a good chance his career is over though as I expect the Bucs to cut him and I'm not sure anyone will sign him.

As for Vernon Hargreaves ... he's been a bust so far but from what I've heard, he has the talent to be a solid player, but so far the size and speed of NFL receivers has seemed to be too much for him to handle. I will say that he played quite well as the 3rd corner going up against slot receivers ... but he was drafted to be a #1 corner, and there's a big difference between shutting down some short late-round pick slot receiver and guys like Julio Jones and Michael Thomas. I expect the Bucs to sign AND draft a CB this offseason.

[lil5up3rman]

I agree on Martin is sad to see his career tanking, as I said I really used to enjoy watching him play. As for Vernon yeah I knew there was a bunch of hype behind him and thus far he hasn't really done anything jaw dropping another guy I had hopes for but I guess we will see what happens with both of them in the long run. I am wondering what we will see happen with Adoree in a few years, he is a speedster but can't seem to stop any of the short passes so I am starting to wonder if he can develop into a true cover corner, down the field he is pretty solid but I think that is due in large part to his superior speed not his cover abilities as on a lot of the shorter route stuff he gets burned a lot.

[Jameis1of1]

I agree on Martin is sad to see his career tanking, as I said I really used to enjoy watching him play. As for Vernon yeah I knew there was a bunch of hype behind him and thus far he hasn't really done anything jaw dropping another guy I had hopes for but I guess we will see what happens with both of them in the long run. I am wondering what we will see happen with Adoree in a few years, he is a speedster but can't seem to stop any of the short passes so I am starting to wonder if he can develop into a true cover corner, down the field he is pretty solid but I think that is due in large part to his superior speed not his cover abilities as on a lot of the shorter route stuff he gets burned a lot.

I like Adoree a lot, but part of that is that I think he provides great value as return specialist ... and I think he has potential to play a little offense too ... I'm not sure if he'll ever turn into a #1 corner but I'd be surprised if he isn't at least a starting #2 corner.

Who are the guys you're hoping the Titans draft this offseason?

[lil5up3rman]

personally I think we need another corner or a safety and another pass rusher. Other than that I would like to see another receiver as I really think Decker needs to go, he just didn't provide the spark I thought he would. To be honest I can't get into college football, I am a Vols fan so that may be part of it lol but I just haven't watched it very often in the past few years. Used to be a big basketball guy to but once Jordan, Hakeem, Malone, Bird, Johnson and so forth left I haven't watched it as much either. NFL I always have the sunday ticket and when my Titans aren't playing I always watch the red zone channel so as for your question don't really know who is really good at those positions in college this year.

[lil5up3rman]

By the way I also believe you live in the same city as my favorite author lol.

[Jameis1of1]

personally I think we need another corner or a safety and another pass rusher. Other than that I would like to see another receiver as I really think Decker needs to go, he just didn't provide the spark I thought he would. To be honest I can't get into college football, I am a Vols fan so that may be part of it lol but I just haven't watched it very often in the past few years. Used to be a big basketball guy to but once Jordan, Hakeem, Malone, Bird, Johnson and so forth left I haven't watched it as much either. NFL I always have the sunday ticket and when my Titans aren't playing I always watch the red zone channel so as for your question don't really know who is really good at those positions in college this year.

You sound like me with college basketball and the NBA ... I'll watch the NCAA Tourney and the NBA Finals but I really don't have much interest in regular season games anymore ...

By the way I also believe you live in the same city as my favorite author lol.

Yes, Stephen King's house is a local landmark ... kinda spooky looking too, hahaha

[lil5up3rman]

Yeah I will watch the bowl games in college ball and the NCAA tourney and NBA Playoffs but that is about it. I like spooky though as far as King goes so that's all good by me lol.

[imi26dude]

Not so hard to be a fan today! MariGOATa as my friend who went to Oregon used to say

[Jameis1of1]

Congrats to Titans fans ... your team came up huge today and pulling off a great comeback like that should do wonders for their confidence going forward.

As for Mariota ... I'm thrilled for the young man as while he was horrible in the first half, he was not only solid but "clutch" in the 2nd half as that TD throw to Decker was beautiful ... and now, even if the Titans lose next week, it will be to either Brady or Roethlisberger and I think that will be a great experience for Mariota, win or lose.

Also ... DERRICK HENRY IS A MONSTER ... FEED THAT YOUNG MAN THE ROCK AND LET HIM CARRY THE TEAM!

Also ... I don't understand the hate for Mularkey or the O.C. ... they coached a magnificent game and know their team is a run-first team and that Marcus is ELITE when throwing out of play-action but DREADFUL when throwing out of any other set, so their exotic smash-mouth offense is perfect for Marcus as it hides his weaknesses and puts him in positions where he can succeed.

Gruden showed Mariota's season breakdown on play-action and all other passes.

Throwing out of Play-Action: Passer rating of 127.3 (#1 in the entire NFL) with 9 TDs and just 3 INTS (great!)
Throwing ALL other passes: Passer rating of 66.5 (horrible) with 4 TDs and 12 INTS (horrible)

I do NOT think any Titans fans should be calling for Mularkey or the O.C. to get fired, or for Josh McDaniels to come in and install a pass-first offense. Before the playoffs started, one analyst said the way to keep Mariota in check was to, "make him be a real QB" and he was right ... Mariota is one of the worst QBs in the entire NFL when he's not throwing out of play-action but it is the absolute best QB in the entire NFL when throwing out of play-action, so the Titans have got to keep feeding the rock to their RBs, being a run-first offense, and forcing the defense to key on the running game so that Mariota can find WIDE-OPEN receivers to hit out of play-action!

I also think the Titans have a bright future as a team as they do indeed have a DOMINANT OFFENSE LIVE, DOMINANT RUNNING GAME and a very, very solid defense ... they're a well built all-around team and their GM has done a magnificent jon imo!

I'm super excited to see the 2nd round game ... I just wish the Titans could have a rematch with the Steelers and that Sacksonville could go to Foxborough as I really want to see Brady against Jacksonville's defense at it's best, but I think we'll probably get a Titan v Patriots game and a Jaguars v Steelers rematch (Jags dominated Pittsburgh the first time around) ...