Popular Post Huston Posted September 12, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) Offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur is going to be good for the Titans Titans fans need to relax...Matt LaFleur is bringing a better scheme than the previous regime. By John R. Kinsley@Brickwallblitz Sep 11, 2018, 6:10pm CDT Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports The 2018 Titans are entering Week 2 at 0-1, and nothing can change this fact. Injuries to Marcus Mariota, Delanie Walker, Adoree Jackson and Taylor Lewan certainly affected the final outcome of the 27-20 road loss to the Dolphins, and that’s not even mentioning the injuries to Rishard Matthews, Rashaan Evans and Harold Landry. And that’s not going to make fans happy. However, there were a few bright spots from the Week 1 game, including new offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur. LaFleur was brought in to bring life to a passing game that had been entirely predictable under the previous Mike Mularkey/Terry Robiskie regime, and despite the loss, I think the design of this offense will be better than the one that preceded it. So to illustrate why I think LaFleur is putting the Titans offense in the right direction, let’s take a look at a few of his play calls from Sunday. gamepass.nfl.com Under Mike Mularkey the Titans’ receivers ran isolated routes that attacked the same level of the field, so the receivers often failed to create separation and Marcus Mariota more often than not was required to be perfect. From the start of this game, however, things were different. Mularkey wasn't offering this route combination here; Tajae Sharpe’s route is designed to clear up space for Delanie Walker, successfully I might add. Mariota sees this and has an easy throw to Walker, who takes the pass and converts a first down. Now, as some of you know, I spend a lot of time covering Marcus Mariota’s ability to manipulate defenders with his eyes. It’s a special talent that went under the radar during his first three seasons, but with LaFleur’s scheme spreading the field, Mariota appears to have found a perfect match. Again, LaFleur has his receivers attacking different levels of the field, and it looks like another easy pass to Corey Davis for the first down conversion. Upon closer inspection, however, we can see that Mariota cleared the way for the open middle of the field with his eyes. Dolphins linebacker Raekwon McMillan (no, not the guy from Wu-Tang Clan) is looking at Mariota the entire time, which is exactly what the quarterback wants him to do. As Mariota’s about to release the ball, McMillan goes to what he thinks is the destination of the pass, when in actuality Mariota is clearing space for Corey Davis to convert another first down. A brilliant play with the help of LaFleur. Another staple of the Kyle Shanahan offense that LaFleur took with him is the quick screen pass, which was most notably used by Shanahan and LaFleur with the 2016 Atlanta Falcons. If executed correctly, it can catch the front seven off guard and lead to lots of open space for the receiver. On this play, LaFleur’s design makes the play look like a run to the right or a play action fake. But the play as it turns out is a quick screen pass to Corey Davis, who takes the pass from Mariota and has a lot of open space ahead of him. Davis gets blockers ahead and converts the first down on an impressive play call. Finally, let’s take a look at yet another Kyle Shanahan staple: The tight end throwback. HELL YES The tight end throwback is designed to have the quarterback deploy a play action fake on a zone blocking scheme, allowing the quarterback to rollout to the opposite area of the zone blocking, as shown here. The receiver on this play, tight end Luke Stocker, sells his block incredibly well, and races completely uncovered. Now, this should be a touchdown with a better throw, but Mariota under throws Stocker. Nevertheless, it’s a big completion that shows off how effective LaFleur’s play calling can become. Simply put, anyone suggesting that Matt LaFleur is a downgrade from Mike Mularkey and Terry Robiskie is living in a distorted reality. This offense is tailor made to fit Mariota’s quick style of passing and ability to move defenders with his eyes, and like Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay’s offenses it’s helped put less pressure on the receivers to create separation. This is a more versatile offense that is actually consistent with the decade of football we watch. With that in mind, Titans fans need to consider this: Be patient with Matt LaFleur, because he’s going to be good for the Titans. Edited September 12, 2018 by Huston Soxcat, Pragidealist, MIKE75, and 11 others 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanedUpSince'70 Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 The 2020 'decade of dominance' isn't that far away! Better homer up now while you can bitches! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenTitan Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 Yea I really like Lafluer titanruss 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huston Posted September 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) Edited September 12, 2018 by Huston titanruss, TitanDuckFan, pat, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenTitan Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, JoelinBellevue said: He threw behind Walker. Maybe someday he hits a receiver in stride. Yea cuz it has never happened before... TNTitans 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huston Posted September 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 Five step drop, perfect timing, release and ball placement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Huston Posted September 12, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, JoelinBellevue said: Perfect placement is behind the receiver? You are strange. and officially ignored for being a consistent moron I suggest we start doing this more often Edited September 12, 2018 by Huston CreepingDeath, EagleEye, Highpockets84, and 8 others 8 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huston Posted September 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 Another angle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanedUpSince'70 Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 49 minutes ago, Huston said: First time seeing this pIay. I was doing something and missed it during the game. Another dropped TD by a receiver, carried over from last year! titanruss, EagleEye, and Highpockets84 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsntLifeFunny Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 Good article. LaFleur will continue to tweak and adjust the scheme for our personnel. Him discussing how their plans were never 11 personnel last year gives me hope we’ll see a similar transformation this year. MM has to stop the hesitating and just sling the damn ball. titanruss 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huston Posted September 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 He caught a similiar pass last year i believe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanLegend Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 LaFleur was great outside of the mass amount of runs on first down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanedUpSince'70 Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, Huston said: He caught a similiar pass last year i believe. Ya he did. Almost the same type of pass and location, next to the same sideline. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, TitanLegend said: LaFleur was great outside of the mass amount of runs on first down. crazy weather, delays, injured QB. I consider it an outlier for now. Pragidealist, Alcibiades, titanruss, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanLegend Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 Just now, oldschool said: crazy weather, delays, injured QB. I consider it an outlier for now. It was still a thing before Marcus got hurt/the delays. Just statistically not a smart thing to do, but the offense still moved a ball so it's not a huge deal. Just something I'd like to see less of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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