kyle021 Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) Saw it in another thread but thought it deserved its own. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/09/18/marcus-mariota-probably-better-than-he-was-over-the-weekend/ I really think we held him out this last week due to us having to start our 4 and 5th string OTs against a stout front led by Watt, Mercilus and Reader. Vrable then said he could wake up just fine anyday or it could be a slow recovery. Then tonight he says Marcus was better today than he was all last weekend which to me says Marcus will play bc if he is better than he was this last weekend when he was healthy enough to play... then I can assume he was able to grip a ball today and throw it like normal and he gets the return of his LT and backup RT and hopefully if all goes well our Star RT. Lewan was practicing. That’s promising. I expect him to be cleared by Friday. Conklin has been doing individual stuff for a few weeks and is progressing so that’s promising. I can see Kelly starting RT and Conklin being the primary backup similar to Gabbert starting and Mariota being primary backup. I wouldn’t be shocked to see some 6 man OL looks with Kelly as a “TE” or eligible receiver but stays in to block and Conklin gets 10-15 snaps in those packages. That may may be a big key to jumpstart the run game and protect MM Edited September 22, 2018 by Kyle021 TitanJoe 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanruss Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 This is great news if all true. We need mm this week. Ill beleive marcus is available when I see it. We have a big advantage of not letting the jags know who will play. Getting conklin back back would be great as well but yeah, i think he’ll only play in emergency situations EagleEye 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle021 Posted September 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, titanruss said: This is great news if all true. We need mm this week. Ill beleive marcus is available when I see it. We have a big advantage of not letting the jags know who will play. Getting conklin back back would be great as well but yeah, i think he’ll only play in emergency situations I’m betting that MM starts and plays fine Sunday and pulls out a W This offense is designed to attack defenses like Jacksonville and Mariota has been a thorn in that defenses side since he came into the league. Even on a bum hamstring, horrible scheme and no run game he still beat them. Now he has had a good pair of RBs. A scheme that’s tailored for him and Davis looks like a dominant type WR out there. Davis vs Ramsey should be fun to watch. It helps that Ramsey isn’t 100% titanruss 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanruss Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 9 minutes ago, Kyle021 said: I’m betting that MM starts and plays fine Sunday and pulls out a W This offense is designed to attack defenses like Jacksonville and Mariota has been a thorn in that defenses side since he came into the league. Even on a bum hamstring, horrible scheme and no run game he still beat them. Now he has had a good pair of RBs. A scheme that’s tailored for him and Davis looks like a dominant type WR out there. Davis vs Ramsey should be fun to watch. It helps that Ramsey isn’t 100% This is a sharpe/ TT / jonnu / RB game. Davis and Matthews will be nullified imo. Every play they are in man id almost want to just run their CBs out of the play deep to make the underneath passes and to tire them out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Titans279 Posted September 19, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 I think if Mariota plays he’ll have a hard time. The Jags are a great D, he’s still adapting to a new offense, the injury won’t be full healed, and he’ll have missed two weeks of practice. Bluth, XAEA12, prometheus, and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleEye Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 1 hour ago, titanruss said: Ill beleive marcus is available when I see it I was right last week that he wasn't going to play and I don't think he's going to play this week. I hope I'm wrong though. Titans279, and C_Train 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanruss Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 21 minutes ago, Titans279 said: I think if Mariota plays he’ll have a hard time. The Jags are a great D, he’s still adapting to a new offense, the injury won’t be full healed, and he’ll have missed two weeks of practice. Hes practiced but was limited. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanruss Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 5 minutes ago, 8MM said: I was right last week that he wasn't going to play and I don't think he's going to play this week. I hope I'm wrong though. I don’t think he’ll play either. A wierd possible / hopeful positive i was I was thinking earlier today. .. with the injury he hasn’t been able to put much zip on the ball. He’s still practiced some. Still had to find the open man and the timing and had to deliver it. .. but had to do so with limited ball speed. If he can deliver them on time but with the limited speed in practice, it means he is forced to process faster and make decisions even faster. When the arm returns fully to normal, then he could be a step quicker. Its a stretch but it’s my hope hahah. EagleEye 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaskill15 Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 “Probably better” makes it sound like Vrabel has no clue. TNTitans, and C_Train 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 3 hours ago, 8MM said: I was right last week that he wasn't going to play and I don't think he's going to play this week. I hope I'm wrong though. You don't want him playing vs the Jags, admit it kgsTitan, TNTitans, Denali, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieTitanFan08 Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 if Mariota still doesn't have full feeling in his fingers he simply can't be starting QB, given how Vrabel has been overly cautious with injuries so far I just can't see him putting Mariota out there if he isn't 100% recovered from that nerve injury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleEye Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 10 minutes ago, OILERMAN said: You don't want him playing vs the Jags, admit it I admit I want him to go to your mail route and beat your ass with the mail bag. Bulluck4dmvp 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 19 minutes ago, 8MM said: I admit I want him to go to your mail route and beat your ass with the mail bag. He doesn’t have it in him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleEye Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 9 minutes ago, OILERMAN said: He doesn’t have it in him Sure b/c he's such a nice guy but don't piss him off. You think you would beat him working out? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OILERMAN Posted September 19, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 57 minutes ago, 8MM said: You think you would beat him working out? Mariota is a 24yr old Heisman winning world class athlete with access to an NFL training facility, NFL trainers and the best private personal trainers. I'm a 47yr old mailman who works 50-60 years a week. So he at least has a fighting chance.... Anything stamina related, running, jumping or endurance related he'd obviously kill me. I can probably bench more than him and probably can do more push-ups, pull-ups dips..... I can probably also throw a football better(This is a joke, the rest I really believe) TNTitans, DrFlamehead, CreepingDeath, and 8 others 5 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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