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Trying to make a judgement on Ward after a disastrous rookie season and a few preseason drives is ridiculous. People need to slow down trying to determine whether or not Ward is a franchise QB or a bust, there is no way to have a honest opinion on that at this point. Look around the league at the QBs starting and doing well and their journey and there is one thing that's clear about these #1 picks(or highly drafted) QBs. The teams fail the QBs so often. Baker Mayfield, Trevor Lawernce(both #1 picks) and Sam Darnold. They were on dysfunctional teams set up for failure and eventually got into better situations and suddenly could play. The Browns, Jags and Jets were terrible situations. Even guys like Allen and Stafford had serious questions and struggles their first 3 to 4 years. No QB would have done well last year in the situation Ward was in. Inept coaching staff, terrible pass blocking OL and pitiful weapons. All things like Mayfield and Darnold had against them early in their careers. Last year was not like 2019 with Mariota and the offensive problems were all on the QB. Ward has the tools, talent and a great work ethic. He has correctable issues and needs experience. All Cam Ward needs is the game to slow down, which comes with more playing time. He also needs a good offensive supporting cast(including coaching/play calling) and especially quality pass protection. He's not going to play like the #1 pick should this season. We're early in the process and it's going to take time, like it did with many of the other QBs mentioned.

Obviously the Titans need a QB and the talk mostly centers around them, rightfully so. I have no real opinion on whether Ward is good enough to be drafted at #1. I'll trust the new regime to make that determination and if they draft him I'll be content with it. The next important position in the NFL is pass rush. If you're going to have a consistent contending team you have got to get pressure on the opposing QB with a 4 man rush. The Titans have the ability to make their 4 man rush a strength by drafting Carter. Hopefully Sweat works out and becomes a consistent dominant inside disrupter next to Simmons. Simmons is still only 27 and any negative talk about him is ridiculous, he was dominant last season. Abdul Carter just now turned 21, Sweat is 23 and Simmons is 27. They can be together 3+ years, an eternity in NFL years. The duo of Simmons and Carter could be dominant by themselves. They do have to decide what to do with Landry and to a lesser degree Key. Landry has a 17.5 mill base and he was honestly pretty bad last season. If they draft/plan to Carter I'd guess they outright release Landry unless he agrees to a straight pay cut. Key has a much smaller salary but he's also pretty spare. I would not only draft Carter but I'd try and add another edge at some point and maybe a free agent interior rusher. The Titans might not can fix their QB problem this off season but they are in position to make their pass rush a real strength.

I remember draft night when the Titans passed on Levis at 11. Titans radio, Dave McGinnis and co. shredded Levis and talked about why he wasn't a good prospect. They didn't think he'd still be drafted. Everything they said was true. Terrible prospect. He was literally the exact opposite of what Carthon said he looked for in a QB. In training camp his rookie year he was terrible. It's easy to forget Willis was made the back-up over Levis. People tried to act like it was because Levis tweaked his hamstring. Levis suited up to play the preseason game right after tweaking his hammy. Willis was the back-up because Levis sucked. Willis was also terrible last year in preseason. Even in the Atlanta game aside from the 4 TDs Levis showed all the terrible traits outside of those 4 TDs. Then the rest of the season Levis was absolutely terrible. He led the league in turn over worthy plays. People made it about replacing Tannehill rather than honestly looking at how bad Levis was. Rudolph appears to be a weak-armed solid journeyman game manager. He absolutely destroyed Levis in training camp. Every practice report Rudolph was easily the better of the two. Honestly Willis was better. If it was an open competition Levis would have lost without question. The failure by Levis is the least surprising thing ever. He was a terrible NFL prospect and he looked that way the entire time since getting drafted. If Carthon was the main reason the team drafted Levis you have to seriously question whether or not you want him making decisions on QBs going forward.

Everyone talks about the draft class at this but how the 2nd year players improve and contribute is usually more important. A year in the league, a year working out etc.... biggest jump in the NFL is from year 1 to 2 Ward: Obviously the franchise. played better the 2nd half, better weapons, still has a lot to prove. Oluwafemi Oladejo: He's currently listed a starter and Saleh has said he's playing the edge and rushing the passer. He got injured before he really showed anything. Still a huge question mark. Kevin Winston Jr: A complete year from the recovered ACL when players typically totally rebound. Showed flashes of great play. He could be a stud in year two. Chimere Dike: Stud return man already. Potential to contribute in the passing game. Gunnar Helm: Sky is the limit. I think he's going to be a really good TE in year two. Stud potential. Elic Ayomanor: Inconsistent and replaced by the 4th pick in the draft. Still a developmental project. Jackson Slater: Because of the holes inside might factor in more than he should. Some reports say he's working more at guard than center. Barely played and is a total question mark. Marcus Harris: In a very small sample size looked really good as the nickel. He'll be in the mix for sure. Really good looking draft class looking back. Possibly great Honorable mention Restrepo: Ward's buddy and team charity case, offers next to nothing in terms of possible contributions. If he's active it's a likely disaster.

I actually think the Titans likely take Tate even if Love was on the board. Analytically taking a WR helps Ward way more than a RB. Plus the value in terms of roster construction. Love is the going to be the highest paid RB in the league(or close). Tate is great value in terms of what he's paid vs the highest paid X WRs around the league. I did not want a RB at 4 the closer the draft got. Tate seems like a very safe pick. His floor is a very solid boundary WR. High character with a good work ethic. He has a really high ceiling. He doesn't have the hype of guys like Marvin Harrison Jr but he easily could be better. You can hate John Robinson but he said scouting WRs the most basic need is get open and catch the ball. Tate is exceptional at getting open and catching the ball. The two main things a WR needs to do. Faulk is a massive human who can move around. I doubt he's ever a great edge rusher but he could be another Autry or John Franklin Myers. Another safe pick. He's likely going to be a good pro. The Titans two picks remind me of something the Ravens would do. Nothing flashy but they end up with really good players. Smart picks who fit needs.

Emmitt Smith is currently the all time leading rusher with 18,355 rushing yards. Derrick Henry going into today had 11,423 18,355 11,423 6932 yards to go I'll be tracking this race in this thread. I'm legitimately hoping he gets it at this point.

I don't follow college much and don't pay attention to the prospects until close to the draft. Early on I fell in line with the talk of it being a terrible draft class for QBs. Terrible year to have the #1 pick, trade the pick, draft Abdul Carter! As the process went along it became clear Ward was being lumped in with the group as a whole and not being judged individually. Listening to people I trust they began to talk about how good Ward was. Cosell(yes he's wrong too) said he didn't know why he wasn't being discussed as an elite #1 QB prospect. How ridiculous people put Ward and Sanders in a group together as equals. Then as "experts" start looking at the film everyone starts saying the same thing, holy shit, this dude is great. More than that he's great at the things that matter the most in terms of transitioning to the NFL. Processing and delivering accurate passes and having an innate ability to sense and escape pressure. He throws with anticipation and throws people open. Many evaluators point out the most impressive part of his game is his play inside of structure. The shown highlights are his improvisation but his down to down consistent play inside of structure is what's most impressive. These are things a novice fan can see for themselves. From Justin Graver: Cam Ward set the Miami Hurricanes single-season passing records for yards (4,313), completions (305), and touchdowns (39) while throwing to a collection of UDFA receivers with a 7th-round RB, just FYI. I saw some other detailed stats I can't find. #1 across the board in a huge number of key stats. 3rd down. playing from behind etc... Miami stats last year offensively: #1 in points, yards, yds per play and 3rd down conversion. I don't think the opposing competition matters as much in terms of whether or not his skills translate. You either have those passing skills or you don't. He's also throwing to scrubs. Ward has also been improving every year at a rapid rate. He's going to continue to get better and he's already good. I honestly believe it's very likely Ward will quickly become among the best QBs in the league. I do think he'll be in the discussion with Mahomes/Allen/Lamar.

I just watched the Maddencast of the Bengals@Ravens. It’s not perfect yet but once this concept has a optimized I’d watch it over the regular. The good they have down so far: The camera angle is changed to a higher up all-22 style. You get to see the entirety of the play. All players running routes have route trails to show their route is nice as well. The commentary is a tad deeper than standard broadcast. Kurt Benkert and Tyran Matthieu were rough though with minimal experience. They also list out offensive and defensive players on the field by position. The Bad: Too much madden bullshit. They put stupid icons under and above the players like madden. The buttons above their heads is silly. If this thing gets reshaped into the BallknowersCast I have a feeling it’ll become the boards preferred watch.

If this was already posted then oops https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/injuries/amy-adams-strunk-likely-behind-stripping-brian-callahan-of-his-play-calling/ A league source indicated Tuesday to TitanInsider.com that Tennessee Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk was likely the impetus behind stripping the play-calling duties away from head coach Brian Callahan three weeks before he was fired. Adams Strunk’s fingerprints were also all over the way Callahan was fired on Monday, as in a conference call with Brinker and Borgonzi, she apparently indicated her desire to move on from Callahan to them, and dispatched them to break the news to the coach that he was being fired six weeks into the season.

Titans have granted permission to former Pro-Bowl LB Harold Landry to seek a trade, per sources. Landry started all 17 games last season, finishing with 71 tackles, nine sacks, 18 pressures and four pass deflections. The 28-year-old Landry has 31.5 sacks in the last three seasons he has played, and is due a $17.5 million base salary this season. https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1894729070090334434

Often I struggle to put into words who I consider to be responsible for things that happened during a game and to what degree. Hopefully a visual representation is helpful. Don't hold me to it but if people like the concept, I'll try to make one of these after every game. Agree with me, make your own, or fight me! That said, here is my blame pie for our week 1 loss vs the Broncos. I used this site so if anyone else wants to post their own please do: https://www.meta-chart.com/pie#/display

I'm interested in seeing what the Titans plans are with all 3 of these guys. I think Hooker is a big priority. He's one of the team's best players and is still only 27(just turned 27). He's had some concussion concerns and has missed some games but it's not a huge amount. He's going to get a big deal somewhere. I wouldn't be surprised to see him signed before the season. McCreary is also a very good nickelback. I'd try and keep him too. He's looked bad when forced to play outside but last year he was outstanding inside. Chig is possibly the easiest to replace with Helm added but Callahan gushed about Chig and Helm on the field together. The really need to keep the young secondary together.

A good video!

I've long said Mason might be the most HOF worthy player that played for the Titans. His resume is way better than people realize/remember. Kudo to Chad Johnson for the recognition, Mason's stats blow him away

Former NFL DB Adam 'Pacman' Jones arrested near Cincinnati https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45470414/former-nfl-db-adam-pacman-jones-arrested-cincinnati Jun 7, 2025, 01:54 PM ET CINCINNATI -- Former NFL defensive back Adam "Pacman" Jones was arrested early Saturday morning in greater Cincinnati, court records show. Jones, 41, was booked just before 2 a.m. Saturday into Kenton County jail, according to the court log. He was arrested by the Covington Police Department and charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place, disorderly conduct, and assault of a police officer or a probation officer. Jones posted a $10,000 bond and was released around 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Other details regarding the arrest were not immediately made available.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lingering-questions-part-1-the-titans-offensive/id1528622068?i=1000708555744 The Titans talk is at the very start. This is a great listen. These guys go back and review the 2024 offense to see what kind of offensive scheme Ward will be going to and analyze the 2024 offensive problems. Long story short they were pleasantly surprised how optimistic they were and the 2024 problems were almost all on the talent(QB and OL mainly). Paraphrasing First of all the Titans lost the most EPA on aborted plays(dropped snaps type), offensive penalties and turnovers. If they were only half as bad their offense would have been in the middle of the pack/mediocre. They point out penalties are a year to year thing, lack of talent and not connected to coaching. Will Levis is horrid. He has "anti-pocket presence". When he had protection he'd do poorly and when he was pressured he was a total disaster. Refused to check down and incapable to making plays when things go poorly(opposite of Ward). Rudolph had a higher floor but turned the ball over and when he was pressured he would check down or throw it away right away. He had a 4.2 yards per play on playaction(pitiful). The OL was equally as bad. Even with Levis having terrible pocket presence the bigger problem was he was pressured right away. The Titans were bad anyway but they were also injured. Their highest graded starting 5 played together among the least amount in the league. Latham had problems transitioning to LT in pass pro. They gushed about Latham's run blocking. The right side was a disaster. They pointed out even on well called screens when the OL would get a number advantage multiple OL would usually miss blocks. They believe the OL will be much more functional. The WRs got no separation. Boyd and NWI couldn't get any. Don't fret over losing NWI. Ridley was good but can't play the X spot, which is why they signed Jefferson and used the draft. WRs could still be a problem, they signed journeymen and took later round WRs. They praised the design of the run game, the perimeter and their run game from shotgun. They said the design of the playaction passing game was good and said Callahan did a good job adjusting(trying to) to the problems the offense had. I 100% believe Nihill and Brinker are way higher on Callahan than the fans. Every time I hear Callahan talk I'm more impressed than I expect to be. I think he's about totally blameless with the offensive struggles last year and Ward is in very good hands.

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Looking at how the Titans have constructed their roster it's pretty easy to see they plan on using the Big Nickel(3 safeties) as their base defense. They signed Cody Barton to be their starting ILB and pretty much ignored the other ILB spot. Newly drafted safety Winston JR will essentially play the other in the box spot. It's the same reason they tried to sign Holland, he would have filled this role. You can match up against the run and also have the flexibility to defend 11 personnel. McCreary is also an excellent tackler and run defender. He's extremely underrated for his role and has to be extended. Good coverage guy inside and can defend the run. Hooker, Woods and Winston will likely all be starters and play the majority of the snaps. With Simmons and Sweat you can still be effective against the run playing 5/6 DBs. You need this kind of speed/flexibility on defense to be able to defend QBs like Lamar/Hurts/Mahomes/Allen. It's extremely hard to defend the run against these two headed rushing attacks. They are still weak in known passing situations when they have to rush 4. They also need more depth at DL, losing Sweat/Simmons would be devastating. I love what they are trying to do. They still need to add pass rushers and get a 4 man rush

After Sunday's game at Philly Zach Mettenberger has now logged 4 NFL starts, one quarter of an NFL season. He's played 2 road games, 2 home games which also includes a Monday Night Football game in prime time. 3 of the 4 teams have winning records and all 4 had winning records at the time they were played. This is a pretty good mixture of games for a rookie QB to go against in terms of getting the feel for an NFL season. Now that Mettenberger has started 4 games it makes it easier to project his stats for an entire season. In his 4 starts his stats are: 78 of 131 1086 yards 7 TDs and 4 INTs. He's just under 60% completion and is averaging 8.3 yards per pass and has a very solid 91.3 passer rating. Projected over a full season that comes out to 28 TDs 16 INTs and 4344 yards. He's thrown 2 TDs in 3 of the 4 games and hasn't had more INTs than TDs in any start. He's also thrown for 263 yards or more in 3 of the starts and is 1 yard shy of 2 300 yard games. I went back and looked at Vince Young and Jake Locker's entire career to see if either guy had a 4 game stretch that compared to Mettenberger's first four starts. VY actually had a 4 game stretch in 2009 starting in week 12 where he threw for 996 yards 7 TDs and 2 INTs. This was during CJ's 2000 yard season. Locker had the four game start in 2013 where he threw 6 TDs and 0 INTs but he only threw for 721 yards and the team clearly was geared towards running the ball and limiting passes. Those were the only two stretches either guy had that came close to Mettenberger's first four starts over their entire careers. Both guys were in their 3rd season when they put this four game stretch together, had much better run games and better pass protection. It's worth nothing that in Mettenberger's first four starts The Titans as a team ran an average of 17 times for 51 yards at 2.9 yards per pop. The Titans lost their best OL in Roos and both inline blocking TEs as well as Delanie Walker for one of the games. The offense has been constantly penalized and Mettenberger has been under constant pressure. Mettenberger has a higher passer rating than all other rookie QBs, in fact the closest one is 10 full points behind him. Football Outsiders also ranks Mettenberger higher than any other rookie QB this season. After his first four starts while looking at his production, level of competition and supporting cast I'd give Mettenberger an A bordering on an A+. Click here to view the article

NFL free agency starts March 11th at 3:00 PM Central and NFL fans will be watching twitter and NFL Network to see the latest rumors about who their team might sign or host on a free agent visit. NFL GMs will start throwing out crazy money minutes after free agency starts and get into bidding wars over the biggest names on the market. All of this despite the fact it's been going on for 20 years now and it's almost a certainty it's going to be a complete failure. Last off season the Titans came out of the gate and paid guard Andy Levitre 6 years 46.8 mill with a 10.5 million dollar signing bonus. After one season that signing has to objectively be graded as a failure. Levitre said he played injured and struggled much of the year and was often on replays for what he did wrong rather than what he did right. The Titans also signed guard/center Chris Spencer to the league minimum on a one year deal. Spencer only started one game but in limited action he was a solid starter who looked better than the big money guard Levitre. I can give the exact same example with Sammie Hill vs. Antonio "Mookie" Johnson. Two off seasons back it was Kamerion Wimbley, free agent bust. I could fill this page ten times over listing examples like this for every team over the last 20 years and would struggle to name the times it has worked out over the same 20 year period. This past season the Seattle Seahawks won the SB and their two biggest cap hits were TE Zach Miller and WR Sidney Rice, two big name free agent additions signed to monster contracts. Rice had 15 catches and Miller had 33 and neither guy cracked 400 yards receiving. They likely had no impact on the Seahawks SB run at all. I believe that once an NFL player gets the monetary security they all seek it's almost impossible to work as hard and play with the reckless abandon they did in order to get the money. The NFL is a violent game and it's human nature to relax and self preserve after getting paid millions of dollars. Look at the extreme example of Albert Haynesworth and compare his two seasons under the franchise tag seeking a big money contract to the player after the huge contract. So the question is what is the best route for a team(Titans) to go concerning free agency and building a roster? I've given this a lot of thought and I think there is a route that makes the most sense. The goal is to get players who are going to put worth maximum effort and give the best return on a teams investment. Who should the target be? Teams are currently purging their rosters of overpaid vets to get below the cap and to get rid of under performing aging players. This is the pool of players I'm targeting. There are so many pluses to the 30+ veteran NFL player on the open market to like. These guys are often still good enough to contribute, they are savvy vets who have seen it all in many schemes, they can get by on the limited practice reps allowed by the new CBA and they are often playing for their NFL life. Bernard Pollard was caught on the edge of his NFL career trying to prove he was still worthy of an NFL starting job and he wasn't paid enough money by NFL standards to relax. Even if a guy like this doesn't work out it's a one year deal and he's gone after the season with no dead money against your cap. Also with advancements in diet and training 30+ isn't nearly as old as it was 10-20 years ago. I think the best strategy for the Titans is to clean up their own cap and get rid of all the overpaid dead weight. Chris Johnson, David Stewart, Wimbley and Stevens all get the axe and if Nate Washington doesn't take a large pay cut he's cut as well. I want as much cap space as possible going into free agency as possible. This would give the Titans a very large amount of cap space and this is what I'd do to put it to use. I'd tag Verner first thing. Whether he's actually worth the money isn't the issue, the issue is you are putting a young player in position to give maximum effort in order to work himself into a large multi-year contract, see Albert Haynesworth. Always dangle the carrot in front of the player you sign or tag. You are also required to spend a certain % of the cap by the new CBA and this helps with that. The only players I'm signing to big money contract for multiple seasons are my own, Jurrell Casey. Signing your own players has a much better history than free agents. I'm totally ignoring the first wave of NFL free agents but there are going to be deals before free agency starts. There are guys getting cut right now and I'm all for signing a guy like George Wilson last year. These guys are often desperate to get on a team before free agency/draft begins. You don't want to be left without a chair after the music stops. The formula is very simple. Load up on draft picks and build your team through the draft, sign your own core players and then fill out your roster with cheap veterans who can be dumped and replaced yearly with no cap ramifications. Also use the franchise tag on any player worth keeping who is on the verge of a big money contract. The truth is teams have a large yearly turnover anyway so the only change is I want my roster full of 30+ year veterans instead of a bunch of 1st and 2nd players. Would you rather have a middle of the road 30 year old veteran like Mookie Johnson or Zach Clayton? It might be boring and not provide the excitement a big named free agent would cause but it's likely a much better blueprint. Click here to view the article

As soon as the Titans lost to the Jags Thursday night rumors started to swirl about Jay Cutler landing with the Titans. The Titans and Jay Cutler are both in about the same position in the NFL, rock bottom. The Titans are coming off a prime time loss to the lowly Jags and Jay Cutler has been benched for performance in favor of Jimmy Clausen. How can the Titans and Cutler not end up together in 2015? At first glance I was ready to totally dismiss the idea of the Titans trying to land Jay Cutler. The Bears OC recently threw Cutler under the bus, the Bears have been a big flop finally leading to this weeks benching. The Bears offense has been one of the biggest underachieving units in the entire league and most of the blame points directly at Cutler. Trestman said the benching was "performance based" and last year when Cutler missed time Josh McCown was nothing short of great in the same offense. Cutler's stock is at an all time low and at 31 there seems little chance of him ever developing into a legitimate franchise QB. So why would the Titans want to pursue Jay Cutler? His stock is at an all time low! That's why the Titans should pursue Jay Cutler! The Titans would have absolutely nothing to lose going after Jay Cutler right now. The Bears can't get rid of him fast enough and want to erase any memory of the monster contract he was given. The Titans can likely get Cutler without giving up a premium draft pick and would only be on the hook for his 2015 salary, 15.5 mill. The Titans have all kinds of cap space and just happen to be short on proven QB talent. When you totally remove the negative talk of Cutler and look strictly at the QB it's not nearly as bad as advertised. Cutler was on pace to throw for 30+TDs and over 4000 yards while completing 66% of his passes. If there was ever a position where guys pan out after 30 years old after changing teams it's QB. The only drawback going after Cutler is the fact it puts Mettenberger on the back burner. The Titans own Mettenberger's right's for another 3 seasons and he's not going anywhere. In fact there is nothing wrong with letting Cutler and Mettenberger compete for the starting QB position. Cutler's in no position to be given the starting job and if Mettenberger legitimately beats out Cutler then it can only mean good things. I don't have much faith Jay Cutler is going to step into the starting QB spot for the Titans and turn this ship around. At the same time I see no reason not to give it a shot. There is no real downside. Worse case scenario Cutler is acquired, plays poorly and loses his job to Mettenberger at some point in the 2015 season and the Titans release him with no cap implications. The Titans are in no position to contend in 2015 anyway. Click here to view the article

I wasn't surprised the Titans lost to a mediocre Texans team considering the injuries this team is currently trying to overcome. I was surprised at the ease the Titans defense was totally dismantled by Ryan Fitzpatrick, allowing him to go 24 of 33 for 358 yards 6 TDs and 0 INTs with a 147 passer rating. In other games you could make a case the defense was hurt by a lack of production but this is not one. The defense gave up scores on four of the first five Texan drives and allowed seven of ten 3rd down conversions in the first half. The alarming thing about the Titans roster at this point is how many players you can honestly feel good about in 2015. The current season seems less like a rebuilding season and more like a pre-rebuilding season. When you start going down the list of names that will start in 2015 it becomes pretty apparent how far away this team is from being a contender. *Zach Mettenberger has shown enough to be the starter in 2015 but I'm not about to say the jury is in and he's a quality starter. He's shown a lot and there is hope but he needs to get better and improve. *The RB position lacks any real standout. Sankey is the best all around back but he's far from a standout and closer to mediocre imo. *The OL is in complete shambles despite having a blue chip future LT. Schwenke and Warmack are likely the other locks but they are far from quality starters for 2015. Oher and Levitre are terrible and need to be cut but it's unknown whether the team will be willing to. * TE is one of the good spots with Delaine Walker. I honestly think outside of Gronk Walker is as good as any TE in the league. SF made a mistake letting him go and keeping Davis. * WR is pretty mediocre outside of Wright being a good slot receiver. * DL has Casey and some decent rotational guys. Their play vs. the run pretty much tells the story here. *LB has been a complete trainwreck. Williamson has promise but it's really unknown if he's good or better than his counter parts. *CB is overall terrible. McCourty is a solid starter but not capable of playing man coverage against quality WRs and the rest are pretty bad. * Safety really comes down to Griffin who makes way too many game loosing mistakes. Just not a lot to be really confident in across this roster. * Anyone think J.J. Watt would like to play the Titans every single week?. In two games this season J.J. Watt had: 6 tackles, 4 Sacks, 3 tackle for loss, 8 hits on the QB, 1 pass defensed, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and 1 catch for a TD. Including knocking the starting QB out of the game. 20 impact plays in two games by one player. * According to Football Outsiders the Titans now have a 31% chance of picking in the top 3 and right under 5% for picking #1 overall. Click here to view the article

The Titans 2014 season for all intents and purposes has come to an embarrassing end. There are three games left in the season but there is nothing to see here. According to Jim Wyatt Mettenberger is likely done for the season and the roster is riddled with injuries. This team isn't even competitive, they have fallen behind by large margins for weeks now. There isn't an NFL power poll that won't have the Titans as the 32nd ranked team after this weekend. Everyone in the Titans front office and all the coaches are lucky Bud Adams is not still calling the shots, I can't imagine him not firing everyone. Although the coaching staff is just one year in and Tommy Smith has made multiple statements in defense of Ruston Webster and Ken Whisenhunt they have used up a ton of political capitol. The Titans are now tied for the worst record in the league and are only 3 points away from the worst points differential in the league. The Titans have lost the most games in a row(7) by two games. There are a lot of excuses that can be made for the current state of this team but at the same time there is no excuse for this. Whisenhunt is doing what can only be described as a terrible job coaching this team and Webster has done a terrible job building this team. It's one thing to install new schemes and it often takes a while for a team to catch on but not like this. Teams change staffs, put in new schemes and suffer injuries every year and it's not guaranteed to be a total disaster. I still think Smith will keep both guys, after all the team that the Titans fielded Sunday was completely decimated. The top 3 OTs, both starting WRs, both inline blocking TEs and the starting center were out. But after this debacle I think Webster and Whisenhunt are on a short lease next season. They will not be able to afford another bad start or mediocre season. The Giants came into this game on a 7 game losing streak and just lost to the Jags, they are clearly one of the worst teams in the league. The got up 30-0, out of 42 drop backs the Titans totaled 5 QB pressures, 3 of which were from Casey, no sacks and out of 30 rushing attempts the Titans had 2 tackle for losses. The offense was worse, The Titans had 7 drives that were 3 plays or less and they had 5 drives that resulted in lost yardage, they were shut out and gave up 8 sacks. This is not NFL football. Click here to view the article

The Titans lost their 3rd game in a row to fall to 2-7 and in real contention for a top 3 draft pick. Mettenberger started out very impressive but after the first two drives it was the same mistake laden boring play we've seen all year. The conventional wisdom was the Titans would put Mettenberger in at QB and see what they had then after the season load up on defense in the draft and free agency. After seeing this season unfold I've changed my mind, the offense is in worse shape than the defense. This team still needs a pass rusher first but after that you can make the case the entire offense needs overhauling. *When you start going over the offensive personnel it starts becoming pretty clear this team is serious need to players at every position. The QB position is up in the air, the RB position as untalented as any group in the league, they really only have two WRs and they are far from anything special, to put it kindly, The OL might be as bad as any OL in the entire league and aside from Walker the Titans have nothing at TE with injuries to Stevens and Thompson. Stevens is likely gone and Thompson can't stay healthy. * The Titans spent a 2nd round pick on Bishop Sankey and paid Dexter McCluster a fairly big contract in free agency and right now I'd say both were mistakes. I just don't see it with Sankey, he doesn't impress me at all and I've been patient. He's averaging less than 4yds per carry and has barely cracked 60 yards rushing twice. He hasn't emerged as a pass catcher and doesn't play 3rd down. McCluster is less impressive and Greene isn't worth mentioning. The ancient Leon Washington is the team's 3rd down RB and he's a return man. * I'd put WR pretty high on the team's list of needs with Washington playing out his final year and Hunter far from proven. Wright has shown ability from the slot but he's not an outside threat. As it stands right now the team has no real depth or young prospects. Whisenhunt loves to spread the field and play 3 WRs and right now they don't have the people to do it. They need to add at least two WRs to this roster. * Delaine Walker is the best player on the team minus Jurrell Casey but the team is in need of another TE. Stevens has likely played his last down as a Titan and Thompson can't be counted on. This team could easily justify a high pick or a big contract to another TE to pair with Walker. * The biggest mess on the offense is the OL. Taylor Lewan is the best first round draft pick in years but after that every position is a huge question mark. Levitre is grossly overpaid and the only thing that might save him is the fact the team doesn't want to overhaul the entire OL. My fear with Levitre is Webster will ask him to take a pay cut like Wimbley did and roll him back out there. Warmack and Oher are flat out bad and there is no way around it. In a perfect world I'd cut Levitre and Oher and bring in someone to compete with Warmack that could really challenge him. I'll just assume(hope) with better guards Schwenke will be adequate. * The real question is will Ruston Webster acknowledge the mistakes made with the offensive talent and make the changes needed? The most damning thing about these problems on offense is the team has went to great lengths the last few years in terms of free agency and early draft picks and those very players are some of the biggest problems who need to be replaced. Click here to view the article