heyitsmeallen Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 I agree. This team is built for closing out games and playoff football. I fully believe that if they make the playoffs this year, they could make a run. No one wants to tackle Derrick Henry in sub freezing temps Number9, and Justafan 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsntLifeFunny Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Just now, OILERMAN said: You're on the Mariota needs to be replaced bandwagon, are you not? At least you were I didn’t make the thread. If you think Mariota is as bad as you’ve said then there was no need to include him inside of us being a dangerous team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsntLifeFunny Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, OILERMAN said: He's absolutely the reason the Titans aren't a SB contender despite a good team otherwise. Probably true. But as to do with your post he’s our best bet, and he does have a clutch factor to him. TNTitans 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted September 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, IsntLifeFunny said: I didn’t make the thread. If you think Mariota is as bad as you’ve said then there was no need to include him inside of us being a dangerous team. You mean like Robinson hasn't included him on the 2020 roster and beyond? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsntLifeFunny Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Just now, OILERMAN said: You mean like Robinson hasn't included him on the 2020 roster and beyond? According to you if MM was as bad as you continue to say then I don’t understand the reasoning of your post. You should have said Tannehill makes a contender. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsntLifeFunny Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 On the other side of things I agree. We are a dangerous team. If MM starts to sync up on those timing routes then we are legitimate contenders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted September 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Just now, IsntLifeFunny said: But as to do with your post he’s our best bet, and he does have a clutch factor to him. He's the reason they missed the playoffs in 2016 despite the great 8 game stretch with all the other games he gave away with pick 6s and back breaking turnovers. In 2017 they should have easily won the division but against SF, the Cards and Rams he absolutely crumbled late in those games with the ball in his hand late and last year in the season finale he missed the game with the playoffs on the line. This clutch nonsense is so overblown it's laughable. People said the same thing about VY and Tebow LongTimeFan, FRT, TitanDuckFan, and 2 others 2 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nine Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, OILERMAN said: He's the reason they missed the playoffs in 2016 despite the great 8 game stretch with all the other games he gave away with pick 6s and back breaking turnovers. In 2017 they should have easily won the division but against SF, the Cards and Rams he absolutely crumbled late in those games with the ball in his hand late and last year in the season finale he missed the game with the playoffs on the line. This clutch nonsense is so overblown it's laughable. People said the same thing about VY and Tebow Correction: The Titans' defense lost that Niners game....not Mariota. After the Niners took the lead with 3 minutes remaining, the Titans' offense drove the field and kicked a go-ahead FG in the final minute. The defense responded by giving up 45-50 yards in three plays....the Niners kicked the game-winning FG as time expired. The games against the Cardinals and Rams were there for the taking and Mariota didn't get it done. enigma, and begooode 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted September 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 1 minute ago, nine said: Correction: The Titans' defense lost that Niners game....not Mariota. After the Niners took the lead with 3 minutes remaining, the Titans' offense drove the field and kicked a go-ahead FG in the final minute. The defense responded by giving up 45-50 yards in three plays....the Niners kicked the game-winning FG as time expired. The games against the Cardinals and Rams were there for the taking and Mariota didn't get it done. I'll meet you half way on SF, they could have burned more clock and kicked the game winner as time expired. I was hard on Mularkey for the misuse of the clock but the starting QB should be controlling that as well, possibly more. The defense should have never been on the field Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsntLifeFunny Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 37 minutes ago, OILERMAN said: He's the reason they missed the playoffs in 2016 despite the great 8 game stretch with all the other games he gave away with pick 6s and back breaking turnovers. In 2017 they should have easily won the division but against SF, the Cards and Rams he absolutely crumbled late in those games with the ball in his hand late and last year in the season finale he missed the game with the playoffs on the line. This clutch nonsense is so overblown it's laughable. People said the same thing about VY and Tebow He does quite well against top offenses. You can’t argue against it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeFan Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 1 hour ago, OILERMAN said: The problem is their defense is undersized(susceptible to the run) and their passing game is bad when forced to pass. If the Titans are not playing with a lead they are a completely different team. You have NO idea how THIS YEARS team will play from behind late. This is just your jaded opinion of the QB and it's a shitty attempt number 4,268,124 to demean Mariota. TitanDuckFan, enigma, DrFlamehead, and 1 other 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nine Posted September 10, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 The defense is definitely shaping up to be a fearsome, potentially dominant unit. They just went on the road against the league's most hyped, star-studded offense and held them to a meager 13 points....and did so in a largely dominating fashion. (Although the Browns' self-inflicted wounds did help quite a bit). This defense is obviously built to contain the passing game first and foremost.....but the front seven has the horses to keep the running game contained. Week one was an excellent example: Nick Chubb is a tremendously talented player and he certainly made his share of plays ....but not enough to be a major factor in the game. Dean Pees did a great job of calling the game and putting his guys in a position to make plays when needed....and they stepped up to the plate in a big way. On offense, I'm obviously hesitant to draw any significant conclusions from a single game....and especially not a season-opener. But I firmly believe that JRob has built the makings of a championship-caliber roster....and I believe Vrabel can get them there as a coach. If you were to list all the qualities that make a great head coach...he's already checked most of the boxes. Of course the glaring question mark is the QB position: can Marcus be more consistent and productive in year five? Again, we can't draw any conclusions based on one game....but we do know this: Mariota tends to be a slow starter, both in games and over entire seasons. In each of the past three years, Mariota struggled in the season opener but improved as the season progressed. He obviously wasn't spectacular in week 1 this year....but it was a solid and productive game-manager performance with zero significant mistakes or bad decisions. If this season is anything like the past three, his overall performance will be better than it was in week one. However, unlike last year, he now has a talented, dependable supporting cast who can and will make plays on their own, separately from the QB. They can be trusted to run routes correctly and be where they're supposed to be. They can adjust to the ball in the air and don't necessarily need near-perfect ball placement just to complete a catch. They have the ability to be explosive and turn routine plays into game-changers....something that was sorely lacking for the past couple years. This team has an awful lot of really, really good pieces already in place. And who knows....maybe in another five months, the entire nation will be looking back and thinking, "Wow....how in the world did we not see this coming?" MadMax, Number9, TNTitans, and 10 others 9 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Titans could be a tough draw even with average play from Mariota. It'd be nicer if he were a great QB, but so long as he avoids bad plays this team can do damage. Sure Mariota won't make lots of big plays, but trying to out score him means throwing at our best defensive players. And playing ball control lets Henry -- our best player on offense -- stay in the game. The formula travels well. And it wins in bad weather. Winning the SB means finding value and doing things other teams won't do -- like getting an offensive MVP style RB in the second round. Or a defensive MVP in the first. Simmons making a difference is what will put this season over the top. TNTitans, XAEA12, and Number9 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudsOilers Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 They are built to win a specific way - Play good defense and special teams, run the ball, and be efficient in the passing game. When they are clicking, that formula is proven to win games. Sunday, without going into a ton of specifics, the end result is that they did all three things. Week 1 is hard to make a definitive judgment though. It was a close game until the 4th quarter, when turnovers and cashing in on them with TD's turned it into a blowout. In a situation where they have to depend on the passing game to come through in the clutch, time will tell. OILERMAN, ChemEngr79, and Number9 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mythos27 Posted September 10, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 I wonder what it must feel like for Derrick Henry to be in a league full of killers and know that the majority of them still want no parts of you. Number9, Justafan, ChemEngr79, and 7 others 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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