Starkiller Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 1 hour ago, NashvilleNinja said: If you don't want to talk about him why are you talking about him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted July 23 Report Share Posted July 23 1 hour ago, Starkiller said: Yezzz, talking about him includes talking about not talking about him. Tis a brain camper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rns90 Posted July 24 Report Share Posted July 24 On 7/21/2026 at 3:05 PM, Mythos27 said: I already don't see him as a future dominant pass rushing edge. If he turns out to be Derrick Morgan I won't love it but I can live with it. If we can put a true stud on the other side of him though, watch out. Derrick Morgan looked pretty damn good once he had someone on the other side that didn't let the QB escape out the back door every time. I will say this for Faulk though, he has more natural ability than Femi, much more play strength, and he has shown he can be very disruptive vs the run by actually penetrating the LOS. If that can somehow be translated to passing downs, we might be on to something. Again though, the most likely outcome is he's never able to become that guy. Let's find out though. That (Faulk) would be the guy I’d pay attention to in terms of pass rushers on the 2026 Titans . Seems like he at least familiar with playing the EDGE/DE spot . He did produce at a high level in 2024 in a major conference. And also he’s one of the younger players in the 2026 draft . Those guys seem to pan out more . there’s more there to mould Faulk into a pass rusher than Femi. KogaShuko, IsntLifeFunny, and Mythos27 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos27 Posted July 24 Report Share Posted July 24 (edited) On 7/21/2026 at 11:56 PM, SleepingTitan said: While I agree with you, his college reps show that he played 2 positions essentially. He has the short area quickness. And I put (almost) no stock in season 1 for evaluating rookies. Right but while historically most people have interpreted a guy's lack of experience at the position as a positive that indicates almost guaranteed upside, I see it more as a negative because it's unlikely that you're going to cram 3 years of development into the small window the guy is on a rookie contract. Projects at this position early pan out. Edited July 24 by Mythos27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos27 Posted July 24 Report Share Posted July 24 8 hours ago, rns90 said: That (Faulk) would be the guy I’d pay attention to in terms of pass rushers on the 2026 Titans . Seems like he at least familiar with playing the EDGE/DE spot . He did produce at a high level in 2024 in a major conference. And also he’s one of the younger players in the 2026 draft . Those guys seem to pan out more . there’s more there to mould Faulk into a pass rusher than Femi. He's also longer, more physical, and, IMO a little more coordinated. Whether or not that translates to pass rush development is an open question though the likely answer is no. We'll see. rns90 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Starkiller Posted July 24 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 24 Femi is built more to be a wide 9 edge rusher while Faulk is built to be more of a balanced DE. They each seem well suited physically to the specific roles they are being given. It’s too soon to worry about anything else until we see them in action in Saleh’s D. NashvilleNinja, Omar, SleepingTitan, and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryBoats Posted July 24 Report Share Posted July 24 2 hours ago, Mythos27 said: He's also longer, more physical, and, IMO a little more coordinated. Whether or not that translates to pass rush development is an open question though the likely answer is no. We'll see. This is him vs a 1st round T with good numbers It's clear that he doesn't have the burst to be much of a threat around the edge, but he's good with his hands and gave him quite a bit of trouble with his inside moves. Seems like a guy who would be a mediocre pass rusher if you just left him at edge all game long, but there are some real strengths to utilize for a good D coach- which I definitely believe that we have Mythos27 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted July 24 Report Share Posted July 24 3 hours ago, Starkiller said: Femi is built more to be a wide 9 edge rusher while Faulk is built to be more of a balanced DE. They each seem well suited physically to the specific roles they are being given. It’s too soon to worry about anything else until we see them in action in Saleh’s D. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OILERMAN Posted July 27 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 27 I remember when Chris Simms said Tannehill was just as good a runner as Mariota in 2019 when he took over and PK lost it Tannehill was functionally a way better running threat than Mariota Callidus, IsntLifeFunny, begooode, and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted July 27 Report Share Posted July 27 1 hour ago, OILERMAN said: I remember when Chris Simms said Tannehill was just as good a runner as Mariota in 2019 when he took over and PK lost it Tannehill was functionally a way better running threat than Mariota I was going to say Mariota was a faster runner, but on those long runs by Tannehill I don't know. He got up the field pretty swiftly himself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Starkiller Posted July 27 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 27 Mariota was possibly a better pure runner, though both were good at it. But no one feared his ability to throw or the offense in general so it was harder for Mariota to run successfully. With Tannehill, teams were fixating on Henry and if not him then AJ Brown. And Tannehill was better in the pocket so he was better about knowing when to take off if it wasn’t a designed run. CreepingDeath, Callidus, OILERMAN, and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanruss Posted July 27 Report Share Posted July 27 Tannehill was a down field throwing threat. It opened up the underneath. I don't remember any arguments here on who was a better runner. I don't even remember it being discussed. I remember not wanting Marcus to run because he was built so frail and kept getting hurt. CreepingDeath, and Callidus 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool Posted July 27 Report Share Posted July 27 45 minutes ago, NashvilleNinja said: I was going to say Mariota was a faster runner, but on those long runs by Tannehill I don't know. He got up the field pretty swiftly himself. Go look at Tanny's WR stats at A&M. Hes always been way more athletic than Mariota and a far superior skill player. Lol at Sherman for having Tanny play WR for the better part of two years to make room for 2 bums A&M alums dont even care to remember. Callidus, TF_Titan, and OILERMAN 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted July 27 Report Share Posted July 27 40 minutes ago, oldschool said: Go look at Tanny's WR stats at A&M. Hes always been way more athletic than Mariota and a far superior skill player. Lol at Sherman for having Tanny play WR for the better part of two years to make room for 2 bums A&M alums dont even care to remember. I didn't even know he played receiver. I'm sure I encountered that fact at some point, but I didn't retain it. Mariota was still more than good enough as a runner if he could have just developed into a better QB while he was here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callidus Posted July 27 Report Share Posted July 27 3 hours ago, NashvilleNinja said: I didn't even know he played receiver. I'm sure I encountered that fact at some point, but I didn't retain it. Mariota was still more than good enough as a runner if he could have just developed into a better QB while he was here. Thats a strange one to forget. They mentioned it during games all the time. Mythos27, begooode, rns90, and 1 other 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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