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Thoughts on the preseason game against the Cards


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I said it in a couple of threads last night but I'll say it again.

The over throw toward Nate down the middle was due to a DT jumping straight up in his face. He lofted it to get over the DT, probably b/c they had been batting them down. Did anyone else notice this?

I did notice it and the reality is that there just wasn't a ton of space to make the pass. There was a general lack of passing lanes at times. I'm not sure if that's a scheme or offensive line issue.

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I haven't rewatched but I felt like we saw a lot of hesitation. He hit a few holes for nice gains, but I felt like we saw a lot of running side to side again after coming to a complete stop in the backfield. I'd love to hear what people say after rewatching.

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I haven't rewatched but I felt like we saw a lot of hesitation. He hit a few holes for nice gains, but I felt like we saw a lot of running side to side again after coming to a complete stop in the backfield. I'd love to hear what people say after rewatching.

Unfortunately, but for a few they'll say whatever they saw live. When he hesitates, as you felt, is there a cause? I suspect the answer is "yes" and that cause is defenders in the hole.
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Locker really reminds me of Mac, it's unreal. Big plays, completion percentage at about 55 percent, can run for first downs, a little erratic. His benefit though will be the league is set up for passing now, and his WR corps as a whole, esp the top 3, will be better than anything Mac had.

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I said it in a couple of threads last night but I'll say it again.

The over throw toward Nate down the middle was due to a DT jumping straight up in his face. He lofted it to get over the DT, probably b/c they had been batting them down. Did anyone else notice this?

I'll give you that. I saw the DT too. But he's gonna see that all day every day in the NFL. He's gonna have to learn to put some touch on the ball ... but when he does he'll probably get labeled a noodle-arm.

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I'll give you that. I saw the DT too. But he's gonna see that all day every day in the NFL. He's gonna have to learn to put some touch on the ball ... but when he does he'll probably get labeled a noodle-arm.

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On that particular throw, I don't see how any touch would have worked. Its about timing. Without the speed at which he threw it, it wouldn't have reached Nate at the same time. It was just a possiby impossible throw.. or one that was just incredibly difficult

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My one complaint is the Titans are playing some terrible teams in the preseason.

I like it when the Titans win. Maybe there's a junior high school team available that we can play next.

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I said it in a couple of threads last night but I'll say it again.

The over throw toward Nate down the middle was due to a DT jumping straight up in his face. He lofted it to get over the DT, probably b/c they had been batting them down. Did anyone else notice this?

Munchak just said during his press conference that Locker was trying to throw over DL Campbell (who's 6'-6"~). Just a matter of a throwing lane not being there which is something we all saw.

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The DL looked great but honestly who can tell against that OL? That's maybe the worst LT I've ever seen. BTW, last year I posted that you better have a good pass blocking OL or you can't run an NFL offense, period.

The alternative is that the DL looked awful against an awful OL. Even though AZ's OL is pretty bad, at least we know this DL can make plays against that type of OL. Of course, we want the DL to be just as effective against the best OLs in the league. That question hasn't been answered yet, but will during the season.

If the DL performed like crap last night, then as fans we would have something to complain about. They did their job, were very effective, and now get to prove it against better OLs when the season starts.

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The atrocious OL line play has made it too easy. I'm glad we look so dominant -- it means the DL is at least moderately improved from last year -- but it also makes it near impossible to see how anyone else is.

I saw several open receivers running and some blown coverage, but the QBs were too busy running for their life that the DBs never got tested.

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The alternative is that the DL looked awful against an awful OL. Even though AZ's OL is pretty bad, at least we know this DL can make plays against that type of OL. Of course, we want the DL to be just as effective against the best OLs in the league. That question hasn't been answered yet, but will during the season.

If the DL performed like crap last night, then as fans we would have something to complain about. They did their job, were very effective, and now get to prove it against better OLs when the season starts.

I think there will be opportunities for the DL to look pretty good against the NE OL

NE OL has not looked very good so far

They've got two starters coming off major injuries (Vollmer and Koppen)

Connolly's a stopgap

Solder was a major project coming out of college and looked pretty shaky at times to me in the limited times he did play

And now he's protecting Brady's blindside

He wasn't a great player, but I think they're going to miss Matt Light

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