| ShocktheWorld |
09-03-2014 09:49 AM |
Hey folks, another Titan fan here.
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Originally Posted by Direckshun
(Post 10865033)
No point in putting this 5-11 season off any longer.
Let's talk about our first opponent. Who I happen to know nothing about.
First up, their QB position is manned by Jake Locker. Locker actually looked okay on his time on the field.
Their RB corps is alright. They've got Shonn Green, who nobody gives a shit about. But they've also got rookie Bishop Sankey, and from the sounds of it, they love him. They also have Leon Washington, who I've always been a big fan of.
It's well known at this point that the Chiefs have the league's worst WR corps. However, the Titans come close: Kendall Wright is your only surefire #2 caliber WR. Nate Washington, Dexter McCluster, and Justin Hunter are all #3 caliber. Delanie Walker is their only tight end worth anything.
Their line is pretty damn good, however. Roos is a Top Ten left tackle (that Hali nonetheless took to school recently), Levitre and Warmack are quality guards, Schwenke is a good center and Oher is fairly consistent at RT. Add into the fact that Locker is difficult to chase down, and it's going to be tough sledding for the passrushers.
On defense, they're alright. They've got a lot of guys who are decent starters, and guys that would be elite backups.
We know as well as anybody that Ropati Pitoitua is not a world beater, but Jurrell Casey on the other side is pretty good. Sammie Lee Hill at the nose is a bear to move off the ball.
Derrick Morgan and Kamerion Wimbley are their rushbackers, with Akeem Ayers rotating in. That's a solid if unspectacular group of passrushers -- it will be a good warmup for Eric Fisher before he gets skull****ed by DeMarcus Ware. Zach Brown and Wesley Woodyard are their ILBs.
It's well known that the Chiefs have the worst secondary in the NFL with Berry missing time, but the Titans come close. Coty Sensabaugh and Jason McCourty are their starters at the position -- yeaahhhhh...
Their safeties are Michael Griffin and Bernard Pollard. Tennessee is where disappointing Chiefs go to die, apparently.
They have Rob Bironas, who outside of Roos is like the only other elite talent on this team.
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Locker is an above-average, not great, QB.... when he's actually on the field. It's tough not to like the guy but if you can't stay on the field what good are you? I wouldn't bet more than a nickel that he plays all 16 games.
I'm happy with our RBs. We don't have any legit stars but we have 3 guys in Greene, Sankey, and McCluster who all bring something different to the table and we should be able to get it done on the ground by RBBC. Obviously you guys are more familiar with McCluster than we are but I like what we've seen so far in preseason. But.... preseason.
I think you underrate our WR group but can totally understand why you would. Our passing game will surprise people this year. I won't be shocked if Wright develops into a legit #1 type WR this year. Considering we had Fitzpatrick playing QB most of last year it's an amazing accomplishment Wright even managed to get 1,000 yards. Hunter is going to be very, very good. He still has a lot to learn but has looked great in preseason. Washington may not be elite but is the definition of solid and reliable. Any team would be lucky to have him.
On paper, we have one of the better OLs in the league. Of course that was the case last year too and they still disappointed. But we will no doubt be much better this year. Amazing how two HoF OLman (Munchak and Matthews) could field such pathetic OLs but they somehow managed it.
Defense..... ugh. I don't even want to talk about it. It's gonna be tough to watch. I know it was only preseason but we've been getting zero pressure on the QB and can't tackle to save our lives. If we can't fix the tackling issues Charles could single-handedly win this game for your guys.
For everyone saying Succop was a terrible pickup.... trust me, you didn't see what we were working with prior to his signing. |
