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• Sound Bite of the Week:
• Titans signings:
• Titans lost:
• Chris Johnson murder for hire - TMZ reported that he hired someone to kill gang member that targeted him
• Jadaveon Clowney - Titans are still in the hunt; Jon Robinson said that Clowney and Logan Ryan are in discussions
• CB Logan Ryan still not signed
• Rumor: NFL considering shortening the 2020 season and/or playing in empty or partially filled stadiums

Stupid Question of the Week

• Is there one player still on the free agent market that will put the Titans over the top for a Super Bowl run?

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• Sound Bite of the Week: Taylor Lewan on Tornado Relief for Nashville
• Tom Brady linked to the Titans
• Ryan Tannehill will probably test free agency
• Jack Conklin will probably test free agency
• My Take On Marcus Mariota's season:
• • Week 1 (Browns W): 14/24 248 yds 3 TDS - passes seem tentative; able to find talented receivers; return of Delanie Walker; sacked 4 times
  • Week 2 (Colts L): 19/28 154 yds 1 TD - crisper passing, but wants to make every pass so precise he doesn't use enough zip; fumbling returns; doesn't make decisions quick enough; still throws too high in crucial moments; sacked 4 times
  • Week 3 (Jaguars L): 23/50 304 yds - throws too often in an open stance; doesn't drive the ball; doesn't read the blitz well; under throws the long ball; doesn't trust his arm to make the throws needed; more fumbling; seems to have forgotten how to find running lanes when under pressure; sacked 9 times
  • Week 4 (Falcons W): 18/27 227 yds 3 TDS - when throwing to AJ Brown, drives the ball; still throws too often with an open stance; receivers saved questionable throws; not sacked
  • Week 5 (Bills L): 13/22 183 yds - still struggling with throwing when being blitzed; doesn't make good decisions; just doesn't trust himself or the offensive scheme; sacked 5 times
  • Week 6 (Broncos L): 7/18 63 yds 2 int - looks extremely uncomfortable running this offense; lacks good decision making under pressure; sacked 5 times
  • Summary: not confident in the system nor with his abilities; unable to show off his running due to indecision; the offensive line didn't solidify until after he was benched; could have been 6-0 if he would have been the right QB; does his "niceness" give him a lack of a killer instinct?

Stupid Question of the Week

• If Tom Brady becomes the Titans QB, is it a huge fail if the Titans don't make the Super Bowl?

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• Subject: What a SeasonGood Day MichaelThis is Tommy from Atlanta. This season is what a true Titans fans could ask for. Even though we didn't make it to the big dance, I will admit that I'm so proud of the effort they provided. With all the free agents we have, J. Rob has his work cut out for him. Is it just me or is Corey Davis is having the same career as Marcus? Each year we have these big hopes for him or we are making excuses on why his production is low. Like Mariota he just may not be in the right system to display his talent.My Question to you, If the Titans only have 1 choice to resign either Henry or Tannehill, which one should they choose and why.

Tommy Smith

News

• Sound Bite of the Week: Derrick Henry on the Rich Eisen Show
• QB Ryan Tannehill named Comeback Player of the Year
• RB Derrick Henry named FedEx Ground Player of the Year
• Former Titans Lineman Steve Hutchinson elected to the Pro Football HOF
• Cap Space $48.5M
• List of Free Agents

PLAYER (22)

POS.

AGE

2019 AAV

THOUGHTS

Logan Ryan

CB

29

$10,000,000

Good player, but is it time to part ways; cap casualty

Marcus Mariota

QB

26

$6,053,494

Goodbye and good luck

Jack Conklin

RT

26

$3,974,415

Franchise tag

Wesley Woodyard

ILB

34

$3,500,000

Probably a retirement or minimum for vet

Ryan Tannehill

QB

32

$2,000,000

Big?

Daren Bates

ILB

29

$2,000,000

Lowball offer might send him packing

Kevin Pamphile

G

29

$1,600,000

Let him test the market

Dennis Kelly

RT

30

$1,525,000

re-sign!

Chris Milton

CB

27

$1,500,000

Who? Minimum offer or walk

Kamalei Correa

ILB

26

$1,437,410

Disappointing until last half of season; might let walk

Austin Johnson

DT

26

$1,415,557

re-sign

Derrick Henry

RB

26

$1,351,982

Re-sign if reasonable; see AFC Championship; Transition Tag?

Tramaine Brock

CB

32

$1,350,000

Might be a surprise re-sign

David Fluellen

RB

28

$720,000

Let him shop; re-sign if still available at camp time

Darius Jennings

WR

28

$720,000

Let him shop; re-sign if still available at camp time

MyCole Pruitt

TE

28

$675,000

Good blocking TE; sign if you can

Tajae Sharpe

WR

25

$653,721

Good player, but lost in the mix; probably lost to FA

LeShaun Sims

CB

26

$644,547

Let him shop; re-sign if still available at camp time

Tye Smith

CB

27

$607,059

Let him go

Reggie Gilbert

DE

27

$570,000

Let him go

Cameron Batson

WR

24

$525,000

Let him shop; re-sign if still available at camp time

Anthony Firkser

FB

25

$495,000

re-sign

• Titans coaching staff changes (so far)
• • Defensive Coordinator Dean Pees retires
  • DB Coach Kerry Coombs leaves to return to Ohio State
  • LB Coach Tyrone McKenzie
  • Anthony Midget hired as Secondary Coach
• Offseason thoughts:
• • Draft needs: Edge rusher, OL depth or pass blocking guard, MLB depth, WR, CB, QB, K
  • FA: DT Chris Jones, Edge Yannick Ngakuoe, CB Byron Jones
  • Defensive Coordinator: Marvin Lewis (former Bengals coach), Wade Phillips, Romeo Crennel

Stupid Question of the Week

• If Tom Brady wanted to come to the Titans, but demanded to be the starter, would you sign him?

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• Sound Bite of the Week: Derrick Henry vs. Earl Thomas
• Titans huge victory vs. Ravens
• Ravens are believers
• Derrick Henry turned Earl Thomas into a lead blocker
• Derrick Henry… QB?
• Titans travel to Kansas City - Why Not Us?
• • Ryan Tannehill has comparable stats to Mahones
  • • Completion %: 66.8 v. 65.9
    • Yds/Att: 9.2 v. 8.4
    • TDs: 25 v. 31
    • INT: 7 v. 5
    • QBR: 114.8 v. 107.8
  • Henry has more yards after contact than any other player has rushing yards
  • Andy Reid is 1-8 v. Titans
  • Although there are some converts to the Titans, most people are still dismissing the season the Titans have had and are once again saying that this is the end of the line
  • Can this possibly be a revenge game for the Chiefs?
  • The secondary for the Titans allow WR catches early, but always deliver big hits. This leads to late game drops and going down before getting hit and not picking up the extra yards; the Chiefs have some of the smallest WRs in the league
  • Chiefs will get their yardage, but scoring TDs is the name of the game.
  • Will Ryan Tannehill's lack of action make him "rusty"?
  • Injury Report
  • • Titans

• Questionable: LB Jayon Brown, LB Rashaan Evans, WR Adam Humphries, CB Adoree Jackson, LB David Long, WR Cody Hollister, RT Jack Conklin

• Chiefs

• Questionable: DT Chris Jones, QB Matt Moore, RB LeSean McCoy

• KEY MATCHUPS OF THE GAME:
• • Derrick Henry vs. Chiefs run defense
  • Titan secondary vs. Patrick Mahomes
  • Titans OL vs. Chris Jones
  • Titans LBs and Safeties vs. Kelce

Stupid Question of the Week

• Where were all these bandwagon fans in week 1?

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• Sound Bite of the Week: Titans Fans
• Adoree Jackson is good to go against the Pats
• Ryan Tannehill named AFC Offensive Player of the Month (December)
• A. J. Brown name AFC Offensive Rookie Player of the Month (December)
• A. J. Brown goes over 1,000 yards for the season (1,051 yds)
• Derrick Henry wins the NFL Rushing title (1,540 yds 16 TDs)
• Brett Kern named to 1st team All-Pro
• Derrick Henry named to 2nd team All-Pro
• Former Titans Steve Hutchison is a finalist for NFL HOF (spent 2012 with the Titans)
• Titans travel to New England
• • Tannehill's first playoff game
  • Only Peyton Manning has won more games head-to-head vs Tom Brady than Ryan Tannehill (4)
  • Can Jurrell Casey and Jeffery Simmons get a push up the middle or Harold Landry from the outside to pressure Brady?
  • Can the offensive line make holes for Derrick Henry?
  • Can Ryan Tannehill continue his 2nd half of the season dominance?
  • Will the Titans prove that once again they are a 2nd half team?
  • Injury Report
  • • Titans
    • • DOUBTFUL: WR Kalif Raymond
      • OUT: WR Adam Humphries
    • Patriots
    • • QUESTIONABLE: LB Ja'Whaun Bentley, DB Terrence Brooks, LB Jamie Collins, WR Julian Edelman, CB Jonathan Jones, CB Jason McCourty
  • Patriots 8th ranked passing game v. Titans 24th ranked pass defense
  • Patriots 18th ranked running game v. Titans 12th ranked run defense
  • Titans 21st ranked passing game v. Patriots 2nd ranked pass defense
  • Titans 3rd ranked running game v. Patriots 6th ranked run defense
  • KEY MATCHUPS OF THE GAME:
  • • A. J. Brown v. Stephon Gilmore
    • Logan Ryan v. Julian Edelman

Stupid Question of the Week

• With the recent past seasons' history of the Titans, are you hopeful or doubtful of a victory vs. the Patriots?

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• Subject: UmWhen they say TitanUp I think they mean TitanDownShocking, just as we get hope boom.James

News

• Sound Bite of the Week: Derrick Henry
• Titans waive Daylon Dawkins, re-sign him to practice squad
• Corey Davis cleared to play
• Darrius Jennings returns to the 53 man roster
• Win and We're In…
• Titans travel to Houston
• • What will Houston do? Hopkins, Watson, etc.
  • Can A. J. Brown get to 1K yds? Has 927, needs 73
  • Injury Report
  • • Titans
    • • OUT: CB Adoree Jackson, WR Khalif Raymond, WR Adam Humphries
      • QUESTIONABLE: WR Cody Hollister
    • Texans
    • • OUT: WR Will Fuller
      • QUESTIONABLE: WR DeAndre Hopkins, S Jahleel Addae, OLB Jacob Martin, WR Kenny Stills, T Laremy Tunsil, QB Deshaun Watson, CB Bradley Roby
  • Deshaun Watson - AJ McCarron
  • DeAndre Hopkins - Steven Mitchell Jr.
  • The Texans don't want to get into a shootout with the Titans. Expect conservative gameplay from the Texans offense
  • KEYS OF THE GAME: Derrick Henry and Ryan Tannehill
• Let's get real: Another season with the same record
• • 4 straight years of 9-7, 2 with Mularkey and 2 with Vrabel
  • If sports repeat history, this sounds similar to the years when Jeff Fisher took over
  • Last 4 season AFC South record: 2-4 (M), 5-1 (M), 3-3 (V), 3-3 (V)

Stupid Question of the Week

• If the Titans don't make the playoffs, is this a condemnation of Vrabel or Robinson?

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• Subject: We Won!Did we win? you sureI always had faith at 17-7 as the Colts are garbage but hey its the Colts so I guessed we could find a way to lose and yes we did try. With Jacoby Brissett signed on till 2020 so you expect the Colts to try draft a QB to start in 2020 or 2021, I would love Jacoby Brissett to stick around for a few years and the Titans get a real run on wins against the ColtsDo you think the Patriots are having the worst 10- 2 year in the last decade, yes a good defense but wow the offense is useless.Yes to Brady in 2020 for the laughs just not at the TitansJames Stark
• Subject: It's About TimeHi Michael,This is Tommy from Atlanta. What an exciting game, "We Beat the Colts". During the 1st half, I will admit I thought it was the Same Old Titans. It appears that our offense has gotten better. My question for you, is Author Smith a good OC but Marcus couldn't execute the plays; or, Is Tannehill perfectly executing bad play calls.Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.Tommy Smith

News

• Sound Bite of the Week: Good Morning Football
• Titans climb into sole possession of 2nd place in the AFC South
• Derrick Henry the beast (1,140 yds) - Last 6 Games: 119 car 724 yds 7 TDs; 11 rec 98 yds 1 TD; 3 fum
• Is it good or bad that the league is starting to pay attention to the Titans?
• How long can the "bend but don't break" defense hold up?
• Delanie Walker vows you haven't seen the last of him
• The "Eye Test": Tannehill vs. Mariota
• Titans travel to Oakland to face the Raiders in a push to the playoffs.
• • Derrick Carr is 3-0 vs. Titans
  • Oakland's RB Jacobs is also over 1,000 yds
  • Raiders almost 20 pts/game (Titans 23 pts/game)
  • Don't overlook the Raiders… last game in Oakland
  • Raiders #15 in passing offense, but #10 in rushing offense
  • Raiders #24 vs. the pass, and #11 vs. the run
• Let's get real: Titans current hot streak
• • Win 5 of last 6
  • Wins over Chargers, Colts, and Chiefs
  • Only faced 1 team going to the playoffs (Chiefs)
  • 3 of the next 4 are against playoff teams (Texans x 2, Saints)
  • If Titans go 3-1, Titans will make the playoffs; therefore this game is critical

Stupid Question of the Week

• Will Ryan Tannehill win Comeback Player of the Year?

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