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Posse Review: Titans vs. Jaguars Week 8

November 2nd, 2009 by Rogersworthe | No Comments | Filed in Posse Review
Chris Johnso, you are my hero.

Chris Johnson, you are my hero.

So the Tennessee Titans get their first win of the season 8 weeks in. That’s rough. However, we won. That’s good. I actually didn’t even know how I should format this Posse Review because I realized all of my formatting is based off of games we lost. So.. here it goes.

How the Titans Won

  • Offensive Playcalling: Mike Heimerdinger finally got his head out of his ass and made play calls that made sense in the moment they happened. No 3rd and 1 bombs. No 3rd and 8 draw plays. He even used LenDale White to kill time late in the game. GOOD JOB COACH. YOU AREN’T A TOTAL MORON.
  • Chris Johnson – god of War: Chris Johnson played like a man possessed. I have now seen him do twice what no other Runningback in the league can do, except maybe Adrian Peterson. It isn’t just speed either. Reggie Bush is fast, he isn’t doing this. Darren McFadden can’t seem to get anything going in Oakland. Chris Johnson is the complete package. He can (although doesn’t often, but he can) run tough. He sees the hole and he hits it. HARD. He puts pressure on the defense to be in perfect position or else he will make them pay. Also, his ability to accelerate after breaking a tackle (like his 89 yard run yesterday) is amazing.
  • Vince Young played under control: I will be doing a whole post on his play and what the Titans should expect from him and such, so for this review all I will say is he did everything he was asked of him and more. His decision making was really, really impressive. He kept the offense on the field, even on drives that didn’t end in scoring he would get 2-3 first downs. This was huge for our defense.
  • Defense played better: Rod Hood – 7 year veteran from Philadelphia and Arizona – came in on short notice and played really, really well. Hood > Harper. Much better. Vandenbosch finally got a sack. Jason Jones looked fierce. Thornton was blowing plays up. At this point I would like to mention that THIS is what the Titans defense can do in spurts. The secret? Keeping them off the field. And the Titans did that. The defense was only on the field for 21 minutes. And it showed. Outside of the two runs by Maurice Jones-Drew which could serve as great examples on how NOT to tackle, the defense played well.
  • Titans scored more points than the Jaguars: The key to winning any game in the NFL.

Concerns for the future (more…)

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Posse Review: Titans vs. Colts Week 5

October 12th, 2009 by Rogersworthe | No Comments | Filed in Posse Review

Well…. at least this loss was expected. However, it was still frustrating and very disappointing. This team is very bad and not going anywhere.

Griffin has had this view of Receivers all freaking year

Griffin has had this view of Receivers all freaking year

Permanent Problems

  • Quarterback: I understood the loyalty to McNair back in the O’Donnell days, but I do not understand the loyalty to Collins now. He isn’t the QB of the future and he isn’t the QB of the present either. How many losses before Fisher figures the Titans have blown enough games to just play for next year?
  • Secondary: This was to be expected so I won’t say much on it. However, I still don’t understand what has happened to Michael Griffin.
  • Mike Heimerdinger: I still fail to see where he is taking this offense. Most talent ever yet way less production. He can’t seem to get in his head Lendale needs the ball more. All signs point to it. The Colts defense is fast, but has been proven to to give up big yards from punishing runningbacks who run North and South very well. THAT’S LENDALE WHITE YOU DOUCHE BAG!!!! FIGURE IT OUT!!! HOLY CRAP YOU ARE DUMB!!!!
  • Stupid play: It’s become a pattern. A bad, bad pattern. Every time the Titans get a chance to take a lead, tie a game, or even bring a game close, they get a turnover. How does this continually happen? At some point, it isn’t just bad luck anymore.

My Doghouse

  • Nobody makes my doghouse, because at this point, everything just feels like a permanent problem.
  • How the hell does Lendale not get the ball on 3rd and 1? How? HOW??? HOW!?!?!?! I WILL WATERBOARD HEIMERDINGER FOR ANSWERS IF I HAVE TO!!!!

A Few good things

  • Rob Bironas: At least he is back.

I think, as did many other Titans fans, that this game was going to be a loss after that Alge Crumpler fumble. The defense held Peyton Manning, the Titans get the ball, look crisp on offense, Collins is throwing good passes, then Crumpler fumbles and Peyton starts a few yards outside the Red Zone and does what he does there: scores a Touchdown. It killed the chances for the Titans to play downhill, run the ball, kill clock, and NOT PLAY FROM BEHIND. The Titans haven’t been able to play ahead this season due to the pass defense, but also due to untimely turnovers. At some point, when it happens over and over, it is more than luck. I don’t know what it is because it’s a different type of turnover every time. A fumble, a muffed kickoff, an Interception, muffed punt, fumble again, and probably something next week. I don’t know.  But whatever it is, the Titans need to get it under control, or winning a game will be a long time coming.

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Posse Review: Titans vs. Jaguars Week 4

October 5th, 2009 by Rogersworthe | 2 Comments | Filed in Posse Review
One of a few bright spots was Kenny Britt stepping up

One of a few bright spots was Kenny Britt stepping up

Well, this loss was not so much a gut punch. This loss was more of a prison rape. The Titans were down 27-3 at halftime. The Titans are 1-7 in their last 8 games. 1-7. You know who is 1-7 in their last 8 games? Detroit. Who else? The Rams. Then the Titans. I have come to a painful conclusion this week. The past few weeks I kept arguing the Titans were an adjustment or two away from returning to form and smacking teams down. I was wrong. The Titans are a bad football team. The Kansas City Chiefs played teams tough last year several times. Nobody claimed they were a few adjustments away from being a playoff team. Why are they this bad after being 10-0 last year? No idea. Quarterback play is a big part of it. The loss of Haynesworth also shows how tenuously balanced top units, offense or defense, can be. Take Drew Brees out of the Saints offense and Robert Meachem is no longer a decent 3rd Receiver. Consider Nick Harper our Robert Meachem. Time to retire, Nick.

Permanent Problems

  • Quarterback: Kerry Collins has been all kinds of bad, and this game takes the cake. The interceptions were unforced. Jacksonville didn’t get any sort of world class pressure either, but there was Collins under and overthrowing everything. Is Vince Young the answer? Doubtful. But it is time to find out once and for all. Time to bench Collins.
  • Secondary: Atrocious in every way. Michael Griffin is highly overrated as a safety. He plays too wildly and gambles too much. These look good when there is a lot of pressure on the QB and he has to go with his first read and never has time to set up pump fakes and looking the safety off, but now that QBs do, it has left Michael Griffin exposed. Chris Hope, I don’t know what happened to him, but he is not the same this year. He seems a step too late everywhere on the field.
  • Mike Heimerdinger: His offensive gameplans have been a joke. This past week alone yielded 48 passes to 18 runs. That is ridiculous. He is to blame as much for the offenses failure as Kerry Collins, if not more so.

My Doghouse (more…)

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Posse Review: Titans vs. Jets Week 3

September 28th, 2009 by Rogersworthe | 4 Comments | Filed in Posse Review
Kerry Collins has left much to be desired in late game situations. Like completing a pass.

Kerry Collins has left much to be desired in late game situations. Like completing a pass.

Another gut punch loss. The game started out to where I thought to myself, “There isn’t a chance for us to win this game.” However, the Titans proved me wrong, to my extreme happiness. Then they went ahead and lost anyways. I, after the game, declared the season dead. I don’t see much evidence to the contrary in regards to how our schedule is lining up. So lets review this game.

Permanent Problems

  • Special Teams: In two of the first three games, you can make a case that special teams cost us the game. With all the other problems the Titans have had with turnovers, worst pass defense in the league, inability to run the 2 minute offense, etc., etc., the Titans could still be 2-1 if their special teams were competent. Heck, if they were good, they might be 3-0. However, I would be willing to settle for competent and 2-1. That is ridiculous. And Jeff Fisher is ENTIRELY to blame. More on that later.
  • Lack of Offensive Identity: Another week in which the Titans spend a good part of the game looking confused on offense. Some flashes of brilliance (AGAIN), but then just complete confusion, offsides at inopportune times and sacks at inopportune times. It’s frustrating to watch, especially when I have seen evidence that this offense could be elite.
  • Pass Defense: While it played better against the Jets than the previous two games, the defense looked its best when they got pressure. Cecil dialed up some blitzes at perfect times. However, the few times there wasn’t enough pressure, Sanchez picked up some big yardage passing and confirmed that this unit will be the Achilles’ heel all year.

My Doghouse (more…)

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Posse Review: Titans vs. Texans Week 2

September 21st, 2009 by Rogersworthe | No Comments | Filed in Posse Review
Kerry fails once again late in the game

Kerry fails once again late in the game

And I thought the Steelers game hurt. The 2009 Titans, the team that can’t finish a game. Problem is, this time it wasn’t against the returning champs. We can’t pretend that there was actually a lot of good to take away from this game. We have nothing good to take away from this game, because the one good thing, Chris Johnson is really fast and the Texans are retarded, are things we knew already. So… let me try to get through this and recap this shit.

Permanent Problems

  • Nick Harper: I think the Titans secondary can recover and play better, but Nick Harper is who he is. Slow and small with no ability to cover man on man. At best we have to run bubble zones with him. That doesn’t work without a beast of a pass rush, and we have not received that. Mouton needs to develop quickly.
  • Ball Control: We haven’t helped our defense on offense by holding the ball and having long drives. Against Houston, we either went 3 and out or Chris Johnson scored a 60 yard touchdown. We only had one sustained drive (where Nate Washington got the touchdown on the fade route). This is bad. Some sort of identity and stability must be found. Frankly, as weird as this sounds, I think LenDale needs a bit more playing time, especially once we obtain a lead.
  • Dumb Penalties: 2 weeks in a row count’s as a trend when it is 1/8th of your season. We can’t keep getting penalties in big spots.
  • Turnovers: Have to stop, have to stop, have to stop.
  • Defensive Line: They are talented and at times show some great skill, but they aren’t dominant like in past years. Now, I don’t think it’s a huge problem, but the Titans have to recognize what they are at D-Line and adjust accordingly.

My Doghouse (more…)

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Posse Preview Week 2: Titans vs. Texans

September 18th, 2009 by Rogersworthe | No Comments | Filed in Posse Preview

This game is huge. I know it’s only week 2. I know that the Texans looked like the Cleveland Browns. But that can all change this week if they come out blasting. We can’t lose this game. That being said, lets preview this game.

I hope we see a lot of this on Sunday. Except with rain everywhere.

I hope we see a lot of this on Sunday. Except with rain around it.

Strengths for the Titans

  • Controlling the Line of Scrimmage: The Titans Offensive Line held serve against the mighty, mighty Steelers. They have got to be licking their chops for this game because not only should they hold serve here, they should dominate. The “New and improved” Houston Defensive Line looked like it always does. Mario Williams either gets a sack or the Quarterback has 7 seconds to throw. They got no penetration and were usually a yard or more back from the line of scrimmage on Jets running plays. Mark Sanchez looked like everything I thought he wouldn’t be. What a dick. Anyways, the Titans will own up front on offense. I see the same for defense. I do not think the Jets have a better pass rush than the Titans do, and if I am right it means they’ll be all up in Schaub’s face all day. And they will need to be, because if not… Andre Johnson. Need I say more?
  • Running the ball: Chris Johnson and Lendale White combined should average 4.5 yards a carry. If not, something is wrong.
  • Passing the ball: I expect efficiency out of the passing game as well. In brief moments they showed some flex in the Steelers game, but nothing sustained. Forgivable against Pittsburgh, not against the Texans.

Weaknesses for the Titans (more…)

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YouTube Video(s)/Picture of the Week

September 10th, 2009 by Spizz | 1 Comment | Filed in YouTube Video of the Week

Commenter DarkMagik raised a good question earlier that’s important to consider for tonight’s game:

We are gonna win solid long as Collins has minimal mistakes. Not impressed w/ steelers run game behind shoddy o-line, and our line is still beast. Only question is who Snoop Dogg is rootin for.

Big question indeed. If you recall, Snop Dogg revealed in a previous YouTube Video of the Week that he is a die hard Steelers fan, but also supports the Titans because of his “nephew” LenDale. So who is he going to be pulling for tonight?

Answer:

‘Nuff said. On to the YouTube Video of the Week: some badass highlights from last season for anyone that isn’t sufficiently pumped up yet for tonights game. Watch em both after the jump. (more…)

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Posse Preview Week 1: Titans vs. Steelers

September 8th, 2009 by Rogersworthe | 12 Comments | Filed in Posse Preview

2 days. We are 2 days away from the first game of the NFL season. To open the regular season, we are stuck with playing the returning champion Pittsburgh Steelers. It’s a game I both dread and look forward to. So, without further stalling, lets preview it:

Strengths for the Titans

  • Controlling the Line of Scrimmage: Any good Tennessee Titans team starts and ends with this. Our Offensive Line is generally acknowledged as top 3 in the league and will remain so barring a major injury. The Steelers defense is extremely impressive, but our line showed last year that they are good enough to get Chris Johnson some space and Kerry Collins enough time to make a decision. So while we obviously won’t dominate the line of scrimmage offensively, we’ll at least hold serve and possibly control it for a drive or two. The big question mark is on the Defensive Line. While we are talented and deep, there is a question of whether we can dominate as our D-Line has for the past 2 years. Pittsburgh has a weak Offensive Line and while their O-line is expected to improve, nobody expects it to be a top unit. Our D-Line MUST take advantage of this or we will be in some trouble.
  • Running the Ball: We’re a better running team than Pittsburgh. This can be neutralized by how good Pittsburgh’s run defense is, but I don’t think it will be enough. If our running game can get us to 3rd and 3 or better, we have enough of a passing game to convert these with some regularity. I know we won’t get our usual yards rushing, but to expect 3 yards a carry is not ridiculous, and could be enough to keep the Steelers defense on their toes.
  • Tight End: We will need to use all 3 of our Tight Ends in different ways to help out the Receiving Corps. Cook, if he is fully healthy, could be the X factor, as his speed will be unexpected coming from that position. I imagine the Tight End will be Collins’ first look on 3rd downs, and even with our O-Line you rarely get a 2nd look against this defense so our Tight Ends will need to come to play.

Weaknesses for the Titans (more…)

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Preseason Impressions

August 31st, 2009 by Rogersworthe | 3 Comments | Filed in Tennessee Titans

So we have had 3 1/2 games of preseason football to date, with one more left at Green Bay. The game against Cleveland brought some clarification to some issues we have had in previous games. However, it’s still preseason, the Detroit Lions went 4-0 in preseason last year, so all of these need to be taken with a grain of salt. But here are my thoughts so far on our preseason play:

  • Our offense is going to be good: Even when the 1st team offense struggled in the Tampa Bay and Dallas Cowboys game, you could see it forming. Justin Gage is on a new level, and Nate Washington adds a deep threat dimension that is very real and defenses fear it. This is going to open up the middle of the field for the deepest Tight End position in the league. Also, Kenny Britt as the #3 receiver is perfect for him and he will fill the role well. I am impressed with our offense. Which we will need this year because
  • Our defense will be good, but not dominant: The Defensive line will have its moments, and Jason Jones may add A LOT of what I feel is missing (which is why these should be taken with a grain of salt), but I don’t think we will dominate on the Line like in past years. Nobody commands a double team, which gives opposing offenses some flexibility in how to use their line in pass protection. Also, the more I see our non-pro bowlers in the secondary play, the worse I feel. Teams obviously see Faggins as a HUGE liability and are going right after him (he did get cut from HOUSTON for goodness sake). Fuller is good, but not as good as I was hoping he would be. And Mouton is injured and not getting any reps after showing some promise. The good thing is Tulloch looks like he is taking a step up and Fowler is no slouch as a fill-in/back up.
  • Vince Young ain’t turning the proverbial corner, so shut the fuck up about it: He sucks. He sucks trying to run. He sucks at passing. He sucks at reading defenses. He sucks at professional football. He is Tommy Frazier. The Tennessean and commenters everywhere are saying things like “Well he looked GREAT after throwing that interception for a touchdown!!! It’s important for a Quarterback to recover after errors like that!” IT’S IMPORTANT NOT TO HAVE ERRORS LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!!! GET A BRAIN!!!! It’s year 4 (I kept thinking 3 for some reason earlier today on MCM) and we are trying to say things like “Well, he finally is going through his progressions!” Big. Fat. FAIL. Last night he cost us 10 to 14 points (the argument can be made that if he throws the ball away on the play he made the goalline fumble that Fisher gets the kicking team out there). 10 to 14 points is the game. You cannot give NFL teams 10 to 14 points and expect to win. PERIOD. Kerry Collins doesn’t do that. He doesn’t bring much to the table, but he doesn’t GIVE the other team 10 to 14 points, and that’s why he is the starter. Vince isn’t gonna turn it around. It’s year 4, and he looks like a rookie.
    Look, he got cursed in '08, he isn't going to recover. He sucks. He sucks BAD. Let it go.

    Look, he got cursed in '08, he isn't going to recover. He sucks. He sucks BAD. Let it go.

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