Mojouw
11-18-2017, 03:48 PM
Whoa, boy! I've never been so glad to be so wrong about a Steelers game. I honestly thought that Murray and Henry would run wild. Well to be honest, not Murray but Henry and Mularkey's under-use of Henry is a crime against football and he should be fired for it -- but I don't root for the Titans -- so screw 'em.
But after a couple days, I wanted to throw some random thoughts out there and see how everyone here felt about them.
1. Not sure how to put this one because it is really a bunch of thoughts together. TE may be what is holding the offense back. Blocking is bad. And no reliable receiving option between the hashes and down the seams. So, Shoes was right and we should never doubt him again! For much of the season (aside from the few snaps that McDonald has been able to play) the offense has abandoned the middle of the field. It makes everything else harder. You can really shade safeties and nickel/dime defenders towards AB and Bryant because you are not worried about anyone killing you over the middle.
2. That brings me to Juju. He fixes much of the problems in the above item. Young man looks born to make his living over the middle. He starts ripping defenses open down the seams, forcing safeties inside, and the outside WRs are going to start flashing so open that it won't matter how accurate Ben is or is not!
3. McDonald ever gets and stays healthy -- that might solve much of the TE blocking troubles. Combine that with McDonald's pass catching abilities plus Juju and maaaaaayyyyyybbbbbbeeee...just maybe this team starts to look like the offensive juggernaut that was promised.
4. James Conner is slowly winning me over. Really wish he could pass protect so he could play more!
5. I think it might have been easier for NBC to list the members of the Titans coaching staff who didn't have a Steelers connection. I actually had no idea that a few of those guys were coaching - let alone in the NFL.
6. Coty Sensabaugh - who knew? Totally serviceable zone coverage DB. Sure, he got beat on the long one, but the rest of the game he was not the liability that I feared he would be.
7. Robert Golden is not good in coverage and I can not wait for Mitchell to get healthy and come back. Mitchell might be the most underappreciated player on the roster.
8. Shazier is just a one man wrecking crew. The sky-cam angle really highlighted how he does something to influence and impact the offense on every snap. Amazing.
9. I would really like to hear from Chuck Smith on why Bud Dupree has no pass rush. Injury? Smith lied about him after his camp so he could keep making $$$ as a "guru"? I really like Dupree and am a massive fan of his potential, but Sheesh...is a couple pressures a game too much to ask?
10. I say this almost every time I post one of these, but it is a sight to behold. This defense is ridiculous fast. Just astounding. Also to all those who dislike the defense celebration. Think about this. It is a group/family photo that celebrates the success of the unit rather than one player's "splash play". It is an acknowledgement that if all 11 players do their jobs and execute their assignments the entire defense will be successful and any individual "splash" that comes from that should be celebrated as a group. Long story short, this team is starting to have that all for one and one for all vibe that great teams have.
But after a couple days, I wanted to throw some random thoughts out there and see how everyone here felt about them.
1. Not sure how to put this one because it is really a bunch of thoughts together. TE may be what is holding the offense back. Blocking is bad. And no reliable receiving option between the hashes and down the seams. So, Shoes was right and we should never doubt him again! For much of the season (aside from the few snaps that McDonald has been able to play) the offense has abandoned the middle of the field. It makes everything else harder. You can really shade safeties and nickel/dime defenders towards AB and Bryant because you are not worried about anyone killing you over the middle.
2. That brings me to Juju. He fixes much of the problems in the above item. Young man looks born to make his living over the middle. He starts ripping defenses open down the seams, forcing safeties inside, and the outside WRs are going to start flashing so open that it won't matter how accurate Ben is or is not!
3. McDonald ever gets and stays healthy -- that might solve much of the TE blocking troubles. Combine that with McDonald's pass catching abilities plus Juju and maaaaaayyyyyybbbbbbeeee...just maybe this team starts to look like the offensive juggernaut that was promised.
4. James Conner is slowly winning me over. Really wish he could pass protect so he could play more!
5. I think it might have been easier for NBC to list the members of the Titans coaching staff who didn't have a Steelers connection. I actually had no idea that a few of those guys were coaching - let alone in the NFL.
6. Coty Sensabaugh - who knew? Totally serviceable zone coverage DB. Sure, he got beat on the long one, but the rest of the game he was not the liability that I feared he would be.
7. Robert Golden is not good in coverage and I can not wait for Mitchell to get healthy and come back. Mitchell might be the most underappreciated player on the roster.
8. Shazier is just a one man wrecking crew. The sky-cam angle really highlighted how he does something to influence and impact the offense on every snap. Amazing.
9. I would really like to hear from Chuck Smith on why Bud Dupree has no pass rush. Injury? Smith lied about him after his camp so he could keep making $$$ as a "guru"? I really like Dupree and am a massive fan of his potential, but Sheesh...is a couple pressures a game too much to ask?
10. I say this almost every time I post one of these, but it is a sight to behold. This defense is ridiculous fast. Just astounding. Also to all those who dislike the defense celebration. Think about this. It is a group/family photo that celebrates the success of the unit rather than one player's "splash play". It is an acknowledgement that if all 11 players do their jobs and execute their assignments the entire defense will be successful and any individual "splash" that comes from that should be celebrated as a group. Long story short, this team is starting to have that all for one and one for all vibe that great teams have.