Pickers mailbag: The delay in Matt LaFleur-to-Marcus Mariota communication
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Kickoff is near.
So it's time for you to catch up on a week's worth of what we've had brewing here, especially Blake Beddingfield's preview of the Titans' season opener.
On to your questions, a solid batch.
Also, you'll want to catch up on this week's public broadcast.
The #Titans before Miami https://t.co/HOSHWWzM3F
— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) September 8, 2018
No onto your quality batch of questions. (No Anthony Firkser in here, just a great picture by Russell Roberts.)
Jamie Zaleski Is the extra step of play calling from LaFleur to O’Hara to Mariota going to slow down the play clock and tempo?
PK: It’s just the way it works. Mike Heimerdinger and Dowell Loggains were on the sideline as coordinators, at least most of the time. But five others were all in the box, I believe.
It killed the Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV. Before a crucial completion from Steve McNair to Erron Kinney in the second half, the Titans had to burn a timeout. Les Steckel’s call to QB coach Bart Andrus got messed up by Andrus as he called it into McNair.
If the Titans had that timeout, they may have had one more crack at the end zone at the end when Kevin Dyson was short.
Others have said they are disappointed to learn that LaFleur won't be in Marcus Mariota's ear until the coach-to-quarterback device
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