NASHVILLE, Tenn. – I’ve been surveying the Titans on who their biggest football influence is.
Here is a sampling of the best answers.
Jurrell Casey: “The most influential person in my football life, I would say is my uncle, Forrest Burns. He coaches me all my life, taking me to the park, working on drills, really keeping me focused and motivated for football. And then my mom, she’s always been a die-hard fan, giving me support.”
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – We’ve doubled up on Twitter characters, and the first thing the vast majority of us did with it is joke about our plan for the extra space.
A lot of people on my timeline tested it out to see what they could fit.
One did a line-by-line of Mike Keith and Pat Ryan’s Titans Radio call of the Music City Miracle. Another listed all the years the Yankees won the World Series. A third saw how many times he could fit “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”
Write comment (1 Comment)NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Someone asked me recently if the Titans could make a deal right now to have the Dec. 31 season-finale at Nissan Stadium be for the division title and a playoff spot, should they take it?
That’s a heck of a question that I asked on The Midday 180 and in this poll.
#Titans fans: #Jaguars at TEN Dec. 31. Right now, would you take a scenario where that is for the the division and loser misses playoffs?
— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) November 6, 2017
I’m still not certain if I would take that or not, mostly for one reason: Blake Bortles.
Write comment (7 Comments)NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It’s not that Jon Gruden loves everything.
Last night he was critical of the Packers pass rush, an early unwillingness to push the ball downfield and their overall lack of pass rush. He also gave the Lions grief over their persistent red-zone issues.
But when ESPN’s Monday Night Football color analyst likes something, the gushing can get ridiculous.
So I watched the game with a notebook on my lap, trying to jot down every compliment:
Write comment (5 Comments)NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A willingness and ability to play through serious pain is one of those things that fascinates me about pro football.
I hate the long-term consequences of much of that stuff, though an ankle bone bruise like Delanie Walker was able to overcome in the Titans' win over Baltimore may not leave any.
Particularly given the way Walker approached the injury.
I presumed the tight end would take a shot to help him deal with the pain.
Write comment (0 Comments)NASHVILLE, Tenn. – I didn’t know if I’d have enough fodder, but the people came through to give us plenty for the ever-popular post reaction to over-reaction post.
Hooray!
Murray is injured keeps losing yards but the keep him in instead of a healthy Henry. SMH play calling is holding this team back.
— Titans Fan 5298 (@titanup5298) November 5, 2017
Write comment (8 Comments)This play calling is horrific and DeMarco is useless
— Joey Parkhurst (@JoeyParkhurst) November 5, 2017
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – They can still build it, but at kickoff, just don’t expect a start-to-finish game from the Titans.
This is not a straight line, up arrow team. It’s a zig-zagging one.
That EKG concerned me in a big way in the tight win over the Browns. Against the far more talented Ravens, it was far more palatable.
During a 23-20 win over Baltimore, the Titans didn’t look like a team content to forge ahead with what it did in Cleveland.
Though Mike Mularkey said the Titans didn’t change much over the course of the bye, when the offense did its best work, things certainly looked different.
Write comment (7 Comments)NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Titans had mixed reactions to the no call by John Hussey and his officiating crew on a big hit on Marcus Mariota in the first quarter.
The quarterback had sprinted out to his left and threw incomplete at least a beat before linebacker Matthew Judon leveled him.
That set off Taylor Lewan, who's always going to defend Mariota.
But the reactions to the play were actually mixed.
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