While Titans search for third pass-rusher, an interesting limitation on Harold Landry

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Heading into season four, Harold Landry remains a one-trick pass rusher: Speed around the corner is his thing.

So his new position coach came up with an interesting new tactic to force the development of moves beyond that.

Landry is not allowed to use the speed rush at practice.

Harold Landry, Tennessee Titans

Pool photo: Mark Humphrey, AP

“I took his fastball away,” Ryan Crow said. “He’s a speed-dip guy, I think everyone that watches his film throughout the league realizes he’s a speed-dip guy so I think the conversation with him was, you can’t use that in camp, you’ve got to find something else, make some new mistakes, learn some other moves, try them, see if they work and try to create that second and third pitch."

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Paul Kuharsky has covered the Tennessee Titans since 1996, first for The Tennessean, then ESPN.com and now independently at paulkuharsky.com. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee and one of the longest-tenured Titans beat reporters in the franchise's history.

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