Paul Kuharsky | Tennessee Titans News and Analysis

Enjoy it, and don't worry about national picks or 'disrespect'

: January 13, 2020 8:47 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Titans are a remarkable team nearing the conclusion of a remarkable season.

Two games away from a Super Bowl title, they are 7.5-point underdogs in Kansas City Sunday, per SBD. If they win, they’ll be underdogs in Miami too, to the 49ers or Packers. FansBAL

That’s the life of a No. 6 seed, no matter how good it’s looked in dethroning the Super Bowl champion Patriots and in tossing aside the NFL’s best regular-season team in the Ravens.

So people are going to be picking against them.

Many people who are just fully tuning in, be they random tweeters, lesser reporters, former players or so-called experts, don’t fully comprehend what this team has done.

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My Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL and awards ballot

: January 13, 2020 8:43 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL Team was released Monday, with Derrick Henry and Brett Kern earning spots.

I wanted to share my ballot for All NFL as well as the 2019 season awards. All of it is for the regular season only.

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The NFL on Mike Vrabel: 'Has Titans playing like he played'

: January 13, 2020 3:14 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – At times when his team was struggling, he looked shaky, even if analytics supported some of his decisions.

Mike Vrabel had Marcus Mariota and the offense try to draw the Colts offsides for a few seconds, then run out the play clock while looking cluelessly to the sidelines. The half-hearted attempt to draw a penalty looked especially bad compared to what Indianapolis attempted in a similar situation, where it felt like the Colts might actually snap it. VrabelBAL2

Up 14 points with over 13 minutes left in Atlanta he had the Titans’ offense try to convert a fourth-and-1 instead of kicking a field goal for a three-score lead, a decision he said was a mistake the following day.

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Scout's Take: Ravens' stubbornness helped Titans roll to AFC Championship

: January 12, 2020 3:00 PM

By BLAKE BEDDINGFIELD, special contributor

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Another game with Ryan Tannehill throwing for less than 100 yards passing (88). The “devaluing” of the running back in the NFL is a myth.

I have heard that nonsense for years, but it doesn’t apply.

You must run the ball in the playoffs to win. HenryBAL

And you must be able to stop the run in the playoffs to win.

Lamar Jackson attempted 59 passes in this game.

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Seven completions mean a whole lot more to the Titans now than back in Week 6

: January 12, 2020 3:51 AM

BALTIMORE – When Marcus Mariota completed seven passes in Week 6 in Denver it was an absolute disaster for the Titans, a key element in a woeful 16-0 loss that dropped the team to 2-4.

What a wild trip it’s been from then to playoffs when two seven-completion performances by Ryan Tannehill have been better than good enough for the Titans to knock off the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots and the NFL’s best regular-season team in the Ravens. TannehillBAL

“We’ve won multiple ways, right?” Tannehill said. “There have been games we’re thrown it more. Obviously lately we’ve been running it more. It’s something we started, I guess, three weeks ago, when we said our playoffs started going against the Texans.

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'Easy work:' Titans trounce Ravens for franchise vengeance and a spot in the AFC title game

: January 12, 2020 1:49 AM

BALTIMORE – In 2000 and 2008, the Ravens came to Nashville and made the No. 1. seeded Titans implode, ruining two of the best three seasons in the Tennessee history of the franchise.

The faithful’s prayer for Saturday night was that as the sixth-seed the 2019 version of the Titans could produce payback. CDavisBAL

And executing a playoff slogan of “Take Everything,” the Titans did just that, punching a ticket to the team’s third AFC Championship Game since the 1997 move to Tennessee with a 28-12 win over the Ravens, the AFC’s top seed that waltzed through the regular season 14-2 and had not lost since Sept. 29, 2019.

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Mailbag: The Ravens' schedule, Malcolm Butler's IR stint, a QB in the draft

: January 10, 2020 3:31 PM

BALTIMORE – Well, we've almost made it to the game. But before we get there, you need to read this mailbag.

Also, you need to listen to this podcast, which is also available where ever you get your podcasts.

Here are the best of your questions.

Do you agree the passing game must be utilized more/better this week for us to win?? Also do you think the predictable play calling on 1st down catches up to us?? It has to make life easier on opposing DCs...
— TAKE the Win!! (AJ BROWN OROY!!) (@Kdg71Kenny) January 10, 2020

PK: Of course I don’t think 15 pass attempts and seven completions will get it done Saturday. Predictable play-calling on first down is fine if they are giving it to Derrick Henry and he’s getting 4 yards. Did the Titans do crazy stuff on first down in New England?