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Car Chases, Clandestine Workouts and Boarded-Up Restaurants
A brand new look at the
#Titans
' great Peyton Manning pursuit, told by those who led the hunt:
@BoclairSports
@SInow
Meet big Jaylen Flye (6-8, 325), who was staked out across from
#Titans
facility Thur. in hopes of drawing interest.
Former Austin Peay OL missed chance at 2020 Pro Day due to NFL COVID restrictions. Has been playing semi-pro ball, but hasn’t given up NFL hopes.
#Titans
' Casey on
#Jags
: "They getting too much attention. They stacked their roster. They gave over a couple hundred million dollars away and now everybody thinks they the team of the world. But they can't beat us. Until they do it ... then I'll start giving them the respect."
Some unfortunate news to share: I was one of 46 laid off by
@TheAthletic
today, due to COVID-19 impact on sports. Dream job covering Titans and Preds last couple years. Couldn't have asked for a better experience, so I'm thankful for that. Looking forward to the next step.
So ...
#Titans
sign TE Austin Hooper to 1-yr, $6 million deal.
#Browns
sign TE David Njoku to 4-yr., $57 mil deal.
Numbers for both during past 2 seasons in Cleveland:
Hooper -- 84 recs., 780 yds (9.3), 7 TDs in 29 games.
Njoku -- 55 recs., 688 yds (12.5), 6 TDs in 29 games.
Monetary matters:
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#Titans
OLB Bud Dupree was fined $21,218 for his roughing the passer penalty on Jalen Hurts.
--
#Eagles
DB Marcus Epps was not fined for his unnecessary roughness penalty that led to Treylon Burks concussion.
Some
@NextGenStats
re
#Titans
WR Treylon Burks:
--He averaged 11 yards after the catch on his 3 receptions, tops in the NFL.
--He averaged 4.9 yards of separation on his 5 targets, second only to Deebo Samuel (5.0).
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QB Ryan Tannehill needs 53 passing yards to join Warren Moon as the only players in franchise history with 3,500-plus passing yards in
consecutive seasons.
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' Lewan on his famous "respect" quote: "Honestly it's a relief to win a game. I started spouting off about respect and then we go 0-3, so it's nice to get to .500, and I'll definitely keep my damn mouth shut from now on about that kind of stuff. Dad learned his lesson."
If I ever tear an ACL, I want to recover on Robert Woods’ schedule.
#Titans
WR tore his ACL last November. Does it look like it bothers him at all here?
Per
@PFF
,
--CB Tramaine Brock allowed just 2 catches for 12 yards in the 10 times he was targeted.
--CB Adoree Jackson allowed just 1 catch for 6 yards in the 4 times he was targeted.
#Ravens
DT Michael Pierce on
#Titans
'
@KingHenry_2
:
"Probably for the first time in my career, I thought there wasn't much I could do to stop him ... That dude is in a zone unlike anything I've ever played against. My hat's off to him. He's an amazing player."
This is interesting. On the official play by play, the first call on Ramsey has now been changed from unsportsmanlike to roughing. More than a quarter later.
#Titans
Among NFL QBs with at least 110 attempts this season, here's how
#Titans
' Mariota ranks in 4 categories:
- 0 ints. (T-1st)
- 5 completions of 40-plus yards (T-2nd)
- QB rating 106.2 (6th)
- 7 TD passes (T-10th)
In the interest of two sides of the story, indications are that AJ wanted out from the
#Titans
, that he stopped communicating with the team weeks ago, and that what he was asking for was even more than the $25 million average he got from Eagles.
The
#Titans
are requesting an interview with
#Ravens
defensive backs coach Dennard Wilson for their defensive coordinator job, per source.
Wilson also met with the
#Giants
for their DC job.
Interesting
@PFF
stat reflects progress we've seen from
#Titans
QB Malik Willis in his decision making.
Avg. amount of time before throwing:
Preseason Wk 1 -- 4.37 seconds
Preseason Wk 2 -- 4.05 seconds
Preseason Wk 3 -- 3.08 seconds
Very unofficial
#Titans
QB numbers today:
Overall Team Drills (11 on 11)
Mariota: 8-14, 0 picks
Tannehill: 9-15, 0 picks
Red Zone Team Drills
Mariota: 6-9, 2 TDs, 0 picks
Tannehill: 2-17, 1 TD, 0 picks
7 on 7 Red Zone
Mariota: 5-8, 2 TDs, no picks
Tannehill: 0-12, no picks
Titans' Malcolm Butler: Says he feels that this has been his best season in TN. But doesn't want to be in the Pro Bowl, would rather be getting ready for Super Bowl.
As if
#Titans
' Henry hadn't topped enough milestones today, here's another one:
--Henry is the first player in NFL history with five career games with at least 200 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.
I’m a little late announcing, but quick personal update: Excited to start working
@NashvillePost
, where I’ll be writing about
#Titans
,
#Preds
,
@NashvilleSC
,
#Vandy
and more.
Thanks for following and thanks for reading.
#Titans
do intend to sign ILB Avery Williamson from Broncos practice squad to their 53-man roster. Deal not done quite yet, but that's the way it's looking.
--Milan, TN, native would be making a second tour of duty for Titans.
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' Lewan on giving overhead cam the bird: "That damn thing was right in my face. I was like, `I'm sitting here in pain. My shoulder hurts. And this thing is staring at me in the face.' So I did what any Christian would do. I gave it the bird."
#Titans
' Byard on delivering own son: Wife having bad contractions at night. He got car ready, but wife couldn't make it. She was on knees having contractions. Hospital told KB to get her in tub. Head already poking out. Wife started pushing, about 15 mins later, KB makes catch..
#Titans
' Henry: This is the first time I'm a free agent (in March) ... Just going to enjoy the time, talk to guys around the league who've experienced it ... (But) any player would like to play in one place their whole career. Want to bring a Super Bowl here.
#Titans
head into 2021 training camp with 8 players who've made the Pro Bowl:
-WR AJ Brown (2020)
-S K. Byard (2017)
-RB D. Henry (2019-20)
-CB J. Jenkins (2016)
-WR J. Jones (2012, 14-19)
-P B. Kern (2017-19)
-LS M. Cox (2015-16, 19-20)
-QB R. Tannehill (2019)
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' Vrabel: Re Tannehill's interception rate being low since here ,Vrabel jokes that we just tell him we're going to bench him and put in Logan Woodside if he throws picks.
#Titans
media will get our first look at Treylon Burks, Malik Willis and the rest of the 2022 rookie class in action this Friday and Saturday at team's rookie mini-camp.
So as the playoff seedings stand at the moment, third-seeded
#Titans
would open the postseason by hosting sixth-seeded Miami: Tannehill vs. team that gave up on him.
#Titans
group of CBs now includes: Kristian Fulton, Caleb Farley, Elijah Molden, Roger McCreary, Buster Skrine, Chris Jackson and Greg Mabin. Also, Theo Jackson has played both CB and S.