Titans hire Lou Spanos as LB Coach

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  1. UrbanLegend3

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    After some very rushed tape watching, I prefer Mack to Barr. We probably have a better shot at Mack anyways so it works out for me.
     
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  2. titans92790

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    Love this hire, shows we did great research and got experienced guys to run this team. Going opposite of the Munchak "hire within" scheme which failed miserably. I see great things happening with this team, very impressed with tommy and ruston.
     
  3. GLinks

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    That's what I immediately thought when I saw the hire. Or if we use Chris Johnson to trade up a little bit. All depends, I suppose.
     
  4. 520

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    I highly doubt we give our new lb coach enough pull to say his former lb would be our first pick
     
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  5. Gut

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    It's not about him having the pull, it's about him having the knowledge. He'll know Barr and what he can and can't do better then our scouts so it definitely gives us inside info on him and UCLA's other D prospects to give Ruston a better idea on his 'real' value.
     
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  6. 520

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    I mean I guess....but you think his coach gonna come in and be like yea I couldn't teach him to do this or this right so he still cant do it...nah hell say hes the man lets take em I coached him up good. ruston gotta trust his own view and his circle of trust he been rolling with the last few years
     
  7. Gut

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    Um...is this how you think it works? smh

    No, when they meet with scouts to go over all players in the draft, he will conver with the scouts and see if what he knows is in syn with what the scouts THINK. Sure it's possible he'll pound the table for Barr during the draft if he thinks he's the next LT and Barr is available...or we target him in a move up ala Dion Jordan last draft.

    Barr's strengthes are rushing the passer on a stunt and his ability to tackle and collide with IMPACT!!! He doesn't appear to be very good at deciphering read option type plays...but we don't know HOW he's coached for those plays. Does he look 'confused' because on that particular play he's told no matter what you take the qb or another time you take the pitch?

    We don't know....but Spanos will KNOW!!! Got the idea?
     
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  8. 520

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    oh I got lots of ideas


    im jus saying everyone like oh we got spanos boom we gonna draft his kid now no need to wonder about ti anymore is kinda dumb. I mean if he was d coordinator thatd make a tiny more sense
     
  9. Clark

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    It's not "we got dude, we gonna draft his top player from ucla now"

    It doesn't work like that.

    It works more like "hey what's barr's ceiling? Biggest issues from an inside standpoint?"

    Then the scouts can add in their thoughts. He's going to be honest with the evaluation. It's a pro job, not a "well I coached him before"
     
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  10. GTFO my pancakz

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    Mack has the strength to shed DEs. Good at the speed rush and swim move. Barr not so much. Excels at the speed rush but that's all I see when it comes to getting after the QB. We need a guy who can run over DL and Mack shows some of that.
     
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