Expectations For Titans WR Donnie Avery

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  1. JCBRAVE

    JCBRAVE goTitans 2019 Survivor Champion

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    He's played, just hasn't recorded any stats yet.

    He played one snap vs the Browns. The following week Avery played 5 snaps. Now with a bye week and more time to catch up, I suspect he'll register a catch some time soon. Maybe vs the Texans.
     
    #11 JCBRAVE, Oct 17, 2011
  4. CheeseheadTitan

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    Agree, I think we see quite a bit more of him this week...how this works out remains to be seen.
     
    #12 CheeseheadTitan, Oct 17, 2011
  7. quagliero

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    I expect to see him on the field for about 15 plays against Houston. Most of those should just be him running a 9 route.

    Take a couple of shots deep, take them early, and give them something to think about.
     
    #13 quagliero, Oct 18, 2011
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  10. steverife

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    I expect nothing. Anything will be a bonus.
     
    #14 steverife, Oct 18, 2011
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  13. mike75

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    http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/20110...lights|contentId:09000d5d8219cdf9&tab=analyze

    D.Avery 19 yd.TD pass from A.Feeley....This particular play was from the preseason a few weeks back.Remember seeing him playing quite a bit in that preseason game against Tennessee.



    Coach Mike Munchak and offensive coordinator Chris Palmer say they believe wide receiver Donnie Avery’s role will expand now that he’s been with the Titans for a few weeks.

    But Avery still has to complete the process that every athlete does following a serious injury – convincing himself he’s once again able to do everything he could before the injury. Avery suffered a torn ACL in the 2010 preseason and was later cut by the Rams.

    “If you’ve ever had a knee injury, it takes about a year,” Palmer said. “Probably a year-and-a-half later it starts to feel good. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with it. It’s (just) ‘Do you trust it?’ ”

    Palmer says Avery is getting better, but still has a little work left in that department.

    “The other day, he ran a comeback route and you can see he wasn’t quite sure he could run it,” Palmer said. “He did, and I heard (wide receivers coach) Dave Ragone say, ‘You didn’t trust it.’ Avery said, ‘No, not yet. But I’m getting better at it.’ You just have to play through it.”
     
    #15 mike75, Oct 21, 2011
  16. JCBRAVE

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    That is a big hurdle to overcome. He'll end up finding out just how strong that knee is when catches a ball, and has to go.
     
    #16 JCBRAVE, Oct 21, 2011
  19. T-Rac

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    agreed, at least the only way is up for Avery in my eyes :)

    Just hope he doesn't get hit below the knees, or get scared of catching a ball knowing that a hit is coming upon touchdown.
     
    #17 T-Rac, Oct 21, 2011
  22. Soxcat

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    If the knee is healed the problem is all in his head. He needs to get over it and start contributing. Maybe if he puts up a poster of Welker he can have some motivation.
     
    #18 Soxcat, Oct 21, 2011
  25. mike75

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    He looked fine in the preseason and i put a link where he caught a touchdown against us with the Rams in preseason.So yeah a lot of it could be mental or in his head.
     
    #19 mike75, Oct 21, 2011
  28. LANGSTER

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    All we need him to do is run go routes on sunday this sunday!
     
    #20 LANGSTER, Oct 21, 2011
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