Give it to me straight

Discussion in 'Tennessee Titans and NFL Talk' started by i82much, Jan 17, 2009.

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  1. GoT

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    Titans blitzed JF 7 times, never bringing more than 5 that I recall.
     
  2. psychotictitan

    psychotictitan Its About That Time...

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    What i dont understand is why isnt Fisher saying anything? He obviously saw we werent getting pressure on Flacco but didnt even adjust,even at halftime. How hard is it to switch to channel 2 and say "Jim, we need to bring some heat,dial up some blitzes!"
     
  3. GoT

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    Jimbelina had channel 2, the Blitz!, replaced with Smoooth 70s
     
  4. psychotictitan

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    more like porn music
     
  5. A Fightin'Titan

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    Because our defense was working fine!!!!!



    Besides three big plays on offense, that were more players fault than scheme, their offense was stagnant.
    ( Mason's TD, Clayton's big catch to our three yard line and Heap's 23 yarder late in the fourth)


    Each and every one of those plays we had personnel to stop them, but in each situation we shot our own feet clean off.

    Also playing a heavy run first team isn't the time to get your defensive players up field behind the rusher by blitzing. The game, both offense and defense, was called good but on both sides of the ball we got caught on big plays, usually our own doing.


    I don't think there was a need at halftime to switch up our play calling. Hindsight is something else though.


    FYI .... the weekend of divisional playoffs both our defense and offense ranked number one overall!
     
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  6. psychotictitan

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    For a team that prides itself on getting to the Qb we didnt do squat. The Steelers did exactly what we didnt do, and thats getting to JF. They got to him enough times that there were plays he was throwing the ball out alot earlier then he wanted. Only 1 player on Baltimore makes the majority of their plays and thats Mason,theirs no reason why our secondary cant play man on everyone else and blitz our LB's. That long pass to Mason was 3rd and 13 and we're playing zone and rushing 4,thats when you bring the heat and force him to make a quick throw. That happened all night, we gave him to much time and we let a mediocore offense make plays that shouldnt have.
     
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  7. TBC_titan

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    Not fine enough to ensure they had less points than us when the clock ran out.



    Let me correct that for you:
    Besides three big crucial plays that allowed them to score the 13 points that they eventually beat us with on offense, that were more players' faults than schemes.
    Also, just like you said, they were players' faults. And the last time I checked, wouldn't 'players' mistakes' also mean that the defense was indeed, not working 'fine'?


    Another statement indicating that the defense was indeed, not working fine.

    http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090120/COLUMNIST0201/901200352/1002/SPORTS
    FYI, the Tennessee Titans were the number one seed going into that game.
     
  8. Gunny

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    Wow 13 points and it's the defenses fault we lost?

    It was on the offense, plain and simple.
     
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  9. GoT

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    not so plain and it ain't that simple.
    D should have won the game even with the O implosion, but bean-counter Jimbelina was too scared to attack the rookie QB allowing him to get those throws off unmolested.

    I am not advocating blitzing every play, but third down passing situations is a good time too be making a QB make an early read, but that ain't the MBSGWBs style. Good riddence
     
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  10. TBC_titan

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    No no. I put the fault on the whole team; both sides of the ball. The offense and defense both had their share of Eff-Ups.

    And the fact that we didn't get much pressure on Flacco; I'd put that more on play calling than execution (which was fairly solid for the most part).
     
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