2012 Tennessee Titans Discussion! - Page 117

Fadetoblack · 08-04-2011, 09:05 PM

To go along with that tweet:

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Jim Wyatt- Munchak made it sound like Ayers will start at one OLB spot and battle on between McRath and Witherspoon for the other #Titans

Pretty cool that Ayers seems to be setting himself apart from our other LB's.

DoughBoy · 08-04-2011, 09:05 PM

Jim Wyatt-

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Munchak made it sound like Ayers will start at one OLB spot and battle on between McRath and Witherspoon for the other

Edit: WHoops I got beat to the news!

CashmoneyDrew · 08-05-2011, 12:52 AM

Just got back from Seattle. Wore my Tits hat the whole time and of course almost everyone would talk to me about Hasselbeck and Locker. They really love those guys up there.

DoughBoy · 08-05-2011, 03:14 PM

Titans are looking to either bring in Mason or Cotchery .

CashmoneyDrew · 08-05-2011, 04:06 PM

I want Mason. He could teach Damian and Mariani the tricks of the trade and maybe give some guidance to Britt.

Ravens1991 · 08-05-2011, 06:59 PM

You guys think Britt is on the trading block? Someone rumored in on baltimoreravens.com He said Britt is out with a "hamstring injury" and it doesnt seem like he likes it there and maybe we can get him cheap.

TitanHope · 08-05-2011, 07:51 PM

I don't think Britt is on the trading block. At least, I haven't heard a single rumor about it, other than some fan frustration over his offseason hijinks. And Munch has been communicating with him ever since the CBA was settled, and the hamstring injury is legit - Britt always has something wrong with his hammies.

Britt is fairly untradeable, in my view. We can't get the value he gives us in return because of his legal troubles, and shipping him out based on principle revokes basically the only viable passing threat that Jake Locker has for the future. Sure, Jared Cook has the talent to become a great Joker TE, but he hasn't proven that yet, Damian Williams propably is better served as a #2/Slot WR, and Nate Washington is too inconsistent. And when our best FA options at this moment are Jerricho Cotchery, Steve Smith (NYG), and Derrick Mason, it's not like we can replace him through that route.

I just don't think the offense can afford to willingly give up Britt. CJ may be our best player, but Britt made that offense go last year. The offense sputtered when we lost VY, but we also lost Britt to injury around the same time. Collins could have probably been a game manager had Britt stayed healthy, but without him, the offense fell apart under KFC. I don't want to have to watch the same thing happen to Hasselbeck and see it take Locker 4 years to look like a viable passer because he has no go-to option that he feels comfortable throwing it to.

DoughBoy · 08-05-2011, 08:19 PM

Yeah there is no chance and that rumor is completely B.S.... no way in hell we could afford to trade Britt.... that, and the fact Munchak and Palmer have publicly said they plan to run the passing game around him when he gets back from his hammy (which should be Monday).

CashmoneyDrew · 08-06-2011, 12:32 PM

Cortland Finnegan is now holding out for whatever reason.

I understand he's in the last year of his contract but c'mon man. You're making almost 4 million dollars this year and he had just an ok season last year. Not to mention the team has bigger holdout fish to fry right now.

Babylon · 08-07-2011, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by CashmoneyDrew

Just got back from Seattle. Wore my Tits hat the whole time and of course almost everyone would talk to me about Hasselbeck and Locker. They really love those guys up there.

You picked a good time to come out, the weather had been pretty lousy up till about a week ago. Hope you enjoyed your stay.

CashmoneyDrew · 08-07-2011, 03:36 AM

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You picked a good time to come out, the weather had been pretty lousy up till about a week ago. Hope you enjoyed your stay.

Yeah it was crazy. Got there Sunday Morning and stayed between Seattle and Vancouver through Thursday and it was only cloudy the first hour I got there. Great weather for the entire rest of the week.

I loved the area. Seattle's a cool town.

CashmoneyDrew · 08-08-2011, 12:19 AM

Finnegan now returning to the team.

DoughBoy · 08-10-2011, 07:07 PM

Kinda hard not to like Jake:

http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2...-and-thats-ok/

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In the first two weeks of training camp, rookie quarterback Jake Locker has pretty much dedicated every minute to football.

When he’s not practicing he’s in meetings. When he’s not in meetings he’s studying the playbook.

Asked if he’s had an opportunity to do anything fun in Nashville, Locker smiled and said:

“You are saying football is not fun. It has been great, man. It is a lot of work, and you do have to put in the time to understand what you are doing. But at the same time you always have to have fun with what you are doing and if not, then you’re doing something wrong.”

also, if training camp means anything, it looks like Munchaks first draft class will turn out to be a good one. Locker, Ayers, Casey, Klug all getting high praise. looks like Zach Clayton is (of now) going to make the final 53 too.

Complex · 08-11-2011, 04:13 PM

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The Titans are ready to make Chris Johnson the highest-paid running back in the NFL. The general manager says they just need him to show up in training camp to finalize that extension.

General manager Mike Reinfeldt told The Associated Press on Thursday that Johnson’s agent was the first person they called once the NFL’s lockout was lifted. The Titans reworked Johnson’s contract a year ago to give him more money in 2010 and promised to talk to him again a year later.

Reinfeldt says they already have talked about the perimeters of this new deal for Johnson and would like to have the running back in camp to learn the offense with a new coach while negotiations are finished.

So far, Johnson has stayed away until he gets that new deal.

I wonder how much he is going to get paid.

CashmoneyDrew · 08-11-2011, 04:52 PM

I'm no rocket scientologist but my guess is somewhere in the 5 years, $35 million range.

Complex · 08-11-2011, 04:56 PM

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I'm no rocket scientologist but my guess is somewhere in the 5 years, $35 million range.

DeAngelo Williams got paid like 5 years and 45 millions with like 20 guaranteed, so its probably going to be 5 years 55 million.

CashmoneyDrew · 08-11-2011, 05:13 PM

I was talking guaranteed money. Incentives and other stuff will probably push it in the 50 millions, yeah.

TitanHope · 08-12-2011, 10:08 PM

I think CJ should get around 5/$50 million/$30 million guaranteed, or a backloaded extension of 4/$40 million/$24 million guaranteed. All this with the stipulation that he works out in Tennessee and not Florida so he can become more involved in the passing game. $10 million/year is a ton for a RB, but there are two RB's in the entire NFL who are worth it - and we have one of them.

I was thinking adding a 6th year and decreasing the yearly salary average, but he'll be, what, 32 by the time that contract would end? I think 4-5 years is probably the remainder of his prime, and if he's trailing off by the end, the next offer will be substantially less. But who knows? Maybe he's still going, and they can restructure the final year into a 3 year extension.

MR is probably hoping he'll settle for slightly more than what DeAngelo got (5/$43 million/$21 million guaranteed), so about 5/$45-48 million/$24-25 million guaranteed - or possibly entice him with a cheaper overall contract (yet still making him the highest paid RB in the NFL) by offering an unproportionally high guaranteed money amount.

Besides, we saved a ton this year by having a rookie salary cap setting in when we took a QB in the Top 10. That money could absolutely go towards CJ, or even Finnegan, Jason Jones, or Michael Griffin.

DoughBoy · 08-13-2011, 03:09 PM

I'm so excited about going the game tonight. Haven't been this anxious for a preseason game since VY and LenDale's rookie year.

Complex · 08-13-2011, 04:50 PM

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I'm so excited about going the game tonight. Haven't been this anxious for a preseason game since VY and LenDale's rookie year.

I want to see it but not on live stream, hopefully the NFL network shows it.

TitanHope · 08-13-2011, 09:48 PM

So, basically, *sproing*.

DoughBoy · 08-13-2011, 11:31 PM

My take on the Rooks tonight-

Jake Locker- Pretty good for the first game, I thought some of his mid-range balls could have been placed a little better..but that's just nitpicking.

Akeem Ayers- came close to getting a couple of sacks and made a very athletic play in pass coverage. Got fooled a few times on play-action, but nothing too bad.

Jurrell Casey- saw him blow up a few O-lineman and the fumble recovery was sweet.

Karl Klug- I thought he had the best night of anyone. Just all over the place.

Zach Clayton- He had one of the most impressive moments of the night when he chucked an offensive lineman about 5 yards into the backfield, but then whiffed on the sack.

Coach Munch get an A+ for getting a clean game out of everyone and keeping our players healthy.

CashmoneyDrew · 08-14-2011, 12:19 AM

The fightin' Munchaks!

Complex · 08-14-2011, 12:35 AM

I know this is just the preseason,I know I am probably overreacting, but I think we can make the playoffs. We are not in that bad of shape outside of a legit pass rusher.

TitanHope · 08-14-2011, 09:13 PM

What do ya'll guys think of them moving Finny inside to NB on passing downs, and putting ATV outside with McCourty?

Also, I'm pleasantly surprised with McCourty. I figured he'd be the #3 CB behind Finny and ATV, but after McNabb went repeatedly after him and failed every time, I think we're gonna be able to play the matchups with him on bigger, faster WR's and ATV/Finny playing zone across from him.