You sure? I remember a stretch to Henry that did squat.
Look, clearly we’re all disappointed in the outcome but the issues, IMO, go well beyond just Smith’s calls today.
That's exactly how it went. Everyone in the NFL knows our run game is our strength so if 8,9 guys are in the box call an audible lol too much like right I guess.
The first drive Tannehill was 6/6. Short quick throws. We stopped doing that
Firkser’s big gain was short. Just about anything completed the second half was short due to the rush.
But the problem was we didn’t throw on 1st down. We waited until 2nd or 3rd and long to throw. That’s never going to work with this offense.
Small sample size obviously but tannehills playoff stats are.....not good
you guys seem to forget Tannehill was brought here to be a backup
no one expected him to lead us to 2 playoff wins and division title
be realistic
no one expected him to lead us to 2 playoff wins and division title
be realistic
The season was lost long ago. We had the worst off season in the history of the NFL. We lost key peices from last years team. Coaches Pees and Combs. Players Conklin, Ryan, Casey. Our draft class was way below average, especially drafting a guy, with our 1st pick, who doesn't even want to play in the NFL. We had key season ending injuries throughout the season. The love for my team made me believe we had a chance, but in reality we were far from winning the Superbowl. It stings because we lost to the Ravens and we still had a chance to beat them. We going to be alright.
We are paying him $30 million a year now. Be realistic? Lol he should be able to step up and make plays when Henry is shut down.
He was looking like Tom Brady in that first Q ...then ,.. then ... it just all stopped clicking. :disappointed:
He could get one this week regardless. But I do think that was a big distraction for him this week. Offense looked so vanilla.
Wait. Smith went vanilla because he was thinking about getting a HC job which he’d only get for being an offensive guru?
No he went vanilla because he spent too many hours prepping for these interviews and not enough preparing a solid game plan.
C’mon. He can’t even be contacted until the season is over. Want to get a HC job? You win in the playoffs.
Dont think that's right
About being contacted? Has to get Vrabel’s permission and I’ve not heard about him on an interview yet. Have you?
I heard Eric Bieniemy has met with 5 teams already
The thing is, as I wrote earlier in this thread, running too much on first down has been a problem for the Titans for a lot of the season. It's been a trend since Vrabel took over as head coach. In the three years Vrabel has been head coach, the Titans have run the ball on first down more than Mularkey did during his tenure and we all thought he ran the ball too much.
The Ravens today were successful in stopping Henry on first down all game. That made the second and third down conversions more difficult as they became obvious passing down. Getting a 10-0 lead actually didn't help because the offense went into conservative mode, exasperating the problem.
The strength of the Titans offense all season has been to get chunks of yards running on first down and then setting up PA strikes down the field. The Titans do not have the OL to be a traditional drop back passing offense. Once the Titans were forced to have to drop back and throw (due to their overly conservative game plan and the Ravens defense), the game was basically over. This team can't flip a switch with no threat of running game.
This game should solidify in everyone's minds just how important Henry really is to the offense. If Henry has a rough game, Tannenhill isn't going to overcome it most of the time.
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