Drexel has already posted his thoughts on player performances in the Titans' 15-7 loss to the Panthers Saturday, but I thought I'd chime in with some additional comments. I put up the raw data dump of my brief notes on each play at my personal site, but this is the more intelligible, reader-friendly version of those.
Fourth-round draft pick Alterraun Verner, whom I projected as a potential third-round target of the Titans, was one of the great stories of the Titans' 2010 training camp. It seemed like the ball-hawking Verner had several picks every week throughout camp and he added another in prime time on national TV.The Carolina Panthers outlasted the Tennessee Titans in last night's 15-7 defensive struggle. During the first half, when the starters played, the end result was a 0-0 contest through two quarters, as the defenses reigned supreme while the offenses on the other hand, fizzled.
Since it's the preseason, the outcome of the game isn't the emphasis: it's all about the starters getting solid reps as they prepare for the regular season and for the backups/roster hopefuls, it's their opportunity to make their individual cases for making the squad.
Up next....I'll take a look at some of the good and not-so-good performances by the Tennessee Titans in last night's loss.
The Tennessee Titans will continue their preseason schedule with a Saturday night matchup against the Carolina Panthers.
The Titans starters, who performed adequately in last week's preseason home-opener against the Cardinals, will have another opportunity to get some reps as they're expected to play roughly two quarters against Carolina.
As the case with most preseason contests, this evening's game will also provide Titans' roster hopefuls with additional chances to make their marks in their plights to earn roster spots.
Here are a few players/battles in particular that I'll be keeping my eyes on as the Titans face the Panthers later tonight.
Halfway through training camp, I thought it was time to revisit the roster prediction I made at the start of training camp, and take a look at how which players have seen their stock rise and fall of late, at least in my eyes.
Buoyed by a solid effort courtesy of the first-teamers, the Tennessee Titans defeated the Arizona Cardinals 24-10 in their nationally televised home preseason opener.
Vince Young played well, completing 9 of his 13 passing attempts for 128 yards while leading the team on a couple of impressive drives. Since it's the preseason, Chris Johnson's touches were limited (six rushing attempts) but per the norm, CJ's abilities were on full display via his impressive 8-yard TD run.
Up next...a few additional thoughts/observations regarding the stellar and not-so-stellar performances by the Titans last night.
