What can Brown's David Howard do for the Titans?

Written by Drexel Perry on May 11, 2010 08:33.

Selected in the seventh and final round of this year's draft, former Brown DT David Howard will attempt to take the leap from the Ivy League to the NFL.

Listed by at least one major publication as a sleeper prior to draft weekend, Brown's intriguing athleticism demonstrated during his pro day served as the impetus for the Tennessee Titans to take a flyer on the former Ivy Leaguer in the draft's final round.

Similar to last week's exercise regarding fellow 7th rounder Marc Mariani, let's take a look at David Howard's chances of sticking around in 2010.

A look back at Titans' second-round draft picks

Written by Andrew Strickert on May 10, 2010 22:19.

We continue this series on previous Titans' drafts by looking at the players they selected in Round Two. As you would expect, the second round generally produced better players than later rounds.

The second-rounders can pretty easily be categorized into four groups - All-Pros, productive starters, busts and recent draft picks. As we did in earlier segments of this series, we'll only be looking at players drafted since 1997, the year the franchise relocated to Tennessee.

VY on VY

Written by Tom Gower on May 09, 2010 23:33.

Pardon the lack of content from me of late; Andrew keeps writing the posts I plan to write before I have a chance to write them, plus the press of other obligations is ongoing. So, rather than a substantive post, I'll write about something interesting that I think flew further under the radar than it should have.

The Titans-related interview making the rounds of late has been LenDale White's, shall I say, slightly idiosyncratic view that the problem with the 2009 Titans is that LenDale White didn't get enough carries. Were I a fan of the Seahawks and Mr. White, I'd be pleased at his confidence in himself, but as he's now a Seahawk and I never thought he was particularly good, I don't really care. Instead, I strongly commend to you Vince Young's interview with a Houston radio station. It's from back in March, but I finally had a chance to listen to the whole thing last week and the quotes don't do it justice. It's not so explicitly philosophical as the great Mike Reinfeldt talk, and there are no killer quotes like White provided, but in terms of Vince Young talking about his life, career, and his evolution as an NFL QB, it's by far the best thing I've ever heard.

Will Lavelle Hawkins step it up in 2010?

Written by Drexel Perry on May 08, 2010 07:42.

In NFL circles, there's this little theory that's centered upon the 3rd year serving as the breakout campaign for young wide receivers.

From old school talents such as Steve Largent, Harold Carmichael and Stanley Morgan to today's generations of stars such as Terrell Owens and Steve Smith, young wideouts have typically experienced their proverbial light-bulb moment during their third seasons in the league.

According to this trend, we should all be hoping for a breakthrough performance from Tennessee Titans' WR Lavelle Hawkins in 2010.

Who was the Titans' best third-round draft pick?

Written by Andrew Strickert on May 07, 2010 07:26.

The Titans' history of drafting in the third round is not something they should be terribly proud of. Only six of the Titans' third-round draft picks became starters. Several third-rounders became serviceable backups and some were not that serviceable. A few were absolutely terrible picks.

Really, you should reasonably expect most of your third-round picks to develop into starters and you hope that one or two will be more than just adequate. I've started a new poll on our home page, asking you to vote on the best third-round pick. When you look at it, you might ask, "Is that the best we have to choose from?"

Schnellenberger says Titans' Rusty Smith could be a great NFL QB

Written by Andrew Strickert on May 06, 2010 07:12.

Could the Titans' sixth-round draft pick Rusty Smith become a great NFL quarterback? The legendary Howard Schnellenberger, who knows quite a bit about the subject, said he could in a radio interview I heard last week.

Schnellenberger has been Smith's coach at Florida Atlantic the last four years. Earlier in his career, he was the college coach for future NFL greats Jim Kelly, Bernie Kosar and Vinny Testaverde. In the interview, Schnellenberger predicted Smith would be just as good as the trio he coached at the University of Miami.

Marc Mariani: Camp fodder or possible 7th round steal?

Written by Drexel Perry on May 05, 2010 07:45.

When the Tennessee Titans decided to select Montana WR Marc Mariani in the 7th round of this year's draft, one thing immediately stood out: the fact that Mariani was a college teammate of Jeff Fisher's son, Brandon.

Somewhat overlooked was the reality that Mariani was a highly productive player in the Big Sky conference, which inevitably led to him being branded with the dreaded "hasn't faced top competition" label that many small-school talents face on draft day.

Last week, during rookie mini-camps, Mariani apparently made a solid first impression as he showcased his ability to catch the football.

Can Mariani overcome the odds and make the Titans' roster in 2010?

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