Tennessee Titans
Last Season: 7 – 9
2011 NFL Draft: QB Jake Locker (Washington, Rd. 1/Pick 8), LB Akeem Ayers (UCLA, Rd. 2/Pick 7), DT Jurrell Casey (USC, Rd. 3/Pick 13), LB Colin McCarthy (Miami (FL.), Rd. 4/Pick 12), RB Jamie Harper (Clemson, Rd. 4/Pick 33), DE Karl Klug (Iowa, Rd. 5/Pick 11), T Byron Stingily (Louisville, Rd. 6/Pick 10), DT Zach Clayton (Auburn, Rd. 7/Pick 9), S Tommie Campbell (California (PA), Rd. 7/Pick 48)
Key Additions: QB Matt Hasselbeck
Key Losses: QB Kerry Collins, QB Vince Young, TE Bo Scaife, DE Jason Babin, LB Stephen Tulloch, WR Randy Moss
2010 Individual Stat Leaders:
• Passing yards — Kerry Collins — 1,823 yards
• Passing touchdowns — Kerry Collins — 14
• Rushing yards — Chris Johnson — 1,364 yards
• Rushing touchdowns — Chris Johnson — 11
• Receiving yards — Kenny Britt — 775 yards
• Receiving touchdowns — Kenny Britt — 9
• Tackles — Stephen Tulloch — 159
• Sacks — Jason Babin — 13
• Interceptions — Michael Griffin — 4
2011 Regular Season Schedule:
Week 1: @ Jaguars
Week 2: Ravens
Week 3: Broncos
Week 4: @ Browns
Week 5: @ Steelers
Week 6: Bye
Week 7: Texans
Week 8: Colts
Week 9: Bengals
Week 10: @ Panthers
Week 11: @ Falcons
Week 12: Bucs
Week 13: @ Bills
Week 14: Saints
Week 15: @ Colts
Week 16: Jaguars
Week 17: @ Texans
Analysis: After a disappointing campaign in 2010, the Titans are a new team this year. Starting with new head coach Mike Munchak and down to a new starting quarterback. The two quarterbacks who started last season, Vince Young and Kerry Collins, have both parted ways with the team via release and retirement, respectively. Young had some off-field issues that had management concerned, so they wanted a new start. They picked up veteran QB Matt Hasselbeck, who led the Seahawks to an upset of the Saints in the first round of the NFC playoffs last season, as well as having played in a Super Bowl. He will be battling rookie QB Jake Locker from Washington, who at one point was considered a #1 pick. Locker can be inconsistent at times, but he could learn from Hasselbeck, so don’t be surprised to see the veteran start at least the beginning of the season. Luckily, the Titans will have reliable RB Chris Johnson in the backfield. Johnson was quiet last season, but still rushed for over 1,300 yards and got into the end zone 11 times. The defense is what will be the downfall of this year’s team. They lost their tackle leader LB Stephen Tulloch and their sack leader DE Jason Babin to free agency. On top of that, they didn’t do much replacing. The secondary should be strong with safeties Michael Griffin and Chris Hope as well as CB Cortland Finnegan. But, you can’t count on your secondary as your run stop, so while the offense may score some points, they will have to keep up with their opponents on a regular basis.
2011 Season Prediction: 6 – 10, Third in the AFC South
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