There’s only so much news and analysis that we can disseminate to the readers on TitanSized. There are always noteworthy tidbits/nuggets of information about the Titans that don’t make it into our posts but should be noted. This is why we try to bring those bits of information at the end of the week in this article.
Here’s what you may have missed.
- Dane Brugler has the Titans taking a safety and a receiver in the first round in his mock draft
- Al Woods is going to miss another game, but Cody Riggs might be back and Da’Norris Searcy will play
- Cody Kessler will draw the start on Sunday for the Browns
- Jason McCourty will play his 100th game in a Titans uniform on Sunday
- Tre McBride is helping in more than one way
Some thoughts on these.
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As much as we all love Marc Mariani, I was kind of sad to see him signed because it meant McBride was going to the practice squad. I really believe in McBride’s ability to be a legitimate contributor at the NFL level, both as a receiver and as a returner. That said, it’s good to hear that he’s making an impact while on the practice squad. Many practice squad are unsung heroes because they’re the ones who prepare the starters and backups for game situations.
McCourty’s feat of 100 games with the Titans is pretty awesome. It hasn’t been very often that we’re blessed with a fortifying shutdown corner, but McCourty has developed into just that as a sixth round pick. The hit rate for sixth rounders is extremely low, so we can thank Mike Reinfeldt for nailing the McCourty pick.
Missing Woods is a bit of a hit to the defense, but Austin Johnson was underratedly really good last week. He was clogging up running lanes and providing pressure on a few pass rushes. We have the defensive line depth to offset Woods’ absence. Riggs won’t be used much even when he comes back. Searcy coming back would seem to be good news, but Daimion Stafford has actually been better than him (in my opinion). They should be splitting snaps at the very least.
Kessler drawing the start shouldn’t change much for the Titans’ game plan or Titans fan’ confidence. He hasn’t been good, but he also hasn’t been terrible. He isn’t really threatening defenses with deep passes, and he might be hurting in this one. I don’t think the Browns will be able to put up many points in this one.
Brugler is one of the best draft analysts out there, so I always look forward to his mock drafts. He has the Titans taking safety Malik Hooker with our first pick and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster with our second pick. Admittedly, I don’t know much about Hooker. If there is a safety I really want in this draft, though, it’s Jabril Peppers. But he was already taken in Brugler’s draft.I really like Smith-Schuster and think he would be exactly what we need at the wide receiver position: a big-bodied, fast athletic specimen. Yes, please.