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Tennessee Titans bad takes: Rishard Matthews

By Will Lomas

Dec 18, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Tennessee Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews (18) fumbles the ball as he is tackled by Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters (22) and strong safety Eric Berry (29) during the first half at Arrowhead Stadium. The Titans won 19-17. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 18, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Tennessee Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews (18) fumbles the ball as he is tackled by Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters (22) and strong safety Eric Berry (29) during the first half at Arrowhead Stadium. The Titans won 19-17. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports /
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Why people need to stop saying dumb things about Tennessee Titans receiver, Rishard Matthews.

There is a lot of talk right now about Eric Decker and what he will do for the Tennessee Titans.

All of that is great and correct, but I am hearing way too much about how Rishard Matthews is going to suffer because of these new additions.

This is important to know: Rishard Matthews is the WR1 for the Titans right now.

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That isn’t a guess, it isn’t an assumption, it is just a fact.

He ended the season as the number one receiver and he was on an absolute hot streak. Two of his last three games he ended with 100 yards or more, and one of those games he had Matt Cassel at quarterback.

Corey Davis is going to be a great player and in training camp he may absolutely blow up and take over the WR1 “X” spot. However, Jon Robinson and Mike Mularkey love consistency and effort and that is what Rishard Matthews has in spades.

The easy thing to do is to give Corey Davis the load as the WR2 on the boundary. You can continue to run your passing game through Rishard Matthews and Delanie Walker.

You know that those two are going to run their routes with precision, they will fight for the ball and they will get smart yards after the catch.

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    • None of this is a knock on Corey Davis, Taywan Taylor or Eric Decker. All this means is that you don’t have to rush the rookies and that you can let Eric Decker be a role player like he should be.

    Matthews has shown that he can go head-to-head with the likes of A.J. Bouye, Marcus Peters and Vontae Davis and still put up 100-yard games in an offense dominated by the run game.

    You don’t take a guy who had over 100-yards in three of his last six games and move him. You let him thrive in his role until someone is so great that they demand that spot. Until then, you keep your playmakers where they are and create smart game plans around them.

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