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Tennessee Titans face 4 of the most overrated NFL teams in 2018

By Will Lomas

NASHVILLE, TN - JANUARY 1: Sean Spence #55 of the Tennessee Titans sacks and causes a fumble by Tom Savage #3 of the Houston Texans at Nissan Stadium on January 1, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - JANUARY 1: Sean Spence #55 of the Tennessee Titans sacks and causes a fumble by Tom Savage #3 of the Houston Texans at Nissan Stadium on January 1, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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Tennessee Titans face a lot of delusions of grandeur this year.

Say what you will about the Tennessee Titans, but no one can accuse them of being overrated right now.

The Tennessee Titans have upgraded at RB, EDGE, CB, and LB this year as well as added better coaches on both sides of the ball. All of that without losing anyone important, and still everyone from big media to Vegas things they are going to be an 8-8 team.

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While the Titans may be the sleeping giant in the NFL right now, there are a lot of teams that people are hyping up for…almost no reason.

This isn’t just me saying this, Mike Tanier put something out on Bleacher Report about this and I really liked it. In it, he details the top-6 most overrated teams in the NFL and the Titans play four of those this year.

Here are the teams and a little quote on why he thinks they are overrated:

6. Dallas Cowboys:

"“The Cowboys spent this offseason in “we meant to do that” mode. Cutting Dez Bryant to clear cap space? Meant to do that! Begging Jason Witten not to retire, even though he’s been fading for four years? Meant to do that! Spending almost a quarter of the defensive budget on Tank Lawrence’s franchise tag while still drowning in dead Tony Romo money? It’s all part of a master plan, Cowboys fans!”"

This is a great summary. Fans and the national media that are in love with the idea of a good Cowboys team are so focused on explaining why those moves were right and looking at pieces here and there, that they aren’t discussing huge issues on their team.

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    • From the lack of anything resembling a WR1 to the health status of Tyron Smith, there are a lot of questions all over that team. At their peak, the can be really fun on defense but man there is almost no chance that all that team is healthy and not suspended for more than a few weeks right?

    5. Los Angeles Chargers

    "“The Chargers are like the Cowboys in that they have some formidable strengths (the pass-rushers, Philip Rivers, Keenan Allen) and many weaknesses (zero depth anywhere) that are easy to overlook if you are not paying attention."

    I really like the way the Chargers defense is built. The EDGE rushers are great and the cornerbacks can be special, so much so that I think Darwin James (who I think is closer to Cyp than Kevin Byard) can even be successful as a rookie.

    The WRs are good but I think the names are a lot nicer than the actual product. Health issues on the offensive line and just the general snake-bitten franchise vibe I get from the Chargers has something to do with me agreeing with them being on this list.

    4. New England Patriots

    "“The Patriots are still very, very good. They are also thin at many positions (including quarterback), old at others (particularly quarterback) and moody and disgruntled at a few (you get the idea). They only resemble the overwhelming force of nature we have grown to know and tolerate because the names above the marquee remain the same.”"

    I don’t know if a New England team with Bill Belichick and Tom Brady will ever be overrated because they just constantly dominate every year. However, this is one of the weaker Pats teams I can remember.

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    The McCourty twins are the best players in that secondary and they are 31. With no real stars in the front seven, that defense is very nondescript which is a bad thing.

    On the other side, the offense is depending a lot on Gronk (who doesn’t seem all in this year) and for Brady to make magic with just an OK group at WR. I’m not saying it can’t happen, it is just a little concerning to the great Patriots legacy.

    3. Houston Texans

    "“But nothing comes easy in the AFC South anymore. Also, the Texans have a patchwork offensive line, J.J. Watt hasn’t been close to healthy in two full seasons, and there’s still a chance that Bill O’Brien will scream his way into screwing up the Watson situation somehow.”"

    I agree. The same coach that didn’t start Watson last year and who has wasted the prime of J.J. Watt’s career, is now expected to lead a team into the playoffs that has huge issues at OL, S, TE, RB, and CB.

    I don’t know, I understand that everyone is excited about the flashes that Watson but QBs rarely drag teams to the playoffs despite the misconception. Look at Seattle, they were better at every one of those positions than the Texans (except arguably OL) and they still missed the playoffs despite MVP-like performances on a week to week basis from Russell Wilson.

    There is too many questions to by into all the hype that this team has right now.

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