Putting the Tennessee Titans offense in context
By Will Lomas
Why there is more than meets the eye with the Tennessee Titans offense.
So, there has been a lot of talk this week about the Tennessee Titans offense.
All the talk mostly revolves around how the Titans are a run heavy offense and how their down field passing attack isn’t there. While that is true to call that analysis is…well lazy.
It is lazy because people are looking at stats on paper and saying, “Well, if the Titans run it more than any team in the league it is because they are in an archaic offense.” All I can say to that is, no.
The Titans aren’t running the ball out of desire, they are running it out of necessity. Look at these numbers:
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5: The number of quarters that Marcus Mariota has played, including when he had to sub in last week when his arm strength wasn’t fully back.
0: The number of snaps All-Pro right tackle Jack Conklin has played.
10: How many quarters the Titans have played with the 4th OT or worse on the field.
3: That is how many quarters the Titans got out of their most consistent receiver, Delanie Walker.
That is terrible injury luck and since the 2nd half of the Miami Dolphins game, the Titans really haven’t been anywhere near full strength.
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This team has had to rely on running the ball over and over so that things open up in the middle of the field so that they can attack the soft spots in the defense. They attacked it in different ways, from sweeps, to the wildcat, to QB runs, and have run everything but a throwback or a flee flicker.
While on paper it doesn’t look innovative or creative, the Titans have been doing what they had to do to win games. Isn’t that the point?
I am sure that the Titans could go out on the field tomorrow and call a pass heavy game where they tried to hit deep passes and wheel routes, but is that really what you wanted Tennessee to try to do with a backup LT and RT in and with Blaine Gabbert at QB?
No, and if you were being honest sometimes the best way to win a game isn’t the prettiest. Sometimes it isn’t fun to watch, but when the objective is to win football games and make it to next week, your mentality has to be to keep grinding and take what the defense gives you.
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For the first time in a long time it looks like the Titans have a strong defense to rely on so they don’t have to take as many chances. Shouldn’t they use that instead of putting the defense in a bad position.
I don’t know, maybe I am missing something. Eventually it will be prettier and eventually this team will get into a rhythm in the passing game, but until then fans should just be excited with winning games.