Titan Sized
FanSided

Tennessee Titans need to test Alshon Jeffery

By Will Lomas

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: Alshon Jeffery #17 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates the 11-yard touchdown catch of teammate Zach Ertz #86 during the fourth quarter against the New England Patriotsin Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: Alshon Jeffery #17 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates the 11-yard touchdown catch of teammate Zach Ertz #86 during the fourth quarter against the New England Patriotsin Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit

Tennessee Titans need to push the star WR.

It is Week 4 of the NFL season and the Tennessee Titans have already faced some pretty good wide receivers.

Nuk Hopkins stands alone at the top, but guys like Will Fuller and Keelan Cole also flash at times. So, this defense should know how to treat clear WR1s.

However, this week is a little bit different. The Philadelphia Eagles get back their star WR, Alshon Jeffery.

The thing that is really interesting is that, while he is coming off of a shoulder injury, he wasn’t really questionable until late in the week. Somewhere around Wednesday or Thursday the receiver was held out of practice with an illness.

After practicing only once this week, rumblings out of the Eagles camp say that he is going to play. My question is, what kind of shape is he in?

More from Titans News

With only one full practice under his belt, is he really ready to go out there and be what he has been the last couple of years? I would doubt it. In fact, not only would I doubt it, I would challenge it.

If I was calling plays for the Titans I would be aggressive in press man and really force him to work for every yard. No free releases, no off coverage just make him push a sled every time he is on the field.

If he is conditioned enough where that doesn’t bother him coming off of an illness, then I give him all the credit in the world. But like I said, I would make him prove it.

More from Titan Sized

The Titans need every advantage they can get when they face the defending world champions in about two hours and I think that is a big one.

Take away the team’s top threat and force Wentz to go to his second read and hold the ball a little longer. Not only does this help the defense because it will gas Jeffery quickly, but it also means that those pass rushers have that extra fraction of a second to make things uncomfortable for Wentz.

A rusty Wentz and a tired AJ are still tough competition, but if you attack them correctly and have the personnel to pull it off then I think the Titans have a really good shot at coming out with a win.

Home/Titans News