50 quick notes for Tennessee Titans vs Philadelphia Eagles preseason matchup
By Will Lomas
13-15. Coaching notes
13. Arthur Smith
The offense is going to be very vanilla as the Tennessee Titans won’t want to give away too much, but every little bit of information is going to be important.
Who is Arthur Smith going to start on the offensive line?
What formations does he use the most?
How aggressive is he?
Will he be as run-heavy as everyone thought he would be?
The questions are endless, but now we are getting our first chance to actually see what he does. Some things won’t last, but some things will be a trend that we see carry over into the season. This is just the first piece of the puzzle, but you can’t finish a puzzle without the first piece.
14. Mike Vrabel
During the season Vrabel is very aggressive and isn’t afraid to jump in and call shot plays or blitzes, but wonder how he will treat Pees and Smith tonight?
For Pees he can just sit back and let him coach it knowing that he has earned his trust. Sure, Vrabel can and will probably jump in and ask to see certain guys do certain things, but for the most part it will be pretty hands off.
Offensively on the other hand, will Vrabel let Smith make calls that he would normally override just to see how they work? Will he be in his ear all night telling him what he needs to be doing or will he stay hands off and let Smith make his own mistakes when it really doesn’t matter?
15. Dean Pees
Pees loves to blitz and pressure quarterbacks, but will he do that tonight? It would be way more fun if he did and I think he has been aggressive in the preseason before, but how far will he push the envelope?