What Week 1 taught us about the rest of the Tennessee Titans schedule
By Will Lomas
Week 16: New Orleans Saints
Cleveland and Atlanta are the two scariest arsenals of weapons that the Titans will face, but I don’t think anyone on their schedule has the QB/WR/RB threat that is Drew Brees, Michael Thomas and Alvin Kamara.
In front of them is a very talented offensive line that seems to have really good chemistry and they only got better by adding maybe the best center in the 2019 NFL Draft class in Erik McCoy.
It helps that the depth at WR drops off quickly for the Saints and after seeing the DBs really lock down Odell Beckham, there should be a high level of confidence in the MMCNB crew, especially Malcolm Butler who is a new man:
#Browns threw at OBJ six times when he was covered by #Titans' Butler yesterday.
— John Glennon (@glennonsports) September 9, 2019
-Butler held OBJ to 3 completions for 29 yards on those 6 throws, just 6 yards after the catch and 1 first down.
Defensively, Cameron Jordan and Marcus Davenport are dangerous on the edges and if Sheldon Rankins is healthy by Week 16 (which he should be) then that line is going to be trouble.
Behind them the linebackers are a liability, but the defensive backs are outstanding thanks to Vonn Bell and Marshon Lattimore.
All in all they are going to be a tough team to beat and many should have them on their short list of Super Bowl favorites, but a lot of people said that about the Cleveland Browns yesterday morning.
Titans fans should be confident in any matchup this year until proven otherwise. They went into a very hostile environment against a very talented team and dominated the game for 55 minutes. Imagine what they could do at home with the additions of Taylor Lewan and Jeffery Simmons.