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Tennessee Titans 101: What to know before talking about the team

By Will Lomas

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 25: Head coach Mike Vrabel of the Tennessee Titans welcomes head coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers prior to an NFL preseason game at Nissan Stadium on August 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 25: Head coach Mike Vrabel of the Tennessee Titans welcomes head coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers prior to an NFL preseason game at Nissan Stadium on August 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /
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Titans RB, Derrick Henry.
(Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

Isn’t the Titans offense just Derrick Henry?

I think every NFL fan knows about Derrick Henry, but if you don’t here are the bullet points on him:

-1 of 2 Alabama players to ever win the Heisman Trophy

-NCAA’s leading rusher in 2015 over Christian McCaffery, Leonard Fournette, Ezekial Elliott, Saquon Barkley, and Dalvin Cook.

-Improved every year in the NFL in rushing yards, yards per game, 1st downs, and TDs.

-Was the NFL’s rushing leader in 2019.

–Broke the all-time record for most rushing yards in a single postseason 446 yards during the 2019 postseason.

Henry is one of the best backs in NFL and he is nearly undeniably the best runner in the NFL barring the possible exception of Lamar Jackson. You would be right to think that if the Tennessee Titans offense was a solar system, then he would be the sun around which everything revolves.

However, you need to understand something very important. Derrick Henry is only able to really thrive in this offense because of Ryan Tannehill.

Let me clarify. Derrick Henry is outstanding and Ryan Tannehill is the perfect complement to what the Tennessee Titans want to do on offense. That fit is what makes both players better than the sum of their parts. I will show you exactly what I am saying.

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