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Video: Which Tennessee Titans defender is the new “Johnathan Joseph”

By Will Lomas

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson (18) runs in a touchdown past Tennessee Titans cornerback Johnathan Joseph (33) during the second quarter at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020.Titans Steelers 102520 An 018
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson (18) runs in a touchdown past Tennessee Titans cornerback Johnathan Joseph (33) during the second quarter at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020.Titans Steelers 102520 An 018 /
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Nov 22, 2020; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins (27) dives for a second quarter touchdown against the Tennessee Titans at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 22, 2020; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins (27) dives for a second quarter touchdown against the Tennessee Titans at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /

Who is it?

if you follow my Twitter account you might actually be able to guess who it is because I have been talking about them for a long time now. In fact, Luke Worsham knew exactly who I was talking about before I even said it:

The answer is…Matt Dickerson (not pictured above because he got blocked out of the frame)

Now, there is a good chance that you either don’t really know who that is or you don’t know how much he has played in recent weeks.

Before I tell you what he is doing that is hurting the team, let me tell you who he is and give you some background info.

Dickerson has been with the Titans for the last three years, and for the first two seasons, he was mostly harmless. Buried on a depth chart behind Jeffery Simmons, DaQuan Jones, Jurrell Casey, Bennie Logan, Isaiah Mack, and others, Dickerson only managed to combine for 93 snaps in his first two seasons.

In Week 11 against the Ravens, Dickerson got 8 snaps. Week 12 against the Colts, he got 21 more snaps. Most recently in Week 13, he got 37 snaps on defense for a total of 66 snaps in a three-game stretch.

Not only is his usage trending up, he has more snaps in those three games than in the entirety of either of his first two seasons.

So why is he a bigger issue than the other backups that are getting more time? Let me explain how he got the “Johnathan Joseph” title.

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