TENNESSEE TITANS
2021 report: 12-5; Misplaced in divisional spherical to Cincinnati, 19-16
2022 bye week: 6
Most impactful additions: WR Treylon Burks (first spherical), WR Robert Woods, QB Malik Willis (third spherical), TE Austin Hooper
Most impactful departures: WR AJ Brown, WR Julio Jones, RB D’Onta Foreman
Best half(s) of schedule: Though there are two powerful video games of their closing 5 weeks with a Dec. 18 tilt on the Los Angeles Chargers and a Thursday night time sport on Dec. 29 vs. Dallas, Tennessee will face Jacksonville twice and Houston.
Additionally enjoying the remainder of the NFC East may show useful with two of these video games – towards the Giants in Week 1 after which Washington simply earlier than the bye week.
Hardest half(s) of schedule: Unquestionably, Weeks 9 by 13 will inform us a complete lot about whether or not the Titans are true contenders this season for one thing greater than only a playoff spot with consecutive video games at Kansas Metropolis (Sunday night time), Denver, at Inexperienced Bay and Cincinnati.
If these video games will inform us whether or not they could be a contender for going past the opening spherical of the playoffs, Week 4 at Indianapolis after which getting the Colts once more at residence 4 weeks later will likely be an indicator of whether or not they’re more likely to win the AFC South for the third consecutive season.
Caesars over/underneath win whole (as of Aug. 29): 9.5 – Over +135 / Underneath -155; Odds to win Tremendous Bowl LVII at 3500
E book it: OVER. I get it. The professional handicappers LOVE them some Colts. In addition they hate Ryan Tannehill, hate the actual fact the offensive line is beneath common (at greatest), together with the departure of AJ Brown. Oh, they usually don’t like defensive-minded Mike Vrabel, both.
However that is the second straight season they’re saying the identical factor (besides AJ Brown, after all). I get it, however I’m not shopping for it. In truth, what I’m shopping for is that this workforce. A lot of other ways. There may be worth all over in Nashville.
First off, this division will not be good, and I don’t care how a lot Houston and/or Jacksonville is improved. I’ve already informed you I don’t get why the Colts are that a lot better with Matt Ryan over Carson Wentz, so that’s as a lot implied in my suggestion to purchase the Titans as something.
However I maintain going again to the stretch of this workforce defeating Buffalo, Kansas Metropolis, Indianapolis, the Rams and the Saints in 5 straight weeks. Solely a REALLY good workforce may do this, and aside from swapping out Brown for Burks (which is a giant deal), this workforce will not be modified all that a lot.
After which there’s Vrabel, who persistently finds a method to squeeze each ounce of “winner” he can. He won’t be the perfect sport supervisor, however he simply is perhaps the among the best season managers in soccer.
Will Tannehill be pressed by Malik Willis? Not going this yr, and if I’m unsuitable, I doubtless am unsuitable about the whole lot else relating to the Titans.
Projected end: 11-6
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