Monday Night Football is the Titans' Super Bowl.

My bold prediction last post was wrong. As I sat down and turned on the game I had hope. I guess this can be contributed to Mettenberger, but on queue the franchise known as the Titans decided to fall apart. I expected the Titans to really be in the Baltimore game and after the bye we would see a glimpse of a promising future. 21-7 was nowhere near what I expected but let's get into the game a little bit.

Quote of the day: " I don’t necessarily think it was a matter of punishment, but obviously you’re not happy about those things, it can’t happen." - Ken Wisenhunt (On Shonn Greene not entering the game after the fumble.) Cough Cough Yeah right!

The Titans came out on the first drive and had arguably their best string of plays this season. Mett looked good and got through his progressions. On multiple third downs we converted. I actually thought my prediction had some substance. Was Whiz's plan coming together? Then Shonn Greene fumbled on an opening TD.  The Titans forced a quick three and out and then marched right down the field capping another drive with a nifty shovel pass. Finally some creative play calling!

We all know this part of the game which was followed up with a horrible injury, multiple penalties, and enough three and outs to cure insomnia. But what really shocks me is the calling for Mett to be benched or saying he isn't the future from our fans. This is premature.

Mettenberger has shown his arm talent and ability to stand in the pocket and deliver strikes. His first start was against the best front seven in football and his second start was in Baltimore against a solid Ravens team. I do think we could have attacked their secondary more but that is something Whiz needs to fix. Mett didn't play great but he is only in his second game as a starter. (Josh Gunnels from MCM  has a great article about the sacks here) Let's cool the jets and let him play out the season. Mettenberger has the chance to be our guy and let us draft other needs rather than restarting with a new rookie next season. In my opinion barring an utter collapse we should let Mett start the rest of this season, give him a full off-season, and start him the entire year next season. That way we can draft pass rushers and corners in the draft. He is good enough to be a starter and I have a hunch he will be a great player. This is coming from a guy who didn't think Locker should have been benched.


Monday Night Football is the Titans' Super Bowl this year.


 Berger #7 VS. Berger #7:
The Titans generally don't garner a ton of prime-time coverage. ESPN does't talk about us. Our Thursday Night Game is against Jacksonville. Andrew Luck overshadows us and takes all of the media's attention. These are the facts, we aren't a marketable team. So on MNF we can change that a bit. Here is a chance for us to make a national splash. Mett is making his MNF debut and we all hate the Steelers. This is the biggest game of our season. We need to clean it up real quick and put on a show on Monday if we want to have TV games in the future. This is also a great opportunity for Mett to make progress in becoming a "Franchise QB." Wouldn't it be nice to listen to a post game interview where Mett is talking about his 4 TD performance and his clutch come from behind game winning drive in the final two minutes?

Titans 31 Steelers 27 (Why not us? For once!)

I am sick and tired of us not scoring points and playing conservative. Open it up Whiz and let's pull off some Monday Night Magic.

What do you think? I want to hear how Titans Nation feels about Mett and MNF! Let's Discuss. Here is a look at past results as per Jim Wyatt's Twitter account: (Date, Place, Titans' Outcome, Score)

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After the Bye Week (2-6) A Bold Prediction.

I have expressed optimism in my previous posts but now it would probably take a miracle to get to 8-8. That being said Vince Young did it a couple times. All things considered it won't happen this year (I hope I'm dead wrong). At 2-6 the Titans look as bad as they ever have been the last several seasons. But I firmly believe the Titans will play a lot better against the Ravens than people expect.

It is The Mett Show time in Nashville and that is a good thing. Most other teams are viewing him as a random third stringer who is just a patch until we draft Mariota, Winston, or Hundley. Whiz wouldn't like any of those QBs as we could tell with his treatment/play calling with Locker. Whiz likes the big, strong, pocket passing type of QB. Plus he already groomed, literally, Mett to look a certain way. Mett is the designated "Franchise Face" of the Titans. Now it is up to Mett to make Whiz look like a genius.

Teams generally don't draft 6th rounders to be the face of the franchise, but this is a unique situation. Mettenberger is as arm talented as any QB drafted in his class and Whiz believes he can turn that talent into a star. I believe too. Mettenberger has all of the moxie and swagger of a star QB. He has the talent and the weapons. Whiz built this team to fit his strengths, plus he drafted his blind side man in Lewan. Whiz envisions Mett and Lewan being the core of the Titans for years to come, and for once it would be nice, for us Titans fans, if it actually worked out. Let's do a skill position roster recap and see where we are headed.



QB Z. Mettenberger (His job to lose plain and simple if he has some success he is our guy)

RB1 B. Sankey (Really confused here. Whiz and him need to talk)

RB2 D. McCluster, S. Greene (Both of these guys have a role. Dexter needs to be more like Woodhead)

WR1 J. Hunter (All the talent will get better having the same QB for more than two games at a time)

WR2 K. Wright (Probably our best all around weapon up there with Walker)

WR3 N. Washington (Sad to say, I am calling it that he is gone and Whiz drafts another outside receiver)

TE D. Walker (Having hands down the best season and will help Mett a lot)

Looking at this on paper paired with our investments in the offensive line we should be a good football team. But what we lack is a leader, a franchise guy who can put it all together. CJ2K was always our face so we never relied on the QB position. Our defense was good, we ran the ball, and VY made some plays. That was our recipe for success (after the McNair Era). Now we have a whole bunch of weapons and still when teams play the Titans there is nobody they "have" to key on.

I am saying it now because this blog is meant for fans to discuss topics that Paul Kuharsky and Jim Wyatt can't. The Titans will beat the Ravens and we will have the first glimpse of our future. Mett will be solid, he may make a mistake but he will make plays down the field. Whiz will finally see the offense he imagined with his guy behind center, being protected by his guy, throwing to a bunch of talented wide receivers. After this bye week I fully expect the Titans to look a lot more like a good offensive football team. I am predicting a lot of Luck - Mettenberger match-ups for many years. I am going out on a limb and this may be crazy, but who wants to write or read a blog that doesn't take risks. I hope all who read engage in a debate calling me nuts or praising the guts. (That rhymed lol). You heard it here, Zach Mettenberger will be the Franchise QB for the Titans. It is his job to lose and I think he will take the opportunity and run with it.

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Shout-out to The TN Stud for having a great discussion that helped me write this post!

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