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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