Smoky Mountain Blues | A Tennessee Titans Dynasty (Madden 15)

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Tennessee Titans Depth Chart - 2015/16
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Kendall Wright	Da'Rick Rodgers	Johnny Jordan (R)
TE	Rob Housler	Craig Stevens	Matthew Mulligan
LT	Taylor Lewan	Michael Otto
LG	Andy Levitre	Daryn Colledge
C	Ryan Kalil	Nick Hardwick
RG	Chance Warmack	Mike Brisiel
RT	Tyson Clabo	Michael Oher
WR	Justin Hunter	Dexter McCluster	Rowan McClure (R)
QB	Dwight Kenny (R)	Zach Mettenberger	Tyler Wilson
FB	Benjamin Fuller (R)
HB	Bishop Sankey	Quay Bynes (R)	Roy Helu Jr	Terrance West
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Ronnie Corbett (R)	Darryl Tapp
LDT	Jurrell Casey	Terrence Cody
RDT	Sammie Hill	Antonio Johnson
RDE	Karl Klug	Mike Martin
WLB	Akeem Ayers	Manny Bailey (R)
MLB	Wesley Woodyard	Zach Brown	Jamari Lattimore
SLB	Shaun Phillips	Spencer Paysinger
CB	Jason McCourty	Will Blackmon	Ameriol Duncan (R)
SS	Bernard Pollard	Michael Huff
FS	Michael Griffin	Damion Stafford
CB	Blidi Wreh-Wilson	Garrison Rice (R)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Mike Nugent
P	Dave Zastudil
H	Zach Mettenberger
PR	Dexter McCluster	Rowan McClure	Will Blackmon	Garrison Rice
KR	Dexter McCluster	Rowan McClure	Will Blackmon	Garrison Rice
LS	Nick Hardwick

[Letalis]

Quote: Originally Posted by HARLEE23

Unless a move back to Houston was considered keeping them in Tennessee is probably the best thing!

Quote: Originally Posted by cheese2121

Completely agree with what djp is saying, I do not plan on relocating the Jags. Plus it keeps the challenge of having to build in small market. Bring on the money struggles!

Quote: Originally Posted by djp73

honestly relocation is cool but it takes away some of the connection to the team, like in my thunderbirds one there's just not as much interest tennessee should be a good one

Relocating the Jags to London was fun, especially for a Brit but I do like the depth you can get when you keep a team in it's proper place.

Thankfully no money struggles for me though Cheese - coach mode not owner mode.

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Quote: Originally Posted by johnstone1987

Great rebuilding project! Interesting you drafted mostly offense to help rebuild. Am I missing something though why is a Rookie QB starting and not Mettenberger?

The defense seemed to be decent enough with Casey brought back in to the middle but the offense just needed a lot of work.

I drafted Dwight Kenny because he was just a much better prospect than Mettenberger. I like Mettenberger, especially his throwing power, but his short accuracy, awareness and play-action were simply not good enough for the offense that I want to run.

Hope that clears stuff up for you.

[johnstone1987]

Thanks! Good luck with Kenney!

[djp73]

dont let the defense kill Kenney

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Kenny Picks Up First Win In Tight Game

Pittsburgh Steelers 24 - 31 Tennessee Titans

The Tennessee Titans had an old fashioned feel to them this week as they battled the Pittsburgh Steelers. In a league of high-scoring passing attacks and spread formation passers it was a call back to older days to see the Titans relying so heavily on their fullback and power running game. All of this was to the benefit of their rookie quarterback Dwight Kenny who performed very well, especially in the first half, and picked up the win. Kenny's connection with fullback Benjamin Fuller, a forth round draft pick, was superb and the Steelers seemed unsure about how to deal with the cannonball from Nebraska as he broke tackle after tackle. Fuller gave Kenny an option out of the backfield that always seemed to be open and he caught 11 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown.

The Steelers' offense was anemic through the first 3 quarters, only scoring 3 points, as Big Ben Roethlisberger struggled to find a rhythm against the aggressive blitzing from the Titans. It didn't help that poor time management from the coaching staff left the Steelers in the redzone at the end of the second quarter with no time left on the clock for a play and no time-outs to call. The Steelers came to life in the 4th quarter though with 2 Le'Veon Bell touchdowns bringing Pittsburgh back into the game. A quick touchdown pass following a Quay Bynes fumble left the game tied and all the momentum with the Steelers. After forcing a 3 and out it seemed that Roethlisberger was primed to drive down the field and claim the win, however one errant pass found Titans cornerback Will Blackmon who returned the interception 63 yards for the winning touchdown.

The Titans will need to look to improve their focal point of their offense though as their running game stuttered against a strong Pittsburgh front 7. Bishop Sankey was only able to make 66 yards gain on the ground, although he did account for 2 touchdowns, and Quay Bynes was hit for a loss far too many times. The Titans' 3rd down back, Roy Helu Jr, only came into play in the passing game but he was able to take a screen pass for 39 yards. If the Titans are going to continue to improve then they need to work more on making positive yards past the gain line on every run.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans
Sep 13, 2015	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1-0)	0	0	3	21	24
Tennessee Titans (1-0-0)	7	10	7	7	31

Team Stats Comparison
	PIT	TEN
Total Offense	350	291
Rushing Yards	115	99
Passing Yards	235	192
First Downs	20	13
Punt Return Yards	0	14
Kick Return Yards	83	40
Total Yards	433	345
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	7/13	8/10
4th Down Conversion	2/2	0/0
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/1	3/0
Penalties	5 - 40yds	1 - 3yds
Posession Time	25:31	22:29

Pittsburgh Steelers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT B. Roethlisberger 22/33 252 1 1 C. DeVito 1/1 23 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD L. Bell 15 84 5.6 2 L. Blount 3 14 4.7 0 B. Roethlisberger 2 17 8.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Wayne 5 69 13.8 0 A. Brown 4 74 18.5 0 H. Nicks 4 35 8.8 0 J. Gresham 3 38 12.7 0 L. Bell 2 14 7.0 0 J. Dressen 2 12 6.0 0 R. Blanchflower 1 18 18.0 0 M. Wheaton 1 9 9.0 0 J. Todman 1 3 3.0 1 M. Bryant 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK D. DeCastro 1 0 M. Adams 0 1 R. Sims 0 1 K. Beachum 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. Polamalu 7 0 0 0 S. Keo 7 0 0 0 C. Thomas 5 0 0 0 R. Shazier 5 0 0 0 L. Timmons 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG K. Forbath 1/1 3/3 6 22 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Weatherford 2 125 62.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A. Brown 4 83 20.8 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A. Brown 1 0 0.0 0

Tennessee Titans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D. Kenny 17/23 192 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD B. Sankey 17 66 3.9 2 Q. Bynes 6 17 2.8 0 B. Fuller 2 7 3.5 0 D. Kenny 1 9 9.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD B. Fuller 11 88 8.0 1 R. Housler 4 57 14.3 0 R. Helu Jr 1 39 39.0 0 K. Wright 1 8 8.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD W. Woodyard 11 1 0 0 K. Klug 3 2 0 0 W. Blackmon 3 0 1 1 J. Casey 3 1 0 0 T. Cody 3 1 0 0 D. Tapp 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Nugent 1/1 3/3 6 41 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D. Zastudil 1 38 38.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. McCluster 2 40 20.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D. McCluster 1 14 14.0 0

NFL Standings
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Tennessee Titans	1	0	0	31	24
Houston Texans	1	0	0	28	10
Indianapolis Colts	0	1	0	11	27
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	1	0	0	24

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Tennessee Titans (1-0-0)		Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1-0)

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Week 1 - Around The League

Thursday's Games

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 - 28 Houston Texans

Sunday's Games

New Orleans Saints 24 - 0 Jacksonville Jaguars

Washington Redskins 27 - 24 Carolina Panthers

Pittsburgh Steelers 24 - 31 Tennessee Titans

New York Jets 27 - 11 Indianapolis Colts

Oakland Raiders 14 - 41 Baltimore Ravens

Dallas Cowboys 37 - 24 New York Giants

Miami Dolphins 18 - 20 Buffalo Bills

Minnesota Vikings 27 - 30 Chicago Bears

Detroit Lions 16 - 13 Arizona Cardinals

San Diego Chargers 13 - 41 Green Bay Packers

Atlanta Falcons 10 - 24 Seattle Seahawks

St Louis Rams 9 - 41 San Francisco 49ers

New England Patriots 35 - 7 Philadelphia Eagles

Monday's Games

Cincinnati Bengals 20 - 24 Cleveland Browns

Kansas City Chiefs 28 - 34 Denver Broncos

Players Of The Week: Week 1

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Matchup Preview *|* September 20, 2015
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Tennessee Titans (1-0-0, 0-0-0 Away)		Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1-0, 0-0-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 291 Total Offensive Yards 204 192 Passing Yards 150 99 Rushing Yards 54 31.0 Points Per Game 10.0 1 Passing TD 1 2 Rushing TD 0 Defensive Stats Comparison 350 Total Yards Allowed 366 235 Passing Yards Allowed 233 115 Rushing Yards Allowed 133 24.0 Points Per Game 28.0 6 Sacks 0 1 Interceptions 2 Injury Report A. Johnson DT Upper Arm Fracture (5 weeks) C. Nicks LG Dislocated Ankle (4 weeks) S. Hill DT Ruptured Disk (1 week) D. Dotson RT Broken Toe (4 weeks) M. Foster MLB Dislocated Ankle (3 weeks) D. Franks CB Broken Thumb (3 weeks) Game Notes Sep 20 - This will be the first game in a 3 game away streak for the Titans and the first away game for rookie quarterback Dwight Kenny who played well against Pittsburgh last week. The Buccaneers suffered a tough loss to the Houston Texans last week and will be hoping to avoid 2 losses in a row against AFC South opposition. However they have a big hurdle to overcome as they are missing two of their starting offensive line against a blitz-happy Titans defense.