SUMMARY: The Titans WRs had numerous drops yesterday and are not doing enough to help Vince Young be productive in the offense. "We were inconsistent with our routes, we were inconsistent with our hands and we slipped a little bit," said Coach Jeff Fisher. "I don’t think we played as well as we had been playing out there. We addressed that this morning and it has to improve, all of it." Fisher pointed out that many of those who made errors yesterday we also those returning from injury such as Roydell Williams and Bobby Wade. "We identified the problems during the game, after the game and we discussed it. These guys will respond. They’ll work hard. We’ll spend a little extra time I’m sure, before practice, during practice or after practice with them. It becomes especially important this week, as far as Vince being comfortable with where everybody is going to be, considering the unorthodox defense we have ahead of us."

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catch the ball would be enough.

Why these guys keep dropping passes game after game and season after season is beyond my comprehension. It's not like the Titans have a laser thrower at QB like Favre. It's already frustrating to see Young's inaccuracy building up every game, but when he gets one right, they drop it.

how can u say that his inaccuracy is building?

It wouldn't hurt if the QB threw more catchable balls.

how can u say that his inaccuracy is building?

because he doesn't wear Vince Young glasses.

the recievers have to catch the ball and make a play on it...VY's passes arent perfect but the WRs dont make a play on the ball!

of course it is all the WR's fault :rolleyes:

seven dropped passes certainly doesnt help.

If the receiver gets both hands on the ball, then it's a catchable ball. There are very few exceptions to this rule.

It may not be a perfect pass, and it might require some effort on the receiver's part....but if it hits him squarely in the hands, he's got to make the catch.

Nobody is expecting the Titans' WR's to work miracles, here....all we're asking is that they do their jobs. And their failure to do so yesterday was a huge factor in the team's struggles.

I love all that blabber about improving, etc. WTF have you been doing since training camp in July? These guys are paid millions to do one simple task....run routes and catch passes. Some rookie from Hofstra has more yards than all our receivers combined. What a farce.

These guys are paid millions to do one simple task....run routes and catch passes.

That would be two simple tasks.

Has always been thus here in Tennessee. Chris Sanders, Nancy Thigpen, ect., ect. Now we have Boo er ah Drew Bennett at least one drop per game usually when it matters. Givens is the latest version of the Thigpen version good reciever that just can't seem to find the field on game day, but I'll bet he has no trouble at all finding the line to get paid on Monday.:suspect:

That would be two simple tasks.
:lol:

Thank god someone found that funny.

I enjoyed it too Gunny.

I feel like we make an effort for our blocking to step up and help our QBs, but why not our WRs? At this point, they're in the best position to help our offense. Spend some extra time with the jugs machine guys, go ALL OUT on every ball thrown at you. (I'm talking to you drew bennett). I honestly believe that if Drew was putting everything he has into catching the ball, he'd have at least 10 more receptions this year, and a couple more TDs. Vince will get better if he has some help. The more first downs we make, the more attempts he'll get, the faster he'll grow. Every little thing helps EVERYONE else.

They are what they are, 2nd tier Wr's at best. Some of us are just catching up to that reality now, including the coaches. So I don't expect any better. Nor should anyone else. It simply is what it is. I don't even see this as correctable. If they were young Wr's ok, maybe, but they're not. These guys have come as far as they are going to go. Reminds me of the Texans signing Bradford thinking he would bust out. And the Texans signing Lewis. They simply were what they were, fast, and nothing more, just as they had proven over the entire course of their careers. Givens, Bennett, Wade are going nowhere fast.

:hmm: Troupe, Jones, Roby, Scaife, Williams aren't doing that great either. So don't totally blame Givens ,Wade and Bennett for not catching passes. A lot of it starts with the QB throwing the ball

Our passing game certainly isn't all on the receivers. But I don't think any of them are really stepping up and trying to make a difference. I think that extra effort can go miles towards helping our QB get better.

IMO our WRs were as good as the Jags WRs. VY has to help his WRs out by making the ball more catchable (especially when it is wet). The real nice pass for the TD to Drew is something we need to see more of. Nice trajectory and lead. Watch the real good QBs like Manning and Brady. They throw the ball where the WR can not only catch it but run after the catch. Also, even when the WR is covered they throw where only the WR can make a play to avoid the int. Young's throws seem to always be high, low, late or too hard. VY can really help himself by making more consistently accurate throws. Unless all of a sudden Brandon Jones, Bennett and Wade can't catch much of the blame has to go to Young.

Young's throws seem to always be high, low, late or too hard. VY can really help himself by making more consistently accurate throws.

I guess he is like McNair :grrhee:

You know, Bennett was a FA, not exactly a first round pick. If we could get the same production or better out of people we did spend money for, it would go a long way to helping. Calico isn't even on the team anymore, and Givens can't stay on the field. Bennett has caught several TD passes this year, and in '04 had over 1200 yards receiving. It's really not his fault the ball isn't getting to him. I would call out a few others before getting on his case.

I guess he is like McNair :grrhee:
McNair used to drive me nut throwing the ball so that the receiver usually had to go down in order to make the catch. Generally, the QBs who put up the most passing yards are those who are accurate and their receivers get more after the catch. McNair did this much better later in his career.

You know, Bennett was a FA, not exactly a first round pick. If we could get the same production or better out of people we did spend money for, it would go a long way to helping. Calico isn't even on the team anymore, and Givens can't stay on the field. Bennett has caught several TD passes this year, and in '04 had over 1200 yards receiving. It's really not his fault the ball isn't getting to him. I would call out a few others before getting on his case.

Bennett can't catch and doesn't make much of an effort.

I thought the WRs were having problems because McNair was not spending any practice time with them?

Now, they have a QB that practices all week and same result. Anyone find it ironic?

I thought the WRs were having problems because McNair was not spending any practice time with them?

Now, they have a QB that practices all week and same result. Anyone find it ironic?

yeah it is..neither one is accurate

Yes, the WR need to make the catches; however, unless the WR were just running alot of really bad routes, VY also needs to become more accurate.

Vince CERTAINLY needs to get more accurate. He has to in order to be a successful NFL quarterback. However, he can't get there overnight. It would help his learning curve if the WRs could catch at least 2/3 of the balls that hit them in the hands, and maybe make some extra effort to stretch out for the ones that aren't quite there. Good WRs make plays on the ball, ours rarely, rarely do.

Bennett can't catch and doesn't make much of an effort.

No, Bennett can catch but doesn't make much of an effort.

Bennett can be very hot and cold. Is Givens ever gonna get back? He's more consistent.

Vince Young CERTAINLY needs a lot of work on his accuracy. The thing about this is I've seen him make some tough throws so he's ABLE to do it...he just needs to do it more often.

But the WR's, TE's and RB's really need to step up their game in both route running and catching the ball.

Oh, and on one of VY's INT's (which was a bad pass) I noticed 2 recievers in close proximity...which shouldn't happen. Can't make those types of route running mistakes because that will lead to some more INT's that won't be VY's fault. Let's avoid giving him MORE chances to throw picks.

Gut

yeah it is..neither one is accurate
Give the kid time. All Qb's are not first year saviors.

Give the kid time. All Qb's are not first year saviors.


hmmm, seems a lot of people told me he would be :moon2: