Zach Mettenberger to start

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  1. RavensShallBurn

    RavensShallBurn Ruck the Favens

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    He definitely holds onto the ball for too long.

    That's his biggest weakness IMO. He can easily fix that weakness too. I'm sure many QBs have struggled with the very same thing and no longer have big issues with it.
     
  2. The Hammer

    The Hammer Ace Degenerate

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    A lot of QBs have been burned by that weakness over the years. Rob Johnson could have been a strong starter if he did not hold the ball too long. I would say there have been fewer that have fixed that problem than those who did not.

    You have to look at why he is holding the ball too long. It is not simply a case of needing to hurry his throws. A major knock on Mett coming out of college is that he did not anticipate receivers being open. He has to wait for them to be open before he throws and in the NFL that will not cut it enough of the time. Windows close way too fast in the NFL.

    Matt Hasselbeck, for instance, did an amazing job anticipating when his receivers would be open. Which is why Hass was able to carve out a decent career despite having a weak throwing arm.

    Staring down receivers is another habit that is hard to break. Sure he has a strong arm, is more accurate than Jake every could be but unless he fixes these issues he will fail.

    This statement gets to the point I made above. He throws late in the patterns because he does not yet know how to anticipate when receivers will be open. Let's hope he learns.
     
  3. 520

    520 2020 GOAT CHAMP from 3-7 to champ

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    Aw snap. Bring back cbj. He's got DAT anticipation
     
  4. TitansWrath

    TitansWrath Pro Bowler

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    Sure, but in the top five?
     
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  5. XO

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  6. rodgev

    rodgev Starter

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    I hope Mett leads the titans on a game winning drive capped off by a QB sneak for the score next time we play the cows and as a celebration Mett pulls out a real cell phone and takes a selfie with watt in the background. Worry about Fitzmagic *****
     
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  7. Broken Arrow

    Broken Arrow Just a Fan....

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    well that probably just ruined my day -- lmao..
     
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  8. CalgaryTitansFan

    CalgaryTitansFan Pro Bowler

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    Personally I was happy with what I saw yesterday. Was he amazing? Nope. But he was a rookie starting his first game and looked decent doing so. The rest of this team is just awful, and the penalties are getting ridiculous.
     
  9. Broken Arrow

    Broken Arrow Just a Fan....

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    I had friends of mine who HATEEEE the titans say, "He's gonna be the face of the franchise.."
     
  10. TitanJeff

    TitanJeff Kahuna Grande Staff

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    Whiz made Mett cut his hair which obviously led to yesterday's loss.
     
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