Fisher Wanting to "Get Back to the Running Game"

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  1. goTitans.com

    goTitans.com A living legend. Staff

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    SUMMARY: On Monday, Coach Jeff Fisher said it was time for the Titans offense to return to focusing on the run. "It’s clear now at this point in the season, one of the things we need to do is get back to that. It’s time now to get back to the running game," Fisher said. The Lions may be a good remedy for a poor running game as they rank last in the NFL in run defense allowing 166.7 yards per game on average. In the last three weeks, the Titans running game has averaged only 69.7 yards including 45 on Sunday in their first loss.

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  2. TitanJeff

    TitanJeff Kahuna Grande Staff

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    Run the football. Stop the run. The formula for winning football in January. The Titans better find some answers soon.
     
  3. jessestylex

    jessestylex DeadGirlsCantSayNo

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    yeah guys on ESPN pre game show just said Titans have gone pass happy with Collins. The Bears sold out to stop the run and we lost faith in our run game since then. . we could have run on the jets if they had stuck to it.
     
  4. teegee

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    There should be a happy balance of run and pass that the Titans can find if they focus on it. They went away from the run game way too soon on Sunday -- especially since the passing game wasn't working either, with all the dropped passes disrupting any potential rhythm.

    Collins and the receivers have shown they can make plays, but the Titans still need to be able to run the game to maximize the potential of the offense.
     
  5. jessestylex

    jessestylex DeadGirlsCantSayNo

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    Yep we might have gone 3 and out a lot in the 1st half if we kept running, but sooner or later the holes would have started opening up. and the secondary would have backed off and we could have connect with long bombs every now and then.

    The jets got us stuck , they bluffed us and got us out of our run game, then they just cranked down on the secondary coverage. knowing we couldnt run the ball being down by that many points. If we had kept pounding with Lendale and CJ i think we could have won the game. CJ got some good runs and could have had more. both Cj and White should have seen 18 carries each.
     
  6. KingTitan

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    Same thing Sir Lendale was saying, only not in a very smart way! :ha:

    We in the Kingdom Headquarters believe the run to be a crucial key to our future success. However, we have noticed that The Titans have forced the ball up the middle many times with not enough reasonable gains.

    Many praise our OL. Yes, they are great pocket protectors, but we see they are average on the run. We seriously need to work on this to make our RBs a complete threat. We can't be looking for CJ to go outside all the time or LW to punch thru the middle for a couple. Our blocking schemes need to be sharpened.

    We could boost this aspect by bringing VY in for some alternating pass, run, and QB keeps. No reason to have only one QB playing.

    Hear ye! Hear ye! The KING has spoken! [​IMG]
     
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  7. moose4now

    moose4now Starter

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    Jeff Fisher wants to run the ball?? :eek:

    Shocking!! :rolleyes:
     
  8. PhiSlammaJamma

    PhiSlammaJamma Critical Possession

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    Golden rule. Do what they do not expect you to do to open the game. Then flip it in the second half. The number one goal of football is to outguess your opponent, then execute. That is what the Jets did. They are not a short drop, quick throw team, and that's why they caught us off guard. They simply outthought our staff. That's all. You can't say you're going to run and then go and run unless you have superior talent. The lions suck, so it might work, but I don't like the idea of predictability at all. In my opinion, it fails. We still need to come out and do some things the Lions are not planning for.
     
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  9. GoT

    GoT Strength and Honor

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    like catch a checkdown pass, or get a solo tackle
     
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  10. Eddyc85

    Eddyc85 Go Bucks!

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    I think this is good news. This is how we got to 7-0 not a shaky 3-1.
     
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