Vince Young played well last season as he took a poor football team and put it on his shoulders to lead them to an 8-8 record. Still, Vince Young needs to become a better passer because if he doesn’t teams will stack the box with 8 defenders and dare him to throw. It could be hard to do for Young because they let his favorite two receivers to walk in the off season and they replaced them with more young players which will put a ton of pressure on Young. Young played in 15 games (13 starts) as a rookie last season and he completed 184 of 357 passes (51.5%) for 2,199 yards with 12 TD passes and 13 interceptions (66.7 QB Rating). He also carried the football 83 times for 522 yards (6.7 ypc) with 7 TD runs. I think Vince Young will improve in his sophomore season as he has a burning desire to win.

Kerry Collins was the starting QB at the start of last season and he was so bad that the Titans had no choice but to let Vince Young start his career early. Collins played in 4 games (3 starts) and he completed 42 of 90 (46.7%) of his passes for 549 yards with 1 TD pass and 6 interceptions (42.3 QB Rating). Not to make excuses for Collins but the Titans didn’t have any kind of a running game until after he was on the bench when they started Travis Henry at RB. Still, Collins looks like he doesn’t have many bullets left in the gun and that’s why the Titans have brought in Tim Rattay to battle him for the #2 job. Collins has played in 156 games (148 starts) in his NFL career, and he has completed 2,868 of 5,172 passes (55.5%) for 34,186 yards with 174 TD passes and 172 interceptions (73.2 QB Rating). He also has carried the football 323 times for 625 yards (1.9 ypc) with 9 TD runs.

I look for Tim Rattay to put up a good fight with Kerry Collins for the #2 QB job on the Titans. He’s been efficient everywhere he has played in the NFL and last season was no different. He played in the last few games for the Buccaneers and he helped bring their offense to life. Rattay played in 4 games (2 starts) last season and he completed 61 for 101 passes (60.4%) for 748 yards with 4 TD passes and 2 interceptions (88.2 QB Rating). He also carried the football 4 times for 3 yards (0.8 ypc). Rattay doesn’t have great arm strength but he almost always seems to get the ball to the right guys. He has played in 36 games (18 starts) in his NFL career and he’s completed 417 of 687 (60.7%) passes for 4,689 yards with 28 TD passes and 20 interceptions (82.6 QB Rating). He also has carried the football 43 times for 72 yards (1.7 ypc).

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The Titans took a chance on Mike Otto who was a 4-year starter at Purdue. It’s hard to see how he will fit in with the run-first offense of the Titans because he’s a much better pass blocker than he is a run blocker. He isn’t especially fast or strong despite being 6′5″, 319 pounds. He likely will have to move to guard if he’s going to make it in the NFL because speed rushers would abuse him on there way to Vince Young. He has the look of a practice squad player.

Ryan Smith is a little playmaker. He is only 5′10″, 168 pounds but he runs a 4.42 40. His blazing speed is often an asset in running with WRs, but his size often hurts him when going for a jump ball. He’s a willing tackler in the running game but he often gets pushed around. Smith played in 35 games (32 starts) at Utah and Florida and he made 125 tackles, had 2 sacks, 8 tackles for a loss, 1 fumble recovery, 2 forced fumbles, 10 interceptions and he broke up 17 passes.

The Titans probably drafted Jacob Ford with the idea of converting him into an outside linebacker. He certainly has the physical skills to handle the job as he’s 6′4″, 249 pounds and he runs a 4.62 40. Ford has a couple of big obstacles to overcome as he has never played a game without one hand on the ground. The other big problem will be the jump in competition as he played his college ball at Central Arkansas. In 24 games (all starts) at C.Arkansas, Ford made 102 tackles, 32.5 tackles for a loss, had 17 sacks, forced 10 fumbles, recovered 4 fumbles (1 returned for a TD) and he broke up 9 passes.

Joel Filani is a big target at 6′2″, 213 pounds and he uses that size to his advantage against smaller DBs. But, he will likely be nothing more than a possession receiver in the pros because he’s not that fast (4.67 40). Still, it’s hard to argue with the production that Filani had at Texas Tech. He played in 50 games (29 starts) at Texas Tech and he caught 175 passes for 2,667 yards (15.2 avg) with 23 TD grabs. Look for Filani to maybe work his way into the Titans multiple WR packages and he could wind up being a standout special teams player. Filani was a good pick for the Titans.