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The Titans have signed defensive tackle Corey Simon to add some quality depth along the defensive line. Simon did not play in 2006 due to injury but he passed his physical for the Titans. Simon has played in 91 games in his NFL career and he has made 248 tackles, has 32 sacks, forced 9 fumbles and defensed 14 passes. This was a nice low risk/high reward signing by the Titans.
The Titans looked pretty sharp on offense Friday Night. Vince Young rebounded from a bad first outing by completing 13 of 19 passes for 162 yards and a TD and he also carried the ball 2 times for 4 yards (2.0 ypc) and a TD. Kerry Collins was razor sharp completing 5 of 6 passes for 72 yards with 2 TD passes. Tim Rattay finished up the game completing 1 of 5 passes for 27 yards. LenDale White looked sharp on Friday with 11 carries for 51 yards (4.6 ypc). Chris Brown (6 car, 42 yards) and Quinton Gaither (8 car, 26 yards) both looked good running the ball also. Roydell Williams led all receivers on the Titans with 4 grabs for 68 yards. Bo Scaife, Justin Gage and Biren Ealy all caught TDs on Friday Night. The Titans finished up rushing for 132 yards on 30 carries (4.4 ypc) and they completed 19 of 30 passes for 261 yards.
The defense played well against the run holding the Bills to 94 yards rushing on 28 carries (3.4 ypc). The Bills did throw the ball for 305 yards as they completed 20 of 37 passes.
This football game was a tale of two halves. The Titans starting unit got pushed around in the first half as the Patriots led the game 17-7 at halftime. But the Titans’ reserve players outscored the Patriots 20-7 in the second half of the game to score a victory. Vince Young looked like a deer in headlights last night against the Patriots’ vaunted defense. He only completed 5 of 17 passes for 102 yards and he carried the ball 4 times for 9 yards (2.3 ypc). He was also sacked 4 times. Kerry Collins looked pretty sharp in the game completing 8 of 12 passes for 96 yards including a 15-yard TD strike to Roydell Williams. Tim Rattay finished up the game completing 4 of 7 passes for 49 yards. Chris Brown looked super running the ball last night as he carried it 10 times for 67 yards (6.7 ypc) and a TD. Dontrell Moore also looked good running the ball last night carrying it 9 times for 40 yards (4.4 ypc) with a TD but he remains a long shot to win a job on the Titans’ opening day roster. Rookie Chris Henry was getting beat up last night by the Patriots as he carried the football 8 times for only 15 yards (1.9 ypc). TE Bo Scaife (3 rec, 69 yards) and free agent addition WR Justin Gage (3 rec, 32 yards) each looked pretty good last night. The offense looked sharp as a whole last night as the Titans finished up rushing for 131 yards on 31 carries (4.2 ypc) and they also completed 17 of 36 passes for 220 yards.
The defense looked pretty good last night for the Titans. They held the Patriots to 71 yards rushing on 26 carries (2.7 ypc). The Patriots QBs completed 20 of 40 passes for 227 yards but the Titans picked them off 4 times.  CB Cortland Finnegan returned an interception off Tom Brady 51 yards for a TD last night. First round pick Michael Griffin also swiped two passes. Overall, this was a good performance by the Titans.
The Tennessee Titans have always like to throw to their tight ends but they swayed away from that last season. Look for this year to be different. Bo Scaife has risen to the top of the Titans’ depth chart as he took full advantage of Ben Troupe’s injury problems. He played in 14 games (12 starts) last season and he caught 29 passes for 370 yards (12.8 avg) with 2 TD grabs. If the Titans are smart they will throw to Scaife often because they have huge question marks at the WR position this season. Scaife has now played in 30 games (17 starts) and he has caught 66 passes for 643 yards (9.7 avg) with 4 TD grabs.
Ben Troupe has been overrated his whole career and last season he was banged up. He played in 10 games (9 starts) last season and he only caught 13 passes for 150 yards (11.5 avg) with 2 TD grabs. Troupe will likely rebound somewhat but the Titans need him healthy and focused for the 2007 season. He has now played in 39 games (27 starts) and he has caught 101 passes for 1,009 yards (10.0 avg) with 7 TD grabs.
Ben Hartsock is third in line at TE. He is a better run blocker than receiver but he likely will get some quality playing time. He played in 6 games (3 starts) last season and he caught 6 passes for 68 yards (11.3 avg). Look for him to catch slightly more passes this season. He has now played in 29 games (6 starts) in his career and he has caught 12 passes for 109 yards (9.1 avg) with 0 TDs.
The Titans have a lot of players looking for a job at WR but no one appears to be a true #1 guy. The Titans paid David Givens like one last season but he has had multiple surgeries and is expected to miss the entire season.  He played in only 5 games for the Titans last season and he caught 8 passes for 104 yards (13.0 avg) and he carried the ball 1 time for 3 yards. With that in mind the Titans decided to draft three rookies in April to battle for playing time. But after getting a better look at Paul Williams (Fresno State), Chris Davis (Florida State) and Joel Filani (Texas Tech) the Titans decided that they needed more help so they signed veteran Eric Moulds. Moulds has been the best WR in Titans’ camp since the day he signed. He started to show his age last season in Houston as he played in 16 games (all starts) for them last season and he caught 57 passes for 557 yards (9.8 avg) with 1 TD grab and he also carried the ball 1 time for 6 yards. Moulds two biggest roles will be to mentor the young WRs and to give Vince Young a veteran WR that he can have some confidence in when he gets in trouble.  Moulds has now played in 170 games (148 starts) in his NFL career and he has caught 732 passes for 9,653 yards (13.2 avg) with 49 TD grabs and he has carried the ball 29 times for 163 yards (5.6 ypc).
Second year man Brandon Jones seemed to click with Vince Young on the football field so he will likely start alongside Eric Moulds for the Titans. He played in 16 games (10 starts) last season for the Titans and he caught 27 passes for 384 yards (14.2 avg) with 4 TD grabs and he carried the football 1 time for 3 yards (3.0 ypc). Jones will need to keep improving to hold off the other young WRs on the Titans roster.  He has now played in 26 games (18 starts) and he has caught 50 passes for 683 yards (13.7 avg) with 6 TD grabs and he also has carried the ball 2 times for 4 yards (2.0 ypc). Jones also has returned 5 punts for 75 yards (15.0 avg) in his NFL career but his more important role will be with the offense for now.
Courtney Roby is another 2nd year receiver but he will need to step up if he wants to remain in the NFL. He played in 12 games (0 starts) last season for the Titans and he caught 2 passes for 28 yards (14.0 avg) and he also carried the ball 1 time for 3 yards (3.0 ypc). Roby played better as a rookie so the Titans need him to get back to that point because he could work his way either up to the #3 WR or completely off of the team. He has now played in 25 games (6 starts) in his NFL career and he has caught 23 passes for 317 yards (13.8 avg) with 1 TD grab and he also has carried the football 3 times for 19 yards (6.3 ypc). Roby also has returned 22 kickoffs for 495 yards (22.5 avg) in his career.
The Titans signed Justin Gage away from the Chicago Bears in the off-season but he is an underachiever who has never lived up to his potential. He played in 8 games (0 starts) last season for the Bears and he only caught 4 passes for 68 yards (17.0 avg). The Titans would love to have Gage step up and be their #3 WR this season but don’t hold your breath. He has now played in 49 games (16 starts) in his NFL career and he has caught 64 passes for 908 yards (14.2 avg) with 4 TD grabs.
Roydell Williams is another 3rd year WR who has disappointed the Titans thus far in his career. He played in 14 games (0 starts) for the Titans last year and he caught 8 passes for 121 yards (15.1 avg) with 0 TDs. Williams will have to fight off the rookies if he wants to remain on the Titans this season.  He has now played in 24 games (2 starts) in his NFL career and he has caught 29 passes for 420 yards (14.5 avg) with 2 TD grabs.
Paul Williams was the first rookie WR taken in the April Draft by the Titans and he is fast, but as soft as they come. Chris Davis was the second WR the Titans took and he’s more raw than Williams but he has a bigger upside because he’s tougher. Joel Filani played for Texas Tech so it will be interesting to see how he handles playing in a somewhat normal offense.
The Titans have lost rookie Jacob Ford for the season after he tore his ACL in practice yesterday. This is a blow to both Ford and the Titans as they were going to give him an opportunity to contribute on defense because they need all the help that they can get on that side of the football.
The Titans had to know they were in for a long night after Vince Young was told that he wouldn’t play because he missed curfew on Friday Night. Kerry Collins got the start and he was 10 for 17 for 79 yards passing. Tim Rattay followed him and he completed 13 of 21 passes for 123 yards but he lost a key fumble in the 4th quarter that resulted in a TD for the Redskins. The Titans decided to give all of their running backs some carries last night to see who wants the starting job and the results weren’t pretty. Rookie Chris Henry got the most carries but he didn’t do too much with them. He carried the ball 12 times for 42 yards (3.5 ypc). LenDale White was the favorite coming into the pre-season to be the man but he carried the ball 6 times for only 12 yards (2.0 ypc). Chris Brown is the veteran of this bunch and he didn’t run well either carrying the ball 9 times for 19 yards (2.1 ypc). Brandon Jones (3 rec, 34 yards) and Bo Scaife (4 rec, 27 yards) led the way for the Titans as receivers. The Titans wound up carrying the ball 34 times for 84 yards (2.5 ypc). They also completed 23 of 38 passes for 202 yards.
The Titans defense played surprisingly well last night against the Redskins. They held the Skins to 27 carries for 77 yards (2.9 ypc) and the Redskins completed 15 of 28 passes for 167 yards. Hopefully the Titans defense can build on this effort.
Ahmard Hall was a rookie last season and he’s the likely starter at fullback for the Titans this season. He played in 14 games last season (7 starts) and he carried the football 7 times for 21 yards (3.0 ypc) and he also caught 15 passes for 138 yards (9.2 avg). Hall also had 6 tackles on special teams last season. Casey Cramer will back up Hall at fullback this season. He played in 15 games (0 starts) last season and he caught 2 passes for 8 yards (4.0 avg) and he also returned 3 kickoffs for 37 yards (12.3 avg). Cramer also was productive on special teams with 14 tackles last year. Over his career Cramer has played in 22 games (1 start) and he has caught 2 passes for 8 yards (4.0), returned 3 kickoffs for 37 yards (12.3 avg) and he has made 15 tackles.
The Titans would prefer to go with Rob Bironas who did a decent job for them last season but he had two surgeries in the off-season including one to a knee. He will have to prove he’s healthy in the pre-season to beat out undrafted rookie John Vaughn for the job. Bironas made 78.6% of his field goals last year and he also converted all 32 of his extra point attempts finishing with 98 points last season. Bironas was very accurate on kicks 39 yards and under as he hit 17 of 18 of them but he was only 5 for 10 on kicks of 40+ yards.
Bironas has now played in 32 NFL games and he has scored 197 points for and average of 6.2 points per game. He has made 45 of 57 (78.9%) of his field goals and 62 of 64 extra points. Look for Bironas to easily win the starting job if he’s healthy.
The Titans have lost Antonio Johnson for the season as he will need major knee surgery. This is a shame because the Titans needed help on the D-Line and Johnson was going to get a chance at some playing time as a rookie.