The Titans drafted 11 players last April and only one of them (Kenny Britt) had much of a impact.  They need to do better this April.  WR Kenny Britt (1st round, #30 overall) out of Rutgers was a solid player for the Titans last season.  He played in all 16 games for the Titans last season and he caught 42 passes for 701 yards (16.7 avg) with 3 TD grabs.  Britt also helped out some on special teams as he returned 24 kickoffs for 523 yards (21.8 avg).  DT Sen’ Derrick Marks (2nd round, #62 overall) out of Auburn didn’t help much as a rookie.  He played in 9 games for the Titans last season and he finished up with only 12 tackles, 1 sack and 1 pass defensed.  TE Jared Cook (3rd round, #89 overall) had a good pre-season for the Titans but when the real bullets started flying he didn’t help out too much.  Cook played in 14 games for the Titans last season and he caught 9 passes for 74 yards (8.2 avg).  CB Ryan Mouton (3rd round, #94 overall) out of Hawaii got some P.T. as a rookie last season.  He played in 14 games for the Titans last season and he finished up with 24 tackles including 1 tackle that was for a loss.  Linebacker Gerald McRath (4th round, #130 overall) out of Southern Mississippi pitched in playing in all 16 games for the Titans last season in which he made 47 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, defensed 1 pass and he picked off a pass.  OT Troy Kropog (4th round, #135 overall) out of Tulane only played in 1 game (0 starts) for the Titans as a rookie.  RB Javon Ringer (5th round, #173 overall) out of Michigan State played in 7 games last season for the Titans and he carried the ball 8 times for 48 yards (6.0 ypc).  He also returned 9 kickoffs for 181 yards (20.1 avg) and he made 1 tackle.  Keep your eyes on Ringer as he could move up the depth chart soon.  CB Jason McCourty (6th round, #203 overall) out of Rutgers played in 15 games for the Titans last season and he made 29 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and he forced a fumble.  WR Dominique Edison (6th round, #206 overall) out of Stephen F. Austin played in 5 games for the Titans as a rookie but he didn’t catch any passes.  Guard Ryan Durand (#239 overall, Syracuse) and free safety Nick Schommer (#242 overall, North Dakota State) were both picked in the 7th round by the Titans last April and neither of them made it to the field.

GRADE IN 2009:  D+

GRADE IN THE FUTURE:  C-

The Titans have claimed 26-year old linebacker Pago Togafau off waivers from the Cardinals.  Togafau played in only 2 games for the Cardinals last season making 6 tackles.  He has now played in 15 games in his NFL career making 24 tackles.  If he makes the Titans in 2010 it will likely be as a special teams player.

Titans’ RB Chris Johnson has won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award in the NFL.  He played in all 16 games for the Titans this season and he carried the ball 358 for 2,006 yards (5.6 ypc) with 14 TD runs and he also caught 50 passes for 503 yards (10.1 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  Johnson finished with the 5th highest rushing total in NFL history as he became only the sixth player to ever rush for over 2,000 yards in one season.  He is also now the all-time leader in total yards from scrimmage with 2,569 total yards.

Sure, 26-year old Vince Young got his starting job back and he played pretty well but the Titans still expect more out of him.  Young played in 12 games for the Titans this year and he completed 152 of 259 passes (58.7%) for 1,879 yards with 10 TD passes and 7 INTs (82.8 QB Rating).  Young also carried the ball 55 times for 281 yards (5.1 ypc) with 2 TD runs this year.  Young has now played in 45 games in his NFL career and he has completed 596 of 1,034 passes (57.6%) for 6,843 yards with 32 TD passes and 39 INTs (72.3 QB Rating).  Young has also carried the ball 239 times for 1,255 yards (5.3 ypc) with 12 TD runs in his career.  Young is not the most consistent player in the NFL so it will be interesting to see if his solid play continues into 2010.

37-year old QB Kerry Collins lost his starting job pretty much because Owner Bud Adams took it away from him.  Collins played in 7 games for the Titans this season and he completed 119 of 216 passes (55.1%) for 1,225 yards with 6 TD passes and 8 INTs (65.5 QB Rating).  Collins also carried the ball 11 times for 15 yards (1.4 ypc) with 1 TD run this season.  Collins has now played in 185 games in his NFL career and he has completed 3,279 of 5,885 passes (55.7%) for 38,618 yards with 192 TD passes and 187 INTs (73.5 QB Rating).  He also has carried the ball 362 times for 686 yards (1.9 ypc) with 10 TD runs in his career.  Collins has a good shot of returning to the Titans in 2010 because head coach Jeff Fisher likes him.

The Tennessee Titans (8-8) pulled out a close win against the Seattle Seahawks (5-11) in a meaningless game, but there were still headlines to be made.  Titans’ running back Chris Johnson became only the sixth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season, and he ended the game 5th on that list with 2,006 yards.  Johnson was the reasons the Titans one this game, rushing for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns on 36 carries.  His second touchdown came with 4:33 left in the game, which gave the Titans the lead for good.  Vince Young didn’t have a great game, going 17/28 for 171 yards and an interception, but his resurgence this season should give Titans’ fans some hope.

On defense, the Titans did a good job keeping Seahawks’ quarterback Matt Hasselbeck in check.  Hasselbeck went 15/30 for 175 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception.  They got some good pressure on Hasselbeck and forced a fumble, although they failed to recover it.  They did not do a good job stopping the run though, with the Seahawks getting 140 rushing yards as a team on just 26 carries.  The Titans missed the playoffs, but their season wasn’t all that terrible.  They showed a lot heart by not giving up this season after starting 0-6, going 8-2 the rest of the way.  Also, Chris Johnson had one of the best seasons by a running back ever.