Based on the posts and comments over the past week it seems like the majority of people are checked out on this year. 2-4 has been a disappointing start but its not like we have to win out to get to the playoffs. This team has always been streaky and we are only 3 wins away from having a winning record just past the half way mark for the season.
The team has a ton of room for improvement. The offensive line was expected to be pretty bad up to this point in the year, but they were also expecting to get better as the year goes on. NPF should get better at LT every week and if he can become an above average starter there, that alone drastically improves the team. I expect the OL to end up with NPF-Skoronski-Brewer-Dillard-Hubbard. With some more experience and developed chemistry I think they could stop being our achilles heel.
I know everyone wants to trade Henry for some mid level talent teenager, but I think over the next couple months he is going to remind everyone just how dominant he can be. He’s never had a dominant first half of the season, even the year he got hurt the only reason he had so much production was because of his usage. I think the plan has always been to limit his usage early and ramp it up as the year goes on, and it wont surprise me at all if he breaks the Titans franchise record for rushing yards before the year is over.
As far as the other skill players go, Hopkins has pretty much been as advertised. He’s made plays when we needed them and will be there when we need him. We finally have a change of pace back that you don’t have to be disappointed to see come on the field. Moore and NWI are solid and if Burks and Chig can start making some plays we should be able to start sustaining drives.
Its a lot of moving pieces but it does seem realistic that this offense can become pretty good, especially if Levis comes in and plays better than expected. If the offense averages 25+ pts/gm the next 3 weeks and gets us to 5-4 the same people posting about tanking will be posting the power rankings talking about the Titans get no respect.
Last time we started 2-4 and made a QB change we made a run to the AFC Championship. A lot of poeple will say that team was better and blah blah, but reality is that in real time people were shitting on that team and writing them off too. If you want to root for this team to lose games because thats what you think they need to get better, your welcome to, but I hope I’m not the only one out here thinking this team will figure it out and has what it takes to compete and thinks they could win right now.
I’m both optimistic and prepared to be disappointed because that’s life as a Titans fan.