Titanic failure game thread
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:48 pm
On paper this game looks like a disaster for the Vikings, but I think there is an opportunity for the offense to get back on track this Sunday, even if the defense has little chance for success with the number of injuries and just overall terrible play.
Titans are 2-0 and the Vikings are 0-2, but the Vikings have played what appear to be two solid to great teams while the Titans have played 2 teams that will be picking in the top 10 in this years draft.
Week 1 Drew Lock was moving the ball well early, but struggled late when he realized he wasn't a very good QB. TN really struggled offensively in that game, and Denver isn't exactly an elite defense itself. The final score was 16-13, giving TN a very unimpressive win.
Week 2 the Titans offense got going against a pretty bad Jaguars team that just got rolled by the Dolphins Thursday, but their defense made Minshew look like an all-pro. That should give us all hope, except the Colts did the same thing prior to us playing them and turned things around when they played us.
Reasons to hope:
#1 - The Titans secondary isn't very good, Cousins historically feasts on bad defenses and this appears to be just that. There is the possibility we played two top 10 pass defenses week 1 and week 2, and that has not really gone well for Cousins since he became a Viking. I think there is little chance this Titans defense is top 10, so expect at least a solid performance tomorrow.
#2 - Tannehill isn't a very good QB. He is solid and takes advantage of bad defenses similar to our QB, but without Brown I can see him struggling. I doubt it will happen because this secondary when healthy hasn't been able to cover team's #4 WRs let alone their #2 and #3 options..
#3 - The Vikings are desperate for a win, and the Titans might be overlooking us. They have Pitt coming up and the Vikings look like a pushover. Maybe the added desperation we have will give us a little extra they aren't ready for.
#4 - Their run defense isn't that good and Cook should have a big game. They are rated 24th in run defense ahead of GB and...oh dang.
#5 - Their pass rush is kind of poopy. It is actually graded worse than ours at 28.
Reasons we have no chance:
#1 - Derrick Henry is going to feast on the interior of this line and it won't matter how good Tannehill is or isn't.
#2 through #257 - We have looked like one of the worst teams in football these past two games on both sides of the ball.
Titans are 2-0 and the Vikings are 0-2, but the Vikings have played what appear to be two solid to great teams while the Titans have played 2 teams that will be picking in the top 10 in this years draft.
Week 1 Drew Lock was moving the ball well early, but struggled late when he realized he wasn't a very good QB. TN really struggled offensively in that game, and Denver isn't exactly an elite defense itself. The final score was 16-13, giving TN a very unimpressive win.
Week 2 the Titans offense got going against a pretty bad Jaguars team that just got rolled by the Dolphins Thursday, but their defense made Minshew look like an all-pro. That should give us all hope, except the Colts did the same thing prior to us playing them and turned things around when they played us.
Reasons to hope:
#1 - The Titans secondary isn't very good, Cousins historically feasts on bad defenses and this appears to be just that. There is the possibility we played two top 10 pass defenses week 1 and week 2, and that has not really gone well for Cousins since he became a Viking. I think there is little chance this Titans defense is top 10, so expect at least a solid performance tomorrow.
#2 - Tannehill isn't a very good QB. He is solid and takes advantage of bad defenses similar to our QB, but without Brown I can see him struggling. I doubt it will happen because this secondary when healthy hasn't been able to cover team's #4 WRs let alone their #2 and #3 options..
#3 - The Vikings are desperate for a win, and the Titans might be overlooking us. They have Pitt coming up and the Vikings look like a pushover. Maybe the added desperation we have will give us a little extra they aren't ready for.
#4 - Their run defense isn't that good and Cook should have a big game. They are rated 24th in run defense ahead of GB and...oh dang.
#5 - Their pass rush is kind of poopy. It is actually graded worse than ours at 28.
Reasons we have no chance:
#1 - Derrick Henry is going to feast on the interior of this line and it won't matter how good Tannehill is or isn't.
#2 through #257 - We have looked like one of the worst teams in football these past two games on both sides of the ball.
