Locker how to deal with a mistake?

Jake Locker made a terrible red area to Washington. Team Jason McCourty behind Washington cut from left to right before the end of the district, and through McCourty behind, unable to take back his hand. It bounce his shoulders and Bernard Pollard air plucked it out of choice. Perhaps the worst decision, the combination Locker camp. There have been a lot of practices where I thought Locker did well, with the exception of one big mistake or two. Too often, those mistakes are the sort that could be game-killers. Obviously it's unlikely any quarterback plays near-perfect with any regularity. And one of the things the Titans loved about Locker when they brought him in was his resiliency. Mike Munchak routinely talked of Locker's ability to forget something bad and rebound going forward without letting it affect him. I certainly still see that in Locker. This week, I asked him about how he views a play like the one I outlined above when practice is over and he had a chance to review it and break it down. "This is a chance to go back to see the movie, see if you can learn and improve," said Locker." I think you can take more sometimes you don't perform correctly, then you have a chance to learn from it. This is practice."
Don't repeat the same mistake is undoubtedly a great goal, Ken Whisenhunt and avoid Locker thought he did well." Our goal is to perfect the football, it's really challenging," said Locker." But this is not you repeat the same mistake before. This means that you learn from them and develop as a player."

The Titans don't think McCluster

The Tennessee Titans "We never intended for Dexter to be a major pass-protector," Croom said. "He's been a very willing guy. We work on his technique so when the situations come up that he may have to pass protect he'll be OK in that. He will definitely use the cut block technique, which we cannot use on ourselves in practice. But he will use it in games, so that will help him. Dexter will be in situations where he will have the advantage a great number of the times." Dexter McCluster didn't take any big shots that I saw during the Tennessee Titans practice against the Atlanta Falcons in Georgia on Monday. But in padded practices through the first 10 days of camp, he's gotten knocked off his feet plenty of times. Listed at 5-foot-8 and 170 pounds, McCluster needs to be in space to use his quickness against a defense. Carries and catches in more traffic will go to Bishop Sankey and Shonn Greene. Even so, watching him work has lead a lot of us to wonder how he will survive NFL hits even if he's only taking a handful of the kind of shots we've seen in practices. Ken Whisenhunt's said it's not a concern. Running back coach Sylvester Croom echoed that recently and explained further. "I'm not concerned about that at all because what he'll do is, the thing he and I have talked about, is make sure he stays low enough where they don't target his core," Croom says. "When we get to running where it gets low, he'll make them come down and play on his level." Upon having that conversation, I saw snapshots in my head of times I saw McCluster take big shots in camp, and sure enough he's been upright. In a practice setting, players are urged to stay on their feet and keep others up too. In a game, McCluster will typically be heading down when big contact can arrive. He's also not going to be asked to get in the way of giant pass-rushers very often. Note: Note: He was drafted by the Chiefs in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Dexter McCluster is a wide receiver for the Titans of the National Football League.

Titans' biggest success

Tennessee Titans With the third pick in the 1995 draft, the Houston Oilers found what everyone in the league needs, Tennessee Titans A quarterback who developed into a reliable starter and could lead a team to victory. Steve McNair was unconventional in many ways Tennessee Titans He had unsurpassed toughness, Tennessee Titans combined great ability to throw and run and won the respect of his team with his ability to lead it. Tennessee Titans He had shortcomings, for sure, but ultimately, after the franchise relocated and was reinvented as the Tennessee Titans, Tennessee Titans he took it where every team wants to go. He took the Titans to Super Bowl XXXIV. In 2003, he shared the league’s MVP Award with Peyton Manning. Tennessee Titans Since his football fade and subsequent trade to Baltimore after the 2005 season, the Titans have not found a long-term answer at quarterback. They spent the third pick in 2006 on Vince Young. They went 13-3 in 2008 with Kerry Collins at the helm. They spent the eighth pick in 2011 on Jake Locker. But none of them has proved a long-term guy with the capabilities of McNair or any of the league’s current top quarterbacks. The biggest issue regarding the potential for the Tennessee Titans over the next three years is quarterback. They have to find, develop and build around a guy. Maybe they already have him. Maybe they don't. Perhaps Locker stays healthy and goes to new heights under new coach Ken Whisenhunt. If he does, the franchise would be in far better shape than conventional opinion says. Plenty of league insiders would be surprised if Locker emerges as more than he’s shown so far, which is a player who has the ability to play well in stretches but has spotty poise and a propensity for getting hurt. Tennessee Titans The Titans spent a sixth-round pick on a big, big-armed pocket passer, Tennessee Titans LSU's Zach Mettenberger who could be an ideal fit for Whisenhunt and develop into that long-term solution. Tennessee Titans However, Mettenberger was coming off a serious knee injury in his final year at LSU. He also has a character question, Tennessee Titans as he pleaded guilty in 2010 to two misdemeanor counts of sexual battery for groping a woman at a bar while he was a student and quarterback at Georgia. If Locker isn’t the answer, Tennessee Titans the Titans have hope for Mettenberger. Tennessee Titans But sixth-round picks who turn into solid starters are a rarity. In the next three seasons, Tennessee Titans the Titans simply have to identify a quarterback who can give them a chance to win and have him leading their huddle, end is it.

Tennessee Titans don't fret

Tennessee Titans The 300-yard shuffle runs await the Tennessee Titans upon their return from summer vacation, which starts today and runs until they report for training camp on July 25. Tennessee Titans To prove their fitness, players will have to run. Tennessee Titans They'll go 25 yards there, 25 yards back and do it a total of six times. After a three-minute rest period, they'll do it again. Then another three minutes and a third set. Tennessee Titans John Glennon of The Tennessean outlines some of the details and player reaction here. Tennessee Titans "I did it when I was a player, Tennessee Titans and I always had a pit in my stomach just before I did it because it's a tough test," coach Ken Whisenhunt said. "I know there's many times when I was hot during the summer while working out, but I thought I'd have to do a little extra because of the [300-yard shuttle run]. I think that's an important thing." Players run in groups, wide receivers and defensive backs together; running backs, tight ends and linebackers; linemen from both sides of the ball. Each group has a set time, and players must finish each shuttle run under that mark. Somewhat remarkably to me, I couldn't find one player who knew definitively what that time was. Dexter McCluster is a running back now, but said he'd run with the receivers. He said the expected finish time is 56 seconds, and he was the most definitive of at least half-dozen players I asked about it. Most said they didn't know and aren't particularly concerned. "I don't care," tight end Delanie Walker said. "Whatever they give me, I'm going to make it." "I'll come back in tip-top shape," rookie running back Bishop Sankey said. "And I'll be able to kill it." Mike Munchak favored 110-yard gassers without all the stopping and starting, so this will be an adjustment back to what the team did at least some times under Jeff Fisher. Michael Roos, Michael Oher, Chance Warmack, Tennessee Titans Brian Schwenke and Taylor Lewan didn't know the offensive line required time. Tennessee Titans "Run fast enough back and forth; fast enough not to get in trouble," Lewan said of his plan. Warmack would have the highest odds of having the most trouble with the test. Tennessee Titans Some guys will practice shuttles to be sure to be ready for the specific test. Cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson said a few times a week when he's tired after lifting and working out, he will run shuttles. Tennessee Titans Friends will time him to keep him abreast of how he's doing. Tennessee Titans "It's difficult," Wreh-Wilson said. Tennessee Titans "After the first one you start to feel the lactic acid building up, you can feel it in your legs." Tennessee Titans "I just make sure I'm comfortable with the times and the transitions of the 300-yard shuttle," Tennessee Titans.

QB Jake Locker

Tennessee Titans quarterback Jake Locker said a good indicator that he’s making progress with Tennessee’s new offense is that visualizations are accompanying the verbiage he communicates to teammates. Tennessee Titans  Locker and the Titans concluded a three-day mandatory minicamp Thursday before breaking until training camp. Titans players are scheduled to report back July 25. Tennessee Titans Locker is recovering from a Lisfranc injury that cost him the last half of 2013, Tennessee Titans but was able to participate fully in Tennessee’s 10 organized team activity practices and the minicamp. Tennessee Titans He said that experience helped him better grasp his third offense in as many seasons as a starter. Jake Locker and the Titans wrapped up their three-day minicamp Thursday to finish the team’s offseason program. “For me, once you get the verbiage and you’re able to paint a picture when you call a play, that’s when it becomes really comfortable for you,” Locker said. “As you’re calling the play, you’re picturing the routes you have down the field, and that’s when I know I’m getting really comfortable. I feel with the majority of stuff we’ve put in, I can call it and see it before we get to the line of scrimmage.” New coach Ken Whisenhunt said that capability “makes you operate more smoothly, quicker, and whenever you’re more comfortable, it helps.” “He’s still got a ways to go, but it’s good Jake feels that way now,” Whisenhunt said. Offensive coordinator Jason Michael said Locker progressed nicely through the offseason program that started in April. Michael said Locker benefited by watching backup QB Charlie Whitehurst during a voluntary minicamp that was allowed to all teams with new head coaches, Tennessee Titans to participating in walk-throughs and studying film, to positional drills and eventually working in team periods. Tennessee Titans “How he works and goes about his business carried into Phase II (of the offseason program) where he was able to get on the field a bit more,” Michael said. “It’s been gradual stages for him to do more and more, Tennessee Titans and he’s handling it great.” Locker said he likes the combination of options that will be available in the Titans’ new scheme. Tennessee Titans “I think it’s a nice mix of doing the more conventional huddle, Tennessee Titans calling plays and having the change-up of being able to go no-huddle with a large playbook and run a lot of different plays from that, Tennessee Titans a lot of different formations and have the flexibility to kind of put pressure on the defense,” Locker said, Tennessee Titans.