Tennessee Titans We've
covered the Tennessee Titans QB Jake Locker questions
pretty thoroughly in this space. Tennessee Titans And we’ll hit them over
and over once training camp starts, looking for any tidbits that offer any new
degree of answers. Tennessee Titans In Mike Sando’s thorough
run-through that places NFL quarterbacks into tiers based on his conversations
with 26 people in the know including general managers, former GMs, evaluators,
coordinators and coaches, Tennessee Titans Locker ranked 31st, ahead of only
the Jets' Geno Smith. Tennessee Titans "We'll see," a former GM
said. Tennessee Titans "Guys like Locker can be run-around guys. To me,
Jake's die has been cast." His die has been cast. In other words, we’ve
seen what he is a guy who’s a great teammate and worker who can flash, but
isn’t always accurate or poised, can try to do too much and tends to get hurt. Tennessee Titans The Titans don’t think
his die has been cast, they think he can still blossom into a franchise guy. So
what can change him? Tennessee Titans The coaches and scheme: Coach Ken
Whisenhunt is regarded as a quarterback guru, but that may be a bit inaccurate.
Tennessee Titans Plenty of offensive coaches could have fared well guiding Ben
Roethlisberger, Kurt Warner and Philip Rivers, right? Whisenhunt failed to
help the Cardinals find and develop a replacement for Warner in his one big
test of development. Tennessee Titans He is, however, a very good schemer and
playcaller. Perhaps he, offensive coordinator Jason Michael and quarterback
coach John McNulty can pull stuff out of Locker we haven’t seen and help him
blossom. Health: Say Locker's luck changes and he stays healthy and gives
the Titans 16 games. He's not a guy who lacks confidence when you speak with
him, but he does seem to get swallowed up by the moment sometimes. Perhaps he
can put together a stretch like he did at the start of 2013 when he was getting
progressively better. If it’s uninterrupted by an injury, his confidence can
grow and a switch can flip. Tennessee Titans The running game: Tennessee
Titans The Titans expect to run the ball better without Chris Johnson getting
the bulk of their carries. Bishop Sankey is likely the primary back,
but they’ve got better situational ability with a group. Dexter McCluster offers
a new dimension as a pass-catching back, and Sankey is good at running routes,
too. A healthy Shonn Greene can covert short-yardage situations. Tennessee
Titans Bob Bostad is the new coach of an underachieving offensive line that now
has starting caliber players, which means the group should improve. That should
translate into better protection and a better run game, Tennessee Titans two
things that can alleviate pressure from Locker. The defense: Coordinator
Ray Horton is converting the Titans to a 3-4. If the Titans can rush the passer
the way they believe, they can stall more drives and force more turnovers. If
the offense gets the ball back more often and with better field position Tennessee
Titans an area a good crop of return men can help as well Tennessee Titans
things will get easier for the quarterback. Tennessee Titans Most of this, of
course, is about making the things around Locker better, so that Locker can be
better. Final thoughts ... Tennessee Titans In today's NFL you need more A than
B. Tennessee Titans If the Locker die is cast, we’re talking too much about B. Tennessee
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