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.
