Five Titans to watch in preseason game #1
The Titans, like all 31 other teams in the NFL, have a ton of questions going into their preseason schedule. Here are five players for Titan fans to keep an eye on:
1. QB Vince Young – Sure, he won’t play long – but everyone’s going to want to see where his accuracy is. Let’s see if the coaches work in some intermediate routes and see where Vince is against some live competition. I wouldn’t expect to see him on the field for more than two series, but in Vince’s case – even the fifth-year pro needs as much work as possible.
2. WR Damian Williams – The Titans injury report lists Williams as questionable (hamstring) and he probably won’t play, but as long as there’s a chance you have to be interested to see what this guy can do. Williams is the hopeful savior of an AWFUL return game, and missing chances in the preseason would be quite a (minor) disaster for both the player and the team. They need to see where the return game is, and they need to see it before the regular season starts. You’d also love to get Williams out there for some offensive snaps to begin to develop a rapport with Vince Young.
3. RB LeGarrette Blount – Blount and Stafon Johnson figure to get a lot of reps in the next couple of weeks. The Titans would LOVE for either of these guys to step up and snatch the #3 RB job away from Alvin Pearman, but nobody’s counting on that. Physically, you’d love for Blount to lay claim to the “bruiser” role. His measurables are ridiculous (6-0, 247) but he has to get the mental side of the game under control. One of the five RBs is likely to get cut so the competition should be fierce.
4. TE Jared Cook – This is a very important time for Cook. The team currently has him at third on the depth chart, and he needs to start turning some heads. The guy can be a tremendous weapon if he can put all elements of the game together. With a knucklehead-ish guy like Bo Scaife at the top of the depth chart, Cook should have his sights set on moving up and doing it right now. There’s no reason Cook should come out of the preseason any lower than #2 on the depth chart. Craig Stevens is only listed ahead of Cook because of his excellent blocking, but Cook is the kind of athlete that should shine against second-teamers if he is the guy he was drafted to be.
5. LB Rennie Curran – Curran is a guy who I think can make an immediate impact on this team if he shines in the preseason. He has all the intangibles, all the character, and if he can put it all together on the field – it could go a long way to a bounce back season for the Titans. He’ll of course be running with the second team tonight, but I wouldn’t be shocked if the Titans gave him a couple of reps with the ones just to see how it goes.















