(08-21-2020, 04:32 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Seems folks are willing to write everything off in 2019 as a bad season except Finley. I wished we'd have secured a vet as QB 2, but I'm not willing to write Finley off as a back up.

Quote:Paul Kuharsky reports that Titans tackle Isaiah Wilson, the team’s first-round pick in the 2020 draft, recently received a trespass warning from Tennessee State from Tennessee State police after attending a party in TSU off-campus apartments.

Per the report, Wilson considered jumping from a second-story balcony to evade campus law-enforcement officials before accepting the consequences for his decision to engage in the kind of activities that could introduce COVID-19 to the facilities of his team.

(08-22-2020, 03:09 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Speaking of Oline, I was a huge fan of this kid in the draft and was hoping we could get him in RD 2. Looks like we might have avoided an idiot:

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/08/21/report-titans-tackle-isaiah-wilson-attended-an-off-campus-party-at-tennessee-state/

(08-23-2020, 07:32 AM)Fullrock Wrote: Any O-line combination without John Jerry or Andre Smith is a major improvement lol!

(08-23-2020, 04:53 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Not just playing, but playing LT.  The spot for the best O-lineman on the team.

Quote:FLOPPING FRED: Yes, backup right tackle Fred Johnson is having a good camp. So good that offensive line coach Jim Turner gave him some snaps at starting right guard Monday in a kind of a rotation with starter Xavier Su'a-Filo. Johnson played some guard in college at Florida and took a couple of snaps there in practice with the Bengals last year. But he had no sniff he was going in there Monday and he looked good enough that Turner says not to count out the fiery 6-8, 325-pound Johnson in any kind of Opening Day competition.

In his handful of snaps there were no missed assignments and he made his presence felt in a suddenly gargantuan middle with the 320-pound Michel Jordan at left guard.

"Fred has got some serious talent, he's enormous, he's very smart, he can pick it up," Turner said. "Is he our best right tackle? No. But he's getting experience playing a lot against the 1s. He's improving."

The starting tackles, Jonah Williams at left and Bobby Hart at right, are their best tackles, Turner says, but he also says Johnson is pushing them both as the swing tackle. Along with the starters and Johnson, Turner says guards Billy Price and Alex Redmond and rookie tackle Hakeem Adeniji are also in conversations.

And Johnson is as interesting as you can get. Here's a guy that didn't play varsity until his senior year of high school in West Palm Beach, Fla., and Turner can envision him playing both guards and tackles spots.

"He's a guy with limited experience, so every snap is gold for him," Turner said.

(08-25-2020, 12:28 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Perhaps Fred Johnson at RG;

(08-25-2020, 12:28 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Perhaps Fred Johnson at RG;

(08-25-2020, 04:53 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: I’d think him and Jordan would have to be one of the biggest pairs of OG’s in the league.

(08-25-2020, 06:59 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: Must not have been too impressed with Knipfel as the 3rd string center. Signed an UDFA center today that finished college with 39 straight starts at center.

(08-25-2020, 07:57 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: BTW, heard from Lap on the TC report Knipfel had a head injury, hope he is alright.

Watching the TC Report, Jonah looked great. XSF looked pretty good. Jordan looked good until he faced Reader or Geno no
surprise. Hart face masked Hubbard cause he is just too quick. Kareem ate, dude looked like a beast going against Fred
Johnson. Kareem looked unblockable in that vid.

Geno is unblockable and looks better than ever. No Dunlap today but he was looking amazing as well before.

Great test for our O-line going against all these guys. Sheldon looked good as a guy to make the PS.

(08-25-2020, 09:08 PM)psychdoctor Wrote: I think Hakeem will be the best OT on the team by the end of the year. He plays like a vet and has best feet movement and body posture. He is the real deal.

(08-25-2020, 08:22 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: I’ve seen a lot of knee jerk reactions if the offense has a good day, then that means the defense sucks and when the defense has a good day then the offense sucks. What I think we’re seeing is the two honing their edges against each other and we should see it go back and forth if both are good.

(08-25-2020, 04:53 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: I’d think him and Jordan would have to be one of the biggest pairs of OG’s in the league.

(08-25-2020, 08:22 PM)Yojimbo Wrote: I’ve seen a lot of knee jerk reactions if the offense has a good day, then that means the defense sucks and when the defense has a good day then the offense sucks. What I think we’re seeing is the two honing their edges against each other and we should see it go back and forth if both are good.

(08-25-2020, 09:08 PM)psychdoctor Wrote: I think Hakeem will be the best OT on the team by the end of the year.  He plays like a vet and has best feet movement and body posture.  He is the real deal.

(08-25-2020, 09:11 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Hopefully 2nd best. We need Jonah to be the stud we drafted.