2021 NFL Draft: Introducing D’Wayne Eskridge, Western Michigan’s Swiss Army knife
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Versatile players who can make an impact on every down are all the rage in today’s NFL, and no prospect in the 2021 NFL draft class fits that description better than Western Michigan’s D’Wayne Eskridge.
A dynamic playmaker who’s lined up at cornerback and wide receiver for the Broncos, Eskridge recently spoke exclusively with MCM about how he’s stayed in shape throughout COVID-19, what his best position fit is at the next level, and which NFL players he models his game after.
JM: How have you managed to stay in shape and keep up with your weight training throughout the pandemic?
DE: My dogs really helped me out (laughs). They have to be outside early in the morning. I made a schedule built around that. I take them outside first thing in the morning. I come right back home and before I step in the house, I have to get a workout in. I’ve made a habit out of that. It really helped me create and stick to a schedule. I don’t have too much to do right now, so Collapse
Titans add Will Compton to practice squad
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Well, that was fast. THE BOY is back. Kinda.
A day after the Titans waived linebacker Will Compton, the team is adding him back to their practice squad, according to sources close to The Bus:
The Boy @_willcompton signing to Titans practice squad, per source close to the busCredit to the bus— Bussin' With The Boys (@BussinWTB) October 27, 2020
We have reached a point where The Bus is breaking news now. Cool! Compton is a fan favorite in the city and is best known for being one-half of the popular Bussin’ With the Boys Podcast alongside Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan. Fans will be happy to see him staying in Nashville for now. We can see him being added back onto the 53-man roster at some point this season.
Speaking of their roster, the Titans currently have just 51 players on their 53-man roster. We are purely speculating, but we can envision a scenario where the Titans use those two empty spots to activate Collapse
Stephen Gostkowski’s odd season continues
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The Titans fell to 5-1 after suffering their first loss of the season against an undefeated Steelers team on Sunday.
While there is plenty of blame to go around for this loss, the Titans should have absolutely sent this game to overtime. The Titans unexpectedly mounted a second half comeback that fell just short when kicker Stephen Gostkowski missed from 45 yards out with just seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. A successful three-point try would have sent the game to OT. It would have given the Titans a chance to pull off yet another unexpected comeback. Gostkowski couldn’t come through.
This felt like it was coming. Gostkowski has had an incredibly strange season thus far despite making three game-winning field goals throughout the first half of this season. John Glennon perfectly captured what an odd season its been for Gostkowski thus far:
Gostkowski's bizarr-o season:Starts out: 0-3Next stretch: 9-9Recent: 1-4— John Glennon Collapse
Titans vs. Steelers: Inactives
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Tennessee and Pittsburgh meet this afternoon in Nashville for a battle of undefeateds. Both teams sit at 5-0 entering today, previewing a heavy-weight matchup that we could see later in the season.
Each team sustained big injuries last week. The Titans lost left tackle Taylor Lewan for the year, while the Steelers lost linebacker Devin Bush for the season. Adjusting to those losses will be a key today.
Some good news for the Titans — Corey Davis will be back in action today after landing on the COVID list a few weeks back. Jonnu Smith will also be active today after leaving last week’s game with an injury.
So the Titans, minus Lewan, will be at full song on the offensive side of the ball today.
Titans Inactives
OLB Derick Roberson
LB David Long
OT Isaiah Wilson
DT Matt Dickerson
DB Joshua Kalu
OL Daniel Munyer
Steelers Inactives
FB Derek Watt
CB Mike Hilton
QB Joshua Dobbs
DT Carlos Davis
TE Zach Gentry
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Titans have a chance to earn continued national respect Sunday
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The fanbase here always craves national attention. This is the chance for the Titans to earn that. I have been in Nashville all my life. That means I have been here for the entire run of the Tennessee Titans. When they first became the Titans in 1999 they made a run to the Super Bowl. The next year they were the best team in the NFL but lost a heartbreaker to the Ravens in the divisional round. They certainly had a few more good years after that, but more often than not after 2003 they haven’t been very good.
That, combined with the fact that they haven’t had many star players come through here, has kept the Titans off of the national radar for the most part. The fanbase here is always asking for more respect, and seems like every time this team starts to get it something goes wrong.
This game on Sunday gives them the chance to be one of the teams that is talked about by everyone with a win. You know the deal; this is a match-up between two Collapse
Titans designate Adoree Jackson to return from IR
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The first step to getting Adoree back on the field. The Titans announced today that they have designated CB Adoree Jackson for return from IR. That designation opens up a 3-week window for Jackson to practice with the team. He doesn’t count against the 53-man roster during that time period. They can activate him at any point during that time.
Getting Adoree back on the field is not going to fix everything that is wrong with this defense, but it certainly won’t hurt. A CB group of Adoree, Malcolm Butler and Kristian Fulton has a chance to be really, really good.
What having Adoree back doesn’t fix is the pass rush. The Titans really need to get something from the guys they brought in to help get pressure - Vic Beasley and Jadeveon Clowney. Beasley has been an all around disaster. He only played 11 snaps against the Texans. At least Clowney is out there getting close to the quarterback. Collapse
Jonnu Smith injury update: Titans tight end suffered “minor ankle sprain” per Adam Schefter
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Some fairly good news on the injury front for the Titans today. While the Titans did not get news on the Taylor Lewan injury front, they did get some good news on the Jonnu Smith injury front:
Titans’ TE Jonnu Smith is dealing with a “minor” ankle sprain and is expected to be considered questionable for Sunday’s game against the Steelers, per source.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 19, 2020
Questionable on Monday is better than out on Monday. That we can be 100% sure of.
The Titans have been able to make the offense work this season with all of the hurdles that have been in front of them. This week they should be able to see the return of Corey Davis and MyCole Pruitt from the COVID list. If Smith is able to go, they will have their full complement of offensive weapons available for the first time since week 1. That should help a little bit with the loss of Lewan.
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Derrick Henry becomes first player in NFL history to run for 200+ yards in a single game in three consecutive seasons
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The Titans moved to a perfect 5-0 after yesterday’s thrilling win over the Texans. It was an absolute rollercoaster of a game that had my blood pressure piping through the roof for far too long.
There are plenty of stats to discuss from this offensive explosion, but this one may ultimately take the cake:
With 212 rushing yards in the @Titans OT victory today, RB Derrick Henry (@KingHenry_2) becomes the first player in @NFL history to record a game with 200+ rushing yards in three consecutive seasons. pic.twitter.com/LBhKg0AbTh— NFL345 (@NFL345) October 18, 2020
That fun fact is a testament to Derrick Henry’s uncanny ability to explode for massive games with an odd but exciting level of consistency. His 94-yard touchdown of course helped, but it wasn’t like that was Henry’s only good run of the day. He routinely found room to run behind what was some impressive blocking up front by the offensive line.
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Recap: Titans beat the Texans in OT, 42-36
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The Tennessee Titans were white hot, fresh off of a blowout win over the Bills. However, on a short week, it was going to be interesting to see how they responded. After starting out great, things fell apart in the second half — and then the Titans came roaring back to life.
Here’s how it all played out.
Part of the reason for Tennessee’s success lately is tied to Ryan Tannehill, who remained spot on to start this game against Houston. Two early touchdown passes powered the Titans to an early 14-0 lead. It was Anthony Firkser and A.J. Brown on the receiving end, while Derrick Henry chewed up yardage in between the 20s.
As quickly as Deshaun Watson was able to find an answer of his own to Darren Fells, Tannehill and Henry were able to get another drive going. Tannehill quickly re-established a 14 point advantage, finding Adam Humphries streaking down the sideline on his way to the endzone. It was the third touchdown pass of the day for Tannehill to Collapse
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Titans week 8 roster moves
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The Titans have made a handful of roster moves over the last 2 days. There are so many roster moves in the NFL this year with everything surrounding COVID-19. The Titans have announced a handful of roster moves over the last couple of days. Yesterday they announced that Darren Bates and David Quessenberry had been promoted to the 53 man roster. They also announced that Will Compton and and offensive lineman Paul Adams, who is from Nashville, had been added to the practice squad.
Today they announced that Senorise Perry has been designated to return from IR. Perry was signed this offseason. He has bounced around the NFL for a few years after playing his college ball at Louisville.
The move we are all waiting on is for them to announce that Adoree Jackson will return from IR. He was designated to return last week and practiced all 3 days. He seems to be on track to play this week as long as their hasn’t been a set back that we don’t know about. Collapse
Titans waive LB Will Compton
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Say it isn’t so. How could they do this to THE BOY? Sigh.
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Say it isn’t so. How could they do this to THE BOY? Sigh.
The Titans have waived linebacker Will Compton according to Jim Wyatt:
The @Titans waived linebacker Will Compton (@_willcompton) today.— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) October 26, 2020
The move comes just one day after Compton played 5 defensive snaps in Sunday’s loss.
Compton is a fan favorite in the city and is best known for being one-half of the popular Bussin’ With the Boys Podcast alongside Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan. Lewan suffered a torn ACL last week. It’s been a rough week for The Boys.
It’s possible that this is just a numbers game. Perhaps the Titans need an extra player elsewhere this week. I’d say there’s a good chance Compton will be back at some point. His familiarity with the defense makes that likely. Hopefully it’s sooner rather than later. If the Titans needed to cut a linebacker, it’s somewhat interesting that they decided to keep Daren Bates and Nick Dzunbar over Collapse
Recap: Titans fall to the Steelers, 27-24
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In a matchup that featured two of the NFL’s three remaining unbeatens, it was the Pittsburgh Steelers that came out looking like the superior team against the Tennessee Titans — at least early on.
Ben Roethlisberger was efficient to kick things off, spreading the ball around and walking down the field to start the game. The Steelers were dominant in the first quarter, playing keep away and cashing in with two touchdowns.
Roethlisberger took advantage of Tennessee’s biggest weakness — third down defense — starting off 7-7 on third down attempts through two drives.
Down 14-0 after only running three plays, it was Ryan Tannehill’s turn to respond. Finally, the offense got rolling. Derrick Henry kickstarted things, then A.J. Brown and Adam Humphries added chunk plays. Corey Davis marked his return to the field by scoring the first touchdown of the day for the Titans.
However, that’s where the good news ended for the Titans in the first half.
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Report: Titans fined $350K by NFL for COVID-19 protocol violations
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That’s a little bit different than what Pro Football Talk was pushing a few weeks ago. Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network is reporting that the Titans have been fined $350,000 for their violations of the league’s COVID-19 protocols:
Update: The #Titans have been fined $350K, source said, and have been told there will be escalated discipline with further instances of COVID-19 protocol violations. https://t.co/8IytciX2zb— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 25, 2020
In the story that Rapoport and Tom Pelissero wrote at NFL.com, it mentions that the fines are specifically related to instances of failure to comply with requirements on wearing masks, as well as insufficient clear communication regarding workouts outside the facility. The story also says that no individual member of the organization has been fined.
At some point in the next few days we will get official word from the NFL and this will all be over.
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What are the odds? Steelers at Titans
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The Titans and Steelers will finally get to play this Sunday after having their game rescheduled from week four. Tennessee, dealing with a COVID outbreak within the facility, was forced to shut down for nearly two weeks. This forced the NFL to shuffle multiple schedules around, landing this game in the week seven slot.
The matchup now features two 5-0 teams. It’s a heavyweight fight, which will give someone a leg up in the AFC as the lone remaining undefeated team in the conference.
The oddsmakers in Vegas see this essentially as a toss-up. The Steelers opened as a one point favorite, but the gambling markets quickly flipped this line to Titans -1. Depending on where you look, you can probably find the line going either way at this point.
After opening at 52.5, the total is now at 50.5.
Tennessee, which holds the NFL’s 2nd ranked offense, will face Pittsburgh’s 2nd ranked defense. Ryan Tannehill has been spectacularly efficient so far in Collapse
Titans activate MyCole Pruitt from COVID list
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Well, that does it for the Titans first (and hopefully only) COVID-19 outbreak. MyCole Pruitt and Breon Borders were activated from the COVID list today. That means they no longer have any players on that list. It has been a long journey to get here.
Yesterday it was reported that the NFL has concluded it’s investigation into the Titans. The organization might get a fine, but there aren’t going to be the huge penalties that Mike Florio was pumping around the world a couple of weeks ago. That means that while the Titans were the first team to deal with a big COVID outbreak, they came out of it relatively unscathed. The biggest issue is that they had to take the early bye week.
I don’t know about you, but I am extremely glad we can finally put this whole thing behind us. Now it is time to get back to the task at hand of watching a really fun football team! Collapse
Taylor Lewan tore his ACL per Taylor Lewan
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Taylor Lewan broke his own injury news today. The Titans star left tackle announced on Twitter that he did indeed tear his ACL in yesterday’s win over the Texans:
I wanted to let everyone know I got an MRI today. I Tore my ACL yesterday against Houston. Don’t feel sorry for me, I’m going to handle this rehab like a Pro and come back better than ever. Thank you @Titans fans for your support. #NoBadDays— Taylor Lewan (@TaylorLewan77) October 19, 2020
I don’t think there is any question that Ty Sambrailo is your starting left tackle this week against the Steelers. The question going forward will be how quickly can Isaiah Wilson be ready to take over at right tackle because at that point you have to seriously consider plugging Wilson in there and moving Dennis Kelly to left tackle.
The fact that this injury was suffered in mid-October gives you hopes that Lewan will be 100% ready to go at the start of the 2021 season. That’s not the most Collapse
Glazer: Taylor Lewan has possible torn ACL
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Rough news for the Titans on the day they move to 5-0 Jay Glazer said on the FOX post-game show that Taylor Lewan might have torn his ACL in the win today over the Texans. My guess is that he has a pretty good source for that information or he would not have run with it. This is obviously a significant blow to the Titans.
The question now is what do the Titans do at tackle. Lewan has been injured in a few games this year. Ty Sambrailo has come in to play for him each time. Will they just move forward with Sambrailo at left tackle and Dennis Kelly at right tackle. How far away from being ready to play is Isaiah Wilson? Could they plug him in at right tackle and slide Kelly to left?
It will be disappointing if Wilson can’t get ready in the next couple of weeks after the Titans spent a first round pick on him. He should, in theory, be an upgrade over Sambrailo in the lineup.
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Titans vs. Texans open game thread
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This is a big game. A win here would give the Titans a pretty commanding lead in the AFC South.
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Stephon Gilmore trade rumors: The Titans should call the Patriots
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This won’t happen, but Jon Robinson should call Bill Belicheck and at least check the price. At the risk of going LOLomas, the Titans should absolutely make a call to the Patriots about this:
#Patriots have talked about trading 2019 Defensive player of the year, CB Stephon Gilmore, per @AlbertBreerThey were in contact and had conversations with teams about trading him in August - Could be a trade target again with Pats going through a losing season without Tom Brady pic.twitter.com/I9SIYJexzP— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 27, 2020
I don’t know what the price would be here, but Robinson should at least find that out. We know the Patriots love draft picks. What if they just want a 1st and 3rd for him or something like that? The Titans will likely have another pick that is 31st or 32nd. That would be a small price to pay for the reigning defensive player of the year.
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Report: Kristian Fulton to miss a few weeks with knee injury
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Paul Kuharsky is reporting that Kristian Fulton will miss a “few weeks” with a knee injury:
Kristian Fulton will miss a few weeks with knee injury. Unclear if he will require an IR stay. #Titans.— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) October 26, 2020
Apparently we are going to spend the whole season with a corner from the Titans missing time because of a knee injury. There is a chance they can finally get Adoree Jackson back this week. He practiced all week last week but wasn’t activated before the Steelers game.
Now we have Fulton set to miss some time with a knee issue. This means we will see a few more weeks with Jonathan Joseph and/or Chris Jackson chasing receivers on the field. I was really hoping that was over.
In case you haven’t been watching the games, this defense has a lot of work to do. There are issues in the secondary but the real problem comes with the pass rush. The Titans are paying $22.5 million to Vic Beasely and Collapse
Titans vs. Steelers: Open game thread
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A few weeks later than expected, the showdown between the Titans and Steelers is finally happening. Both teams enter this one undefeated, and the winner gains early season control of the entire AFC.
Kickoff is set for noon and CBS will have the coverage. Collapse
Ryan Clark gives Derrick Henry some bulletin board material
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6 DAYS AGO - It’s really easy to say that from a TV studio. Ryan Clark is a brave man talking crap to Derrick Henry while in a suit knowing he won’t have to actually do the thing he said on Sunday:
@Realrclark25 just made me that much more pumped for this @Titans game. The disrespect is REAL. Apparently @KingHenry_2 ain’t a dog around players his size. Can’t wait to find out #Titans pic.twitter.com/QO5oFCViEf— Jay (@JAYMAN096) October 23, 2020
Clark says he has watched every play. Has he seen this one:
No. 1Maybe the best play in the NFL this year. Derrick Henry. 1 run. 99 yards. 4 stiff arms. History made.#TitanUp #ElTractorcito #Titans pic.twitter.com/KKZmwKRuR8— It's Titans Time (@itsTitansTime) February 23, 2019
Those are linebackers that he is stiff-arming late in that play.
I think Mike laid out the best plan of action:
Someone just play this on a loop in the #Titans locker room from now til Sunday at noon https://t.co/MGGCMr0zoH— Mike Herndon (@MikeMiracles) October 23, Collapse
A.J. Brown interview: Titans WR talks Pittsburgh, D.K. Metcalf and more
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As Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown was out celebrating his SNICKERS ‘Hungriest Player of the Week’ honor for his clutch Week 6 performance, he took some time out of his busy schedule to speak with me about this weekend’s huge game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, his relationship with D.K. Metcalf, Kalif Raymond and more.
JM: You’re the sixth player to be awarded the SNICKERS Chain this season, which is passed to the league’s ‘Hungriest Player’ each week. Legendary jeweler Ben Baller designed the chain and it’s really stunning. What was your initial reaction like when you first saw it?
AJB: The chain is most definitely incredible. I’m a big chain guy and I was blown away when I saw the design in person. Shout out to Ben Baller, man. He really did this thing with this one.
Don’t matter the game, I’m hungry for that W. @snickers #SNICKERSchain #titanup #ad pic.twitter.com/pkaiymU937— AJ Brown (@Brown1arthur) October 20, 2020
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Derrick Henry outgained the entire New York Jets offense on Sunday
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Ok, bare with me here because this stat was just way too funny to not write about and shine a light on:
Total yards of offense, Week 6:@KingHenry_2: 264 yards@nyjets: 263 yards— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) October 18, 2020
Lol, Adam Gase and the lowly New York Jets offense strikes again. Derrick Henry had an incredible day, a career one in fact, but that stat is embarrassing no matter how you slice it. Henry single-handedly outgained the entire Jets running back group by a whopping 114 yards and the passing attack by 76 yards. How does that happen?
I wouldn’t rule out Henry outgaining the entire Jets offense again at some point this season. He’s that good, and they’re that bad.
The Jets are 0-6 and may not win a single game this season. At this point, they’re the odds-on favorites to win the Trevor Lawrence sweepstakes. We don’t have much to say about that other than poor Lawrence.
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Did Mike Vrabel intentionally take a penalty to save time in the fourth quarter?
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The Titans moved to a perfect 5-0 after yesterday’s win over the Texans. You’re likely still catching your breath as we can probably all agree that was one of the more memorable regular season wins in Titans history.
While there are plenty talking points and takeaways from this one, one of the more interesting questions is whether or not Mike Vrabel intentionally took a 12 men on the field penalty late in the game in order to save the Titans roughly 40 seconds. Of course, those 40’ish seconds were incredibly valuable at the end of the fourth quarter. The Titans don’t tie the game (and ultimately win it in overtime) without those 40 seconds.
Here is the sequence. It’s 2nd and 1. Odds of Houston converting either on this down or the next is astronomical. Joseph is confused looking to the sideline and Vrabel is telling him “it’s ok” and then does a sales job to make sure the ref sees it. https://t.co/ZFJzQJC5II Collapse
WATCH: Ryan Tannehill’s post game interview with CBS
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This Titans team has something special. They have already proven so much in the first 5 weeks of the season. One of the things we have learned is that you never count them out.
A big reason they are never out of a game is because of Ryan Tannehill. People in the national media mocked the Titans for the contract they gave Tannehill this offseason. To me, it looks like a bargain to get the NFL MVP on a 4-year, $118 million contract. You just can’t say enough about what he has brought to this team. A.J. Brown said after the game that Tannehill is the general of this team. That seems like a perfect description.
Just check out his numbers from today’s game - 30 0f 41 for 364 yards and 4 touchdowns. That gives him 13 touchdown passes in the Titans first 5 games.
You can watch Tannehill’s post-game interview with the CBS crew here:
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