NASHVILLE – Titans head coach Mike Vrabel held a press convention on Sunday at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports activities Park, sooner or later after his staff’s 26-23 preseason win over the Cardinals.
This is a take a look at the recent matters from in the present day’s presser:
All NFL groups have to be right down to 53 gamers by 3 p.m. on Tuesday, and after that groups can start constructing a apply squad.
The Titans presently have 80 gamers.
“I’d say it’s by no means simple,” Vrabel stated of the upcoming choices. “We put a number of time in collectively, so I’d by no means say that it’s simple to have to maneuver on from a participant or anyone. I feel we demand a number of them, and I feel they provide us rather a lot. So, we’ll deal with everyone with respect, and we perceive that all of them cannot be right here.”
Vrabel stated he expects the method might be “fairly fluid.”
“There might be guys that we doubtlessly declare from some other place,” Vrabel stated, “after which we’ll put a apply squad collectively.”
Vrabel talked about the potential for the staff dividing roster cuts between Monday and Tuesday.
Upcoming Follow Schedule
With a lot motion, Vrabel stated the staff plans to remain as versatile as doable with the apply schedule because the staff now begins to set its sights on the common season opener.
The Titans face the Giants on September 11 at Nissan Stadium.
The Titans plan to apply on Monday by Thursday of this week earlier than gamers get subsequent weekend off.
“After which we’ll get able to buckle up and go on this trip,” Vrabel stated.
Vrabel was requested if he is seen sufficient to decide on the staff’s back-up QB job behind starter Ryan Tannehill.
Malik Willis began all three preseason contests, and he bought higher every day out. Logan Woodside performed extra sparingly, however he did information a game-winning landing drive on Saturday night time.
“I feel we’ll get to the roster most likely later within the week,” Vrabel stated. “However I recognize the quarterback play that we bought from each guys final night time. Malik did some issues that had been actually encouraging, that we had talked about – his potential to step up on the pocket, stored his eyes downfield at occasions, additionally was capable of have some explosive video games operating, which is precisely what we talked about. The operation was higher. However then there’s some issues we’ll have to enhance.
“We had two two-minute drives that we scored on, one with Malik after which Logan got here in and had an ideal drive and did a pleasant job serving to us rating a landing there late.”
Burks Had “Good Play Velocity”
Rookie receiver Treylon Burks caught three passes for 33 yards on Saturday night time, together with a 14-yard landing catch.
Vrabel stated what Burks did within the recreation was good for coaches to see heading into the common season.
“Him having some good play pace,” Vrabel stated of Burks, “and his willingness to dam when he was in there and do his job. These are all optimistic issues.”
As of now, it appears like Nicholas Petit-Frere has gained the beginning proper sort out job for the Titans.
On Saturday night time, the participant he competed with throughout most of camp – Dillon Radunz – began at left guard.
“I believed he did some good issues in there,” Vrabel stated of Radunz. “It wasn’t good, however there have been some good blocks. We had a few holding penalties, and he was considered one of them. … I feel all and all he was into it. There might be some corrections that must be made, however I believed he did a pleasant job.”
Defensive again Ugo Amadi performed 37 snaps on protection and 11 extra on particular groups on Saturday night time after simply becoming a member of the staff a number of days earlier by way of commerce.
Vrabel stated it was simple to inform Amadi had performed nickel previously.
“They type of having a specific talent set,” Vrabel stated. “He blitzed and batted – had a very good ball disruption. I believed he tackled, and I believed he tried to come back in and assist (within the run recreation), had some good issues in protection. After which there was some separation at occasions in man protection when the route bought to the opposite facet, which generally occurred.
“However for simply getting right here, he was into it and had some good gunner reps. He did a pleasant job.”
Vrabel was fast to reward linebacker Joe Jones, who made an ideal hustle play late within the recreation when he ran down a Cardinals participant racing towards the tip zone.
Every week earlier, Jones intercepted a move in opposition to the Buccaneers.
Vrabel had extra good issues to say about Jones on Sunday.
“He has been on the market on daily basis,” Vrabel stated of Jones, who was credited with six tackles in opposition to the Cardinals. “He is been a frontrunner on particular groups. He has tried to enhance at linebacker. I feel his management to a number of the youthful guys on particular groups has been actually good to see. He is performed a number of particular groups in his profession. … What was requested of him on particular groups he did a very good job, and clearly he hustle play that confirmed up on protection.”
Guard Nate Davis and Jamarco Jones did not play on Saturday night time after lacking practices main up the sport.
Each gamers have been missed a very good chunk of apply time just lately.
However Vrabel indicated he expects them again quickly.
“Hopefully we will get Nate again working this week, and Jamarco again working,” Vrabel stated.
