2013 Season: 7-9
Tennessee Titans
The Titans finished 2nd in a weak AFC South Division. First round draft pick QB Jake Locker has started only 18 games entering his 4th season. Was put on injured reserved week 7 of the season then entered Ryan Fitzpatrick. Chris Johnson had a hard time keeping adjusted to not having a consistent play at QB and even more questions at the wide receiver position. Nate Washington caught 58 passes for 919 yards but not enough to be a frequent target for either QB. Defensively they were 10th in stopping the pass at 225 yards per game. Played mediocre at best against the run allowing the 3rd most rushing touchdowns in the league with 21. Bernard Pollard in his 1st season with the Titans had 99 tackles 3 interceptions stepped in to make an impression with the absence of Michael Griffin for most of the season.
Key Losses: Chris Johnson, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Kenny Britt
Fantasy Players to Watch: TE Delanie Walker, RB Dexter McCluster
2014 Season Outlook: Coming into the season with a new head coach and a QB fresh off a season ending surgery, I don't really expect a whole lot. Bringing over Shaun Phillips from Denver in his 11th season 79.5 career sacks will help this defense with stopping the run better. Michael Griffin and Bernard Pollard in the secondary if healthy can be a tough team to pass on. When it's all said and done it depends once again on the health of Jake Locker. He has yet to prove to be improving because he stays injured. Delanie Walker had an immediate impact last season with career highs with 60 catches 571 yards and 6 td's. He will need to bring that again this season. They bring in RT Michael Oher from Baltimore to beef up protection and experience alongside LT Michael Roos entering his 10th season. Losing Chris Johnson will be a blow as they look to have Shonn Greene be the feature back. Bringing in Dexter McCluster gives them a weapon for Special teams. He had a league best 686 punt return yards with the Chiefs last season. In Whisenhunt's first season might be difficult and if Locker doesn't succeed the team will spiral to a 4-12 record.
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