At one point in 2010 the Tennessee Titans were 5-2. Things looked good, and they seemed destined for the 2011 NFL playoffs. Of course after the 5-2 start this team went 1-9 the rest of the way. They finished 6-10, and what looked so good turned to garbage. The ended up trying to being in Randy Moss, essentially fired QB Vince Young and wasted a NFL season. This is a tough one, their numbers do not look that bad, but clearly it never all came together for them.
The offense scored 356 points of 22.2 points per game. That was 17th best of the 32 NFL teams. Vince Young started 8 games and had 10 TD’s and 8 INT’s, He completed 59.6% of his passes and amassed 1,255 yards passing. Kerry Collins stepped in and started 7 games. He was able to throw 14 TD’s with 8 INT’s. The running game was ok averaging 107.9 per game. Of course they did give up 27 sacks.
The defense was also pretty average. They gave up 339 points or on average 21.2 points per game. It is hard to explain how a team averages one more point scored then given up and finishes with a losing record. I hate to say this but some of that comes down to coaching. They made the wrong calls and it cost this team on the field.
Of course the team’s take away differential was -4, the Titans defense did rack up 40 sacks. They forced 17 fumbles, and were able to intercept 17 passes. This seems to indicate that the offense suffered and Young deserved his pink slip.
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