In most cases losing your number one wide receiver would really hurt, but with our wide receivers it doesn't concern me *that* much. We have Brandon Jones, Roydell Williams, Erron Kenny, Ben Troupe, Tyrone Calico and Bo Scaife.
If the Cardinals have a hard time defending against the tight end, then look for a heavy dose of tight end play from the Titans. The Titans love going to the tight ends and we have some good ones.
I think it's still way too early to call Pacman a bust. I'll admit that the 6th pick in the draft needed to come in right away and make an impact, but it's obvious that Pac is a work in progress. I have no doubt that Pac will probably get burned a few times on Sunday, especially if the Cardinals are in the red zone and they throw the fade pass to Pacman's side. All your wide out would need to do is stand there with his hands in the air to catch the ball, I think Pac is 4 foot 8
Travis Henry (obviously) won't be playing on Sunday, but he wasn't really doing anything before his suspension anyway. We will try give the Cardinals a heavy dose of Chris Brown. Every once and a while, the Titans will plug Payton (Walter Payton's son) look out for this guy, he is quick! Brown tends to hit the hole a little slow, but if he breaks loose, then he's hard to catch, Payton hits the hole fast. The Titans will normally put him in when they are in the red zone.
Our special teams have been suprisingly good this year. We have had horrible special teams over the years, so it's good to see this area improve. Although our kicker (Bironas) isn't a Rackers, he's a pretty good kicker. Pacman used to return kicks, but look for Courtney Roby to return kicks and Thurman to return punts. Pac almost returned a kickoff for a touchdown against the Texans, but that was the Texans
I think I posted this on another thread, but Steve McNair has been inconsistent this year. If you are fortunate, you will catch him on an off day. If he is on, then look out, it could be a long day for the Cards. Although I'm sure you can relate to the theory "Give our quarterback time to throw the ball, and we'll kill you"... I think the offensive lines will play a huge role in this game. If our O-line gives McNair protection, the advantage Titans. Same thing goes for the Cards O-line. Our goal obviously will be to pressure Warner or McCown. KVB has been a manimal this year. Although Cincy did a pretty good job in shutting him down last Sunday, he has been wreaking havoc for opposing teams all season. Before last night's Colt's game, he was tied with Freeney for the highest number of sacks in the NFL.
One player that could create problems for the Cardinals is Albert Haynesworth. He is absolutely dominating.
I have absolutely no "feel" for this game. I will be flying out to Phoenix on Thursday and attending the game on Sunday. I grew up in Arizona and graduated from Corona Del Sol, so the Cardinals are my second favorite team. I won't be disappointed if the Titans lose, it's not like we're going to the playoffs or anything.
