[alex83]

Defensive Line
#92 A.Haynesworth - after coming off a rollercoaster season last year with his suspension, Big Al has showed he is one of the most feared defensive tackles in the league, bowling over almost ever offensive lineman he lined up against and his play was only made better playing along side Kyle Vanden Bosch - FINAL GRADE A+
#93 K.V.B - becoming one of the best defensive ends in the league at the moment, ending with 12 sacks on the season and 4 forced fumbles his ability to keep going non-stop has turned him into the Titans very own energizer bunny and earned him, as well as his partner in crime Haynesworth a trip to the Pro Bowl - FINAL GRADE A+
#91 T.LaBoy & #97 T.Brown - played well when they came in but held up by the excellent play of Big Al and the Energizer Bunny, would most likely fall into the background if better players were drafted and with the Titans possibly looking to pick up another DE in the draft, LaBoy could be on his way, both ended with a combined 10 sacks - FINAL GRADES C
#98 A.Odom - helped his cause with regaining his place next year by getting 8 sacks on the season, but hasnt been consistantly well enough to fear offensive tackles - FINAL GRADE B

Linebackers
#50 D.Thornton - played well in his second season with the team, led the team with 122 tackles (93 solo) which is very well for an outside linebacker, developing well into a good unit with Bulluck but both need a good MLB to becoming very dominant, another unsung Titans player this season - FINAL GRADE B+
#53 K.Bulluck - dropped to third in the team with tackles, but that might pay testiment to him that people do not want to go towards him, gets better with age and can both play up on the line and run with recievers as good as any DB - FINAL GRADE B+
#52 R.Fowler & #55 S.Tulloch - did 'well' as a tandum unit, but with Fowler going down early Tulloch did well when he played on his own, not quiet sure if they are good enough to demand a place if we bring in someone better next season but did well - FINAL GRADE B

Defensive Backs
#20 N.Harper - played well for us this season, his injury slowed down his positive play, but came back and brought real veteran presense to a youthful defensive back unit when Hope went down - FINAL GRADE B-
#31 C.Finnegan - had an incredible season for a little guy become one of the most feared DB's to come up against and held played like Steve Smith to 'nothing' games, becoming both a great cover man and a pick man and ended the season second on the team - FINAL GRADE A
#37 C.Lowry - did very well under a lot of pressure coming in to replace Chris Hope but had a very good season and had 2 very important picks - FINAL GRADE B-
#33 M.Griffin - people were sceptical when we took him in the first round but proved his critics wrong and had a great rookie season, had 3 picks and 54 tackles and i would say cemented his position for next season - FINAL GRADE B+
#20 C.Hope, #21 R.Hill, #22 V.Fuller, #23 D.Nickey - Hope was playing excellent and Pro Bowl bound but got a bad injury, but will come back better than ever next year i would assume. Hill did well when he came in and got a pick to his name. Fuller had some great picks and even 2 back to back returns and Nickey once again did well leading the special teams unit on tackles - FINAL GRADE B/C

[titans#1]

i would have to give bulluck an A since he had 5 ints the most for a lb this year and an A for thornton because he lead this very talented Dfense in tackles.

[alex83]

i didnt give Keith an A becuase he didnt have to many tackles, but at the same time i only gave David a B+ becuase leading the team in tackles doesnt make him better, it just meant that more plays were run on his side of the field, had they been run to the right Keith would have led the team in tackles, so having the most tackles doesnt really make him a great player.

David got points taken away becuase he didnt come up with much besides tackles e.g. sacks or forced fumbles (he had only one of each)
Keith got no points added to get him the A becuase he didnt have to many tackles

[titans#1]

Originally Posted by alex83

i didnt give Keith an A becuase he didnt have to many tackles, but at the same time i only gave David a B+ becuase leading the team in tackles doesnt make him better, it just meant that more plays were run on his side of the field, had they been run to the right Keith would have led the team in tackles, so having the most tackles doesnt really make him a great player.

David got points taken away becuase he didnt come up with much besides tackles e.g. sacks or forced fumbles (he had only one of each)
Keith got no points added to get him the A becuase he didnt have to many tackles

wow i cant believe you said that.he was also well known for being able to hustle up and down the field to make tackles and he made a bunch of them that wasnt coming to him.

[titans#1]

Originally Posted by alex83

i didnt give Keith an A becuase he didnt have to many tackles, but at the same time i only gave David a B+ becuase leading the team in tackles doesnt make him better, it just meant that more plays were run on his side of the field, had they been run to the right Keith would have led the team in tackles, so having the most tackles doesnt really make him a great player.

David got points taken away becuase he didnt come up with much besides tackles e.g. sacks or forced fumbles (he had only one of each)
Keith got no points added to get him the A becuase he didnt have to many tackles

if that doesnt make him better than what does he have to do to prove himself.

[alex83]

Originally Posted by titans#1

if that doesnt make him better than what does he have to do to prove himself.

he is a Left Outside Linebacker, so if 90% of the plays are run towards him than he will rack up more tackles right? if the plays were run down the gut or to the right someone else would have got the tackles. it is also evident by Finnegan getting the second most tackles in the team that most of the plays were made over the head of the lineman and linebackers...but i dont think having the most tackles on a team makes you a better player, just means most of the plays are run where you are

[titans#1]

Originally Posted by alex83

he is a Left Outside Linebacker, so if 90% of the plays are run towards him than he will rack up more tackles right? if the plays were run down the gut or to the right someone else would have got the tackles. it is also evident by Finnegan getting the second most tackles in the team that most of the plays were made over the head of the lineman and linebackers...but i dont think having the most tackles on a team makes you a better player, just means most of the plays are run where you are

your right he hasnt improved at all from last year.i hope next year he gets more tackles because he has bean terrible.