Dan Quinn’s 4-3 under and Kyle Shanahan’s dynamic west coast offense with the zone blocking scheme were the talk of the offseason and has given Falcons fans something to look forward to after the previous regime’s drab philosophies grew tired. Devin Hester and Eric Weems could both make the team as special-teams aces, and they would push the receiver tally to five for the Falcons.
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“When asked about nerves heading into his first game, Mariota told Jim Wyatt of Titans.com, “(I feel) excitement. The Falcons’ first-round draft pick will be given a very tough assignment in his debut at the Georgia Dome. Many are expecting big things from him.
“Defenders, for instance, on the backside, they will close a little bit harder then a quarterback that doesn’t run because they know the chances of him booting or naked-ing out are slimmer”, coach Ken Whisenhunt. “I hope we are going to play fast and physical”. Is he further along than where I thought he’d be at this point? Matt Ryan returns with both Julio Jones and Roddy White while several young rookies and free agent additions are aiming to try and make their spot on the depth chart.
The Titans also made some big changes on defense, hiring Dick LeBeau to be an assistant coach.
Lockwood said soon after the Heisman Trophy victor from Saint Louis School was drafted by Tennessee KHON contacted its Media General sister station, WKRN, in Nashville, which holds the rights to the Titans’ non-national exhibition games. The team ranked eighth in total yards, but dead last in yards allowed.
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Even though the game doesn’t count in the standings, the first-year head coach is looking for the Falcons to show something on Friday night. With that being said, I have selected five players from the Tennessee Titans roster to keep a selective eye on. They’ll meet again in Week 7 of the 2015 regular season.
