Absent Logan Ryan, Jurrell Casey, Titans can't start 'freelancing, running wild'

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – With Logan Ryan and Jurrell Casey down, the Titans are arguably without two of their four most sound defenders.

I’d group those two with Wesley Woodyard and Kevin Byard as the team’s most complete guys on defense. When missing guys of that caliber, there can be an automatic pull to try do more to try to fill the holes.CaseyEagles

Without Ryan against Washington, the secondary did well against not to over-extend, they just played very well. Kevin Byard had 16 tackles and Ryan’s replacement, LeShaun Sims, didn't make a mental error.

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Paul Kuharsky has covered the Tennessee Titans since 1996, first for The Tennessean, then ESPN.com and now independently at paulkuharsky.com. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee and one of the longest-tenured Titans beat reporters in the franchise's history.