By BLAKE BEDDINGFIELD, special contributor
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Scouting throughs on the Titans after their Preseason Week 1 win in Philadelphia.
Quarterback
I felt Marcus Mariota and Ryan Tannehill both did a very good job with play-action and creating time for receivers to uncover.
The play-action game will be important for Mariota and the Titans’ passing attack because of the type of receivers they have. It is going to be imperative have a strong running game for the play-action to truly work.
Mariota focused on Adam Humphries early especially on the third-and-7 and fourth-down plays. Humphries was the security blanket for Marcus like he used to have with Delanie Walker.
Mariota was late on his first corner route throw to Darius Jennings. He must get the ball out sooner and not lead him out of bounds.
Tannehill plays like a veteran with his good play-action and patience in the pocket. He waits for the routes to open. He continued to convert on third downs
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