NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Unexpected wrinkles, a giant trick play, a risky fourth-down conversion and a super fourth quarter propelled the Titans to a highly improbable victory in their home opener.
"Who is this team?” a friend texted me. “And what have they done with my Titans?”
Mike Vrabel was presented the game ball by Ben Jones, but would have you believe he didn’t deserve it.
“Calling it is easy,” he said, pointing us to the locker room for passing out any credit.
Sorry, Vrabel is getting a bunch.
Jon Robinson picked Vrabel because he thought a young coach was a leader of men who, with a well-crafted staff, would prove far more adaptable than his predecessor.
And the Titans, minus Delanie Walker and understanding they’d likely be without Marcus Mariota and down to their fourth and fifth tackles, were still creating new stuff for the game plan on Friday. Typically, the plan is pretty much locked in by then.
When did the Titans learn of the Derrick Henry quarterbacked Wildcat plays?
“It was not long ago,” Jones said.
Did the Titans previously have Wildcat plays in their playbook?
