The Titans episode is literally the same length as Edward Scissorhands but it has a stronger message 

the episode names getting crazier slowly 🤣

Imagine a stiff arm from Edward Scissorhands

It’s crazy they’re getting Landry back healthy, didn’t have him at all last season. D-Hop kinda slots all the pass catchers offensively where they should be. Big Jeff was healthy really for the first 7 games last season, had a high ankle sprain the remaining 10 games. A lot of the pieces they let go were expected and not really key contributors. This team is so easily forgotten about, with the moves they’ve made they should be division favorites honestly.

Good episode, just a few notes from a compulsive Titans watcher: Roger McCreary only allowed more yards and receptions because he was the only DB who stayed healthy. He doubles Kristian Fulton's snaps, and Terrance Mitchell was 3rd off the street. Per snap he held up better than Fulton with help or 1 on 1, although i agree there's room to grow and he may play more inside this year. David Long Jr left due to a fued with Mike Vrabel. He and Vrabel disagreed on conditioning and publicly called out Long and Fulton exclusively for not doing enough prep to stay healthy. DeAndre Hopkins isn't the WR3. He's WR1 and it isn't close. Burks couldn't stay healthy and was highly inconsistent. Chig has basically zero rapport with Tannehill. He did all his work in mop up duty with Willis and Josh Dobbs. He's a freak but he's not even close to Hopkins' role, he's a distant 3rd or maybe 4th behind NWI. His role hasn't gone beyond "chig plays" aka screens and wheel routes. The Titans never had a healthy front 4. Harold Landry missed the entire season with a training camp ACL. Autry also constantly missed time.

31:45 As mentioned earlier on in the podcast, injuries derailed the Titans, and David Long kept getting them. Vrabel specifically called him out for these soft tissue injuries and how he took care of his body.

The Titans biggest mistake was losing AJ, but the man behind it was fired because of that action. You can tell Vrabel still hasn't let that go when he has to talk about it, but has recognized that you have to make do

Vrabel publicly commented about David Long’s injury history (his hamstrings have been a particular source of trouble) multiple times. That’s probably why he was moved on-availability.

David long walked out the building because Vrabel called him and Fulton out for having weak tissues and not doing there best to stay of the field

On JRob, I remember one article in the offseason where it was mentioned that our owner, Amy, told him we can pay AJ 23mil/year. He reportedly tried to start the negotiations at 16mil/year. AJ and his agent stopped talking to him. Then you look at Vrabel's body language and facial expressions when the trade was made. THEN you watch AJ torch us in Philly. Amy probably decided that if he fumbles star talent, he isn't worth keeping, especially if the negotiation rumor is true and he didn't listen to you.

I thought this was a crazy good breakdown until the end. When you rated the coaching from this year compared to last, you rated it even and then it reminded me you haven't even talked about the Downing->Kelly. That was by far our biggest improvement this year! Ol' Drunk Downing was a disaster for this franchise and will always be a harsh nightmare we will never be able to forget.

Short of watching AtoZ Sports Nashville or any other local beat guys, these 2 know the Titans better than ANY medoa/fantasy people out there that I've seen. Only thing they didn't know, which is understandable, was why the Titans let Long walk. Everything else, they KNOW this team like us fans do. I'm extremely impressed with this whole episode.

Titans fan here, weighing in on David long situation. He is no longer a Titan due to soft tissue injuries. Vrabes commented on it at the EOY and called out long by name. Long took offense to the comments and neither side ever tried to negotiate. Titans have had too many injuries and so there had to be turnover in that regard. Love the show fellas! This is the only non-titans show that can still provide expert titans analysis! ty

For the David Long thing, Vrabel got annoyed with him having constant soft tissue injuries and called him out for it. Personally, I would’ve kept him, but that’s definitely the reason.

I have been enjoying each episodes and all the content. Production and title names has been on point. Patienly waiting on the Giants and NFC East week!

Hey, Titans fan here. Here's some context. 1. Our last GM, Jon Robinson chose to not pay AJ Brown. Common national media headline was, "Why not just pay AJ instead of going for an older vet". We did. We wanted to. Our GM made that choice and it cost him his job (among other reasons) 2. David Long was great! We loved him, but he couldn't stay healthy. That issue being primarily around soft tissue injuries. This is something Vrabel is adamant that the player has to do a good job of maintaining. Vrabel felt the players who were repeat offenders of soft tissue issues and missing time were hurting the football team more than anything, so they moved on.

Interesting how Sean Murphy Bunting and Hopkins play a similar role in allowing guys to play where they should be. Great insight, thank you boys

To add to other comments on David Long, we were the youngest team we've been in 5 years. We also had the 2nd most injuries in that timespan. After watching AJ (bye JRob) playing his first full season, I have questions about our training and medical teams.

It’s crazy the season Derrick had last year, considering their o-line play. I’d imagine this isn’t his last season in Nashville. They value him and are patient with the run game. The passing game going into this season, could help him even more with the run.

So Brett and EJ, how does the alien situation effect the Titan’s season?

I think Long caught the repeat offender tag by Vrabel with injuries. Hamstring specifically. They like that style backer, but also have 5-6 guys coming into this season that could rotate in. So many injuries, I think that group felt very rotational and they probably didn’t offer a ton. I assume he wanted to test the market, couldn’t find much better, but found a stacked defense in Miami. The second paragraph is some info put together/little guesswork.

Great perspective! Thanks for sharing these deep thoughts.

loving the videos you guys are getting me so hyped for the season!!!

Very well done as always!

Thank you for the thoughtful titans coverage, you've got yourself a new subscriber

Oh my I'm gonna have to watch these on RU-vid instead of Spotify with this Background. (No offense to LA Brett)

36:30 Eddie George called him and told him it's time to destroy or your career will be over, so he did. I'm not making that up. It happened.

The unhinged titles kill me! Hahaha 😆

Great video as always, but amazed you managed to talk about the team for 1 hour 44 minutes without touching on how terrible Todd Downing was! :D Coaching should have been an up arrow, the bad man is gone now.

Everything about the thumbnail of the video (EJ's hair being shopped to be Edward Scissorhands') and this title is amazing.

Been waiting on this one guys! Good stuff as always! Farley hasn’t worked out like robinson had hoped for. Man always loved grabbing that second round injury player.

Man, yall being so honest makes you sound like die-hard Titans fans.... crazy that when you're a fan and say the same stuff you get called crazy.

Brett, the Bills never picked in the top 5 as part of a tear-down. Need to make a correction here. The year that they were supposed to suck (2017), they finished 9-7, broke the 17 year playoff drought and had to trade up three times from 21 and 22 to 7 (Allen) and 16 (Edmunds). The year after, they went 6-10 and took Oliver with the 9th pick. After that, its been 20s and 30s for picks. Brandon Beane has actually taken a shot at Cincinnati because they needed the 1st and 5th overall picks by way of naturally being a shit team to build a superpower and he never wanted to suck that badly to be in that situation.

RU-vid is now recommending me Batman Returns

Dont know what you talking about the lighting it looks amazing!

I think you are underselling DHop but if things proceed as usual you'll be higher on the rest of the team than i will so it will balance itself out in the end.

Interesting that you mention they'd fit right into the AFC North, since the Oilers were a long time member of the old Central division. They were kind of forced out by the fallout from Modell being a horrible..."team owner"...and as a consolation prize for having to sever their ancestral rivalries, they got to keep the Jags. Seriously about Modell though, there are two teams that exist purely because he fucked up while running the Browns.

Also, the Colts are our most hated team; the Jags just have annoying, scummy fans more than anything else.

I’m a complete newbie to football, but have been loving these episodes since last season’s preview. Keep up the great work, Bootleg! Kinda sad tho, because I really wanted to hear what you guys’ thoughts were on Willis v Levis as future franchise QB 😅 geuss now isn’t the time for that question yet

You dont draft a hidden gem like aj brown (entering his prime) and just give him up with no premeditated suffice backup plan. Vrabel was pissed on cam when they did that on draft night bc if you trade an asset like aj brown it shouldve been widely known weeks prior to get the best return on the trade and not mid draft. The only reason they were even in the playoff game vs 2021 bengals was AJ brown bc Tannehill looked inept and derrick Henry was coming back off injury. They went from winning the division in 2021 to not making the playoffs and watching aj brown help take philly to the super bowl. If Burks hit the ground running and if the titans beat the eagles in the reg season that wouldve been jrobinson best scenario for staying. He literally got fired after they lost 35 to 10, there goes some clarity.

I LOVE the title

Most Titans fans hate the Ravens too. Surprising amount of beef there

The only thing i didnt like is them mentioning that Tennessee could play in the AFC notth without mentioning that is basically the old AFC Central

Looking for you guys on the other side of the sound! Cheers!

Nah this title is absurd 😂

This indie prog rock ass title

I need Jacksonville next I'm dying

David Long had hamstring issues. He would miss at least 4 to 5 games a year because of it .

You said at the beginning what caused Jon Robinson to be let go. AJ Brown being traded.

Long is gone bc he was ALWAYS hurt with soft tissue stuff (which they put a lot of blame on him for)

What a title lmao

Also, Coaching definitely got better I don't really know how you guys didn't acknowledge how bad Todd Downing was. Maybe you have an opinion that he wasn't that bad, but no offense, that's about the stupidest opinion an individual could possibly have. I could tell you what play we would run before we would run it 90% of the time, and every time half time hit we just went 100% inept even during the 7-3 run that happened.

A few folks have hit on it, but David Long was a lot to do with health. He is talented and a smart player but there was a rift in the room between Brown and Vrabel. They wanted to get someone else in who could stay on field.

David Long had some injury issues, which I'm not saying Al-Shair doesn't have. However, Al-Shair is a bigger guy, and Monty Rice can probably fill more of the role that Long did. Also, it might just be that Ran wanted to bring one of his guys from San Fran over, and he knew that was an option when negotiating with David.

End of the day with Long, Vrabel called him out by name as someone who gets injured too much. Was always gone after that, will be interesting to see if Fulton survives next season as he was the other player called out.

45:45 I believe Kyle Philips will be #3 WR and Chris Moore #4 to kick off the season

I said it for the Colts, so I'll say it for my team. I have never seen the Titans successfully build a project QB. That will continue. I've never seen us develop a QB, unless you count McNair. Sorry, Will Levis.

Damn that water looks good

Great Bootleg Football review of the Titans Brett anf EJ. Titans need Ran Carthon to build this team's O-Line and WR and secondary in future seasons, they have a run first identity with Derrick Henry but unless their pass offense improves they will stay close and competitive but unable to compete for AFC Championship with Bengals, Bills, Chiefs and their elite QBs. Tim Kelly has to be better than Todd Downing who was terrible playcalling very predictable and often left the offense in many 3rd and long situations. Talent available was poor due to injuries but offense play calling was also garbage. O-Line and especially Dennis Daley was a big reason for failure to convert on 3rd downs, taking big sacks in crucial moments. Secondary has long been an issue for Titans, Farley is often injured (could of had OT Christian Darrishaw in that draft instead to help O-Line) Kristian Fulton when healthy is a good number 2 but not top 10 lockdown corner. McCreary would be a good press man slot corner but had to cover everywhere as a rookie and got exposed and targeted often. Underrated D-Line stellar with elite run defense with Denico Autry, Teair Tart and Jeffrey Simons. With Harold Landry back and Arden Key should be able to get more pressure off the edge. As not blitzing as often Titans were not getting as much pressure on opposing QBs and secondary could get picked on. They played a lot of Cover 2 and Quarters probably to not give up the big play and play prevent defense but would give up the underneath to players like Kelce and Engram. David Long was great on the field, his speed, tackling and key game sealing interception vs Washington. However too many hamstring injuries was why he was let go in FA to Miami, Al-Shaair should be a good replacement if stays healthy. The 2023 Titans could still be competitive with a great defense. However unless Burks and Phillips breaks out the pass offense will let the team down. D-Hop will help as possession WR to extend drives and is a big upgrade over Robert Woods. The issue will largely come down to health and injuries. O-Line still a large question mark hopefully Skoronski helps but unsure if Dillard and Brunskill/Hubbard are going to provide consistent pass protection for Tannehills last season. I suspect a 9-8 record.

David Long had injury issues.

The Titans are an outlier teams for me I respect the teams I respect their Head Coach they got a good Defense I think the offense is going to improve and their definitely a sleeper team to make the playoffs it’s only if they could

I think the report card section would be way better with some letter grades to go with it

Outside Zone and wide zone are separate plays...

Camera quality is NUTS

And they let AJ Brown go last year. Seems like they only learn the hard way. They used the 18 from the Eagles on a receiver who now they need more help for.

Colts offense VS Titans defense

David Long couldn’t stay healthy

David Long was let go because he wasnt not doing wnoufh to stay healthy

Title lol

What in the fuck are these titles 😂😂

What the heck is this title 😅

I’m gonna be honest these video titles are really staring to get out of Scissorhand.

Ngl this podcast might have lost me at "you can kind or use Chig and D Hop interchangeably inside".... Cmon dude, no

They averaged 18.4 ppg in the first half of the year with Tanbehill. The injury thing is Titans copium because their offense was ass

Aj ..... for Burks+ Hopkins + 12 million.... Glad we didn't pay Brown!

Idk if its that people are sleeping on the Titans. I think people acknowledge what you guys have said that they’re a well coached middle of the pack team. Its just that the Jags will be so much better, so its unlikely the Titans win the division. And with how stacked the AFC is, its highly unlikely they get a wild card spot. Solid team, just not good enough

I hope they win 7 games for all of eternity. The Titoons deserve eternal misery. I'm blowing this way out of proportion because it's sports, but I hate those guys. My nephew is a Titans fan and that's okay, I still love him except for two days a year. - Your friendly neighborhood Jags fan