(09-12-2017, 10:31 PM)The Hammer Wrote: Okay Tarp Kitties, in the interest of fairness I went back and watched the condensed game you had with the Cows. Maybe The Hammer was missing something, maybe the Tarp Kitties are something special.

I would suggest though you guys try watching that game again, without the homer glasses.

The whole game came down to God awful OL and QB play by the Cows. The line was horrible with both pass and run blocking. Tom Savage, to make matters worse, holds the ball too long and cannot evade the pass rush. Watson then looked like a raw rookie making his first start. The Tarp Kitties offense was able to feast a bit on a very tired Cows defense but it was nothing special. Fournette looked solid but again, nothing special.

It will not be nearly as easy against the Titans offense. Mariota gets rid of the ball quickly and can evade the rush. He can also burn you with his feet if you over pursue, unlike Savage. The Titans still have one of the best OL in the NFL, which had the league's best OT. Put behind that DeMarco Murray and Derrick Henry and you have a very different offense from what you saw with the Cows.

Not saying It is a lock for the Titans, it should be competitive. If you think the Tarp Kitties are a lock to win you are fooling yourself.

Okay Thumbtacks fan, how do you explain our TOP domination in the first half? I know our OL is not special, but defenses don't get tired early in the game. I would say we feasted a lot, not a bit, on the Tinhorns defense. And we did it with Leonard Fournette more than anyone else because that was the game plan.

Derrick Henry is nothing special. You probably ignored all of the offseason chatter about Calais Campbell during the free agency period, in which he was named one of the best UFAs. He is the real deal no matter who is playing against him. Have you ever watched him play with the Cardinals? Also, Abry Jones is an upgrade over Roy Miller. That's why we re-signed him in the offseason. I know he is not going to be elite, but Tacks fans probably underrate him.

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