(05-15-2022, 12:09 PM)Caldrac Wrote: Bettis had asthma and played throughout his career. I don't think it's a complete deal breaker.

Burks had a lot of questions though leading up to the draft. In particular, his speed & lack of routes in his skill set.

The tacks are a step behind this year on paper at this position. I give them credit for trying. As they didn't want to break the bank for Brown.

But... they were already struggling to keep pace in the play off's against better football teams and their reliance on Henry and his durability concerns are catching up to them now.

I think it's possible they turn to Malik Willis by week 10 or week 11 if the division is on the line and Tannehill looks flat. 

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Asthma can treated and controlled. That won't be something that prevents Burks from getting on the field.

I would also point out that despite losing Henry, the Titans still went 6-3 to finish the season facing an average schedule with playoff teams and teams in the playoff hunt (Rams, Saints, Patriot, Steelers, 49ers, Dolphins).

Even if we do expect Henry to final hit a wall, Hillard and Foreman were also at least league-average replacements, and we all know that diamond in the rough RB's are out there in later rounds, UDFA, and PS.  The key is they need a home run threat in the backfield. Someone that forces LB's to overcommit on the PA even if for only 0.5 sec. Even recent analytics say you really don't even need a good run offense for PA to be effective.

Even if they won't be a title contenders this season, but they could easily still win the division. And given how they have approached team building and QB questions, I don't see their franchise "throwing the season" to develop Willis or to get a top QB in the 2023 draft. Especially in their first 7 games they have  3 should be wins, 3 toss ups (2 Colts games will probably decide division), and only 1 probably loss. Despite the tough weeks 9-13, they also view ending the season with 3 should be division wins.

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