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Ever since rookie extensive receiver Treylon Burks left the lineup with a turf toe damage, the passing offense has persistently struggled to get something going.
This drawback was solely amplified after beginning quarterback Ryan Tannehill was compelled to overlook the final two video games with an ankle damage. Fortunately, the Titans’ high quarterback and extensive receiver shall be again on the sector this afternoon.
Saying the staff wants the 2 of them can be an enormous understatement. Within the earlier two video games that each Tannehill and Burks had been on the sector collectively, the Titans’ offense scored a mixed 48 factors within the first half alone in every of these video games.
NFL first-round rookie WR goal shares and yards per route run by means of two video games.
32%, 2.76 Drake London 🌶️
24%, 2.17 Garrett Wilson 🔥
23%, 1.66 Chris Olave 😤
22%, 3.40 Treylon Burks 22% 👀👀👀
11%, 1.06 Jahan Dotson 11%Utilization Profiles: pic.twitter.com/BJybxkvGKv
— Dwain McFarland (@dwainmcfarland) September 23, 2022
That’s to not say that they’re solely answerable for that sort of manufacturing, however the two of them permit the Titans’ offense to be utterly balanced after they’re on the sector collectively alongside celebrity operating again Derrick Henry.
Burks wasn’t placing up loopy numbers earlier than the damage or something like that, however anytime you watched him it genuinely felt like his breakout recreation might be coming at any second.
The affect the rookie made was particularly spectacular when you think about the truth that he was usually utilized in a restricted position over these first 4 weeks.
Evidently, it’s time to take the coaching wheels off at this level of the season.
Tennessee clearly believed in Burks sufficient to draft him within the first spherical with aspirations of him ultimately turning into the staff’s subsequent franchise extensive receiver.
And to be completely trustworthy, it may’t get a lot worse than it already is on the place for Tennessee total.
Titans WR ranks this season:
NFL RANK
rec 51 thirty second
rec yds 658 thirty second
rec TD 1 thirty second pic.twitter.com/mBTJwkCR4a— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) November 11, 2022
The Titans’ extensive receiver room already ranks useless final in each main statistical class.
Now that Burks is absolutely wholesome, it’s time for the passing assault to go down swinging with him as their major No. 1 goal going ahead.
Henry, alternatively, has been on a tear ever for the reason that Arkansas product left the Week 4 recreation early.
Since then, the perennial All-Professional ball service has put the offense on his again, dashing for 678 yards and 7 touchdowns on simply 129 carries (5.25 yards per carry) over that span.
King Henry has additionally rushed for over 100 yards in every of these contests, averaging a whopping 135.6 yards on the bottom per recreation within the course of.
Derrick Henry since Week 3:
NFL RANK
Touches 163 1st
Scrim yds 903 1st
Whole TD 8 T-2ndThe king is again 👑 pic.twitter.com/3eCSENWKAi
— CBS Sports activities (@CBSSports) November 10, 2022
Now that Henry has hit his stride, his mere presence is barely going to make life simpler for the rookie wideout.
Though, that is hardly the perfect go protection to face in your first recreation again from damage. Denver at the moment ranks because the stingiest go protection within the league, solely permitting a median of 165.8 yards per recreation.
Happily for Burks and Co., Tennessee’s offense will face a Broncos protection that’s a minimum of lacking arguably its finest participant in security Justin Simmons.
The Titans are additionally catching a break now that Denver doesn’t have Bradley Chubb dashing off the sting anymore after the Broncos traded him to the Dolphins.
Nor will the Broncos have their finest remaining pass-rusher, Baron Browning, as he’s been dominated out of Sunday’s motion.
Whoever is on the market for both staff, one factor is for sure: the Titans want to determine a balanced assault on offense in the event that they need to accomplish any of their large targets down the road.
In the present day is an ideal alternative to start out taking a constructive step in that route.
