According to the NFL’s official player participation information, here’s how the Tennessee Titans lined up in yesterday’s 20-6 loss to the Houston Texans
Offense (59 total)
QB: Zach Mettenberger 59
RB/FB: Antonio Andrews 31, Dexter McCluster 31, Jalston Fowler 6
WR: Justin Hunter 55, Dorial Green-Beckham 36, Kendall Wright 30, Rico Richardson 13
TE: Delanie Walker 37, Anthony Fasano 33, Craig Stevens 23
OL: Byron Bell 59, Taylor Lewan 59, Joe Looney 59, Chance Warmack 59, Jeremiah Poutasi 31, Jamon Meredith 28
Defense (64 total)
DL: Jurrell Casey 54, DaQuan Jones 38, Karl Klug 21, Al Woods 17, Angelo Blackson 15, Sammie Hill 9
OLB: Brian Orakpo 61, Derrick Morgan 58, David Bass 9
ILB: Avery Williamson 54, Zach Brown 33, Wesley Woodyard 25
CB: Coty Sensabaugh 64, Jason McCourty 45, Blidi Wreh-Wilson 41, Cody Riggs 22
S: Da’Norris Searcy 64, Michael Griffin 58, Daimion Stafford 10, Marqueston Huff 6
Beau Brinkley, Steven Johnson, Bishop Sankey, Justin Staples, and Phillip Supernaw each only appeared on special teams. Andy Gallik and Charlie Whitehurst were active but did not appear in the game (Charlie’s aborted relief appearance does not officially count since the game expired before he took a snap).
News and notes:
1. Season high in snaps for Antonio Andrews, even though he just tied Dexter McCluster for the team lead.
2. The last game where Jalston Fowler played more than 7 snaps was Week 3 against Indianapolis. I know, some games are fullback games and some are not, and this is to be expected. But yeah.
3. Remember Bishop Sankey? He mishandled a kickoff on his only two appearances in the game. Zero snaps on offense was a career low, surpassing the 2 he had last week.
4. Adam Schefter reported last night Kendall Wright’s injury was a sprained MCL. Obviously the severity is key, and I haven’t seen anything on that yet. Right now the receiving depth chart is Justin Hunter, Dorial Green-Beckham, and Rico Richardson with Harry Douglas out as well. That’s … sub-optimal given everything else.
5. The depth at tight end has let the Titans do a good job of managing Delanie Walker’s snap totals this year. In 12 personnel, in a game where you’re looking to run the ball, letting Anthony Fasano and Craig Stevens play a good bit of the time doesn’t hurt you that much.
6. If I had a time machine, I’d go back to May and stick Jeremiah Poutasi at left guard. But it’s November and that doesn’t make sense now. Looking ahead, he has a chance to look okay the next couple games and the next shot for an in-game benching may be Week 12 against the Raiders and whichever of Aldon Smith or Khalil Mack they choose to line up against him.
7. The Texans were primarily an 11 personnel offense, so the defensive line rotation is responsive to that, albeit with a bit more DaQuan Jones and bit less Karl Klug than I might have guessed before the game.
8. Wesley Woodyard had a team-leading 7 primary tackles in his 25 snaps, a week after he had also had the most primary tackles in a part-time role.
9. Jason McCourty’s rest complicates things a bit, but CB3 Blidi Wreh-Wilson’s 41 snaps still matches up to Houston WR3 Keith Mumphery’s 40 snaps nicely.
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