According to the NFL’s official player participation information, here’s how the Tennessee Titans lined up in yesterday’s 21-7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens:
Offense (55 total)
QB: Zach Mettenberger 55
RB/FB: Bishop Sankey 32, Leon Washington 17, Jackie Battle 12, Shonn Greene 4, Dexter McCluster 4
TE: Delanie Walker 29, Chase Coffman 21, Richard Gordon 16
WR: Justin Hunter 52, Kendall Wright 46, Nate Washington 32, Derek Hagan 6
OL: Andy Levitre 55, Michael Oher 55, Brian Schwenke 55, Chance Warmack 55, Taylor Lewan 54, Byron Stingily 3
Defense (62 total)
DL: Jurrell Casey 57, Ropati Pitoitua 44, Al Woods 37, Mike Martin 13, DaQuan Jones 12, Karl Klug 11
OLB: Derrick Morgan 59, Kamerion Wimbley 43, Shaun Phillips 19
ILB: Avery Williamson 59, Wesley Woodyard 50, Zaviar Gooden 1
CB: Jason McCourty 62, Blidi Wreh-Wilson 62, Coty Sensabaugh 19
S: Michael Griffin 62, George Wilson 58, Daimion Stafford 13
James Anderson, Beau Brinkley, Brandon Ghee, Quentin Groves, Marqueston Huff, and Chris Spencer each only appeared on special teams. Jake Locker was active but did not appear in the game.
Notes:
1. Shonn Greene totally wasn’t benched after his goalline fumble. Ken Whisenhunt said so. If so, he’s officially a complete spare part.
2. Jackie Battle’s 12 snaps were the second-most he’s played this season, behind only the 17 he plays in the Week 1 victory over the Chiefs.
3. Delanie Walker’s injury came on the Titans’ 34th offensive play. That put him on pace to play 85% of the snaps, which would have been the most he’d sat since Craig Stevens went down. Notwithstanding Walker’s injury, the Titans averaged 1.20 TE snaps per play, more than they’d played the last couple weeks.
4. More Battle and more tight ends meant fewer snaps for the wide receivers. Only the Kansas City game saw fewer wide receiver snaps per play. The number that jumps out is Nate Washington’s very limited playing time. Was that the result of bye week re-evaluation of what makes the offense more successful or a function of his injury? My guess is a bit of both but more of the latter.
5. I’ve seen it said the Titans didn’t do as well on defense in the second half yesterday because they wore down. If you wear down playing 62 snaps after a bye week, your team has some strength and conditioning issues that are even more severe than Steve Smith thinks they are. All hail the ridiculous story-telling machine that is the human brain.
6. Remember that “Mike Martin is taking away Ropati Pitoitua’s playing time” story? Yeah, never mind. Back to full health, Ropati was back to playing significantly more snaps than Martin.
7. With Sammie Hill out, Al Woods played starter-type snaps. I’d love to pick Ray Horton’s brain about how he goes in deciding the mix of snaps when the normal starter is inactive and the backup is out, and how he decides how packages and the mechanics of rotation work.
8. 43:19 is the biggest disparity in snaps between Kamerion Wimbley and Shaun Phillips since 56:23 against the Cowboys back in Week 2. This feels like it could be bye week re-evaluation.
9. Nickel corner Coty Sensabaugh 19 snaps, opposing WR3 Marlon Brown 23 snaps. Close enough for me. With Sensabaugh back in the lineup the opposing offense not spending much time in 11 personnel, I was not surprised to see Marqueston Huff not see the field on defense.
10. As with corner, so with dime. Daimion Stafford had been playing almost exclusive in sub package, and the Titans didn’t play much sub package on Sunday because the Ravens didn’t force them to. If you’re asking me to get exercised about George Wilson playing so much over Stafford in what looks like a lost season, well, ask me again in six weeks.
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