After just one week, you can see a difference in NFL philosophies. Tyrod Taylor balls, the Bills win, and they ready to take out the whole league.
But Marcus Mariota freaks, the Titans win, and they want to pretend like they’re in the Arena League.
Lineman Taylor Lewan says that’s right where they want to be. “Please, dear God, no buzz. We’re still the Tennessee Titans and people still think we’re an Arena League team. Let us be.”
Just leave us alone, and let us prepare to take on a very tough San Jose Sabercats team this weekend.
I like it, Ty. I won’t dwell on you blowing out the Arizona Rattlers, and I won’t ask you to look ahead to that showdown between the dasherboards against the LA Kiss.
He also says don’t put our guys in your highlights. “Look at any NFL commercial and tell me how many times you see a Tennessee Titans- of us being the highlight. You know? People don’t like us. That’s fine.”
What do you mean – I just saw a sweet highlight of Frank Wycheck chucking it to Kevin Dyson back in ’99.
Actually I know exactly what he means. That teams’ been off the radar for a decade plus. They occasionally show up for a second when Chris Johnson went for 2,000 yards, Cortland Finnegan fought somebody, or LenDale White head-butted the Buckeyes.
But outside of those few moments, ask somebody to name a Tennessee Titan and they’ll probably say Eddie George. Or Steve McNair.
See a Titans highlight on TV and it’s probably the Rams tackling them in the Super Bowl a yard short.
But not anymore. Bad news for Taylor Lewan. He can say they’re rolling in the AFL, the CFL, the LFL or the XFL. If your rookie balls out again and goes 2-0, you’re one of the biggest stories in the NFL.
Beat the Cleveland Browns and you no longer roll with the Philadelphia Soul.
It’s been a while, and big ups to Jevon Kearse and Derrick Mason…. But Marcus Mariota is about to make people “Remember the Titans.”
