Tennessee Titans: The Socialist Nature of the Team’s Defensive Mentality

October 21, 2010   ·   Hayden Bird   ·   Jump to comments

Very quietly this season, the Tennessee Titans have one of the finest defenses in football. It may not show in some of the traditional measurements (the Titans are a very mediocre 23rd in the league for pass yards allowed), but make no mistake: They make plays.
Through Week 6, Tennessee has the most interceptions in the AFC. And, most tellingly, they have the most sacks in all of the NFL. The secret lies not with any particular player (can you even name one of their starters?), or a particular scheme, but with their mentality.
While running back Chris Johnson is undoubtedly the star of the 2010 Titans, he’s a blip on the map in the reign of Jeff Fisher. After all, Fisher had guided the team through multiple peaks and valleys before the swaggering Johnson had even enrolled at East Carolina, let alone the NFL. And it’s that continuity that has allowed the Titans to endure through the never-ending attrition of the salary-cap era.
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