Impressive Over First Two Weeks Football games are won and lost in the trenches.That is a fact. Yet http://www.titanscheapshops.com/cheap-a … own-jersey , offensive linemen are the most unheralded players on a football roster. The points don’t show up on their stat line, but productive offensive line play is the catalyst for offensive points being scored.After two weeks of play, the Titans sit 1-1 with a division win already in the bag. The offensive line is a big reason why.Grimm’s ReplacementTitans Offensive Line Coach Keith Carter was dealt a pretty difficult hand early. He started the season without starting RT Jack Conklin. He lost the highest-paid offensive lineman in football before the first half of the first game of the season with LT Taylor Lewan going down with a concussion. Carter lost TE Delanie Walker (yes, I know he’s not a lineman), who was hands down the Titans best blocking tight end - who helped make up for the difference in skill level between swing tackle Dennis Kelly and Conklin. Then, he loses Kelly to an unknown virus with his timetable of return unknown at this point.The Titans were forced to promote T Tyler Marz into the starting lineup at the last minute. With grocery bags full of practice squad reps for both the Titans and the Chargers, Marz was thrust into the line with no regular season snaps under his belt. The Titans hosted the Texans defensive front without their top three tackles active. That is what nightmares are made of. But, it wasn’t a nightmare at all.Credit to CarterCarter worked through - what appeared on paper to be - a personnel nightmare. Prior to DE Jadeveon Clowney being ruled out, the Titans offensive linemen were gearing up for their toughest task of the season as the Texans defensive front is far superior to the Miami front they faced week one. Carter’s guys were prepared and didn’t enter the game lacking confidence in their own abilities. The group also didn’t show a lack of confidence in their understanding of the offensive game plan. OC Matt LaFleur installed the Wildcat offense during the week (or, at least that’s what we assume) in order to account for the possibility of playing without starting quarterback Marcus Mariota. For the offensive line, this meant learning some new strategies or techniques Cheap Kamalei Correa Jersey , memorizing new terminology and a lot of shifting from level to level. Granted, it was only executed for one series, it still did the job. The offensive line was a big reason for the success of the Wildcat series.Be on the lookout for Mike Miracle’s All 22 breakdown which will showcase in great detail what the offensive line did well.Adjusting for JacksonvilleIt’s unknown whether or not we will see the same offensive line group in Jacksonville or if Lewan and Conklin make their return into the lineup. It’s fair to guess Lewan is more than likely going to play, but nothing is set in stone with Conklin.The Jaguars defensive front is tough, but the Titans offensive line will not head into Florida with an intimidated mentality. Instead, Carter will have his group primed and ready for the challenge. The secondary of the Jaguars the strength of their defense, but a game plan with emphasis on Derrick Henry and Dion Lewis can neutralize the effectiveness of the secondary. When the balance of pass to run tips in favor of the run heavily, the strong pass defensive secondary has not bearing. QB Blaine Gabbert did well, although the Titans didn’t unleash him yet. He was asked to do just enough in the passing game, which is great. It provides the Jaguars with little tape on what the Titans may try to do in the passing game on Sunday.Gabbert, who defeated the Jaguars last season with a less talented Arizona Cardinals team Womens Ben Jones Jersey , is up for the challenge of earning another win against his former team. With the Cardinals, Gabbert defeated essentially the same Jacksonville team and did so with his arm. He threw the ball 38 times, racked up 241 yards with two touchdowns to one interceptions. He did fumble the football twice, so he’ll have to ensure ball security if he gets the nod to start.Gabbert has earned a vote of confidence by his teammates and if the Titans can afford to rest Mariota, they absolutely should. The offensive line is prepared to block for whoever is under center or whoever is running the football. And under Carter, that is how the group will be conditioned all season. In the middle of the 1st quarter against the Patriots, Mariota and the Titans offense faced a long second down after a negative rush on first down.The play that would follow signified so many progressions this entire team has made over the course of the season.This offense continues to be a work in progress, but I thought this play, more than any other this year, showed the hard work this team has put in, and the potential of this offense moving forward.SituationTitans 7 - Patriots 31st Quarter - 6:052nd Down and 15The PlayPre SnapLaFleur and Mariota are getting on the same page more often with pre snap identification.The goal is to understand post snap coverage before the ball is snapped.This is a fairly obvious statement Womens Tajae Sharpe Jersey , but with the creativity of NFL defenses it’s not always easy.To begin, LaFleur motions Davis from the right side of the formation to the bunch on the left side.A lot of information can be taken away from the way the defense reacts to this motion. Gilmore follows Davis, which signals some type of man or match coverage. The nickel corner steps up and takes the point position.This gives a pretty good tip to the type of coverage the Patriots want to play in this situation.To the play side, the Patriots will adapt coverage based on the initial stem of the receiver.The point corner takes Tajae everywhere he goes.However, the outside corner and inside corner won’t identify their man until post snap.The first receiver that breaks outside will be taken by the outside corner, and vice versa.LaFleur clearly understood this tendency and attacked to guarantee a single coverage look for Davis.Tajae immediately takes a hard stem inside to remove the point defender from the equation.Batson takes an intentional stem outside which forces the outside defender to man up, before pivoting back inside.And, finally, Davis runs a studder and go to the corner.To the backside of the play, Lewis has a check release.Jonnu’s route is important here, though.His vertical stem forces that single high safety to stay in the middle of the field and away from the shot play to Davis.Post SnapPre snap Womens Ryan Succop Jersey , the QB gets a picture.The hard part about the position (among other things) is verifying that pre snap picture in a split second post snap and then determining where to go with the ball.This is the image Mariota gets post snap.The strong side safety at the bottom of the screen on Smith has not rotated.This is a single high look, and that safety cannot reach Davis.Moreover, it’s worth noting that New England has committed Hightower to spying Mariota.Which, in this case, is really a wasted defender.By accounting for Mariota’s legs, the Patriots have conceded an extra pass rusher or an additional safety, both of which could have changed the outcome of this play.ExecutionWe can start with the execution of this play by Davis.He takes a hard vertical stem to the outside shoulder of Gilmore, who’s been one of the best corners in football this year.Davis sells the studder and go, which allows just enough separation at the top of the route for Mariota to fit this ball in.Mariota, for his part, does such a great job with his footwork.It’s been something he’s been working on since training camp.And http://www.titanscheapshops.com/cheap-a … wan-jersey , frankly, he’s struggled with it at times.In this offense, the feet and eyes need to tie in rhythm to route progression.That is, as Mariota progresses through the routes, his feet should follow his eyes.Here that’s on full display.As he hits the top of his route, he identifies that Jonnu is not coming open.This also holds the safety.He then hitches forward to his next read - Davis - and his feet follow his eyes.These mechanics afford him a base to cut the ball loose immediately when he identifies he has the coverage he wants.The end result is a beautiful play that happens in just a matter of seconds.As we saw here, though, it was months of hard work, tape study, and repetition that lead them to this execution.Plays like this give a foundation of optimism for this offense as it continues to grow.