Titans, new coach eager to end playoff drought
Ken Whisenhunt has been a much needed breath of fresh air for the Tennessee Titans, snapping them out of routines and holding them accountable for mistakes. Still, how well the Titans fare in his first season as head coach all depends on one man: Jake Locker. The
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quarterback has shown glimpses of talent through his first three seasons mixed with frustration over a string of injuries.
The Titans haven't picked up his option for 2015, but Wholesale mlb Jerseys they are banking on Locker to end their five-year playoff drought. He has missed 14 of 32 games since being selected the starter. ''I got all the confidence in the world in him, did last year too, '' left tackle Michael Roos said of Locker. ''He's proved himself. He just unfortunately has had some freak injuries. I think it's just a matter of him staying healthy and who knows if that's anything even he can do or we can do. What we have to continue to do is our job protecting him and nobody gets to him that way, and keep letting him grow and develop as a player. ''
The eighth pick overall in 2011 was off to a strong start last season before the first of two injuries cost him nine games. Without him, the Titans went 3-6 and helped cost Mike Munchak his job. Locker is only 8-10 as a starter. Whisenhunt brought Locker the quarterback's third offense in the NFL. Locker has not missed a practice and is fully recovered from the Lisfranc injury to his right foot that cost him the final seven games of 2013.
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quarterback has shown glimpses of talent through his first three seasons mixed with frustration over a string of injuries.
The Titans haven't picked up his option for 2015, but Wholesale mlb Jerseys they are banking on Locker to end their five-year playoff drought. He has missed 14 of 32 games since being selected the starter. ''I got all the confidence in the world in him, did last year too, '' left tackle Michael Roos said of Locker. ''He's proved himself. He just unfortunately has had some freak injuries. I think it's just a matter of him staying healthy and who knows if that's anything even he can do or we can do. What we have to continue to do is our job protecting him and nobody gets to him that way, and keep letting him grow and develop as a player. ''
The eighth pick overall in 2011 was off to a strong start last season before the first of two injuries cost him nine games. Without him, the Titans went 3-6 and helped cost Mike Munchak his job. Locker is only 8-10 as a starter. Whisenhunt brought Locker the quarterback's third offense in the NFL. Locker has not missed a practice and is fully recovered from the Lisfranc injury to his right foot that cost him the final seven games of 2013.
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