This past week we all woke up early to watch our favorite team battle a bitter rival across the pond as a part of the 2023 London Games. The only problem with this scenario is that our team apparently didn't set their alarm clocks. Honestly, I'm not so sure they even bothered getting out of bed all day. So if I were you, I'd finish up those fish and chips and pour yourself another pint of beer, because it's bottoms up in this week's London edition of "The Good, The Bad & The WTFugly."

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THE GOOD

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YO VIP, LET'S KICK IT
Stop me if you've heard this one before but Nick Folk is ballin out of control. Week after week after week this guy doesn't miss. I'm not so sure he's even human. He could be an android designed with one goal in mind, to burden the entire weight of the Titans offense on his genetically engineered shoulders. This past Sunday in London him and fellow NFL boot specialist Justin Tucker combined for nine field goals, second most in NFL history. On top of that, it was also an historic day for Folk, who tied the NFL record for most consecutive field goals made under 40 yards. The guy whose record he tied, none other than famed Opera singer turned NFL kicker, Justin Tucker. 

TYJ-A+ PLUS PERFORMANCE
Tyjae Spears is a whole helluva lot of fun to watch. It's like Tim Kelly himself is controlling him from the booth with an playstation controller.  The electrifying rookie has now accounted for 331 all purpose yards while averaging 5.5 YPC and 7.4 AVG per reception. If it wasn't for a shoe string tackle in London by the Ratbirds D, he would have scored his second touchdown on the season in as many weeks. The third round rookie out of Tulane is shaping up to be one of the key steals of the draft and a current high score on the board for Ran's first official class.  

KING DERRICK THE FIRST
Derrick Henry is the true King of England no matter what public records say. Even though Tim Kelly & Co. only saw a need to feed him a measly 12 carries, he still turned those opportunities into 97 yards and a TD while amassing a monstrous 8.1 yards per carry. I know there is a lot of talk about what to do with the King before the trade deadline but personally I would be shocked to see him moved, especially for less than ideal draft capital. I've been known to have been wrong before though. Just go ask my wife.. or most my family.. or anyone that knows me.    

PERKS & RECREATION
Ran's inside man from San Fran, Azeez Al-Shaair leads, the team with 62 total tackles and is currently ranked as the 7th leading tackler in the NFL. I said last week that he was one of the Titans bright spots in free agency not just this offseason, but over the last few years in general. In the past free agency hasn't exactly been our strong suit but Ran has made some key moves this offseason that has us Titans fans looking ahead to the future. It's obvious that Ran had insight into the Niners player personnel and he knew that Al-Shaair was just waiting for his opportunity to shine. I guess that's the perks of being an inside man. 

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THE BAD

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NOT SO SPECIAL TEAMS
Kyle Phillips... WTF man... Look, I'm not going to pile on you because what's done is done, but how in the world do you field that punt? HOW? You've been playing football at an organized level for the better part of 20 years. I could have been on this planet for seven minutes and shown 12 seconds of football on Youtube and STILL known to stay away from that ball. You literally gave them a FREE field goal with one second left before the half. That's video game type nonsense. Good thing we lost by more than three or I'm sure he would have been traveling home alone from London...by boat.

HENRY NEEDS 20+ CARRIES
Wait a second. Is this just left over from last week and TI was just lazy forgot to edit? NOPE. The king got 12 carries. Yep, you read that right. 12! TWELVE. One more than 11. One less than 13. It really doesn't matter how you slice it, THAT AIN'T ENOUGH, Coach. Two weeks in a row combined Derrick has 25 total carries and both weeks we come home with a shiny new L. I don't know what the stat is but I'm sure Calvin Ridley is even willing to bet the Titans winning percentage goes up astronomically when the King gets more than 20 totes. It's Football science. He's a gigantic human being that wears down the defense as the game progresses so give him more opportunities to do his job, ok? 

COACH 'EM UP 
Hey Mike. Let's chat a bit.  It seems that you're slipping a bit as of late. As my man Austin Huff at Korked Bats said... "maybe it's time we plug in that bunson burner, just to keep it ready you know" No one is saying that Vrabel needs to be fired, especially considering what he's been able to accomplish over the last few seasons even with our historic plague of injuries. But if the seat doesn't have the ability to ever get warm, why do we call it the "Hot Seat" in the first place? Whether it's play calling or lack there of or just head scratchers when it comes to player personnel, maybe it's time we start holding the big man a bit more accountable. 

THE USUAL SUSPECT PLAYCALLING 
What in the world are we doing at the goal line? Do we even know? If it's 4th & 1, why is Derrick Henry ON THE SIDELINES?? I don't care if it's 2nd & 1, 3rd & 1, 4th & 1 or even 5th & 1, get Derrick Henry in the damn game. Whey are we running bubble screens at the 1? Why are we lining up four yards off of the ball at the 1? Why are we constantly tossing the ball to Henry like he's Barry Sanders. Why aren't we just GIVING HIM THE DAMN BALL AND LETTING HIM WRECK SHOP? Why do I keep asking the same questions each week? Why are we _______________________? (fill in the blank)

THE WTFUGLY??!!

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BEHOLD... THE WORST OFFENSIVE LINE IN THE NFL?
It's convenient for us to judge our favorite players through two toned blue lenses, but often times when we step outside of our Titans bubble, the National media forces us to take a long, hard look in the mirror and ask ourselves, "Do we really suck that bad?" Sunday I was driving around town trying to hide the fact I was crying after another Titans loss, while tuning in to Fantasy Sports Radio on Sirus XM. Once they got around to discussing the *excitement of the Titans/Ravens London game, both hosts decided to hammer our OL (and rightfully so) for almost ten minutes. It was brutal and nearly made me turn back to Yacht Rock but I curiously stuck around like a playground fight.

Fun Fact: We currently have the 18th ranked Offensive Line in the NFL.

As I listened closely, a part of me wanted to stand up for the little guy being bullied and pushed into the lockers by the big, bad national media, but then the other part of me realized that the little jerk has been asking for it all along with that smug grin. How can you be so pompous to ignore the most important position group in the NFL, especially when the most important piece of your entire offense relies on them ALL to protect? 

The most alarming fact is that the Titans have faced the seventh-fewest blitzes in 2023 (40) and we still can't seem to protect the QB. The tragic story of this unit is Andre Dillard AKA Dennis Daley Jr. This revolving door of a football player has allowed seven sacks and 26 pressures in 195 pass-blocking snaps. So if they have only blitzed us 40 times and he's allowed 33 total pressures/sacks, THAT'S NOT GOOD BRUH. They're picking on you! The NPF experiment fared much worse, allowing two sacks and four pressures on just 22 pass-blocking plays. The most frustrating part of this whole debacle is our OL *could be a serviceable unit if they could just figure out that whole left tackle thing. I wonder if vegan Taylor Lewan could suit up for a few games? Asking for a few thousand friends.