Week 2 has come and gone, but Titans fans are feeling a serious case of déjà vu—like we’re stuck reliving Week 1 all over again. Is this Groundhog Day? If so, Ned Ryerson better watch his back because Titans fans are on edge. Let’s dive into this week’s edition of The Good, The Bad & The WTFugly—or as the kids are calling it these days, #GBWTF.

THE GOOD

CALVIN RIDLEY IS WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSION
Football fans across the country were highly skeptical when the Titans inked Agent Zero to a $92 million contract this offseason. Many claimed the team overpaid for the sixth-year receiver. But through just two games, he’s already leading our team with 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Averaging an impressive 18.1 yards per catch, he’s showing off that 4.4 speed all over the field. So far, so good for the player who decided to ‘BET’ on himself (sorry, couldn’t resist) and leave those nasty Jaggoffs for Two Tone Blue-er pastures in Nashville. 

Everyone wanted to chastise Ran Carthon for the deal with Ridley, but now that wide receivers everywhere — and their grandmothers — are getting overpaid, that deal is looking better and better with each passing day.

BRIAN CALLAHAN SHOWS LIFE ON THE SIDELINES
After Will Levis did the unthinkable—again—Brian Callahan was visibly frustrated with his second-year quarterback. And look, we’ll get to that part later, but for now, this moment was a breath of fresh air. We’re so used to seeing Mike Vrabel just silently stare into the sky, swallowing his pride and his tears, only to say in the post-game presser that we need to ‘Coach better, play better.’ Well, exit Mikey V and enter Breezy C. When Callahan politely asked Levis, 'What the f*ck are you doing?' a part of me might have fallen in love.

WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY KENNETH?
Through two games, the Titans' leading tackler is Kenneth Murray Jr. with 14 total stops. Ran Carthon and Denard Wilson brought him in to anchor the defense, and so far, it’s paying off. In the past, our free-agent signings took way too long to adjust and, in many cases, never panned out at all. This seems to be quite the opposite for Kenneth, and personally, I’m excited to see him step in and replace the tackles we lost from Aziz Ansari—whoops, I mean Azeez Al-Shaair.

WE CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THAT BIG TITANS D
Somehow, someway, the Titans' defense has been ranked number one in the NFL for two consecutive weeks. The main takeaway? They’re now the top-ranked pass defense, allowing just 180 yards per game! Yep, you read that right—the same team that used to give up 200 yards through the air in the first quarter has finally plugged that leak. Not to be outdone, they also rank 2nd in the league for first downs allowed per game. We still need to apply more pressure on the quarterback, but Harold 'Your Honor' Landry is on an absolute tear, earning his contract week after week. Let’s just keep our fingers crossed that this trend keeps rolling.

THE BAD

RUNNING GAME WHERE ARE THOU?
Through two games, we’ve managed just 185 rushing yards. Derrick Henry could rack up 185 yards on 5 carries against Jacksonville. I get it—he’s a Ratbird now, and comparing Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears to the former King of Nashville isn’t exactly fair. But averaging 92.5 yards a game isn’t going to win many football games… unless, of course, you don’t allow blocked punts. (See below.)

BLOCKED PUNT DEJA VU... AGAIN
2012. That was the last time an NFL team opened the season with blocked punts in back-to-back games. 14 years ago. 14 F*CKING YEARS AGO!! Look, I’m not here to harp on this, but THIS is why we’re 0-2. Will Levis' turnovers are inexcusable, sure, but if we don’t allow these blocked punts, we win both games—no question. We’ll get to Will in a bit, but right now, Colt Anderson needs to fix this, or he’s going to find himself as the special teams coordinator for the dishwashers at Applebee's.

BILLY JEANS GOTTA STOP BOWLING 
I’m not sure what’s going through Will Levis’s mind out there on Sundays, but one thing’s for sure—he needs to stop bowling during games. It’s fine if you want to hit the bowling alley and throw some strikes after the game, but let’s stick to playing football on the field

Last week, he was practicing his granny shots, and this week, he’s working on his seven-ten split.

I get it—the kid is young and needs more starts to learn the league. But one thing he can’t keep doing is playing hero ball every single Sunday. Leave that to the professionals like John McClain and Rambo, okay?

THE WTFUGLY??!!

Live look at the 2023 and 2024 Titans Offensive Line

THERE'S A LEAK IN THE LINE
Here we are, just two games into a fresh NFL season, and we’re already allowing the most pressure in the league. Will Levis is facing an absurd 52+ percent pressure rate. For comparison, Caleb Williams is under pressure 40+ percent of the time, and have you seen their line? They basically kept all their preseason players and thought, ‘Yeah, we’re good.’ We’ve been outscored 38-7 in the second half—yes, you read that right—which is largely due to this porous offensive line failing to move the ball, produce, or control the clock. I know we have the youngest line in the NFL, but if we don’t give Billy Jeans some protection (and I’m not talking about Trojans to ward off the STDs Victoria Fuller might carry), it’s going to be a long 15 games. Come on, Daddy Callahan, let’s fix this sooner rather than later.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

TI is the brains behind both the "Titans Idiot Nation" and "Sports Idiot Nation" as well as an avid sports fanatic and pop culture enthusiast who is unhealthily obsessed with football, especially the NFL. When he's not yelling at his TV, he enjoys running, spending time with his family, and of course, yelling at his TV some more  while tolerating the Tennessee Titans.

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