Jameis Winston makes horse noise talking about Marcus Mariota

Last season, the Tennessee Titans averaged 213.2 yards in passing and 90.4 yards in rushing.

Also on Sunday, it’s Kansas City at Houston, Cleveland at New York Jets, Indianapolis at Buffalo, Miami at Washington, Carolina at Jacksonville, New Orleans at Arizona, Detroit at San Diego, Cincinnati at Oakland, and New York Giants at Dallas.

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Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota has shown consistent improvement during the preseason, and that’s what fans should continue to look for as the regular season begins Sunday.

The Bucs need to spend more time covering his receivers because he doesn’t get rattled in the pocket, and is very good at this juncture at understanding the defense and finding his receivers in progression.

The Jaguars believe they are ready for a big leap in the third year under coach Gus Bradley (7-25 so far) and their second with Blake Bortles behind center.

“It is about us, it is about the Tennessee Titans and that’s all that matters to me”, Mariota told reporters in Nashville on Monday. There are no Louisvilles or N.C. States on the schedule.

Winston was taken by the Buccaneers, and Mariota by Tennessee. There will be growing pains.

Bledsoe and Mirer, as well as Manning and Leaf, faced each other as rookies. I’ve seen him do some of those things on the football field at the pro level.

The past two Heisman winners worked out together in San Diego in preparation for the National Football League scouting combine, respect each other’s abilities and expect one another to be successful pros. If you’re looking for one specific area where the Bucs might struggle, the offensive line is it.

“Hopefully we can cause him some problems, ” said LeBeau, hired this offseason as assistant head coach/defense with the Titans. “We have to be able to do that”. And part of my response, as I have noted on this website in the past, relates to the reason that, as a person with no inherent rooting interest in any National Football League franchise, I am hoping that the Philadelphia Eagles make the Super Bowl.

The historic showdown has been looming for months, but now that it’s upon us, it feels nearly like an afterthought. “All we have to do is turn around and hand it to him”. Through the preseason, the move appears to be a success, as he caught a touchdown pass in two of the three preseason games he played in. “I’m excited about what we can do as a total defense”.

On paper, it looks like George Johnson, Gerald McCoy, Clinton McDonald and Jacques Smith will get the start this weekend.

“There is no question this guy is not a rookie throwing the ball”, LeBeau said, via the team’s official website. It’s all about getting Winston seasoning. The Rams will get after the passer with their dynamic front line featuring Robert Quinn and Aaron Donald.

It’s not about winning as much is it about learning how to win. This is a young team that was the worst in football the last time games were played for real.