Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans 2010 NFL Preseason Picks Week 2: NFL Monday Night Football is back, albeit on ESPN cable rather than the big networks. MNF brings us a battle of two teams that are looking for leadership and performance at the quarterback position. The Titans offense is back, including Chris Johnson who rushed for 2,006 yards last season and Quarterback Vince Young will have the oppurtunity to show what he is capable of doing after a full offseason of preparing himself to be the Titans starting quarterback. The Cardinals are a different story? Can Matt Leinart even approach retired Kurt Warner’s skill level and success? The odds makers at Bodog have the Tennessee Titans -3.5 point favorites at home against the Arizona Cardinals.
Quarterback Vince Young, heading into the season as Tennessee’s starter after going 8-2 to finish 2009, he completed his first five passes for 78 yards and his last for an interception. Running back Chris Johnson had a 1-yard touchdown run on Tennessee’s first drive on the same field where he became the sixth player with 2,000 yards rushing in a season last January and finished with five carries for 7 yards. Asked if he thought he would make it into the end zone, Johnson smiled and said, “Of course, I was a first-round draft pick.” Vegas odds makers have the over/under for the total score at 37 points combined of the Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans.
Arizona quarterback Matt Leinart completed 6 of 7 for 49 yards but, in addition to being sacked, misconnected with Tim Hightower on a handoff, for a fumble. When asked about Leinart’s play, Whisenhunt targeted the entire first-team offense. ”I’m not pleased with how our offense performed in general,” he said. ”It’s not so much the quarterback. We had guys the wrong routes, guys in the wrong spot. We had a protection breakdown, not a breakdown, but we got beat. All things that we’ve got to clean up.” He might be concerned about the defense as well after allowing 90 points in two playoff games last season.” Vegas odds makers have the Arizona Cardinals as +4000 odds to win the 2011 Super Bowl.
As he heads into his 17th season, Head Football Coach Jeff Fisher ranks atop the list as the longest-tenured head coach in the NFL, but he needs a good season to keep the Nashville faithful. He is an intense coach who gets his team to play hard but hasn’t been a big fan of quarterback Vince Young. Never the less, the Titans are a better team at this point so give the points and look for a Titans win at home. NOTE: Rich Fritz is not a pro handicapper on NSAwins.com and his picks and predictions on the NSAwins.com “Betting Daily” Blog may or may not differ from the expert opinions from NSAwins.com’s professional handicappers.