"It is going to come down to a lot of things," Titans coach Mike
Mularkey told reporters Friday. "It might be a game-time decision. Can
he play and not risk himself further injury? That's the biggest thing."
Mariota was limited in practice all week and was hopeful earlier this
week that he could give it a go against Indy.
"We're Brad Peacock Authentic Jersey going to take it day by day," Mariota said Thursday. "It's really no
different than the process last week. As the days go on, hopefully I'll
feel better and better. It is just taking it one day at a time and
hopefully I'll be able to go. Hopefully towards the end of the week I'll
get more on my plate and hopefully I'll feel comfortable to try and
play on Monday."
If Mariota is a no-go, then Tennessee will have to slog through another
game with Matt Cassel under center. The journeyman, so limited in
Mularkey's offense compared to Mariota, was outdueled by Jay Cutler and
his 93 passing yards last week in Miami.
As Brady Rodgers Authentic Jersey Mularkey said, the Titans will have to carefully weigh Mariota's health
against the need for his services, but in an important divisional game
like this one, we'd expect Mariota to saddle up barring a setback.
Take a look at Tom Brady's near-pristine stat line, and you'll struggle
to identify a difference between the aging legend's previous season and
this one.
But watch the tape, and your stopwatch, and you might notice a change to
Brady's Hall of Fame pocket rhythm. According to Jets defensive lineman
Leonard Williams, it could be the difference on Sunday afternoon, when
the AFC East rivals battle for division supremacy.
"[He's] Brian McCann Authentic Jersey holding onto the ball a little bit longer than he usually does,"
Williams noted to reporters this week, per NJ.com's Connor Rogers.
"That's giving us something to look forward to, getting after the
quarterback. We know we can keep ahead of the offense. If we can get to
him, and affect him as much as possible, we can affect the game."
Getting to Brady is the goal of every Patriots opponent ever, but the
reality of sacking the greatest of all time has never been more real
than it is this campaign.
Brady is being sacked 3.2 times per game and on pace to get taken down
51 times, 10 more than his career-high in 2001, his rookie season. (What
goes around comes around, I guess.) As Rogers notes, per Pro Football
Focus, Brady is also averaging 2.56 seconds from his drop back to his
release (21st out of 30 qualifying QBs), which is one-fifth of a second
longer than last season.
Lest you think Brady is immortal and impervious to pain, the hits that
the 40-year-old forever-Adonis are showing up on the injury report.
Brady sat out practice Wednesday with a slight AC joint sprain in his
left shoulder. The ailment will not hold him out of Sunday's test, which
will see Williams and the Jets' pass rush try to knock Brady down
again, and again. ?
