The Tennessee Titans have been building for a long time.
After not having qualified for the playoffs since 2008,
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The Titans’ rebuild took a major boost with the drafting Marcus Mariota,
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That all changed with the Titans’ signing of DeMarco Murray last season.
Murray was the franchise leader last year,
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He split duties with former Heisman winner Derrick Henry,
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Double threat
The third-leading rusher for Tennessee last year? None other than Marcus Mariota.
With the added help of a dual-threat backfield, Mariota got even more help with the off-season signing of Eric Decker.
Fact is, the Titans didn’t have a true threat at receiver last season and relied on the efforts of Delanie Walker at tight end.
For the past three seasons, Walker has had at least 800 receiving yards and established himself as one of the top tight ends in the league.
In Mariota’s first season in Nashville, he developed an instant connection with the former University of Oregon gunslinger and hauled in six TD passes and had over 1,088 receiving yards during the 2015 season.
Though Rishard Matthews was the Titans’ downfield threat last season, the Titans still lacked an elite target for Mariota, with 945 yards and nine TDs to his credit,
Another weapon
Enter Eric Decker.
During his seven-year career,
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His best season came in the Denver Broncos’ 2013 super bowl run,
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Though Decker was limited in 2016 due to a shoulder injury and was eventually placed on the injured reserve list,
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Now factor in the Titans’ defense,
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But it all begins and ends with Mariota.
Injury streak
In each of his first two seasons, Mariota flashed signs of an elite quarterback, but struggled with injury late in both seasons.
During his rookie year, Mariota sprained his MCL in Week 15 and sat out the final few games of the season.
The 2016 campaign again ended in injury for Mariota when he broke his fibula in Week 16 and again missed the remainder of the season.
With all the pieces seemingly coming together, notably in the AFC South, the Titans are one of the teams in the NFL, worth buying into.
