The SoBros Mailbag #168: Previewing the 2021 Tennessee Titans, Fantasy Football

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Let’s face it – every day we are routinely bombarded with questions. When you’re an emerging media company in Nashville, people just want to know what your opinions are on everything. It’s only natural. And, since our duty is to serve the people, well, we have no choice but to be present. That’s the SoBro Way. Also, aren’t mailbags just a barrel of laughs anyway? Welcome to the newest weekly recurring feature up in this bitch: The SoBros Mailbag. As always, hit us with those mailbag questions @SoBrosNetwork on Twitter, email ’em to me anonymously at thesobrosnetwork@gmail.com. And, holy shit, I need to update this terrible intro paragraph that I’ve been using literally ever since I started writing this column…

Question:

Answer:

I am absolutely stoked for this season – judging by what we’ve seen in training camp and the preseason so far, I certainly think there’s reason to think this defense can improve. They’ve yet to allow a touchdown this preseason, and while I’ll concede that it is just the preseason, I think it’s indicative of how far this unit has come in correcting the communication issues that reportedly plagued the team in 2020. Not to mention, this defense doesn’t have to become a top five or top 10 unit in the league. This team won the AFC South and boasted an 11-5 record with the 29th ranked overall defense in the league. If they can just become a middle-of-the-road defense, we’ll see marked improvement, and there’s no reason to think they can’t get there with the additions they’ve made in Denico Autry, Jackrabbit Jenkins, and Bud Dupree, plus the drafting of Caleb Farley, Elijah Molden, and Rashad Weaver, and bringing on Jim Schwartz as a defensive consultant.

As for particular players from the defense that I’m excited about, I can’t wait to see what Big Jeff, Jeffery Simmons, can do with a guy like Autry next to him, and a beefed up pass rush with Dupree and Harold Landry behind him. He cooled off a bit in 2020, and injuries might’ve had something to do with that, but I think this young man is on a trajectory to being one of the best defensive linemen in the league. I’m also excited about Jackrabbit – the Titans needed a dog, and they got one – he’s a sticky coverage guy, that has been just as important in teaching the younger defensive backs as he has been covering receivers. I’m eager to see how that positive influence translates to in-game action.

I’ll admit – I was pretty worried about the kicking situation at the start of camp. I know they always talked about how much they liked Tucker McCann, but if that were really the case, why wasn’t he thrust into action in 2020 when they needed kicking help badly? He stayed on the practice squad! Blake Haubeil signed as an undrafted free agent rookie, but didn’t do enough to win the job. And, the idea of calling Stephen Gostkowski to get off his couch and come kick again wasn’t exactly inspiring. But, I’ll say – Sam Ficken has come on strong in camp and the preseason, and just may be the guy after all.

Damn, you got me PUMPED for football season with this one!

Question, from Kevin on Instagram:

When you stub your toe on a table leg or something…do you silently walk it off and scream obscenities in your head or do you actually curse out loud?

Answer:

It depends on my surroundings – if I’m alone, I’m typically going to scream “FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK” as loud as possible and proceed to angrily saunter around the house. Once I catch my breath, I try to tell myself ‘mind over matter’ and just move on with my life, even if my toe is throbbing. If there are people around, you best believe I’m going to act like nothing happened. Come to think of it, Kevin, I don’t think I’m ever as mentally tough as I am when I stub my toe in a room full of people.

Question:

Answer:

I feel like this is the password we’ll need to get into the gang bang. *Knock knock* “um, hello, yes – what’s the best summer smoothie that my wife and I can share?”

“Oh, welcome in, here’s a condom – please help yourself to the butt buffet.”

Real talk, though – absolutely nothing beats the Pineapple Surf from Smoothie King, in my opinion.

Question:

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I think you can play this one a couple of different ways – the easiest is to just go best player available and if you end up in dire need of a RB1, literally just bribe someone with money to get one.

But, I like the idea of splitting the picks, and getting your WR1 and TE1 here. It may sound like complete insanity, but the disparity between Travis Kelce, George Kittle, Darren Waller, and the rest of the tight ends is massive. So, if you can get Kelce, you’re getting a little bit of a competitive advantage back because that means someone else in the league can’t get him, and they’re going to be stuck with a subpar tight end. I listened to Broadway Sports’ fantasy podcast the other night, and forgive me I don’t remember which one of those boys said it, but someone brought up a great point that if you have Kelce, Kittle, or Waller, you’ve almost always got at least a 10-point advantage on your opponent. So, I think that would be my strategy, and if you could end up with say, a Stefon Diggs/DeAndre Hopkins and Kelce/Kittle combo, I think you’d be alright.

And, you might even be able to load up with back to back starting caliber RBs at the second turn, anyway. If there’s a run on ’em early, people will quickly turn to the receivers, and some RBs will fall. Plus, there’s always that one dude in the league that drafts quarterbacks way too early. The key is to just not panic and reach for a player that isn’t quite as talented JUST because you need the position. But, you’re a sharp dude, Phil. You gon’ be aight.

Question, from Steven on Twitter but I can’t embed the tweet because Twitter seems to be dead right now:

With Mouse Rat’s album out today, who is the best tv band of all time?

Partridge Family, Monkees, Jem and the Holograms, 2Gether, Jessie and the Rippers, Zack Attack, Robin Sparkles, California Dreams. There’s just so many to choose from.

Answer:

Man, I completely forgot about the Partridge Family – them mfs had kids comin’ out of the woodwork playin’ flutes and shit. Everybody was pullin’ their weight in that family. 2Gether is a good one, as is Jessie and the Rippers. But, I’m going in a different direction. Remember, I’m a product of the golden era of Nicktoons – I gotta say The Beets. I still rock “Killer Tofu” and “I Need More Allowance” all the damn time.

Keep the questions coming – catch y’all next week!

Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley

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