Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Titans Should Make Move For Tomlinson, Westbrook


Two of the NFL's best veteran running backs, Ladanian Tomlinson and Brian Westbrook, are bidding farewell to their franchises that both have called home for a while now. Tomlinson for nine seasons and Westbrook for eight seasons. Both have already expressed their desires to keep playing.

As for the Titans, they have to look at these two situations as an opportunity to give some help to Chris Johnson. The NFL has turned into a league that features two tailbacks per team and the Titans only have one to lean on right now.

Most likely Lendale White will depart during the offseason leaving the Titans with very little experience at the position. That's where Tomlinson and Westrbrook come into play.

Tomlinson is the better choice for the Titans because he runs more like Chris Johnson and would be a great mentor.

Even though Tomlinson is the better fit for the Titans, Westbrook's style of play would fit very well with the Jeff Fisher's offense scheme as well.

Westbrook is a running back that can lead your team in receptions week after week and Fisher loves to throw screen passes and dumb-off passes in his offense.

There are still a ton of questions about Westbrook's ability to stay healthy for an entire season so that has to be put into consideration here.

Either way, the Titans need another proven running back to help out Chris Johnson in the backfield.

There's no reason for the Titans to sit on their hands this offseason like they've done so many times in the past. It's time to make a move and see if the Titans can find their way back to the postseason.

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