Titans' Mariota Committed to Running Game

A graduate of Texas Christian University (TCU), John Morgan most recently served as an account services intern with OBI Creative in Omaha, Nebraska. Outside of his professional endeavors, John Morgan is an avid fan of the Tennessee Titans.

Titans head coach Mike Mularkey says he wants to employ a smashmouth style this season. His quarterback, Marcus Mariota, appears to be on board with that offensive philosophy.

In a recent interview, Mariota said he’d be willing to hand off the ball as many as 40 times per game if it put the Titans in a position to win, citing the presence the team’s two workhorse runningbacks: newly acquired DeMarco Murray and rookie Derrick Henry.

Meeting that quote would be an impressive feat. Only four teams have averaged 40 carries a game since the league expanded its schedule to 16 games. The last one to do it was the 1984 Chicago Bears.

Murray is motivated to boost his production in 2016, and Henry is a Heisman Trophy winner, so there’s little doubt the Titans will focus more heavily on their running game this season, even if it isn’t the extreme of 40 carries a game.

Stephen Curry: From Overlooked College Recruit to Two-Time MVP

A recent graduate from Texas Christian University (TCU), John Morgan most recently worked as an account services intern with OBI Creative in Omaha, Nebraska. Outside of his professional endeavors, John Morgan enjoys following the success of Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors.

Recognized the world over as an NBA champion and two-time league MVP, Stephen Curry ranks among the most serially underrated players coming out of high school. Standing 6-foot-1 and weighing in at just 160 pounds, Curry was written off by college coaches across the nation as too small to make it in the college game. Recognized as a good shooter and ball handler, coaches felt that Curry simply could not handle the physicality of basketball at the next level.

Passed over by major programs such as Virginia Tech, Curry eventually landed at Davidson College, where head coach Bob McKillop saw an immense potential in the young recruit. Curry quickly became a star at Davidson, guiding the mid-major school to an NCAA tournament berth in his freshman year and leading a memorable charge to the Elite Eight in his sophomore year. The rest, as they say, is history.