Tennessee Titans: Kenny Britt and Akeem Ayers Offseason Progress

Well ladies and gentlemen, according to reports, Tennessee Titans receiver, Kenny Britt, will indeed be undergoing a second minor procedure on his knee this Wednesday. Though the recovery of his torn ACL has been coming along nicely, the team and Britt felt in the best interest to go ahead with a second procedure to make sure the injury healed correctly.

General Manager Ruston Webster said that most surgeries of this kind almost always end up requiring a second procedure but he is not in the least bit worried about Britt having a full recovery. Britt has been participating in the Titan’s offseason program for the past few weeks and he seems to be rehabbing it well. If this is what he thinks needs to be done to assure a healthy recovery, then so be it. It would be a waste to play half of the season just to aggravate an improperly healed ACL.

On the defensive side of things, the coaches are really going hard on linebacker Akeem Ayers. In an interview over the weekend, Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator, Jerry Gray, told The Tennessean that he needs Ayers to really step it up this season.

“We need Ayers to get some sacks. We need Ayers to have a dominant attitude that, ‘You know what? A tackle isn’t going to block me. A running back isn’t going to block me’.” He has been spending a lot of time with the assistant defensive coach and watching film on his own. He is getting ready and is really excited for the 2012 season.

Considering that the Titans were one of the worst teams in the league last year when it came to sacks, it is going to be a step in the right direction for the Titans if the defense is able to kick it into gear. From the sounds of it the Tennessee coaching staff is covering all the right measures to make sure that the Titans not only have a season over .500 but make an appearance in the playoffs.