Ranking AFC South Units: Special Teams
By Josh McSwain
3. Titans
Ryan Succop didn’t get many attempts last season, but he made 14 of 16 kicks he attempted. He was perfect from inside 50, but was just 1-3 from beyond 50 yards. He also only missed two extra point attempts.
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He has only missed five kicks in two years in Nashville, but his 2013 season, in which he missed six field goals, got him run out of Kansas City. Fair to say he has turned it around.
Brett Kern is one of the better punters in the league. He got plenty of practice as he punted 88 times, 5.5 times per game. He averaged 47.4 yards per punt with a 40.3 net. He had 34 go inside the 20 and only had one touchback.
Dexter McCluster handled almost all of the return duties for Tennessee last year, but that should change this season. Antonio Andrews, no longer the starting running back and slot receiver Harry Douglass will look to improve upon McCluster’s marks of 22 yards per kick return and nine yards per punt return.
Last year they had awful coverage units, averaging 27 yards against on kickoff returns and almost 13 yards against on punt returns. That will be the key area to address if they are going to move up this list.