The story of the 2011 Tennessee Titans defense, and how it compared to the 2010 version of the same defense, is a somewhat more complicated one than it seems at first blush, but one I'll sort out another day. For today's purposes, though, suffice it to say that when the Titans couldn't rush the passer the second half of 2010, the Titans' pass defense was horrid. In 2011, the Titans may have been even worse than they were at rushing the passer the second half of 2010, but the pass defense was better than horrid.With largely the same personnel in the secondary, this improvement was an unexpectedly pleasant outcome. Thus my defensive MVP is the Titans' best defensive back in 2011. Notwithstanding my affection for Jason McCourty, that was cornerback Cortland Finnegan.
I feel like I've been a little up and down on Finnegan in the past, though probably no more than most Titans fans. I thought he was probably somewhat over-praised early in his career, then somew...
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