I continue my 2011 Tennessee Titans postseason awards with a look at the player who provided the most pleasant surprise. With all due respect to the defensive rookie class headlined by my Titans rookie of the year Jurrell Casey, I think this one is an easy call for wide receiver Nate Washington.Before the Titans signed Washington as a free agent before the 2009 season, Nate had been the Steelers' number three receiver behind a couple pretty good wideouts in Hines Ward and Santonio Holmes. As you might expect, Washington had not been a particularly high-volume receiver and had never put up big numbers, with career highs of 40 catches and 631 yards, both in 2008. With the Titans, Washington was thrust into the unfamiliar starters' role, but his numbers the first two seasons with the team (47-569, 42-687) were pretty similar to what he'd done in Pittsburgh. In the Titans' run-heavy attack, he had only slightly more passes thrown his direction, but his catch rate was pre...
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