http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/2519 Recent articles about Eric King en-us Report from Titans training camp, 7-29 morning practice Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:30:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/297694 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/297694 Colts position battles July 23, 2008 11:00 AM Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky Right guard: Mike Pollak vs. Charlie Johnson The spot opened when Jake Scott jumped to Tennessee as a free agent. It was hard to read tea leaves about right guard based on OTAs. Johnson's been a versatile fill-in for the Colts, starting five games at left tackle and then five at right tackle to close out 2007. When Ryan Diem was hurt in Super Bowl XLI and Johnson replaced him, it took Peyton Manning a few series to even notice. The Colts don't defer to draft status as strongly as some other teams, so second-rounder Pollak, still unsigned, might not qualify as the favorite. But Indianapolis certainly doesn't worry about inserting a rookie into its offensive line -- see Tony Ugoh at left tackle last year and early work from Ryan Lilja (six starts as a rookie) and Jake Scott (nine) in 2004. Intensity index: Hot Nickelback: Tim Jennings vs. Dante Hughes and T.J. Rushing Jennings was a second-rounder in 2006 and played a good deal last season as the third corner. But he'll face a strong challenge from Hughes and Rushing. Jennings was a second-rounder in 2006, Hughes a third-rounder in 2007 who finished his rookie season on IR with a shoulder injury and Rushing was a seventh-rounder in 2006. Hughes may not have track-star speed, but he tends to show up around the ball a lot and in Rushing's chances he's shown a propensity for getting his hands on the ball. Intensity index: Hot IF YOU WANT TO SEE MOE ON THE AFC SOUTH, CLICK ON THE LINK Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:40:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296424 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296424 Somehow the nickelback position doesn't get a lot of respect from fans. It's as though the nickel is viewed as the third best corner on the team. I look at it as if he's a starter. After all, he plays more than the middle linebacker, who's considered a starter. Every team needs a good nickelback, especially with the popularity of three-WR formations. These are the nickelbacks now on Tennessee's roster and my thoughts on them: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:16:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/118112 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/118112 Before the 2007 season started Titans fans had plenty to worry about at cornerback. So did Titans management, which used their first-round draft pick on a safety who they hoped could play corner for them. After the season started, however, a pair of corners were playing well enough for Michael Griffin to move back to safety, where it appears he's found a permanent home. Here's the outlook on the corners currently on the roster... Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:51:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/112745 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/112745