Marcus Mariota Recruits New Titans Fans
NO ONE EVER EXPECTS A COMIC ABOUT THE TITANS.
But they should. Because the Titans are good, goddamnit.
It’s week 3, which means everything about every team needs to be taken with a grain of salt. We’re still in that weird phase of the season where we can’t be sure what wins and losses are just flukes yet. Some teams that currently have winning records might be frauds, and some teams that look bad might actually just be off to a slow start. No, this is not me excusing the Giants, the Giants are trash and will go 6-10.
But I’m going to be bold and call the AFCS for the Titans this year, because I think this team is good and is still not getting the attention they deserve. They were on the upswing last year and made a push for the playoffs before Mariota got hurt. They hung around with the Raiders in week 1, and the Raiders are expected playoff contenders (though they just looked limp against the Skins…remember take everything with salt). They beat the Jaguars, who might have a very legit defense, by a score of 37-16. 31 of those points came in the second half. Then they beat up Seattle, dropping 33 points on a still good Seattle defense.
They have a good run game. Mariota is a good quarterback who seems accurate and smart instead of just a guy who does fancy running to make things happen in an unsustainable fashion (ahem, Deshaun Watson). The defense seems like it’s improved. This is probably a good football team, and if we see them in the playoffs this year, remember this post. If we don’t…forget this post. To be fair they don’t have to be world beaters in the AFCS. The Colts are questionable as hell with the injuries. The Jags are questionable as hell because Jaguars (Credit for the London game though), and the Texans are questionable as hell on offense (Credit for the Patriots game though). The AFCS might be interesting this season instead of a race to see what dumpster is the least on fire.
So if you want to bandwagon someone, pick the Titans. No one will accuse you of being a bandwagoner if you pick the Titans. You’ll get to watch a competent and fun football team. Chargers fans left behind in San Diego? The Titans have very similar color schemes, you could probably pull it off.
However, I am rescinding all support of the Titans if Mariota doesn’t grow his sweet dad-mustache in No-Shave November again. We need Mark Mariota to return.
This week was crazy. Bears beat the Steelers, Jags smash the Ravens, Skins dominate the Raiders, the Jets won a game, nothing makes sense anymore. Next you’ll be telling me that The Rock is actually a jerk, and Taylor Swift wrote a song about something other than relationship troubles.
You forgot the Bills scoring points on the Broncos defense.
Blah….the Bears still suck.
what if taylor swift wrote a song about her relationship with the Rock is in trouble because he is a jerk and she lost a buncha money betting on the steelers to beat the bears?
I wish the Oilers were still a team
For the fight song alone… Well, that and not having to look at the Titans’ flaming thumbtack logo.
Attack on Titans.
“Aren’t you team that left Houston?”
Typo, Dave.
I mean there were a lot of upsets this week, so I figured you’d make a comic about that. But this is pretty good.
As long as we’re going to continue the Mike Shula dumpster fire in Carolina, I feel like the world needs more Titan fans.
What do you mean screens to McCaffrey, and Cam Newton running for his life on a broken knee/back/soul isn’t an offense.
“what’s got a bonnet in your bee”
what the fuck is even happening right now
Sounds like you’ve got a bonnet in your bee
I see it’s been a while since you’ve gone for a little “how’s your father.”
I want to see how the injured reserve pub is going right now
The Ravens rented out the entire back room.
The Bears care to differ.
I miss the Oilers. At least give the name and colours back to Houston. 🙁
To be fair, adding “before Mariota got hurt” Isn’t really what killed their playoff chase, since he went down in week 17, when they were already down multiple scores.
Hey Dave, you can make Trent Richardson jokes again. He signed with a team that technically plays professional football.
No comic on that last second kick? 🙂
Whoa, Dave, this is the third comic with the exact same premises, only with Mariota recruiting new fans from different teams every time. Is this going to be a series? Will the 31st comic be Mariota recruiting YOU and urging you to forsake the Giants? 😛
Speaking of past comics, however…
#261
#432
and now #713
It might be me just being OCD about it, but do please try not to double up on comic numbers, every time that happens it pushes back the day when we throw you a great celebration for your inevitable 1,000th comic 😛
Being a Titans fan must be hard outside of their market though. I honestly can’t remember seeing a Titans game since watching the Patriots shellacking them 59-0 and that was *googles* 2009. Damn.
Maybe it’s just me but I feel like everyone who isn’t a talking head for ESPN has been saying all offseason the Titans would take the division. It just doesn’t seem like a bold claim to me when so many people have been saying it (myself included). Indy despite being bad the last two years hasn’t lost a game to them since 2012, but I would be floored if the Titans don’t sweep my beloved Clots this year.
I am also disappointed that indy is no longer in the running for the perfect 0-16 season, but that’s life
Crazy how a week changes. Isn’t he on IR now and went down 50+ points to the Texans last week?