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Expect big plays, and Titans winBy TONY DUNGY © St. Petersburg Times, published January 30, 2000 ATLANTA -- I think Tennessee is a team that's going to surprise people by how well they play. They play very physical on offense as well as on defense and I think if the Rams are going to win, it'll be a couple of big special-teams plays. I'll be surprised if they shut them down offensively and defensively. I think you'll see some bigger plays in the game than in the NFC Championship Game. The whole key is how well Jevon Kearse and Kenny Holmes rush, if they can get to Kurt Warner before his receivers get open. Because Tennessee is going to play a different style. They're going to play man-to-man and let their rush get there. If the pressure is good, they'll be successful. I think the Rams will hit a couple of big plays at some point. I think there's a mental block right now for the Rams on playing Kearse. Either they're going to have to have a much better game from Fred Miller, or they're going to have to do some things to help him. But that's not their style. They want to get their receivers out into routes, they want to attack. So I think they're just going to have to have a better game plan. Tennessee played the Rams very tough the first time. I don't see them jumping ahead 21-0 again, but I see them playing very well and putting a lot of pressure on them. I think the Titans will grind it out offensively. Eddie George had a good game against them the last time out. They're a very physical offense running the ball. If he has 120-plus yards, I think they have a good chance to win the game. The Rams have a very good defense. The noise is a big factor when you're playing there. It's hard to audible, it's hard to get off a snap count and your running game suffers. On a neutral field, I don't see them stuffing Tennessee's running game the way they did ours.. I like Tennessee by a couple of points. If the Rams win, it'll be a couple of big kick returns. Bucs coach Tony Dungy spoke to staff writer Rick Stroud about today's game.
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