Tennessee Titans Preseason: What To Expect Against Arizona Cardinals

A national audience will be tuned in to watch the Tennessee Titans return home to Nashville for the first time this preseason.

Next up, the Titans get an Arizona Cardinals team that is expected to have a big drop-off from the 2009 campaign, thanks largely to the retirement of Kurt Warner.

For the Titans, they're looking to duplicate what was an impressive performance by the starters in the preseason opener against Seattle last Saturday.

Expect Vince Young to get more than just two series in this game.

Young started the game last week with an impressive opening scoring drive but then followed that up with an ugly interception, something that has become way too common in his career.

It's very important that Young plays mistake-free in his short time on the field against the Cardinals. He needs to be building his confidence heading into the regular season, not destroying it.

Even after the interception he still seemed confident, which is a good sign that he's matured somewhat.

We should see a series or two from seasoned veteran Kerry Collins, but no more than that. He's been in the league long enough to be ready to go if his number is called this season.

With Young at the helm there's always that possibility of something going wrong and Jeff Fisher calling on Collins to save the day.

It's also important that LeGarrette Blount gets more than just five carries like he did in the first game. That Titans backfield is extremely crowded at the moment with Javon Ringer, Alvin Pearman, and newly acquired Samkon Gado all needing valuable playing time as well this preseason.

Gado was signed in response to the unfortunate injury to Stafon Johnson in the Seattle game.

If Javon Ringer has another solid performance then you can pretty much guarantee he'll be the primary backup to Chris Johnson this season. Ringer will get most of his carries in the second quarter and some in the third quarter.

There are plenty of guys that are currently on the hot seat going into the Cardinals game, with the seat of Chris Simms probably feeling like an oven at 450 degrees.

Simms had a horrible game against Seattle so he has to step up and put together a couple impressive scoring drives to keep a spot on this roster.

The first and second-team defenses looked pretty good for the most part against Seattle, but Ryan Mouton obviously has to show more if he wants to be the starter come Week One.

The cornerbacks will get tested early against Larry Fitzgerald and Steve Breaston.

Hopefully this foggy picture of who should start and who should be cut will become a little clearer after the Cardinals game, win or lose.