Here's a pretty interesting article from NFL.com that talks a little bit about defensive penalties and it just so happens that the Titans lead in two categories.
Roughing the passer -- We all know the NFL is trying to protect the quarterback, and it is starting to have an affect on the pass rushers. A year ago, there were 61 roughing the passer calls, or 3.5 per week. After seven weeks, there have been just 22 roughing the passer calls, or 3.1 per week. The present pace indicates there will be eight less calls this season, which sounds insignificant, but at least the frequency isn't going up. Tennessee leads the league with three roughing the passer calls against them so far. The Titans are undefeated and play a very aggressive style of defense, and they also lead in another defensive penalty area.Now I credit the roughing the passer to our intense pass rush. We've just been beating opposing quarterbacks up and this is just a side effect as far as I'm concerned. Now the offsides penalties (I'm looking at you Tony Brown) are just inexcusable. There's a difference between being intense and undisciplined and I feel we've been towing a fine line. Just look at the Baltimore game, the intensity went way up and we lost our cool with a bunch of bad penalties and it almost cost us the game. I'm hoping to see less of the offsides penalties in the coming weeks.
Defensive offside -- This is an inexcusable penalty. Every defensive coach teaches his players to react to the movement of the ball, but nonetheless defensive offside happens too often. Last year, it was called 319 times, or 19 times a week. This year, it has already been called 156 times, or 22 times a week. What it means is that at this rate games are going to stop 60 more times this season to award the offense an additional five yards. The Titans lead the NFL in this area, too, with 13 calls against them, while the Jets and Patriots have not been flagged once.
Faced With Fourth and 1? Why Not Go For It? [NFL.com]
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