Remember the Titans in Your 2018 Fantasy Football Draft

Why Matt LaFleur changes everything for Marcus Mariota, Corey Davis, and Dion Lewis, three of this year’s big fantasy sleepers

Imagine being Mike Vrabel.

Dude plays 14 years as an NFL linebacker, recording 511 tackles and 57 sacks, making a Pro Bowl, and winning three Super Bowls. And what do we remember most about him? Mike Vrabel caught a touchdown in the Super Bowl. And then he did it again the next year. Charmed life, that.

Vrabel’s charmed life continues. Last year Vrabel was promoted last fall from linebackers coach to defensive coordinator in Houston, and all he did was lead them to the league’s worst defense. For many coaches, that might get them fired. Vrabel got a head coaching gig, and he’ll lead the Titans in 2018. Luckily, Vrabel has excellent taste so he’ll have a lot of help. He brought in Dean Pees, former Baltimore and New England defensive coordinator, to run the defense. And he grabbed Matt LaFleur to run the offense.

Matt LaFleur was the offensive coordinator for the Rams last year when L.A. went from worst to first in points in just one season. His team led the league in scoring the year before too, when he was QB coach for MVP Matt Ryan in the Falcons’ record-breaking 2016 campaign. LaFleur spent the last two seasons working with the two hottest coaches in football, Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay. He wasn’t the architect for either of…