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Titans focus on run game to boost offense, team

The Tennessee Titans want to get back to what they used to do best, and that's run the football.Under a mandate from the general manager and head coach, offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains has put together a playbook designed to make the most of a revamped offensive line, Chris Johnson and his new backup, Shon Greene.That should help ease the growing pains for quarterback Jake Locker in his third season and boost an offense last in the league in time of possession. The Titans haven't ranked in the league's top 10 for running the ball since 2009 when Johnson ran for 2,006 yards."We want to be able to run the ball when we want to and when we need to," Loggains said Tuesday.General manager Ruston Webster revamped the offensive line, making the Titans bigger and hopefully much better with three free agents, including new left guard Andy Levitre. He signed Greene to work with Johnson and drafted guard Chance Warmack at 10 overall in the draft. Loggains, promoted to coordinator with five g...

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