NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Michael Griffin was often guilty of taking bad angles and failing to finish tackles.
I said frequently he played his best when he was surrounded by better players and wasn’t the type who elevated those around them.
To his credit, he often discussed that with me and asked me to tell him who, exactly, didn’t play better when surrounded with better?
The play was most important, and it wasn’t good enough, often enough.
But the guy showed great toughness and was a stalwart through a lot of shaky years when the franchise had a lacking roster.