NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans have beefed up their offensive line and improved the running game in an effort to give quarterback Marcus Mariota more help.While the supporting cast appears to be much better heading into Sundays season opener hosting the Minnesota Vikings, just how well the Titans do this season is connected to how much Mariota improves from his solid rookie season.And the Titans think Mariota could be much better this year.I would hope to think hes light years ahead of where he was at this time last year, Titans coach Mike Mularkey said. I mean with all the game experience he had last year, all the things that hes had to go through since hes been here, I would think hed be, and again, weve done some things to hopefully even ease him into some things that should help him advance pretty good. So I think he should be way ahead of this time last year.That certainly excites both the Titans and their fans.In his NFL debut after winning the Heisman Trophy at Oregon, Mariota threw for four touchdowns and posted a perfect passer rating in leading Tennessee to a 42-14 win at Tampa Bay. That was a rare highlight for Tennessee in a 3-13 season, but Mariota said the auspicious start did provide some confidence.To be able to have success and win that game just kind of solidified for me that I can play at this level and have some success, Mariota said. It was really a confidence booster and something I used for the whole year.As a rookie, Mariota started 12 games, completing 230 of 370 passes for 2,818 yards . He had 19 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions. The Titans also have simplified some of the playbook to make it easier for the No. 2 overall pick last year at the line of scrimmage.The Titans bolstered the offensive line by signing center Ben Jones in free agency and drafted right tackle Jack Conklin from Michigan State with the eighth overall pick in April. They traded for DeMarco Murray and drafted Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry to give Mariota, the only Tennessee player to run for 100 yards in a game over the past two seasons, more help in the run game.I think Im just a lot more comfortable, Mariota said. You go through an entire year, you experience a lot of different things, you go through a lot of different scenarios Eventually, you get used to it. Im a lot more comfortable.Now Mariota is being counted upon for more on and off the field. His teammates voted him as one of six captains this week.He earned it. He worked his tail off this summer, linebacker and a fellow captain Brian Orakpo said. He really set an example for other people. And other people are now looking at Marcus as a veteran and a guy they can look up to. Thats very important for a quarterback to really be that guy.Game notes Wide receiver Kendall Wright, whom Mike Mularkey ruled out earlier in the week, was officially designated as out for Sundays opener due to his lingering hamstring injury. Wright is the only player listed on the Titans injury report.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/AP-NFL Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Non Reflective . Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored shootout goals, and backup goalie Cam Talbot earned his second win in two nights as the Rangers shook off a late tying tally and beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 Monday night. Yeezy Schoenen Sale . Tuesdays surgery at Atlantas Piedmont Hospital was performed by Dr. Xavier Duralde and Hawks team physician Dr. Michael Bernot. http://www.yeezysnederland.com/yeezy-350-v2-nederland.html . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. Yeezy Goedkoop Kopen . To the surprise of many, it isnt the Wolverines but their in-state rivals the Michigan State Spartans. Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Korting . -- On the field, it was business as usual for Jameis Winston and No. Editors note: After a busy first half of the 2016 MLB season, Joe Peta takes a look at both the good and bad for all 30 teams to find overvalued and undervalued clubs from a betting perspective. He also projects each teams second half. This is the entry for the Baltimore Orioles.Records reflect all games played through Sunday. All statistics are through each teams 81st game. Season-to-date pricing adds the implied win probability from the moneyy line of each teams first 81 games and converts it to 162 games.ddddddddddddBaltimore OriolesVegas projection: 78.5 wins My projection: 74 wins Current record/pace: 51-36 (95-win pace) Season-to-date pricing: 83.6 winsWhats gone right:?The battle cry Nobody believes in us is a terribly overused motivational crutch, ' ' '