Tennessee Titans @ New Orleans Saints Monday Night Football Open Thread
by Jimmy on Sep 24, 2007 9:41 AM CDT
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NUTS AND BOLTS
Date: September 24th, 2007
Time: 7:30 p.m. Central
Location: The Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Records: Titans (1-1) Saints (0-2)
Weather: Dome
TV: ESPN & WKRN 2
Radio: 103.3 WKDF
Saints Coverage: Canal Street Chronicles and NOLA.com
STATS
W2W4
REUNIONS
Key the reunited and it feels so good music. This is obviously a reunion of some of the key players, Vince Young, LenDale White and Reggie Bush, from the 2006 Rose Bowl. Some of you might remember that game. That was also the last time that Vince Young played a football game in prime time. Prime time seems to suit him pretty well.
It is also a homecoming of sorts for Kevin Mawae who played his college ball at LSU and Roydell Williams who played at Tulane.
OFFENSE
Sunil has an interesting comparison at CSC between last year's Falcons' offense and this year's Titans' offense. All I will say is let's wait and see how the entire season plays out. 2 games is too small of a sample size to make any judgements.
The Saints defense has not been very good thus far this year. The Titans should be able to have some success on the ground. The Titans main game plan will be much the same as it was against the Colts, keep away. The Titans will want to control the time of possession to keep the Saints offense off the field. The Saints' offense hasn't showed the fire power they did last year yet, but I believe they still have it. The fewer chances the Saints offense gets to find their rhythm, the less likely it is that the rhythm will be found tonight.
Vince Young loves the spotlight as I mentioned above. If he can hit a couple of big throws early it will quiet the crowd that is sure to hyped for the home opener. It will also keep the Saints from stacking guys in the box. I look for Vince to have a big night in the air.
As always, protecting the ball will be very important tonight. There is no better way to get a crowd fired up than to turn the ball over. You also don't want to give a struggling offense a short field to help them gain confidence.
DEFENSE
Even though Reggie Bush has been struggling this year, he still scares me. You know that he has the ability to hit the home run at any time. The key is to tackle him when you get the chance. His big plays come when guys go for the big hit on him instead of just wrapping him up.
Drew Brees has struggled big time in his first 2 games. He has 3 INTs to only 1 TD pass. The Titans need to get in his face early and often. This begins with the guys up front. The Titans' front 4 has played really well so far this year. They are going to need to have another good game tonight. Pressuring Brees will keep him from picking the secondary apart. We saw what pressure could do to Manning last week.
The Titans' front 4 will also be key in stopping the run. The Saints have 2 very talented running backs in Deuce McAllister and Reggie Bush. Stopping those 2 guys will largely depend on the front 4 getting into the Saints' backfield. If the Titans can stop the run with the front 7 it will free up the guys in the secondary to not worry about play action. That is the recipe for success.
Today is going to be a very long day waiting for this game to get here. The Titans have the chance to earn some national respect tonight. I think they will.
GO TITANS!!
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game day!!!!
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d802a97f3&template=with-video&confirm=true
here is the part I liked the best
"These two teams have both played the Indianapolis Colts in the first two weeks of the season. The Titans gave a much better showing against the world champions than the Saints did. Tennessee was able to score twice as many points (20 to 10) and held the Colts to almost half as many points (22 to 41). The Colt players I spoke with felt the Titans were a much more physical team, and the Titans' ability to run the ball behind an underrated o-line would be the difference."
I'm
Go Titans!
ealy
i hope he is re-signed tomorrow after we cut Miller...that will give Henrich 2 weeks to recover...
Glad to hear he cleared
by VY on Sep 24, 2007 6:52 PM CDT reply actions
Lets go baby
A lot of the Countdown
I would like to see
definately go for the 1st
by hookemhorny @ Music City Miracles on Sep 24, 2007 7:51 PM CDT reply actions
Davis
by Big Bad Bulluck on Sep 24, 2007 8:00 PM CDT reply actions
major problem so far...
Great Run
Vince needs
by Big Bad Bulluck on Sep 24, 2007 8:18 PM CDT reply actions
I hate that play
I also don't understand why that isn't LenDale
That is what
Wow
Brandon Jones
by Big Bad Bulluck on Sep 24, 2007 8:22 PM CDT reply actions
We to
by Big Bad Bulluck on Sep 24, 2007 8:23 PM CDT reply actions
WOOO!
Clueless.
BELIEVE TITANS FANS! BELIEVE!
This is a good football team. Really good. The defense is vastly underrated, VY is only beginning to be appreciated (except for by people who hate black quarterbacks). It's a damn exciting time to be a Titans fan.
This is an exciting, exciting team.
by PB at BON on Sep 24, 2007 8:24 PM CDT reply actions
I am so glad
We do believe!!
The only
by Big Bad Bulluck on Sep 24, 2007 8:33 PM CDT reply actions
my mother just asked me over the phone...
Need to get into
by VY on Sep 24, 2007 8:37 PM CDT reply actions
New Orleans
"Tennessee Titans don't care about Katrina Victims"
I love...
What we need...
They said it
Fisher
Ridiculous
by Big Bad Bulluck on Sep 24, 2007 9:12 PM CDT reply actions
Cmon Defense
by ElectricScissors on Sep 24, 2007 9:32 PM CDT reply actions
They have
Vince needs
by Big Bad Bulluck on Sep 24, 2007 9:40 PM CDT reply actions
I am back
It is time for Vince to step up.
Good return.
No turnovers
by ElectricScissors on Sep 24, 2007 9:43 PM CDT reply actions
I think
Wow
Vince needs to
It looks
by hookemhorny @ Music City Miracles on Sep 24, 2007 9:49 PM CDT reply actions
What happened
I guess
I'm caught up
it didn't come loose at all.
by hookemhorny @ Music City Miracles on Sep 24, 2007 9:52 PM CDT reply actions
Now it's time
We need a
Our defense
wow
At least
Made him pay
Whoooo Hoooooo!!!!
wow... really?
That is a HUGE
Right here.
In other news, great run by White.
I love the way
It seems...
Our D-line
by Big Bad Bulluck on Sep 24, 2007 10:16 PM CDT reply actions
Where is White
Vince's stats
That is a pretty good line for a guy that is just a running back playing quarterback.
Goodbye, Goodnight
2-1 going into the bye is HUGE
Great team
This
This defense is seriously improved! But yet it's the same front 4 and LB's (minus Fowler) Secondary is New, but really improved and full of energy! It's all about mindset
Watching
by white02slpss on Sep 25, 2007 6:07 AM CDT up reply actions
what a Freaking Game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't mess with Vince during a national game...
Don't mess with Bullock on Monday night...
The defense played great....when we can get pressure with our front 4, we are great....
Damn, I'm way to freaking excited right now...
I have always had the utmost respect...
by TrenchantTitan on Sep 24, 2007 11:37 PM CDT reply actions
and I mispelled his name -
by TrenchantTitan on Sep 24, 2007 11:38 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah
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