Power Rankings Time

by Jimmy on Sep 26, 2007 10:11 AM CDT in News Comment 19 comments

It is time to take a look at where the so-called experts think the Titans rank against the other teams of the NFL.

11. Titans
Titans fans would love to see this team join the NFC South. After Monday's win at New Orleans, the Titans have won nine straight against NFC South teams. They can extend that streak with games versus Atlanta, Tampa Bay and Carolina later this season.

FOXSports.com:

7. Titans
Though it was endlessly promoted as a "rematch" of the 2006 Rose Bowl, the Titans-Saints Monday night game was really a match between one of the league's up-and-coming teams and a completely lost and confused squad on the way down. The Titans manhandled the Saints, using a combination of a suffocating defense and a balanced offensive attack to get out of New Orleans as 31-14 victors. Keith Bullock intercepted three passes, the Saints rushing attack was held to only 34 yards and Drew Brees looked flustered all game. Tennessee's for real.

FootballLocks.com

6. Titans
The Titans have won 8 of their last 10 games going back to last season with the only two losses during that span coming versus New England and Indianapolis. Throw in two victories against Jacksonville (currently ranked #7) during that span and it's not hard to place the Titans in the top 10... However, Tennessee's remaining schedule is absolutely brutal. So beware of penciling them into the postseason at this early juncture.

NFLReport.com:

9. Titans
Very impressive and very important win for the Titans as they took care of the Saints Monday Night and kept pace with the surging AFC South competition, where every team is above .500.

CBSSportsline:

9. Titans
The most impressive thing about the Titans is the way the defense is playing. Vince Young gets the attention, but Jim Schwartz has his unit playing great defense.

NewsDay.com

18. Titans
Vince Young gets it done on the Monday night stage, and so does the Titans defense, which intercepts Drew Brees four times.

TheBigLead.com

13. Titans
Who are these guys Vince Young is throwing to?

ESPN no longer has any credibility in my eyes. How in the world did the Jaguars jump the Titans? That is just stupid.

The average this week is 10.4. As soon as News Day gets with the program the Titans will have an average in single digits. If you look at the Titans October schedule they have a lot of winnable games. It is going to be fun watching the Titans climb these rankings.

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Anyone

Who doesn't have us in the top 10 needs to come back down to earth.

The thin air in orbit must be causing brain problems.

by Rustmeister on Sep 26, 2007 10:25 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Looking

at the schedule now and how things have played out and how the team is playing I can honestly say that there isn't a game we CAN'T win.

In pre-season you looked and would think games against Denver, San Diego, Cinny would be losses.

But not now!

Plus if this Defense keeps getting better as it has each week then anything is possible!

I look and I can't help but wonder where our First loss will come from. We have to lose sooner or later. It's just to hard to go undefeated in the NFL. But who do we lose too?

by white02slpss on Sep 26, 2007 10:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I promise you

the Titans will not be undefeated this season.

Titans Blogger at Music City Miracles

by Jimmy on Sep 26, 2007 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, the Colts ended that hope. :)

by fxdci on Sep 26, 2007 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We

lost that game? Damn Colt's getting rules changed!

by white02slpss on Sep 26, 2007 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We are definitely...

playing better than Denver, San Diego and Cincy right now. And looking at the remaining schedule I'm confident we could win atleast 12 games this season. The key is we have to keep getting better and stay off the injury bug.

Go Titans!

by Pinoy Titan on Sep 26, 2007 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

What do you mean?

What do you mean by ESPN has jumped the Titans???
If it is a joke, Im sorry, I didnt get it :)

The biggest Titans fan in Brazil.

by brazilian fan on Sep 26, 2007 11:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

It's wasn't joke

It was a typo. Sorry about that. That is why you should proofread.

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by Jimmy on Sep 26, 2007 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

hehehehe

Not a problem!
Just out of curiosity, what did you mean to say by that sentence???

The biggest Titans fan in Brazil.

by brazilian fan on Sep 26, 2007 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was supposed to say

the Jaguars jumped the Titans

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by Jimmy on Sep 26, 2007 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think he ment

that the Jags jumped us in the rankings - they moved to #10, where we are at #11. He still didn't clear it up in his last post.....way to go Jimmy - lol - Having fun confusing people?

by TrenchantTitan on Sep 26, 2007 12:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

But he did clear that up

when he revised the post - guess I should have read that again....

by TrenchantTitan on Sep 26, 2007 12:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

rankings

Just checked Sports Illustrated Dr. Z's rankings for this week.
Titans are at #6. I think this is great! I think VY is one classy quar-ter-back.

by cloverine on Sep 26, 2007 1:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Link

Dr. Z power rankings

He calls Haynesworth the best DT in the league right now.

Titans Blogger at Music City Miracles

by Jimmy on Sep 26, 2007 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

NFL.com!

Vic Carucci also put us in 6th place in his rankings on NFL.com!!!

The biggest Titans fan in Brazil.

by brazilian fan on Sep 26, 2007 1:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Link

NFL.com power rankings

Titans Blogger at Music City Miracles

by Jimmy on Sep 26, 2007 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Realistically

I put the Titans at number 4, with the Colts, Pats and Steelers ahead of us.

I think we could take my second favorite team - the 'Boys - who I have 5th.

by Rustmeister on Sep 26, 2007 1:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't want

the Titans to have a high ranking. It only raises my expectations on the team. If the Titans lose to a lower ranked team I would definitely be disappointed.

Can't the Titans just remain underrated and overperform every week?

Go Titans!

by Pinoy Titan on Sep 26, 2007 1:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I think 4th is a little high

I love the Titans, but I tell you truly that I'd be perfectly satisfied with a record of 10-6 this year. That game @Tampa is NOT gonna be easy, nor is the one @Houston, and those are just the tough ones in the near future.

My point is that teams develop and change. Everyone here remembers when the Titans started 1-4 and then made the AFC Championship Game. That kind of thing could well happen to the Chargers.

I like that the Titans are playing well on Defense and have depth, but VY not withstanding, they still have a ways to go on Offense. I hope they'll get there, but so far they've left points on the board in every game.

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by DannoE on Sep 28, 2007 11:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs