Week 9 NFL Power Rankings: Was There Ever Any Doubt Edition
by Jimmy on Oct 29, 2008 2:05 PM CDT
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From BigW:
In a weekend that saw me on my death bed one thing saw me through it all. Monday Night Football. With 2 hours left until kickoff my fever finally broke and I braved the cold to watch, what I consider to be, the greatest win of the season. Not only did we come back in the 2nd half to win the game but we did so in dominating fashion. I've paid for going to the game ever since but it was totally worth it. Now that our boys have done their job let's see what the talking heads had to say about us.
NFL.com
Good ‘ol Vic keeps us at #1.
"The best just keep getting better."
I couldn't have said it better myself Vic.
ESPN.com
ESPN still has us on top. PK hits the nail on the head with his comment as well.
"The next challenge: Preventing any sort of letdown off the Monday night high as the rested Packers come to town."
FOXSPORTS.com
All aboard the Titans bandwagon! Next stop Adrian Hasenmeyer.
"Tennessee found the spotlight mighty enticing last night, and responded as an unbeaten should. Minus the garbage-time touchdown at the end, the Titans whipped the Colts and with their schedule, the only team they have to fear is themselves."
Wasn't it just two weeks ago we were frauds? I love to see jerks like this have to eat crow.
CBSSPORTSLINE.com
Pete Prisco knows where our guys belong.
"Is there any doubt about them now? Rallying from down 14-6 to a 31-21 victory against the Colts pretty much locks up the division."
That's right ladies and gentlemen; YOUR AFC SOUTH CHAMPION TENNESSEE TITANS! Doesn't that sound just lovely?
COVERS.com
Vegas shows us what happens when we allow mathletes to write comments...
"Turnover free game for the Titans. Collins manages the game well again. Team allows over 17 points for the first time all season."
Sports Illustrated
True to form Dr.Z takes the opposite opinion of everyone else. He should go back to being outsmarted by Brooklyn Decker; at least seeing her next to him made him tolerable.
"I had a rooting interest Monday night, and it wasn't for these folks, and the reason had nothing to do with them. It was a reaction to the uncontained gushing emanating from the folks on TV. This is not a super team. The offensive line got out-quicked. The defensive line got tired. But their mistakes are minimal on both sides of the ball, and that, plus the zero on the loss side of the record, keeps them at uno."
ColdHardFootballFacts.com
Click this link for a nice side piece they wrote comparing us to the NYG. Ending it with the only comparison that matters; Titans 7-0 Giants 6-1
"Last week: The Titans finally played a non-doormat and came through, rallying for 25 straight points to dump division rival Indy at home, 31-21, and placing themselves firmly in the driver's seat in the AFC South.
Cold, Hard Football Facts: The 21 points allowed to the Colts was the most given up by Tennessee all year. The 31 points scored by the Titans, primarily lauded for their defense, marked the fourth time in five games that they've scored 30 or more.
Week 9 matchup: vs. Green Bay. The end zone is to LenDale White as a pig roast is to the CHFF staff (or to LenDale White), as evidenced by his league-leading 10 rushing TDs, including five in his last two games. The Packers have allowed seven rushing TDs in seven games, giving White a decent shot to make more bacon. "
I'm I the only one that noticed that Indy's last TD was in garbage time? Just goes to show these morons look at stats and don't watch games.
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"The offensive line got out-quicked"
He must mean all the times that Kerry got sacked.
That must be what he is talking about.
I hate Music City Miracles!
by gramsey712 on Oct 29, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Right, KC was on his butt all day. In Dr. Z-land.
First off I was really straining and I never heard the talking heads gushing about the Titans. On ESPN only TJ and Ditka were saying anything nice about us at all. Second the Titans are a Super team. Period. Nobody with less than a super team wins 7 in a row in the NFL.
Glad you survived your illness BigW. On Sunday I got sick and was blaming it on you. The first case of an Internet borne disease.
by DZone on Oct 29, 2008 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's something I noticed while watching warmups on Monday
Indianapolis dressed 9, count em, 9 defensive linemen.
After Dave Ball went down on the opening kickoff Tennessee was down to just 7 defensive linemen (Jones, Kearse, Haynesworth, Hayes, Jones, Brown, Ford).
It’s easy to get out-quicked when you can rotate your entire front four and still have a man resting.
Not so good when your high-motor pass rusher and his backup are both on the sideline.
If I hit a hole-in-one on this grand slam the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate.
by jasonkylebates on Oct 29, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The weird thing is that this is now the second time this season...
…that they’ve come up short-handed on the D-Line after an injury. You’ll remember that in the Baltimore game, Fisher was about to start sending in Guards or Tackles to play Defense.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
Go Titans!
by DannoE on Oct 29, 2008 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least you have all week off to recover, BigW.
by hartley on Oct 29, 2008 2:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hmmm
i wonder why our d-line got tired? can’t have anything to do with having only 2 ends all game….. but dr.z would actually have to watch football to know that.
by hal41605 on Oct 29, 2008 5:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Dr. Z's VCR is broken.
Dr. Z doesn’t impress me too much. He’s supposed to help folks place bets. Would you bet against the Titans? Proves my point.
Jimmy, I understand your concern about wondering if you put the voodoo on the Titans by thinking they would lose two months ago. Is it any consolation that the entire world thought the Titans would lose most of their previous games and would be very happy if the Titans were sitting at the bottom of the division?
If we put any stock in these rankings, a number one ranked team shouldn’t be beaten by a 10-16 ranked team. I don’t think FIsher will allow a post MNF slide.
by FaninEcuador on Oct 29, 2008 10:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Titans are perfect against the spread. That ain't bad.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
Go Titans!
by DannoE on Oct 30, 2008 6:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Titans are great
I was impressed with the will to win the Titans had. That was a fantastic game. Kerry Collins played great. He dodged a bullet one time, besides that I though he played his best game of the year.
Dare I say it, Justin Gage has to go. I hate to utter those words, but he has no hands. He had opportunities, but just didn’t catch it at critical times. I like Gage, but that just cannot continue. I’m sorry, that was my rant of the day.
Back to the good stuff, I thought the Titans played well offensively. The defense played well, but the offense actually outshone them in this game.
Overall a super game, anytime you can beat the colts it is a great day.
I am a humble fan, a great humble fan.
by Joy Kat on Oct 30, 2008 7:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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