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Tennessee Titans Morning Links: You're Being Very Un-Dude Edition

Tennessee_titans_30x21 8-0 just isn't good enough for some folks: and I'm not talking about the haters.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 In related news: You want to know how you become the quietest 8-0 team in history?  Bring in football players, not clowns:

"We don't have a Terrell Owens," he said. "We don't have a Chad Johnson. We don't have Tony Romo dating superstars. We just have a bunch of guys that play hard and work hard."

Tennessee_titans_30x21 Boom King and Bulluck aren't sure things to take the field in Chicago on Sunday.  Should that happen, my reaction would almost certainly be very, very un-Dude.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 We can add the Packers to the quickly growing Crazy Legs man-crush list.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 After a pretty cushy schedule so far which featured all of our tough games at home, the Titans are embarking on a much tougher stretch of road games in the second half.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 Thanks to studious commenter hartley for passing along this link: The NFL is saying we've been bumped up in the new 'flex scheduling', but I like to describe it as the league 'bowing down' because, well... that's how I roll.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 Analysts continue to underestimate our offensive line, but the opposition knows just how good these guys are at every discipline there is in the trenches.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 Some cat named (no giggling) Luke DeCock at the News & Observer in North Carolina makes the best point about the Titans that nobody has really stopped to consider yet:
5. They’re only going to get better as the weather gets worse. The Titans are a classic run-and-defend operation. They don’t have any high-flying aerial fireworks to be disrupted by winter snow and wind — not with Kerry Collins throwing the ball.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 University of Kentucky stand-out Rafael Little is coming off of the non-football injury reserve list for a 3 week evaluation, but I don't really see a scenario where he gets a roster spot since we have 4 pretty well entrenched RBs already. 

Tennessee_titans_30x21 Prolific commenter Rustmeister passes along his thoughts on last Sunday's win.

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Just one comment about Luke DeCock and his theory on the bad weather advantage...

Assuming we win the division and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, we won’t face a bad weather game between now and Tampa.

The game this Sunday against the Bears should be about as bad as it gets, and given that it is early November, it won’t be that bad. Current forecast for Chicago this Sunday: 47 degrees, and cloudy.

So, unless we slip up and end up playing the Steelers in Pittsburgh in January, this cold-weather advantage is a moot point.

by BeansCarter on Nov 4, 2008 9:12 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

-15 wind chills up in the stands counts as bad to me

like the Jets game last year… that was brutal cold.

Michael Roos doesn't eat pitas because NOTHING BREAKS THE POCKET ON HIS WATCH!!!

by August West on Nov 4, 2008 9:22 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

especially if they give us a late game

i remember the cowboys game on christmas night a few years back that was pretty cold. plus, playing football in the freezing rain or sleet mess is probably harder than just snow. it’s not gonna be lambeau out there at LP but the conditions will almost certainly favor our style of attack.

by hal41605 on Nov 4, 2008 9:28 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

Plus, there are a lot of dome teams out there. Pittsburg, Baltimore, Buffalo, and New England aren’t, so maybe it won’t matter that much, but Indy is, and San Diego has a very mild climate. So at least against them, the weather and stadium will be a distinct advantage for Tennessee.

DannoE

"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
Go Titans!

by DannoE on Nov 4, 2008 9:53 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Jets game last year........

I lost a nut during that one!

The PAIN TRAIN is comin baby!

by BigW on Nov 4, 2008 10:51 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

TMI

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by Jimmy on Nov 4, 2008 11:52 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

they need to sit KVB til they can't hold him down any longer

the worst possible thing he could do is aggravate that groin and miss serious time. we need that man come january, not november.

by hal41605 on Nov 4, 2008 9:12 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Is there a chance

that if Little looks really good they could cut Henry for him? Just a discussion point.

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by Jimmy on Nov 4, 2008 9:13 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

I was just thinking that.

by hartley on Nov 4, 2008 9:38 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

If so, then Henry has just been a phenominal bust.

But really, why do it? If you cut Henry, he’s gone. SOMEBODY will pick him up. However, you could potentially cut Little and resign him to the practice squad. In which case, it’s easy enough to promote him and/or keep him around until next year.

Question: is there a cap hit associated with letting Henry go?

DannoE

"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
Go Titans!

by DannoE on Nov 4, 2008 9:55 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I am not sure what it would be exactly,

but it isn’t something they wouldn’t be able to absorb. I have no idea what his guaranteed money was on his deal, but it typically isn’t that high for a mid-second round pick.

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by Jimmy on Nov 4, 2008 9:56 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

As I remember, he held out because he wanted to get "starter's" money.

The theory was that the FO was down on LenDale, and that Henry was going to come in and be a true every-down back. So he held out for that kind of scratch. And I believe he got it.

That said, this being his second year, it’s hard to imagine that there’s much left to absorb. Still, I’m not at all sure that it makes sense to cut him. As much as he is a drop-off from LenDale and CJ, he’s still a far above-average back for a 3rd stringer.

DannoE

"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
Go Titans!

by DannoE on Nov 4, 2008 10:01 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Not sure what his signing bonus is total

because I am not sure how long his contract is, but he counted $1.23 million against the cap for his bonus, so it would be pretty expensive to cut him.

Titans Blogger at Music City Miracles even though gramsey hates it.

by Jimmy on Nov 4, 2008 10:50 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Too bad LastSd scooped me.

I could have posted a Fanpost about the flex schedule, but didn’t.

by hartley on Nov 4, 2008 9:39 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Do it next time man!

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by Jimmy on Nov 4, 2008 9:42 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Giggling?

Man, I laughed out loud!

Luke DeCock

Hahahahahaha!

Oh, and thanks for the linkage.

by Rustmeister on Nov 4, 2008 12:00 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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