How the Titans can lose the division?
by Big Bad Bulluck on Dec 8, 2008 8:35 PM CST
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Where is it? I have been on here looking for this all day... Where is the updated version?
T I T A N S ! T I T A N S ! T I T A N S ! T I T A N S ! T I T A N S !
T I T A N S ! T I T A N S ! T I T A N S ! T I T A N S ! T I T A N S !
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Who are you?
Your name seems familiar but I just can’t place it…
lol… Where you been man?
by theologic on Dec 8, 2008 8:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
That my friend......
is EXCELLENCE in posting! Well done.
Big Bill "You never lose a game if the opponent doesn't score." Darell K. Royal
by Hook em Titans on Dec 8, 2008 9:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
We miss you BBB
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by Jimmy on Dec 8, 2008 9:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I miss all of you as well!
It seems like lately the only time I get to relax is when I get to sit down and watch the games on Sunday…
Good news is I’m getting a laptop for Christmas, I know as I’ve been told I’m a little behind the times. I used to run from room to room to comment with you guys in the threads… I do not like to miss a play, so you could imagine how hectic that got.
I still read all the time, I like August West’s thing he’s got going on. Pretty cool how things work out. Now that winter is here I will have much more time with work slowing down…
How much fun has this season been? Seriously, sit back and think about what we’ve accomplished. I still sit here and wonder how it is we are as good as we are. But we definitely are a very good football team regardless of what anyone says. We can run it down your throat, we can play D with just about anyone, and we can throw when we really need too.
Unbelievable! The difference a guy like Chris Johnson can make! How many 3rd downs does Kerry just dump it off and CJ just coasts to the 1st down marker.
I guess it all kind of makes sense though right? I mean we were a 10-6 team last year… Throw a gamebreaker like CJ into the mix along with an experienced QB and off we go.
I really hope everyone is sitting back enjoying this, I have been a fan of this franchise for a long time. Seasons like these don’t happen often for guys like me Titans/Indians fan.
I will make that thread roll call list at least once this season… I love that!
by Big Bad Bulluck on Dec 10, 2008 10:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Congrats
Again, congrats on division. The titans totally deserved to win it. Now, prepare to lose Week 17 and, if you make it to us in the playoffs, prepare to go down hard.
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by BigBlueShoe on Dec 9, 2008 3:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well
If I remember right, your 0-1 against us.
by RhiNo6705 on Dec 9, 2008 5:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
so far. If you lose playing starters thoughout in the week 17 game
it’s questionable and will be decided in the playoffs.
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Dec 10, 2008 10:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Why is it the folks from SB
are always full of backhanded compliments?
i came to pay my condolences about Brackett a few weeks ago. Just be nice guys……
The PAIN TRAIN is comin baby!
by BigW on Dec 10, 2008 10:35 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well you have to understand
After having such a good run (5 Division Titles) and being the favourites to win the SuperBowl so many times, to have only gotten away with one ring has got to be hugely disappointing, and now, with the realization that they are a team whose future looks to be less succesful than their past must be a tough pill to swallow.
The problem with Colts fans is they don’t even believe that we genuinely deserved to win the division. Instead they blame it on things like bursa sacs and injured centers and safeties, etc… They also seem to think that Peyton Manning is playing lights out, but in reality they haven’t played a decent team since they met the Steelers in Week 10. On top of that, they narrowly avoided defeat against the Chargers, Browns, and Texans (for the second time), yet they prefer to use terms like gritty, determined, clutch, when describing their team even when other adjectives such as lucky, overrated, and runner-up do a much more accurate job of it.
by BeansCarter on Dec 10, 2008 11:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yet again you are wrong on every possible level. Are you seriously as daft as you come off?
by KingRichard on Dec 10, 2008 12:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Props
for the excellent use of daft, by the way.
/carry-on
Where I was raised 2 + 2 = 3rd and 6.
by August West on Dec 10, 2008 4:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
playing 5 seasons
and losing the division all 5 times, making the playoffs twice ad going 1-2 while there has to be even more crushing.
I do wish the Colts had won more SBs in the last 5 years, but 5, 12 wins seasons and division championships plus a title beats the hell out of 2 losing seasons, a .500 season, a wildcard loss and a divisional loss.
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Dec 10, 2008 12:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
oh and FO (a site founded by a Pats fan so no chance at homerism) says
Peyton’s been the better QB in the AFC this year,
has been better per play than Kurt Warner
has been one of the top 2 QBs of the week 4 of the last 6 weeks
has been better than Warner 5 of the last 6 weeks
has been better than Brees 4 of the last 6 weeks.
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Dec 10, 2008 12:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
good lord
Just because he’s been able to overcome his own ( not the rest of the team’s) screw-ups and find a way to get into field goal range against sub-par teams does not make him MVP. Sage Rosenfels would be a better MVP candidate for the Colts
by Michaeltastic on Dec 10, 2008 5:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
here's a link
how about you look at how the stats work so your claims about how invalid they are can actually make the slightest bit of sense.
Football Outsiders Stats Explained.
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Dec 10, 2008 5:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and some conventional statistics in case the good stuff makes you head spin
307-477, 64.4% completion, 3225 yards, 22 TDs, 12 INTs, 6.8 Y/A, 5.8 ANY/A
That’s not a QB who is hurting his team. That’s one of the best in the league. The counting stats project out to 3,969 yards, 27 TDs, 15 INTs and that’s against a schedule that is 9th in opponent record and 7th in opponent DVOA.
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Dec 10, 2008 6:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I never said he was having a horrible year
It’s just not an MVP year. Those numbers also don’t explain that he has 3 All-Pro WR’s and and All-Pro TE. If Warner doesn’t deserve some consideration, why is his passer rating 10 points higher than?
by Michaeltastic on Dec 10, 2008 6:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Warner has
two WRs that are definitely playing better than Marvin/Gonzo and probably better than Wayne right now with a pretty good 3rd WR. He also got a far softer schedule and is fading while Peyton is charging.
Peyton is the MVP because he’s kept the Colts in contention when the line has been racked with injuries and the running game has gone nearly nowhere most of the year. His total numbers aren’t phenomenal yet, but he’s been coming on strong and his 3rd down performance has been spectacular. FO ranks him higher than his conventional numbers because of the great 3rd down performance. The Colts lead the league in 3rd down conversion % on Peyton’s back (the running game is converting 3rd and shorts at a league average rate, see FO’s OL stats and find “power success”) That’s why Peyton is clearly the team’s MVP, is deserving of the league MVP and making a strong push to actually win it.
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Dec 10, 2008 6:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
...
Are you seriously one of those strength of schedule people. It means absolutely nothing. This is the NFL. Anybody can beat anybody (except the Lions).
And Warner had 1 bad game in Philadelphia so he’s fading? 15/21 125 yards 2 ints… Peyton is charging!
If the Saints end up making it to playoffs how does Drew Brees not get it over Peyton?
Look, Peyton probably deserves to be in the talk of MVP ( with about 25 other people in the league), but it’s not like he’s winning games all by himself. Your WR’s have stepped up big in the second half of this season and your defense is finally learning to play without Bob Sanders.
There’s really nobody in the NFL this year that sticks out as an MVP and the reason several “experts” are throwing Peyton’s name out there is because he’s the most popular QB in the league
by Michaeltastic on Dec 10, 2008 7:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That sweater should automatically disqualify him
by Michaeltastic on Dec 10, 2008 8:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
he still wears dorky sweaters.
He should get into a sweater-competition with Tony Dungy and Mr. Rodgers. Who do you think would win?
by BeansCarter on Dec 10, 2008 8:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's funny!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Dec 11, 2008 6:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
FJM this sucker
Are you seriously one of those strength of schedule people. It means absolutely nothing. This is the NFL. Anybody can beat anybody (except the Lions
I am a proud strength of schedule person and we not tolerate your ignorant discrimination. So you are saying that who a team plays has nothing to do with how they perform? A team that plays the NFC West should have the same success as one that plays the NFC South? A QB should have a similar passing day against the Pittsburgh Steelers D as the St. Louis Rams D? A back should be able to produce the same running at the Williams’ in Minny than at the Texans interior? NFL schedules are unbalanced creating differences in performance between teams and players.
Warner had 1 bad game in Philadelphia so he’s fading?
Yes, one bad game doesn’t prove the direction a QB is trending
15/21 125 yards 2 ints… Peyton is charging!
Oh wait, so you think it does?
If the Saints end up making it to playoffs how does Drew Brees not get it over Peyton?
By the site I cited Brees has been better than Peyton this season and in the recent trend stats Peyton isn’t gaining all that quickly. Brees is haven’t a great year and if he keeps it up is definitely a top candidate and I wouldn’t throw a fit if he got it over Manning.
Look, Peyton probably deserves to be in the talk of MVP ( with about 25 other people in the league),
So now he is a top player? Because earlier you were telling me that Sage Rosenfels was the Colts MVP.
Your WR’s have stepped up big in the second half of this season
Reggie Wayne had 70+ yards in each of the first 5 games and has gone over 70 twice since. Two of Marvins 3 best games were in the first 5, but he has been more consistent in the second half of the year. Same story for Gonzalez. All 3 of Clark’s top games were in the first half of the year. No receiver has taken a big leap the ball is just being spread between them better now than at the start of the year.
your defense is finally learning to play without Bob Sanders.
Just throwing things up there to see if they stick? Yes I fact check compliments too, The D is giving up 14 points per game in games with Sanders this year vs 24 without him. 14 PPG is less than the league leader and 24 PPG is in the worse half of the league, just behind the Raiders.
There’s really nobody in the NFL this year that sticks out as an MVP and the reason several "experts" are throwing Peyton’s name out there is because he’s the most popular QB in the league
and because, you know, he’s been the best QB in the league over the last 6 weeks and one of the best over the year so far.
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Dec 10, 2008 8:32 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Kerry Collins's yards per attempt is better than that
/Don’t remember what it is, but it is better.
Titans Blogger at Music City Miracles even though gramsey hates it.
by Jimmy on Dec 10, 2008 6:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe it used to be
but right now it’s 6.5
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Dec 10, 2008 7:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh well that is what
they said on the radio tonight. I guess that is what I get for not checking that stuff.
Titans Blogger at Music City Miracles even though gramsey hates it.
by Jimmy on Dec 10, 2008 7:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Talk about backhanded compliments
being the favourites to win the SuperBowl so many times
Before the playoffs started, this happened 1 time, in Jan. 2006. They lost to the eventual Super Bowl champions, and I was disappointed at the time. Officially, they were the favorites to win Super Bowl XLI (7.5 points), covered, and won the Super Bowl. They definitely were not favored to win the Super Bowl at the start of those playoffs, and they were 4.5 point underdogs to the Ravens in the Divisional Round. Hardly favorites.
they are a team whose future looks to be less succesful than their past
If by less successful, you mean we may only win 11 games this season instead of 12, than sure. I’d bet you wished the Titans would win 11 games and be “less successful”. Really the only other difference from previous seasons and this one is when our long winning streak happened. It usually has been at the beginning of the year, but now it’s at the end. I kind of like it that way.
The problem with Colts fans is they don’t even believe that we genuinely deserved to win the division
I only had to hit “Page Up” twice on this page to see this non-believing, from the biggest homer of the bunch:
Again, congrats on division. The titans totally deserved to win it.
The Titans definitely deserve the division title. They’ve only lost 1 game. The Colts are going to have a similar record to what they’ve done each of the past 5 seasons. The Colts didn’t lose it, the Titans won it. Quote me wherever you’d like, they’ve earned it.
they narrowly avoided defeat against the Chargers, Browns, and Texans
The Chargers blew out the Jets, who blew out the Titans. They really are bad huh? The Browns blew out the Giants. The Texans haven’t lost since we beat them last (3 in a row).
they prefer to use terms like gritty, determined, clutch, when describing their team
You are right, and I found evidence of this. Check it out from this huge Colts fan (emphasis mine):
A Win against the Chargers is not in and of itself very impressive, but Peyton put up an awesome clutch performance and deserves credit for the win.
I can’t believe that guy used “clutch” to describe Manning. He’s such a homer. He was clearly just lucky.
by mgrex03 on Dec 10, 2008 12:54 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Well aren't you clever?
If you think that me conceding that Peyton was clutch against the Chargers is an admission that I must therefore believe his whole season has been “clutch”, then you could really make use of a course in basic logic.
People aren’t idiots here, mgrex03, so don’t bother building these little straw man arguments to make your point. We know you love the Colts.
And spare us your self-righteous crap about congratulating us on winning the division. It’s completely patronizing and disingenuous, and we know how you actually feel.
We also know, much like Bill Simmons does, that…
…the Colts are five plays away from potentially being 3-9: Tarvaris Jackson’s second dumb turnover in Week 2; Sage Rosenfels trying to leap two guys for a first down in Week 5; Dave Thomas’ stupid late hit in Week 9; Marvin Harrison’s fourth-down catch in San Diego (Week 10); and Derek Anderson fumbling away the lead (and the game) in Week 12. If those five plays had gone the other way, the Colts would be 3-9. I watched all five of those games and say that with complete certainty. So there.
by BeansCarter on Dec 10, 2008 4:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes Bill Simmons
a football expert so insightful that he was nearly able to beat his wife (who doesn’t watch football) picking against the spread last year.
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Dec 10, 2008 4:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ok guys. Let's end it here
No point in continuing this pointless bickering. Let’s just wait and let the teams decide it on the field.
The PAIN TRAIN is comin baby!
by BigW on Dec 10, 2008 4:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess
I hate their team more, but their SB Nation posters less.
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Dec 10, 2008 5:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You said the Colts were not clutch
When you, in fact, called them clutch. I found that ironic.
I’m glad you know how I feel. Prove to me I’m being patronizing and disingenuous. You can’t find it. That’s a ridiculous statement, founded in no truth at all.
You have mischaracterized Colts’ fans feelings on things before, so it isn’t surprising you keep doing it.
by mgrex03 on Dec 10, 2008 4:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ok let's just keep saying stuff.
Can anyone see my posts? hehe
Why can’t you boys just get a long? Let’s all hate the Pats together in harmony!
The PAIN TRAIN is comin baby!
by BigW on Dec 10, 2008 5:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
the Pats have started playing nice
We all kinda like their SB posters now
Let's go Colts!
by AJforAZ on Dec 10, 2008 11:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Beatdown: mgrex30 ownage of BeansCarter
Thorough and complete.
From now on, when BeansCarter’s girlfriend asks “what’s that between your legs,” he will now respond “My tail.”
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by BigBlueShoe on Dec 10, 2008 7:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
oh
I would have ended that joke with mgrex30, but I guess that isn’t a nice thing to say.
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Dec 10, 2008 7:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I fail
read as girlfriends legs for some reason
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Dec 10, 2008 7:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
the dent left my mgrex30 shoe would have been a better choice
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Dec 10, 2008 7:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm such an a hole for pointing out that they play again and that there are playoffs.
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Dec 10, 2008 12:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. I say one thing and leave for a few hours
and this gets ugly. I was just making an observation about how we tend to get a lot of backhanded compliments. Shame that everything has to get blown up so much.
The PAIN TRAIN is comin baby!
by BigW on Dec 10, 2008 1:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey it was always a long shot
at least since I started posting it.
funny even to me, good stuff.
Shonn Greene for Heisman
Big Ten's leading Rusher
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
by shake n bake on Dec 9, 2008 8:51 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
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