Tennessee Titans Camp Opens Today!!

by Jimmy on Jul 25, 2008 8:56 AM CDT in News Comment 8 comments

Today is a day that most of us have been waiting for since the final seconds ticked off the clock in the playoff loss at San Diego. The Titans will be on the field for their first training camp practice today at 3:30. That means football season is upon us and hope springs eternal. The opening of a new season gives us all hope that this could be the year the Tennessee Titans win the Super Bowl.

First things first however. Jim Wyatt has an article full of camp information. Here are the highlights:

The Titans are continuing talks with first-round pick Chris Johnson. Both sides are saying the expect to get something done soon. Wyatt mentions in the article that Michael Griffin got his contract done right before camp started last season and sat out the first practice while it was being finalized. I think we will see something similar with Johnson today. I don't expect him to be on the field today, but I think he will be there before the weekend is over.
The Albert Haynesworth watch is on. Haynesworth's camp and the Titans are in negotiations to have an agreement in place that if he plays a certain percentage of the defensive snaps this season the Titans will agree not to franchise him next season. (Not sure why The Tennessean decided to use that picture for the story) I want to go on record right now saying that is a bad idea. There is no way the Titans will be able to sign Fat Albert if he hits the opening market. They should not give up the leverage they have to franchise him next season.
Jevon Kearse and David Thornton will both miss this weekend's practices. Kearse has been excused to attend the funeral for Samari Rolle's father. Thornton has been excused because he is the best man in his brother's wedding this weekend.
It appears that Roydell Williams still isn't healed from his broken ankle and may start camp on the PUP list.

Happy Camp Opening Day!!

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Tennessean

often uses an unflattering pic for articles regarding individual players. Frequently when we sign a free agent or just have someone in for a visit, they’ll use a negative pic. If a WR, it’ll be an interception, kick off return guy will be a fumble, RB fumble or crunching tackle, etc, DB a failed pass defense, etc. During the free agency period this off-season a coworker pointed this out to me, and I paid attention to it for awhile, and darned if he wasn’t right. Not sure why they do that.

Couldn’t they still sign big Al to a new contract before free agency period starts next season? If so, I’d assume if the deal described here goes through that they have decided they’ll either do that or say goodbye to him.

Here’s to the return of football!

by numbertenox on Jul 25, 2008 10:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes

They could agree to terms with him after the season before free agency opens. I just think he would be hesitant to sign at that point.

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by Jimmy on Jul 25, 2008 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree...

“The opening of a new season gives us all hope that this could be the year the Tennessee Titans win the Super Bowl.”

I have no doubt that this team is capable of getting to and winning the Superbowl. I think we have the right pieces to do it.

Go Titans!

by Pinoy Titan on Jul 25, 2008 10:33 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I, too, am puzzled over the negotiations with Albert Haynesworth.

This is not a situation where we continually bypass solid receivers in the draft because they aren’t a high priority for a team that is so bent toward the rushing attack. Albert’s not a star at a secondary position when it comes to importance on this team. This is a run-stuffing tackle that is vital to a team with our game plan. We’ve all seen how we play when Fat Albert is in the lineup and we’ve all seen how we play when he’s not. There is no guessing involved here. No gamble. We know the outcome if we sign him and we know the outcome if we don’t. He (or someone just like him) is absolutely essential to our success as a franchise. This is not something to slow-play and and it’s not a situation where we can afford a misstep. You lock down the guy immediately in my opinion. I will go so far as to say that Albert Haynesworth, and this is my opinion, is the most valuable player on our squad and should be treated as such. We’re a defense-first team and that defense is centered on stopping the run.

by B-Rizzle on Jul 25, 2008 10:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Horrible.....

choice of picture. I don’t care about patterns or tendencies…Tennessean should have a few scruples and use appropriate pictures. In other news…it’s camp time! Go BLUE!!

by 2tonedBLUE on Jul 25, 2008 10:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs