Tennessee Titans Morning Links: There's A New Sausage King In Town Edition

by August West on Sep 5, 2008 8:34 AM CDT in Linkage Comment 14 comments

Heimerdinger is no longer an ogre? Looks like Brandon Jones' plan to get in good by wearing a donkey suit and making sassy quips was all for naught...

Karl Marx would probably approve of the Titans' and Jaguars' running game philosophies, but fortunately their gameplan works in real life not just on paper.

Vince Young vs. George Jones. Who ya got? Mmmmmm, sausages.

Because I also always ate so much candy at Halloween it made me sick, here's yet another Titans' season preview!

With public access production value, this PFT video runs down their view of 'Teams That Could Implode'. After weeks of research and dedication to their craft of analysis, here's their profound insight on the Titans in its near entirety:

'There's kind of a general consensus that Tennessee will take a step back this year.'

Rob Bironas thinks missing the preseason means his leg will be fresh. I think we'd all settle for healthy... or even just 'attached'.

Terry McCormick puts the state of the Titans' offense under review, and rules there is no conclusive video evidence to overturn the call of inconclusive.

Paul Kuharsky makes the case for the AFC South as the league's toughest rodeo. John Clayton nominates the NFC East. Kuharsky makes a great point about the South's coaching stability, lead by the Titans' only coach ever, Jeff Fisher:

The only possibility of a change in the division after this season is in Indianapolis, where the Colts will push for Tony Dungy to stick around. Even if he decides to leave, his replacement, Jim Caldwell, is in place. Jeff Fisher, Jack Del Rio and Gary Kubiak have plans in place and solid backing from ownership. They are going nowhere. In the NFC East, many are considering Wade Phillips a lame duck, and the successor who's lined up, Jason Garrett, has zero experience as a head coach. If the Redskins are bad, Jim Zorn could fall under immediate pressure. And while Andy Reid should be able to coach the Eagles as long as he likes, it's not inconceivable he could walk away if he feels he has not been able to devote enough time to family matters.

The Titans are the subject of the weirdest press release I've ever seen, and not just because of the vicious spelling error in the title.

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That press release is incredible

I learned so much.

—That we have an “offence” (Who knew?) and
—That our quarterback has no arm strength.

Great find August!

by gramsey712 on Sep 5, 2008 8:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Implode?

Yeah, most of the “experts” are saying that.

Only one of SI’s guys even have us going to the playoffs:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/specials/preview/2008/09/02/predictions/index.html

Can’t wait to see them backtrack.

by Rustmeister on Sep 5, 2008 10:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m in PR… and I’m embarrassed for her.

by TitanTransplant on Sep 5, 2008 10:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Anybody think

those first 2 paragraphs were coppied and pasted?

by Michaeltastic on Sep 5, 2008 10:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Well there's a link to a site called 'titansportal.com' at the bottom

and their ‘about us’ page is just as poorly written/edited… the adding of “u” into words like “favourite” and break-down in syntax makes me think the writer is international, or at least that English isn’t her primary language…

Either way, I wouldn’t have made it out of the 7th grade if I’d written like that (eventhough wi ahl maake miztaked some times).

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

by August West on Sep 5, 2008 10:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Anyone else

think Joy Kat is in charge of this?

Titans Blogger at Music City Miracles

by Jimmy on Sep 5, 2008 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

or maybe dentureboy?

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

by August West on Sep 5, 2008 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

My vote is for dentureboy.

by gramsey712 on Sep 5, 2008 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

speaking of Joy Kat....

did you guys notice the first reader’s comment in the nfl fanhouse link?

“Vince Young is on the lowest level of quality qbs in the NFL. That won’t change. Collins is better right now as an aging vet than Young will ever be.”

Sounds familiar right. Now check out the reader’s initials.

Go Titans!

by Pinoy Titan on Sep 5, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not to mention...

…the giant picture of Tim Rattay on the top banner…

Seriously? Tim Rattay? He spent 1 offseason with the team and got cut.

by hartley on Sep 5, 2008 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

How flattering, but it was not me. I had nothing to do with it.

Perhaps others have formed an opinion that has similarities to mine. Vince Young’s 2nd year in the NFL wasn’t exactly stellar after all. Even though many are still blinded by the VY factor, I am not. He has a lot of improving to do to change my opinion.
By the way, I would not say that Young does not have arm strength, he clearly has plenty of that. I feel he is lacking maturity, patience and precision. He really needed to address maturity issues in the off season and hopefully he has. Last year he behaved like a spoiled kid when things weren’t going his way. There is plenty of evidence of that, even from Norm Chow who said he pouted. When the sledding got tough, he considered retiring? What?
Will Young be able to silence his critics and show that he is capable of leading a big time NFL team? Well there is no one better able to help him than the new O.C. and Fisher . Fisher is about as loyal of coach as there is anywhere and he will try everything to make it work. We will see, I certainly have my doubts though about Young having a breakout year. Young will have a lot of help in the backfield from C.J. and LenDale White. I am more impressed with White as time goes by, he is not selfish about carrying the ball and wants C.J. to do well. Gage is going to have to step up and be a weapon at receiver, no matter who is tossing it to him.

by Joy Kat on Sep 5, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs