Highlights from Titans on 2 with Jeff Fisher
by Aditya T (smashville) on Oct 20, 2009 8:21 PM CDT
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PrintThe three top coaches, Jeff Fisher, Mike Heimerdinger, and Chuck Cecil were on Titans on 2 tonight. Here are some highlights:
Jeff Fisher:
(on wearing a Peyton Manning jersey earlier today): "Apparently I offended a few people, but you've gotta let that go. This was in respect to Tony and had just a little fun with a very worthwhile charity.
(on if there will be changes at QB): "There may be some minor changes, I'm not going to sit here and tell you what they are right now for competitive reasons. I've stood firmly being the fact that Kerry is our starter and Vince is our backup, so you're just going to have to wait and see
(on injuries): "I would say there's a really good chance they come back. I think Nick (Harper)'s going to need another week or two, and then I think Craig Stevens will be back. Two of those three guys back in the secondary would be very helpful for us."
Tests came negative so Lendale would be listed as probable if there was a game this week.
Mike Heimerdinger:
"We just didn't play very well...I have to find something to get us going and put us in better position to make plays and catch the ball and get that swagger back."
(on playing Vince Young in a wildcat offense): "I think that some of the better plays, Vince is a great athlete that needs to get on the edge. People are not letting him on the edge. I don't think Vince is going to do what Tebow does at Florida which is run the power off tackle consistently and go down in there because he is a great athlete that needs to get on the edge. We've looked at it, we have a package in there, but right now, I don't think we have those people to do those things, and people are not going to let Vince on the edge, and so we haven't done it.
(on putting Lendale White and Chris Johnson in the game at the same time) Well, that's a good idea, but one of them's going to have to lead block for the other one, and I'm not sure CJ is going to take on those linebackers from New England that were taking on Ahmard Hall. You know, both those guys, we've worked them before. Actually the two times we've had a package in which they were both in there and we were going to flex CJ out and make him a pass receiver and hand the ball off to Lendale, Lendale's gotten hurt the week before and has never made it through, so the two weeks we've had it, we haven't had them healthy to do it.
"I try not to coach Chris (Johnson) at all, I'm afraid I'll mess him up lately."
Chuck Cecil:
"Am I responsible for the way the defense is playing, everyone blames me? You know what? Absolutely. I'm the defensive coordinator. That's my job, to make sure the defensive plays well, and we're not. We're not playing as well as we should" "You talk about living a nightmare - that's what that was."
"It's really easy to go out and be positive and practice hard when you're 10-0. When you're 0-6 and everybody hates you and thinks you're a dog, you find out who you really are."
"We kinda feel like the field positions, they were playing on it too, but for some reason our guys weren't really very comfortable with it"
"Hey why don't you blitz? Six of the seven blitzes I brought we brought against them were big plays for them. Three of them were touchdowns."
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For me, as a fan...
I appreciated the sincerity in their answers (at least it seemed like sincerity to me). I was left with the feeling they get it. They’re going to do whatever is in their means to turn things around. But I could be wrong, I have been many times already this season, lol.
Dan Wetzel in yahoo sports thinks that the margin of victory was Spygate-related
nice theory and i have one thing to say , the cheatriots and billichimp suck and are garbage organization spygate proved it and billichimp revenges confirm it , your coach was brave enough to issue one of the strongest condemnations of the spygate situation and i admire him for doing so and i like him now even more for wearing a #18 jersey :) i bet billichimp has one too.
Didn't catch the show
I usually watch. Just curious: were there any boos from the peanut gallery? Usually everyone claps and cheers- just wondering what the atmosphere was like.
by TNTitans on Oct 20, 2009 9:17 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
People booed
when John Dwyer asked Fisher about the Manning jersey
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We just didn't play very well
understatement? ya think?
As far as getting them to play better, perhaps having the team doctor check to be sure all the players have an actual pulse just before kickoff would be a good idea.
Really?
“I think that some of the better plays, Vince is a great athlete that needs to get on the edge. People are not letting him on the edge. I don’t think Vince is going to do what Tebow does at Florida which is run the power off tackle consistently and go down in there because he is a great athlete that needs to get on the edge. We’ve looked at it, we have a package in there, but right now, I don’t think we have those people to do those things, and people are not going to let Vince on the edge, and so we haven’t done it.
If he doesn’t have the personnel to run some kind of spread option or some formation to utilize speed and running capabilities, then he needs to find another job. I’ve defended Vince on this site numerous times, but that’s not what this is about. If he can’t find a way to use CJ, LW, Ringer or VY to create some type of serious running attack, quite frankly he sucks. That trio is probably the best group of backs in the league and without much doubt VY is the best running QB, so what type of personnel is this dude looking for?
Jesus Christ! Run the F’in wishbone! It would be a lot more effective than what we are doing now!
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by Hook em Titans on Oct 20, 2009 10:12 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
my bad
that was talking about the wildcat
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Oct 20, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
doesnt really change much. hes just using excuses for not being creative. lendale got hurt? ive seen him in every game. so theyre running him out there hurt? and even if he was hurt in those couple games – why not use it when he gets back?
and about the wildcat, okay you say vince wont work in the wildcat. thats fine. i mean yo ucould still use him where pennington was lined up in miami. hed just have to play receiver, and that certainly can be arranged. but fine, take out both qbs, or leave collins at qb/wr. lendale white and chris johnson cant be ronnie brown and ricky williams? lendale doesnt have the athleticism? bs. but fine use ringer. ronnie brown used the system at arkansas and is used to it? other teams used rbs to replicate the wildcat last year and this.
the other 2 coaches owned up a bit (although cecil some how doesnt understand that blitzes sometimes result in big plays against a good qb, however so does giving receivers 6 seconds to get open like against pittsburgh. you have to practice blitzing), but dingers just making excuses – and their weak.
how many other plays were we burned that werent blitzes?
its more of a pick your poison situation.
"hey, quit reading these ridiculous words of wisdom and get back to work!"
by stetix01 on Oct 21, 2009 7:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Yup.
At the point where you are 2/12 for actually negative yardage, it is time to consider something that utilizes your talent differently. At least the wishbone or single-wing wouldn’t LOSE yardage.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
the thing that gets me...
is he basically laid out a play that no one has seen in a game yet. is he giving away our whole play book? "Actually the two times we’ve had a package in which they were both in there and we were going to flex CJ out and make him a pass receiver and hand the ball off to Lendale, Lendale’s gotten hurt the week before and has never made it through, so the two weeks we’ve had it, we haven’t had them healthy to do it. " Really? What other tricks do you have up your sleeve that you would like to try in the future Dinger? Positive passing yards maybe?
Fisher and the Jersey
I think its a little blown out of proportion. But the “Apparently I offended a few people, but you’ve gotta let that go.” comment just makes him sound like a arrogant ass. Last year no one would have cared b/c your winning. Now your 0-6 and look like the lions of 07. Show a little respect to your fans.
Fisher and the Jersey
Unless he lost a bet, that is just unacceptable.
Go Titans Go !!!!
by Phillip_Riggins on Oct 21, 2009 12:58 AM CDT reply actions
Fisher is so arrogant
I just listened to titans radio podcast of the Jeff Fisher show. He says without provocation that given the opportunity he woud wear Peytons jersey in the same circumstances. He does not get it. Everyone who called with suggestions was shot down. This guy is like a God.
One question....
What exactly was the “Rocketown” thing that he was giving the speech at? I have no problem with Fisher doing something to respect Dungy. Let’s face it, Dungy is a class act. And it’s not like we just got beat by the Cults 59-0. In fact, it’s almost the “enemy of my enemy is my friend” thing…..
That being said, couldn’t he have just worn the sweater vest like Dungy did and be done with it?
Rocketown is a youth-oriented music and events center. Unlike many other music venues in Music City, they only have all-ages shows and do not sell alcohol.
On the positive side, this means they get a lot of business from the Christian music community, because they do not sell alcohol.
On the negative, they don’t sell alcohol, so they aren’t making as much money. Hence the fundraiser.
We pay Jeff Fisher a lot of money
So we can put Titans jerseys on and feel like winners.
is showing up at a charity event and smoking Dungy’s pole really the best use of his time when the team is 0-6?
Fuck you Jeff for what you did, and even if wearing that jersey would have cured cancer it wouldn’t have been appropriate. Not at 0-6, not ever.
At 0-6, I expect this guy not to get a wink of sleep, and even if winning, spare the fucking extra-curriculars for the off-season. We didn’t hire Fisher to be a philanthropist. I expect him to look like a meth-addict after a week long binge, with bags under his eyes at 0-6, because if Jeff Fisher is doing anything at all with his time other than trying to fiind ways for us to win, he should be fired. If he can sleep at night right now, he should be fired.
The fans don’t pay him 4 million dollars a year so he can spend his time at luncheons raising 5,000 dollars here and there for charities.
Now there is also the very real possibility that Fisher is trying to get fired (two years remaining on his contract so Bud would have to buy him out). Fisher has not shown himself to be this stupid before so could it simply be that he is baiting Bud Adams?
sheesh...
slamming someone for doing charity work? really?
That's ridiculous
Don’t distort what I said.
4 million bucks a year to coach a football team, and we’re 0-6. Charity work is not the priority right now.
I invite anyone to disagree with me. You’d be wrong.
On the contrary..
For the people at that event, who is either dealing with cancer, or knows someone who is, humanity is priority number one. And it’s just 1 day of his time, if it was more than that, I’d certainly agree. Jeff and many of our players current/former, are known for being class A guys for their charity work, etc. That’s something to be proud of, even if our record is not right now. Would you rather have him be a total d*ck like billicheat, not me. Look, I despise the Colts, and even loathe Peyton beyond belief, but I’m not going to begrudge him for doing it for charity.
charity is kind of a red herring in this debate. other than this guy no one is saying he cant take a few hours for charity in a bye week. but he couldve worn a dungy colts sweater, or simply just made a nother joke, or just said ‘dungys one hell of a guy’. the act is whats being questioned, the fact that hes doing it for charity doesnt change that act.
just makes him a better person than if hed pulled out this joke at a KKK function
This is not meant to become a debate on the merits of charitable work
Everybody will agree that charity is good, and that good people are involved in charity. So yeah, as a one off incident it would be ok if we weren’t sitting here with the record we have. Maybe. But I’d still rather have him working on fixing the Titan’s problems. I don’t want to see a well-rested guy joking around with Mike Vick’s Publicist and wearing a Seyton Manning jersey.
Humanity has its time and place. But this is a crisis. Metaphorically speaking, the team has cancer, and it’s time for some chemo.
They didn’t need Fisher at this Rocketown event. They already had Dungy. In fact, if you visit the charity’s website you see that it is Tony they are promoting.
Fisher offended me with that jersey; and should not be seen anywhere doing stuff that is not related to winning football games right now. So on top of his poor judgment with the jersey, we are correct to question his commitment to winning and his work ethic when it comes to coaching this team.
by BeansCarter on Oct 21, 2009 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions
OUR COACHING STAFF ARE GOOD PEOPLE
It’s obvious our coaches are good people. There are good people everywhere and I appreciate them using their influence to help.
That being said most people don’t get paid for doing a lousy job. It starts with the coaches and trickles down to the players.
In my opinion we should bench chunky Algie or delegate him to blocking because he can’t hang onto the ball.
Our recievers that have proven they can’t catch need to be benched too.
Our defense is so predictable we need an overhaul including a new coordinator.
by WIN ONE SUPER BOWL PLEASE on Oct 21, 2009 3:00 PM CDT reply actions
yeah, Fish and Dinger are a couple of comedians.
If the coaches don’t take this seriously, how can they expect the players to??
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