The Titans are preparing for the always dangerous workhorse Frank Gore this Sunday.  If they had trouble tackling MJD on a few plays, they'll need to focus twice as hard on the much stronger Gore.  Wyatt also discuss the new questions surrounding the return game as no one knows if Chris Davis or Alvin Pearman will be returning kicks and/or punts.

 Maybe after all those snaps the defense just Need(s) Some Air... by the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club!

 The Sporting News breaks-down Vince Young on the cover, then pairs off the keys for the game as we prepare for San Francisco.  the third one id no breakdowns in the secondary, and given how bad our breakdowns have been (more like meltdowns), I'd bump that puppy right up to number one.

Follow us through the jump for links on disappointments, injuries and a match made in football heaven...

 The Titans are using a large defensive line rotation as expected, but the results from some guys just haven't been there.  Off-season pick-up Jovan Haye has really been a letdown so far.  He's been great against the run, but that isn't what we need right now, so he and his 4-year $16 million deal were inactive Sunday while second round pick Sen'Derrick Marks got his first meaningful playing time.

 PFW takes a more in-depth look at Haye's struggles.

 The match between the Titans and Rod Hood is going about as well as can be expected so far for a mid-season signing of a street free agent at a starting position on defense.  Hood sounds absolutely euphoric about getting this shot and the early returns.

 David Stewart injured his hammy at practice, but the injury doesn't appear to be much of a concern at this point.  It's a little easier for an O-lineman to play through that than a WR or CB.  the only thing that gets dicey about that is our only experienced depth there, OT Mike Otto, hasn't practiced in about two weeks.  I've never seen then swing LeRoy Harris out there, so I'm guessing that would make Troy Kropog, who was active for his first game last week, the next in line should Stewart be a scratch on Sunday.

 Paul Kuharsky takes a look at the strength of schedule for AFC South teams through the first half and second half of the year.  We had the 3rd hardest schedule in the NFL through week 8, and like the other top 4 teams in that count we have a crap record to show for it.

 Vince Young still has many tests yet to come this season, says David Climer.

 The match-up between MLB Stephen Tulloch and Frank Gore on Sunday is a key one for the Titans, and it's a quite interesting one since the two men have been competing against each other since the earliest days of pee wee football.  Think they haven't seen each other since?  Wrong: they played at rival high schools, then both played in the ACC (though Gore's years at Miami were marred by two ACL injuries that limited his playing time).

 Here, Stephen Tulloch blogs about the first win, and gives some heads-up about the charity work he'll be doing with Backfield in Motion to help feed the needy on Thanksgiving Day.

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