I think you have to look at it both ways. He and his staff have managed to put a few different peices on the field and make some key adjustments that have allowed us to turn this train wreck around in the past two weeks. At the same time why did he have to wait until his job security was threatend by the owner to make said changes? That may be the question that lingers the longest and could lead to the end of the Fisher era. Though a winning second half of the season could make most forget all the wrongs and have a what have you done for me lately outlook.

As for Dinger he made some questionable play calls for sure, but lets look at some of the plays we saw this past weekend. There was the attempeted pass by CJ to Scaife in the endzone, a couple of old school college options, and the one where VY looked like he was going to run then he threw an incomplete pass to Gauge (I think). Though some of these plays were called at questionable times, and none of them went for big gains, thew were pretty creative. This is the one thing that everyone here was whishing for just a few short weeks ago. From wanting the wildcat to just more creative playcalling… I just thought it was refreshing to see some new things in the offense.

By Week 15, if we’re hovering around .500 these talks of Fisher being fired will be long gone, especially with his contract (which Bud Adams hinted at).

…but I don’t think you can hang them for the QB situation. Coming off a 13-3 season, it was unreasonable to think they would go away from starting KC at the beginning of the year. Now maybe you could make the point that they should have made the switch after the Jets or Jags game, but then you’re throwing VY to the wolves vs. Indy and New England, and I personally don’t think that’s the plan. A better question: how/why did we basically marry KC over the offseason. The man got a pretty big payday for mediocre play last season, record notwithstanding. I mean, yeah, maybe Kerry made some plays that Vince wasn’t ready to make last year—there’s definitely evidence of that—but at the end of the season, was he REALLY a better option than say Chris Simms? Seriously? He managed games for a GREAT team. We all said at the time that he was replaceable, and indeed, this year he’s proven to be exactly that.

If you want to hang the front office, then hang them for the return/CB situation. Specifically, we let Chris Carr walk when we had plenty of cap room to spare. He could have been promoted ahead of Nick Harper without the Defense losing a step, but more than that, with that much money available under the cap, they could have just paid the man. Seriously, the idea that you were gonna let Carr and King go and just replace them with two rookies was insane. Meanwhile, having no plan for the Return Game seems to be one of Fisher’s consistent failings as a Head Coach.

With all that said, I still think Fisher has done a great job of keeping the locker room and turning things around. Yes, it helps to have people back on Defense, but at the same time, the guys are obviously also playing harder now. Gage is the perfect example, but he’s hardly the only one. Both Safeties are also playing better, and that’s even from where they were against the Steelers back when everyone was still healthy at the start of the season.

To me, it looks like Fisher used the Bye Week to step in and get some control/quality control in a couple of critical areas. I also think he started the year a little shell-shocked from Steve McNair’s death and perhaps a little underprepared based on hubris from last year’s success. Maybe Fisher himself wasn’t underprepared, but certainly his Secondary was. And his receivers had alligator arms, and his QB was off-target. I mean, there was a lot going on there. Even in that first game of the season, KC was hideously bad in the fourth quarter. It’s just that it only got obvious and out of control at the end of the Jets game.

most of he plays called, but you’re right, that option on the goal line was not the best of calls. I actually yelled at the TV on that one.

I don’t know. Maybe it was a good call. They did score after all.

First time I’ve seen it.

Damn you, WREG, and damn you, CBS for not showing the game in Memphis.

more funner if the decision to bring VY off the bench was made sooner, but as i thought all along, that damn contract KC signed last year weighed heavily on that decision for fish since it was up to him at the time. but finally a smart decision was made by the owner to bring in Young, and here we are on a two game win streak with him off the bench as opposed to the 0 and 6 start with him on the bench. now im not here to gloat and say that VY is the only reason we are winning, b/c he isnt, a healthy defense and great performances by CJ are GREAT contributions. but i believe it all comes down to the play of VY and what he can bring to the table, which is something that he always could but fans have seem to forgot about that. making defenses account for his abilites to both run AND THROW the ball have opened up the run game for CJ, hesistation kills, and just a little is helping to spring CJ for big runs. and i would think his production has risen since VY has stepped under center, yes its only been 2 games, but he did break the franchise record in one of those (unlike alot of ppl, i dont have the stats right in front of me). and his abilitiy to make plays with his legs are both moving the chains by himself and giving WR’s time to come back to the ball for gains. and yes as i said both the D and CJ are starting to run on all cylidners, but VY brings the emotion, the intensity, and the passion that will raise others games as well. the players are starting to play their asses off for VY if ppl want to believe it or not, they see their leader giving it his all to win the game, they want to match that intensity and that is what your seeing on the field as of late. the man is a winner and everybody in that locker room can see it (so much for them not wanting to play for him huh????), when is the last time you saw KC go to the receiver to correct the problem that just happened on the field, or for that fact any of the players surrounding KC when he was the QB, all that should speak volumes. and ppl, he is not done nor should he be evaluated on just these last two performances, he is going to get better and get that rust off. but at the same time dont expect perfection, this is the NFL and qb’s will struggle, but for right now if getting the rust off is just getting his timing down w/ his WR’s, ill take that any day than him throwing picks. i hope he continues to grow and become that more better for the sake of the titans b/c i do think he can lead this team, it may not be the traditional way alot of you ppl are used to seeing…now, but give the man time to learn and see what he can develop into, he may continue to surprise alot of you. keep the man on the field, he knows how to win, and all the things that have happened in the past are exactly that….IN THE PAST. focus on the now and the future, this is a changed man with his head on straight, and i think he will strive. for himself, for the team, and for mncair. and somewheres hes up there smiling.

at the right time for his interceptions. He got help from the offical doing a partial screen play on Tory Holt for his 1st INT and the 2nd INT was due to Griffin getting his hands in front of the receiver and keeping the ball alive. I really haven’t paid too much attention to him in coverage and how well he has been playing but I’m not about to call him a ball hawk by any means.

If you think about it, as the season progressed and the loses started mounting you could clearly see the play of the WR’s and TE dropping accordingly.

fun game to watch. CJ is AMAZING! Best Titans talent, ever?

Fisher will ride CJ’s coattails all the way to a contract extension

that options was a GREAT call. I’ll say it again like I did in the other post this morning, lol. Johnson to the corner is always the best call. Even when I watched it it looked as though he would not make it. But twinkle toes tip-toed into the end zone. So bad ass. GOTTA LOVE THE CALL.

The 2 rushes and a short pass is too predictable. Great to see the option, the halfback pass, the deep ball and the QB draw. Let those mfer’s plan for all of that.

I hope Fisher doesn’t put Harper back ahead of Hood…

… Hood is playing better than Harper was. I know Coach tends to be loyal but he shouldn’t mess with what’s working…