Colts 27 Titans 17 Recap: It's Officially Over Now
by Jimmy on Dec 6, 2009 5:44 PM CST
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That will pretty much do it for the 2009 Titans. I know we were all hoping for the miracle playoff run, but the seventh loss of the season pretty much ends that. The thing that is even more frustrating about today is that Chris Johnson was held under the pace he needed to catch Eric Dickerson and even to get 2,000 yards. It seems that is the only thing we are going to have to cheer for the rest of 2009.
You got an idea of what kind of day it was going to be on the Colts first play from scrimmage when Peyton Manning's pass to Austin Collie deflected off of his hands right to Pierre Garcon for a 27 yard play. Three plays later Nick Harper fell down trying to cover Garcon, he went for 36 yards, and set up the Colts first touchdown- an 8 yard run from Joseph Addai.
I think it is time that we stop getting mad at Harper. I wouldn't get mad at my 15 month old son if he let an NFL receiver run right by him, so why should I get mad at Harper. The person we should be mad at is Jeff Fisher for being so dang stubborn about letting veterans play. Fisher job isn't to be loyal. It is to put the best players on the field to help his team win. He clearly isn't doing that, and save the fanposts when the same thing happens to Britt when it is healthy. That is the reality of having Fisher as the coach. It always has been, and it always will be.
One of the few smart decisions Fisher has made this year is finally letting Britt return kicks. I guess someone finally told him that it is legal for rookies to do that kind of thing.
The second thing that happened during the game that made me really mad at Fisher was in the red zone on the Titans first possession. LenDale White, your short yardage back, gets 6 yards on first down to the three yard line. Instead of giving him the ball again Fisher decides to put Chris Johnson back in the game. No gain on second down with CJ, an incomplete throw on third down and the Titans have to settle for a pointless field goal.
A couple things here- LenDale is the perfect back to run against the Colts undersized defense. We talked a lot about that after the first game between these two teams. Why do you even have him on the roster if you aren't going to use him in this situation? I understand you don't want to take carries away from CJ, but inside the 5 the home run is 5 yards long. LenDale is the perfect guy to pick up those yards.
Secondly, if you are inside the five yard line against the Colts it should be four down territory every time unless a field goal will win the game as time expires. I understand why the field goal is kicked there, but it just seems all the more reason to let LenDale hit it up in there a couple more times and see where that gets you instead of being satisfied with the field goal in your back pocket.
The Titans defense stopped the Colts on their next possession and should have taken the lead following that but Nate Washington can't catch the football. We were all mad at the Steelers fans for saying what they said about Washington in week 1, but it turns out they were right. The Titans signed Washington for one reason, to make big catches down the field. He has proven time and time again this season that he cannot do that.
The next Colts possession saw another receiver running by Nick Harper, a horse collar penalty on Vincent Fuller, and big chunks of yards all over the field before another Addai touchdown run. You started to get the feeling at this point that the game was getting away from the Titans, and you got that feeling all the more when Ahmard Hall coughed up the football on the ensuing drive.
I know that we all love the Sarge for a lot of things that he does, but he has proven in his career that giving him the ball is dangerous. He has 102 touches in his career and has lost 4 fumbles, and it always seems to come after he has picked up a bunch of yards.
The next Titans possession ended in an interception. It actually could have ended earlier had Kelvin Hayden been able to pick off an out intended for Lavelle Hawkins. Rich Gannon analyzed that play perfectly when he said it was a bad decision by Young and a bad play by Hawkins when he didn't come back to the ball.
The thing that really frustrated me after the interception was the knee injury that crept up on VY after he had bounced back in bounds to hit Jacob Lacey and sat on the bench for about 30 seconds. I know the VY people are going to kill me for saying that, but that is how it looked to me. If anyone else has another explanation I would love to hear it.
The Colts did what they do with a short field and scored a touchdown to go up 21-3.
The Titans would answer with a nice drive of their own that ended with Britt catching yet another touchdown pass. The big play on that drive was a 24 yard reception by The Hawk. This will probably seem weird since I was criticizing him a few paragraphs ago, but another thing that makes me mad at Fisher is that the only thing Lavelle has done since getting to see the field is make plays. You have to wonder why he didn't get a shot sooner.
That touchdown was encouraging because it cut the score to 21-10 with the Titans getting the ball after halftime, but of course 20 seconds is way too much time when you can't cover kickoffs, can't cover receivers and Tony Brown can't keep his head. The Colts got a field goal to take away the momentum the Titans were able to build.
The second half was even more frustrating than the first. The Titans offense was able to move the ball down the field but were unable to capitalize in the red zone until it really didn't matter. The first red zone miscue came late in the third quarter. The Titans faced first and goal from the one. First down was a fumbled snap. Second down was a hold on Eugene Amano that backed the Titans up 10 yards then a 2 yard pass to Bo Scaife. Third down was a VY scramble to the two yard line. Fourth down was a horrific play call on a fade to Britt in the back of the end zone.
The defense held again only to see a Titans drive stall in the red zone again. That drive started with a snap to VY that he wasn't ready for, no idea who was at fault, and ended with a bad throw to Hawkins.
That pretty much did it. The Colts got a field goal to push the lead to 27-10 after a 15 play drive that took 7:23 off of the fourth quarter clock. The Titans came back after that to get a touchdown that didn't matter. Then they actually recovered the onside kick, but all comeback hopes were laid to rest after four incomplete passes.
This team looked a whole lot more like the team that started the season 0-6 than the one that was 5-0 out of the bye. A lot of people were talking this week about how the Colts aren't that impressive because they have barely won a lot games, but we saw today why they are so good. They don't make mistakes that kill them, they are really good on third down and their defense bends but doesn't break. That is the type of ball that wins championships. The Titans just simply aren't there this season.
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Washington keeps missing perfectly thrown deep balls
It’s infuriating. I’d rather him drop the short routes, frankly.
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No one was more disappointed in Nate than we Steeler fans were.
The man has the ability and speed but is beyond inconsistent. He was a WR you never could quite count on. Catch 1 (amazing catch) and drop the next 3 that hit him in the numbers in critical situations. We feel your pain and frustration. (we now have Sweed)
This season sure didn’t turn out the way either of our loyal followings had hoped, for sure. My Steelers are fighting for their playoff lives (respiratory distress and blood pressure is dropping) and your Titans may now be the “spoiler” team for others. It’s all good though. We’ll see ya around… and… Merry Christmas Titan’s fans.
When the tailgate drops, the BS stops. Shut up and play!
Hey,
at least we have the Rams next!
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 6, 2009 5:59 PM CST reply actions
I'm so mad at everything about this game
oh well. As a Cubs fan I’ve grown up with a saying I’m really starting to hate: “maybe next year”
I know its frustrating
but the colts are 12 and 0 because they are good. The mistakes do bother me ….especially Nate Washington…get him out of there. you cant be a leader to the younger guys when you have drops like that.
but really…I cant get as mad about a loss “at Indy” when we had so many other games we should have won.
they were very very beatable and have been all year.
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yeah
they are a good team, obviously, but every Indy game I’ve watched with the exception of today’s (and the Rams) game easily could’ve gone the other way.
by Great Paperclip on Dec 6, 2009 6:10 PM CST up reply actions
Today could also easily have gone the other way.
The two failed 4th down conversions in the red zone lost it for us.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 6, 2009 6:14 PM CST up reply actions
i agree. not sour grapes here but...
they should probably be 8-4 maybe 9-3
"hey, quit reading these ridiculous words of wisdom and get back to work!"
yeah, their record is better than them
but the record is was matters at this point. I kind of felt our record was better than us last year. We had a few favorable “bounces” , and whileI still think we got screwed in the playoffs, we went one and done despite having the best record
by Great Paperclip on Dec 6, 2009 6:17 PM CST up reply actions
^ this is not to say they are not a good team, by any means
just a way of phrasing “could easily be 9-2, 8-4, etc”
by Great Paperclip on Dec 6, 2009 6:28 PM CST up reply actions
still good enough to be on top of the division
any way you look at it
"hey, quit reading these ridiculous words of wisdom and get back to work!"
oh yeah
they’ve done great considering all of the changes, too…
by Great Paperclip on Dec 6, 2009 6:33 PM CST up reply actions
c'mon jeff fisher
Why don’t you start your good players over the bad
why don’t you just start rod hood over Nick Harper
why don’t you start Hawkins over Nate Washington or should i say droppington we know Hawkins can actually catch the deep ball
and please don’t bench your best receiver Kenny Britt when Gage is better because frankly gage suck
and wheres that rookie tight end you’ve been talking about the whole off-season
i agree
britt and the hawk would be good as the starters.
by TitansFanForever on Dec 6, 2009 6:28 PM CST up reply actions
cook left with a concussion
Que Where?!?!
by SouthTexasTitan on Dec 7, 2009 9:45 AM CST up reply actions
Can you elaborate on this?
The thing that really frustrated me after the interception was the knee injury that crept up on VY after he had bounced back in bounds to hit Jacob Lacey and sat on the bench for about 30 seconds. I know the VY people are going to kill me for saying that, but that is how it looked to me. If anyone else has another explanation I would love to hear it.
I’m not sure I really understand what you’re saying that’s controversial. Are you saying that he was faking the injury?
Then, is he trying to say: "A tough football player wouldn't show that pain"?
I didn’t take anything from it other than he may have tweaked his knee. And, he bounced back just fine after that leading a 66 yard drive for a TD with only 1:49 on the clock.
Come on Horn...
He’s trying to say after he threw the INT, he was faking an injury just like the Jax game.
What a joke.
If this becomes a story, I might lose it.
agreed.....
any speculation is just looking for something to talk about instead of the loss today. players tweak things all the time, all parts of the body, but as you said he bounced back very well. at that point anything relating to that should be thrown away, and not so much be in the recap of what the problems were in todays game, ppl still waiting for VY to just lose it again i guess.
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I was just pointing out that it was odd
that it took a good while after the play for the injury to show up. That is all.
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It was defintiely odd
but I don’t think it was anything to be suspicious about. He must have just really started feeling it after the adrenaline stopped pumpin
by Big Bad Bulluck on Dec 6, 2009 8:27 PM CST up reply actions
As long as he goes back in
I don’t care if he fakes a heart attack after a bad play. I prefer faux fainting to a Manning Face when things go wrong.
Not an overall happy season for us, for sure. But, some good things. CJ is even more awesome than we thought last year, VY is a keeper, and we have some good rookie offensive players. On the flip side, I have little faith left in the coaching staff, surprisingly, other than Heimerdinger. I didn’t expect that to happen going into this season.
good stuff.
"Waiting for the return of the Mac"
"Let VY loose, give him the chance to play his heart out. for himself, for the titans...and for mcnair"
"Titans & Texans fan, dont bug me w/your petty b.s., life's confusing enough."
I thought it looked like a cramp to me
I mean he was grabbing at/around his knee, but if you’ve ever had a signifiant knee injury you know the last thing you want to do it touch it…
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the trainers were working on his legs, not his knees
just because that’s where VY’s hands were for a few seconds doesn’t mean it’s a diagnosis.
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Bottom line.
You’ve got to capitalize in the red zone. That’s it. 5 trips 17 points. That won’t cut it.
Colts were in the red zone 4 times and got 24 points. They got points on every trip, we got points on three.
For all the negatives, the game as a whole was positive, except when it mattered. We didn’t allow the big play, and the offense moved the ball reasonably well. None of that matters if you can’t execute when it’s the most important, though, and I think that was the killer.
i didnt see anything
that looked bad. on that play with VY
…actually we have been waiting to see what vince would do when things werent going well and he came back and led the team down the field for a TD right before half.
I didn't see the game, could only hear the playcalling
It sounded like Wayne was held in check for most of the game. Is it safe to assume Harper was on Garcon?
by Great Paperclip on Dec 6, 2009 6:21 PM CST up reply actions
Yep Think first 4 passes were caught by garcon for a total of 99 yards, but not sure I got ADD
by Dont worry bout it on Dec 6, 2009 6:26 PM CST up reply actions
thank you!!!
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Yes sir!
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 6, 2009 6:30 PM CST up reply actions
never say die!!!
"hey, quit reading these ridiculous words of wisdom and get back to work!"
If the Ravens lose to the Packers tomorrow,
it is far from over. The teams we are really chasing are the Ravens, Steelers, Jets, Jags and Dolphins. First of all, we have to take care of business. That means that we will win against the Dolphins to give us a higher record than them. That leaves the Jags, Jets, Steelers, and Ravens. The Jags play the Patriots and Colts, and I can’t see them beating either of them. The Steelers are on a down hill slide, so it’s possible they could lose to the Packers and/or the Dolphins. That leaves the Jets and Ravens. They have a game against Indy and Cincy, both probable losses. Then that leaves the Ravens, who would have to lose to the Steelers. It’s highly improbable, but how improbable did 5-6 sound after our start? Keep the faith, people.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 6, 2009 6:39 PM CST up reply actions
YES!!
I still think we can run the table…..make it interesting….
How about Britt though? we need one more of him on the other side…
Another thing to consider.
We were in a very similar “impossible” situation in 2006 and if we had won our last game against the Pats we could have gotten in.
It’s unlikely, but there is hope.
you should have given yourself.....
that little talk before you wrote the recap. could have started with “the road to the playoffs just got a little bit more rockier”, instead you dropped the curtain. so yes smash, keep the faith. always.
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thanks for that......
scratch that, jimmy, keep the faith.
"Waiting for the return of the Mac"
"Let VY loose, give him the chance to play his heart out. for himself, for the titans...and for mcnair"
"Titans & Texans fan, dont bug me w/your petty b.s., life's confusing enough."
faith begins to look a lot like foolishness at some point
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i can see that.....
but not when we still have alot of football to go.it wasnt long ago that we were NOT on the list of teams in the hunt. and ANYTHING can happen in the NFL as im sure you know. whos to say all the teams we need to lose do exactly that??? nobody can or else theres no need for this blog, if its full of ppl that can tell the future than why dont they just do that. lol.
"Waiting for the return of the Mac"
"Let VY loose, give him the chance to play his heart out. for himself, for the titans...and for mcnair"
"Titans & Texans fan, dont bug me w/your petty b.s., life's confusing enough."
Aint happening
9-7 isn’t going to get in, even if we do beat the Chargers which we probably won’t. But, if a Miracle Happens and we do sneak in, our defense isn’t good enough to go the distance. I would shudder in horror to see us play the Saints this year. It’d be 175 to 17.
And I’m an optimist!
lol, no im with you all the way.....
and dont get me wrong, i know how to face facts when somethings in front of me, and yes the probabilities of us getting are very slim. but like you i am kind of an optimist, that we can run the board AND that some teams could fall that we need to. hey, it COULD happen. never know. even with our defense and harper, whom which i cant believe is this much of a problem for our defense, can get it done b/c we get enough pressure on the qb to where he gets moving and can disrupt the pass. and with the teams ahead of us i dont really see a strong one to punch that would be a terrible problem to handle with the slow step of harp. b/c we did play the colts offense good and finny is for the most time going to shut down the number one WR, notice how we didnt see too much of wayne today.
but all we can do is root for a flawless finish and see how the cookie crumbles, will be a good experience for the players to get the more of a feel with eachother with VY coming back under center and we can perfect our new found off. and the experience of fighting back from an 0 and 6 start, an embarrasing 59 pt ass whoopin, etc to finish the season with players, coaches, teams still having respect for us when this season is up and done with. will go a long way for this team going into next year.
"Waiting for the return of the Mac"
"Let VY loose, give him the chance to play his heart out. for himself, for the titans...and for mcnair"
"Titans & Texans fan, dont bug me w/your petty b.s., life's confusing enough."
and one other thing.....
it sucks that CJ only got 19 yrds today, oh wait, that was AP! (sigh of relief) good thing WE have the best running back in the NFL.
"Waiting for the return of the Mac"
"Let VY loose, give him the chance to play his heart out. for himself, for the titans...and for mcnair"
"Titans & Texans fan, dont bug me w/your petty b.s., life's confusing enough."
Doesn't that show that CJ is better
They played the same opponent in consecutive weeks. One goes for 158…the other 19.
i hope it does....
that’s what i was trying to imply.
"Waiting for the return of the Mac"
"Let VY loose, give him the chance to play his heart out. for himself, for the titans...and for mcnair"
"Titans & Texans fan, dont bug me w/your petty b.s., life's confusing enough."
I want to be able to trust fisher.
I want to know that the coach is going to make the best decisions that can be made. I want to trust that they will play the players that give the team the best chance of winning.
Harper should not be playing, Britt will probably be relegated once Gage comes back. I, personally think Hawkins should be upgraded. Oh, and the special teams thing. ALL bad.
Instead of being a players coach and loyal to over the hill veterans, be a players coach to at least competent players.
This sucks.
titans can only blame themselves
if they execute 5 or 6 plays that they botched, they would have had a s good a chance as any to win at the end. instead they could only make it respectable. reminded me a lot of the first 3 losses: they simply didnt make plays and made way too many mistakes.
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that SOB has ruined more sunday afternoons for me. i couldnt agree more.
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This is kinda game far albert would've made a difference.
Titans didn’t touch manning all day.
i thought we were......
finally done with this whole haynesworth mess. im sure even washington is like, wtf did we do???
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"Let VY loose, give him the chance to play his heart out. for himself, for the titans...and for mcnair"
"Titans & Texans fan, dont bug me w/your petty b.s., life's confusing enough."
Did anyone notice all the injuries today?
Michael Griffin didn’t finish the game with a shoulder injury, Jared Cook left with a concussion, and Ahmard Hall left with an ankle injury. Fisher also said that Tony Brown had a legitimate excuse for what he did.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 6, 2009 6:55 PM CST reply actions
I mean, if I was Tony Brown
I don’t have near the size to do that as I am now
by Great Paperclip on Dec 6, 2009 6:58 PM CST up reply actions
There is never a legitimate excuse
For putting your hand inside another player’s facemask.
Maybe a shove would have worked, but certainly not what he did. Fisher is just covering for his guy, which is fully expected.
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did not see the game, again...
but didn’t the Colts player have his hand inside of Brown’s facemask initially?
by Great Paperclip on Dec 6, 2009 7:23 PM CST up reply actions
No idea
They never showed what caused Brown to do that.
If the Colts player did do that, he should have been flagged as well, and should expect a fine this week. It’s simply not acceptable by anyone.
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agree
Either way, Brown should know in that situation that the one who retaliates is, 9 times out of 10, going to be the one flagged. That killed the Titans
by Great Paperclip on Dec 6, 2009 7:27 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, it was shown..
..a Colts player gave Brown a shove to the ground that was late, and that started it all. It wasn’t called, but should’ve been. But, Brown eye gouge deserved being called, too.
oh, Brown did the eye gouging?
someone misinformed me. Yeah, that’s inexcusable…
by Great Paperclip on Dec 6, 2009 7:42 PM CST up reply actions
in gif form
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
yeah that's uncalled for
what’s with our DT’s and their attitudes
by Great Paperclip on Dec 6, 2009 9:31 PM CST up reply actions
can't tell from the clip, but DeVan might have given him a late push
that knocked Brown backwards over the pile, but if you walk towards a guy with a hand out and then stick it inside his mask you are going to hurt your team and your wallet.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
There is no excuse for going inside the facemask.
Rip his helmet off and punch him in the face. Kick him in the balls. Anything else.
But I freaking hate it when these assholes go into the facemask like that. That is almost as low class as stomping a head. Seriously.
He should go ahead and send the league a check and be happy he doesn’t get suspended.
Yeah. Exactly Gramsey..
I mentioned that before on here to someone. The flag hadn’t been thrown on either player until Peyton started lobbying for it, and he got it.
Yes, Shake, Brown was shoved late over the pile..
And that should’ve been flagged, too. But, as you said, you don’t go over to a guy and touch his facemask, much less put your fingers through it. It’s gonna cost you every time.
I know how everybody is feeling..
But come to think of it, after the Pats loss nobody was even thinking playoff. Everybody was thinking ahead to the draft. Today was a tough loss but it meant something because the las five wins gave everybody hope. If you told anyone after the NE loss that by this time we could have a shot a the playoff they would have laugh in your face (with a good reason), this team has done something amazing let not lose sight of that. I hope we finish strong a see how things play out. GO TITANs.
We held in there.
Let’s face it. The Colts are an elite team and we are not (yet). We held in there, but failing to capitalize twice in the red zone doomed us. That said, you had to have had your heads in the clouds to think we’d run the table. If we go 7-3 are our bye-week, I’m VERY happy with that. Anything over that would be incredible. We clearly have the tools to compete for 16 games next year.
That's kind of the problem I have with this year
Everyone thought we had the tools to be a Wild-card team at worst. I think we’ve used our tools poorly, AND I think we overestimated how big special team play actually is (see Jets game for glaring examples)
by Great Paperclip on Dec 6, 2009 7:08 PM CST up reply actions
And the only reason for that?
coaching
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 6, 2009 7:24 PM CST up reply actions
I agree with Smash
While the players do deserve some of the blame the 0-6 hole is directly related to Fisher’s head being up his own ass. Playing KC way past the point of no return and digging us a 0-6 hole, starting Harper (when it was obvious our secondary improved when he was out), not figuring out any solution to our return game until today, an almost sound prediction he will relegate Britt and Hawk to the bench once Gage gets 100%, etc…
Bonehead move after bonehead move.
I know “be careful what you wish for” but are we really happy with mediocrity and being “stable”? Personally I’m tired of seeing this team flame out year in and year out. With the talent this team has we should have been MUCH better this year.
KC
while not completely innocent, was not a terrible coaching decision. he had a good season last year. Some of our early games were lost because we had no cornerbacks or kick returners. It was, however, a good idea to replace him I think
by Great Paperclip on Dec 6, 2009 7:55 PM CST up reply actions
True
But my point was that if it was up to Fisher KC would still be playing. Bud pulls the switch and guess what? We start winning (in spite of Fisher).
We held in there.
Let’s face it. The Colts are an elite team and we are not (yet). We held in there, but failing to capitalize twice in the red zone doomed us. That said, you had to have had your heads in the clouds to think we’d run the table. If we go 7-3 are our bye-week, I’m VERY happy with that. Anything over that would be incredible. We clearly have the tools to compete for 16 games next year.
I don't agree with the last part
This team is nothing like the team we saw at New England, now they can move the ball and if they need a big drive for a score they can do it almost every time, the thing today was just bad play calling and mistakes near the goal line, but I think it’s just a one week thing
I was not trying to say faking
and maybe it was just a cramp and I am being stupid. The whole thing was just odd to me.
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I'm with you
I thought it was weird, but won’t jump to “he faked it” yet.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
This whole season falls on Fisher
Even though we lost, I’m pretty happy and feel like we are left with a lot to look forward to. No clue why, but I really feel positive about our future.
Maybe it’s because I’m pretty happy from what I’ve seen with Vince, I feel he’s really turned a corner.
Maybe it’s because I know I will be watching the best running back in football for the rest of the season and he’s playing for our team, and I get to watch him do it again next year.
Maybe it’s because I love Kenny Britt! This guy is a beast.
Really, the only things I’m pretty unhappy about are the decisions Fisher has made all year… At this point I think he’s a fuckin idiot. He’s always been one of my favorite coaches, but I really feel his ego put us in a huge whole and hurt us again in the end.
A couple other things…. Nick Harper is garbage which also fits into the Fisher good move category.
Michael Griffin and Chris Hope really hurt us all season. They have been a bit better the last couple of games, but that’s not saying too much. They have both been pretty horrid so anything would have been an improvement. Griffin hurts way more because I think we were all pretty much sold on him being the next Ed Reed. He’s nothing close at this point.
As for Britt returning kicks, I can’t believe anyone would be happy with this. Fisher is and idiot for doing it. We should have a KR on the roster already, a guy like Chris Carr or Justin Miller or even Yamon Figurs would be fine. As good as I thought Britt looked returning kicks, you don’t have your future #1and your 1st round draft pick doing it. It’s dangerous, everyone knows that… I cringe every time I see the contact coming, he’s a beast but you just don’t chance his legs, sorry. This is why a lot of NFL teams don’t do it. This is why after Carolina figured out a guy like Steve Smith was a monster they took him out of the return game, there are tons of guys that were great returners in college that they don’t want out there taking poundings so they just don’t have them do it. Jonathan Stewart to name another.
I'm not diagreeing,
but what about Percy Harvin returning? He is Minnesota’s future number one and 1st round draft pick.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 6, 2009 8:30 PM CST up reply actions
Sidney Rice is definitley their
- and their future #1… He’s always been a return man and a guy you can use all over the place which is what they do with him just like they did at Florida. Britt isn’t that type. He’s like a Boldin or a Terrell Owens type player. If Harvin was here I would be all for it cuz that’s what he’s meant for.
by Big Bad Bulluck on Dec 6, 2009 8:38 PM CST up reply actions
yeah but sidney rice.....
is pretty much favres favorite go to guy that is overshadowing harv. yes percy is a great talent, but also just not a smart move over in MIN imo. god forbid that percy goes down, or another one of these big names returning, how smart will it look then? yeah a big td return is nice and will help you win the game on that day, but a big hit to your playmaker can take him out for weeks at a time. b/c ass BBB said, returning kicks is dangerous, guys flying full speed with a nice head start. as opposed to where the returner has to catch the ball first and then thinking about going up field, at which most times, ST is already down to make the tackle.
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If I'm not mistaken
MN went from 32nd to 1st in special teams returns just by drafting Percy Harvin. Thats gotta be worth it.
Dun nuh nuh nuhhhh!!!! Super Mathis
by hoosier in sodak on Dec 6, 2009 10:11 PM CST up reply actions
hey if your one of those.....
that is ok with putting your 1st round draft pick, a KEY part in your offense, that you paid alot of money for back there returning kicks. then thats you, im just saying that i dont think it is a good idea. just for the fact that its added stress to the role that player already has, i dont want britt who i can already trust for the most part is going to give it 150% giving that both in the game on offense as a receiver and as a KR. he just as able to get injured just by being on offense alone, with high level of play….when object A meets object B at a fast rate, it usually doesnt end up well for one of them. and i dont want britt or somebody like him who we need to be on the field as much as possible to be in that 50/50 equation.
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"Let VY loose, give him the chance to play his heart out. for himself, for the titans...and for mcnair"
"Titans & Texans fan, dont bug me w/your petty b.s., life's confusing enough."
So
How much of a chance do we have if we win out? Or do we even have a chance?
Also, losing sucks badly… but would we rather get a higher draft pick?
Just my thoughts.
Not much of a chance...
unless the other teams ahead of us help us out.
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 6, 2009 8:30 PM CST up reply actions
As a side note
It looks like August is going to have to miss MCM Radio tonight, so I beg of the people out there to call in and talk to me. No one wants to hear me talk for 30 min. The call in # is (347) 838-9122.
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Tonight will be my 1st night
Listening. I’m really lookin forward to it. Maybe I will even call in and kill ya for sayin it’s a good idea to use Britt in KR Ha Ha
by Big Bad Bulluck on Dec 6, 2009 8:41 PM CST up reply actions
"it's officially over"
is it week 16 already??? all this talk about the colts are an elite team this, elite team that. yes they are a very good team, but just because of pretty much one player, peyton manning. it is what it is and he is a damn good qb. once he goes, so does the colts, my mouth waters seeing sorgi next in line if they go that route. we shot ourselves in the foot too many times today, reminded me of the ravens game at one point. VY played a solid game even though they made him have to make plays with his arm, couple of bad decisions yes and some off target throws, but hey at least we dont have cutler lol.
theres no way that KC is anymore successful than VY with the pressure he had to deal with all day. and the faking the injury bit?? come on now, just b/c VY is playing better than the past he has to be superhuman and not feel anything a small tweak can lead to more pain later, it does happen, this is not madden. and if you question why was he alright the very next series, hey the bodies hot and going during game time, im pretty sure he’ll feel some sorness tomorrow. i just hope theres no, “VY had a bad game hes falling apart bs”. other notes, nate needs to make those damn catches when the ball is thrown perfectly where its supposed to be. the play calling was not good today, we all saw the red zone trips today, so this is nothing new to you all. the coaches must be throwing darts at a dartboard for some of their decisions, b/c i just dont get it, how LW is not put in the game to gain 1 yard i will never understand or that PASS play on 4th and goal.
yes ppl keep saying wtf about harp over hood, but everybody should be used to how fish coaches by now, its been long enough. hes a players coach, doesnt matter if its a rookie or a future hall of famer hes going to be out there when the players go down….respect, but sadly it may be his downfall. and i love fish always have and never went with the fire fish flow, but i cant help but to realize alot of this is on his shoulder. to stick with harp over hood and not seewhat an impact hood can make, to get suckered in by KC and be blinded in the awe of our success last year to not realize that KC was not the reason we did so well last year, money wasted on a QB that really wasnt that great his whole career. ill ask you all, would you want trent dilfer on this team??? too late, we already do. and more greatly then ever, not seeing what was on the bench the whole time we were on the downslope to 0 and 6, that a guy in his 80’s has to tell you rub your damn eyes and take another look. only time will tell with the fish situation.
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"Let VY loose, give him the chance to play his heart out. for himself, for the titans...and for mcnair"
"Titans & Texans fan, dont bug me w/your petty b.s., life's confusing enough."
By the way
It won’t be officially over until week 17.
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are you already there jimmy???
sounds like it. the only good thing that comes from this loss, is that its good evidence to the whole "how will VY react when he get his first loss and things dont go smoothly. looked like he responded very well.
"Waiting for the return of the Mac"
"Let VY loose, give him the chance to play his heart out. for himself, for the titans...and for mcnair"
"Titans & Texans fan, dont bug me w/your petty b.s., life's confusing enough."
Do you have to register or
sign up or anything to hear that radio thing? Or it plays automatically ?
Nope,
it just plays when you go to the page
"We really feel like we can go 10-0 in these last ten games...we’re trying to do something nobody has ever done." Chris Johnson
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Dec 6, 2009 8:57 PM CST up reply actions
Terribly disappointing.
Terrible play calling. Terrible coaching. (Harper getting burned by Garcon. GARCON!?!?) Terrible turnovers. Hate the colts.
Ain't no time for hesitatin'
All you got to do is groove
actually it's Garçon
and when he remembers to bring his hands to the game he’s excellent.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
he's a good receiver
but Harper helps him
by Great Paperclip on Dec 6, 2009 9:33 PM CST up reply actions
Cheer up, everyone…
… at least we know the Squealers are almost certainly missing the playoffs, too. (It’s pretty much a lock Zittsburgh’s staying home, too) And things look very iffy for the Patsys, also.
I’m taking comfort in the knowledge that those 2 teams may be going Tennessee on the outside looking in this January…
I had to stop arguing with drunks, Steeler fans, and all other fools.
It was making my brick wall jealous...
Oops…
I meant “those 2 teams are probably joining Tennessee on the outside looking in…”.
I had to stop arguing with drunks, Steeler fans, and all other fools.
It was making my brick wall jealous...
by steeler-hater on Dec 6, 2009 9:34 PM CST up reply actions
Have you ever seen a team only get 4 penalties called on em
And every one of them directly effected the scoreboard?
9-7 has gotten plenty of teams into the playoffs
in the past.
But reading the different scenarios we would need other teams to follow, who needs to lose, etc. makes me lose hope. 10-6 would have felt better. 9-7??? The AFC is just too good. Not to mention I think we will finish the season 8-8 anyway.
And for the record, I hold Fisher accountable for Harper over Hood (and the soon-to-come Gage over Britt), but I think the one member of the coaching staff most directly blameworthy for our demise this season is Chuck Cecil. What an awful mistake he has been.
Oh and by the way, it was the Japanese that bombed Pearl Harbor, not the Germans.
Golf?
I know it was from Animal House. But what does Animal House have to do with golf? Just out of curiosity.
Dude if it doesn't make sense
then it’s probably a movie reference that you’re not familiar with.
Big Lebowski. Go buy it.
lol.......
“i got a drink here man”
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