Tennessee Titans Morning Links: All The Titans News You Need To Drive Off A Bridge Edition
by August West on Dec 7, 2009 8:53 AM CST
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Peter King takes is easy on us, and he's right that we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that we lost to an 11-0 division rival on the raod. I'm not going to kill our guys for that, but it's the hole we're in, and it still sucks losing to the most boring franchise in NFL history. Watching the Colts go 16-1 will be almost as good as the Pats going 18-1.
There would be no miracles or marches this time, as the Colts executed their game plan to perfection on both sides of the ball yesterday... which may be the best indicator of all that it's still the regular season.
For all of the people who made dumb mistakes that cost us that game (Brown, Washington, Fisher, etc.), you certainly can't complain about the job Cortland Finnegan did. He held Reddie Wayne to 4 catches for 44 yards and blanketed one of the league's most polished receivers all day.
Follow us through the jump for more cheapshots as I work through a combination of bile and disdain...
The Colts straight baited Tony Brown just before the half, obviously worrying that they couldn't get into field goal range without tripping over their own dresses on their own merits, but Brown still has to know when to back downand recognize that they're playing him for the retaliation penalty.
Nate Washington KILLED us in the first quarter with that drop: good teams don't let those opportunities slip away during a playoff run. This team is built to play from ahead, and 7 easy points right there keeps it even...
David Climer complains about the FGs, but in all honesty, if we make both FGs the two times we go for it on fourth down, we'd have been in a one possession game during that on-side kick.
Don Banks says we didn't capitalize on our chances (after incorrectly stating that VY had two INTs).
MJD asks a good question: where did the option go? Anyone else feeling like the play calling has been much more generic and predictable over the past few weeks? Does 'Dinger feel like he used up his bullets already? If he still had some left, these last two games were the time to use them...
Bonus Analysis: So for all of those linked articles diagnosing what went wrong, how come none of them point out the terrible D-line play much at all? Tony Brown was the only lineman we had to got penetration all day... when you take away a 100% Jason Jones and Jacob Ford this unit looks real mediocre real quick.
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Completely off-topic but...
Has anyone noticed that while The Tennessean’s “writers” have the audacity to consort with Stampede Blue, PK consistently links to Music City Miracles over on ESPN?
The man has good taste in blogs is all I’m saying.
Not to mention that he ALSO links to the other SBN AFC South Blogs with some frequency.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
i dont think we can rip on the colts for this...
“Watching the Colts go 16-1 will be almost as good as the Pats going 18-1.”
“Colts executed their game plan to perfection on both sides of the ball yesterday… which may be the best indicator of all that it’s still the regular season.”
I understand we are frustrated but the titans were the best team in the NFL last season and lost their first playoff game, the titans recent playoff success is pretty damn bad and the colts actually won a few playoff games a few years back so we cant rip on them for that.
Yeah I can
it’s a statement, not a comparison.
Music City Miracles blogger and official Jon Bovi tour manager.
Yeah...but it's a statement that makes me want to hurl!!
Not blaming you, August, cause of course you’re right. It just reminds me of all that crap we always hear after a loss, like “well, you have give the Colts alot of credit, they’re a great team…blah…blah…blah”. I know all that crap is true…I just don’t want hear it…not this AM…maybe tommorrow, I don’t know. What I do know is that right now, I feel like someone just punch me in the gut, and then while I was bending over, they slammed their foot down on the back of my head!! But hey, other than that, I’m good.
by titansfan4ever on Dec 7, 2009 9:41 AM CST up reply actions
Personally, I won't mind seeing them in the Superbowl.
Now, if they actually win, that would suck, but I LOVE the Saints and would really, really enjoy Brees vs. Manning. That’d be a game worth watching, and pretending otherwise is silly.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
I love the Saints as well
but the Colts get no love from me. Never have, never will.
Music City Miracles blogger and official Jon Bovi tour manager.
They are the two best teams.
I mean, how can root for anything else? Besides, you don’t want to set yourself up for dissappointment. This Colts team is really good, not because of their offense but because of their defense. They’ve been in a few close games, but no one has beat them, and personally, I don’t know that anyone will.
Are they beatable?
Sure. Hell, the ‘Skins almost beat the Saints yesterday. It’s a wacky world. But both those teams are the best, most consistent performers, and that’s why they keep winning.
For the Titans… I’m not too upset that they lost. The mistake was (obviously) putting yourself in a position where you HAD to beat the unbeaten team in their own building, especially when the only reason why it had to be like that was because you couldn’t sign a guy to Fair Catch punts at any point in the first three weeks of the season.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
They've looked Super Bowl bound in December every year since about 2003
which makes it fun. And if they do meet the Saints in the Super Bowl, it’d be nice to see them play a great team instead of getting to face a future Texans back-up at QB.
Music City Miracles blogger and official Jon Bovi tour manager.
how many times have they strung together wins.............
and theyve choked in the playoffs. they are the best example that the regular season doesnt mean anything once the post season starts. and the pats super bowl they did not win.
"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."
also, taking 2 FGs is not a valid argument.
the only reason we were in position for the “second” fg was because we went for it on 4th and turned it over on downs and they took over the ball at their own goal line and we forced them into a 4 and out.
Would have been a lot different if we kicked the first FG and than kicked off to the colts and they got the ball at their own 20-40 as opposed to their own 1.
That's not a valid argument
you don’t know what would have happened if we kicked it off. The drive still could have made it to FG and fizzled out the same way.
Music City Miracles blogger and official Jon Bovi tour manager.
How about we
……leave LenDale White in the damn ball game when he just picked up 6 yards on first down.
……execute a center/qb exchange.
……not get a Eugene Amano special (blatant holding call at the worst possible time).
……or call a fade on 4th down.
……get a new coach.
Then we wouldn’t have to worry about field goals.
You used the majic word, my friend.
“execute”…when it gets down to it, the team who executes their assignments pretty close to flawlessly…that’s the team that gets the victory…just wish it would have been us!! BTW…is it too late to change my top 3 most hated?
by titansfan4ever on Dec 7, 2009 9:29 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd because this is everything.
“Execution” is why Fisher is a bad coach. Have we figured out yet that almost every time we end up in a big do-or-die game, we have 3 or 4 major mistakes that cost us the game? I know players fumble, hold and drop balls. BUT, there are coaches out there who seem to instill a winning mindset into their teams that cause them to play their best on the biggest stage. We choke. Repeatedly.
And I’m tired of it. I’m tired of cringing throughout big games.
Bottom line: Fisher does not instill confidence in his players.
For reference, see any playoffs other than ’99 or any game that made the difference in us getting in or out of the playoffs.
This one's for you, #9.
coaches call plays
players make them. these guys are professionals with a lot of veterans in the locker room. they know damn well what to do, and when they don’t do it they have no one to blame but themselves.
the idea that a coach’s words will make a millionaire catch instead of drop or hold on instead of fumble is just ridiculous.
The Dual Threat, Official Enforcer/Stat Geek of MCM.
Yeah, but sometimes millionaires get complacent....
and they need the coach to plant his foot up their over paid butts!! Fisher just isn’t ever going to do that…it’s not his style.
by titansfan4ever on Dec 7, 2009 10:07 AM CST up reply actions
I disagree
Over the years, I’ve watched several roster turnovers with this team and keep seeing the same result. Different players, all millionaires, all just coming up short.
A coach can make a difference. He can give his players a winning mindset that nothing short of excellence is tolerated. It does happen. It happens in business with great company leaders. It happens in movies with a great director. And it happens with professional and amateur football teams.
Do you really think a coach can’t make a difference in players’ performance?
This one's for you, #9.
Does anybody know Fish's record since he's been our coach?
by titansfan4ever on Dec 7, 2009 10:24 AM CST up reply actions
the best a coach can do in the nfl
is put players in the right position to make winning plays. what happens from there depends on the player. that’s why you blame coaches for nonsense like the red zone calls, and players for drops, fumbles, etc. nate should make that catch. sarge/crumpler/lendale shouldn’t fumble in crucial spots. when they do it’s not because the coaches forgot to tell them to make good plays not bad plays. the titans have not lost playoff games because of coaching.
The Dual Threat, Official Enforcer/Stat Geek of MCM.
by hal41605 on Dec 7, 2009 10:51 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm with Hal on this..
the idea that a coach’s words will make a millionaire catch instead of drop or hold on instead of fumble is just ridiculous.
If it’s an attitude problem or lack of effort, then yeah, a coach can make a difference. (exp. Singletary / Vernon Davis). But, a coach can’t make a guy with stone hands hold onto the ball. (exp. Rex Ryan / Braylon Edwards)
It's not just a coach...
it’s a leader. For example: generals don’t help a private shoot more accurately, but you have to have a good general to win a war.
Music City Miracles blogger and official Jon Bovi tour manager.
The General..
..can give his troops the very best strategy possible to win the war, but if his troops fail to execute it .. then it doesn’t matter how great the General and strategy are.
But if you give a general inferior soldiers AND the other general has better soldiers
and you’re both coaching the same way, then the inferior soldiers will lose. You think Jim Caldwell is better than Jeff Fisher?
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My personal Tribute to Air McNair
by T--Rac's Posse on Dec 7, 2009 1:49 PM CST up reply actions
You're right, T-Rac..
As much as it makes me sick to say this .. but, Caldwell’s doing the same thing Dungy did, riding his success solely on the arm of Peyton. Take him out of the equation, neither coach are what they’re made out to be.
Again...
… it may be time to see about a new coach. There are some decent ones on the market this year. That said, the end of the season will provide more perspective. Granted, the dream is over, so now we’ve officially gone from “Best Team in the NFL” to “Worst Underachiever,” but with that said, there are still a few weeks left to play. It ought to be an interesting Off Season.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
sad to say that fisher is a GOOD coach
except good coaches dont win the hearts and minds of thier players…great ones do.
"hey, quit reading these ridiculous words of wisdom and get back to work!"
Yes, this.
I want a great coach. Fisher is a good coach. I guess the real question is, “Is there a great coach out there that the Titans could get?”
Another question: If the young guys fulfill their potential in the next two-three years and we get rid of Washington and Harper, fill in a couple missing pieces, is Fisher the guy who can win a Super Bowl?
This one's for you, #9.
I agree with almost all of this list except
And yeah I know I’m going to get ripped for this, but I liked the fade call in the end zone. Britt has the hot hand and the call was ballsy and unpredictable. Probably not the greatest call for percentage success but neither was our 99 yard miracle drive last week.
On the flipside, I do however think it was boneheaded to not put Lendale in and let him go 4 times. No way he doesn’t score.
The rest of the list is spot on. My two cents.
How about "execute a center/rb exchange"...
Anybody in favor of using the “wildcat”?
by titansfan4ever on Dec 7, 2009 9:51 AM CST up reply actions
Your field goal argument is wrong (as usual, since you always want the conservative play on 4th down) and your hypotheticals are too.... hypothetical
We don’t know what wouldve happened after kicking a field goal the first time, which is why you have to go for the touchdown. The real error was in throwing a fade route on 4th down.
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My personal Tribute to Air McNair
by T--Rac's Posse on Dec 7, 2009 1:46 PM CST up reply actions
Fisher has one way more games kicking FGs
than he has going for it on 4th down. And what was so hypothetical?
/apologies if you weren’t responding to me… tough to tell
Music City Miracles blogger and official Jon Bovi tour manager.
Because he kicks fields goals 99% of the time.
And goes for it on 4th down the other 1%. Hard to accurately compare the two stats.
ZING!
There would be no miracles or marches this time, as the Colts executed their game plan to perfection on both sides of the ball yesterday… which may be the best indicator of all that it’s still the regular season.
re: option
can’t do it against the colts. too much defensive team speed. hope we see it again soon though.
The Dual Threat, Official Enforcer/Stat Geek of MCM.
But we did run it against them once yesterday
for a ten yard first down. Then, nothing.
This one's for you, #9.
more stupidity from dinger
it’s same stupid crap he pulled with kerry. vince goes out and plays great against arizona, so heimerdinger gets all full of himself again and decides to pass 40+ times, including a bunch of wasted red zone trips.
what is it about heimerdinger that makes him so incapable on maintain perspective and identity about this offense? inside the 10, we have 3 guys who can score with their legs on this team consistently, and instead we are throwing low percentage fades to the corner that vince doesn’t even keep in bounds. maybe dinger has done good with vince’s development, but i’m ready for a new play caller who is able to look down at the logo on his shirt and remember what his personnel is built to do first and foremost. it’s like he can’t handle success without trying to go pass first the next time around.
The Dual Threat, Official Enforcer/Stat Geek of MCM.
by hal41605 on Dec 7, 2009 9:57 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Amen.
That whole series was way crazy.
DannoE
"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."
double amen
1st and goal on the one and you handoff to LW. evrybody knows its coming but very hard to stop. instead we go backwards. whens the last time you’ve seen such a bebackle on first and goal at the 1. please dont answer with some abysmal team like the rams or lions.
"hey, quit reading these ridiculous words of wisdom and get back to work!"
On another note
Arizona creamed the Vikings and held the so called best back in football to 19 yards rushing. Yeah, we didn’t dethrone the colts but that validates us and after going 0-6 we still need that.
As well as the Colts played
The Titans left, what, 20 points on the board? You can’t do that and beat anyone, much less the Colts. The Titans had tons of chances to take this game and muffed them. VY missed some chances, Washington had that huge drop, Hall had that big fumble, there was that big holding call at the goalline… those are just silly mistakes. VY actually played solid, but there were too many missed opportunities.
by TheElusiveShadow on Dec 7, 2009 2:13 PM CST reply actions
The Titans left, what, 20 points on the board?
Yes they did, and if you would face the truth instead of trying to make excuses for the fail of you team you would realize the Colts just ARE a better team, better on O and D.
You're an idiot
This is a place to put criticism on the team. In no way did I not say the Colts were not the better team. It wasn’t a criticism of the Colts but of the Titans, but good job for fishing.
by TheElusiveShadow on Dec 8, 2009 7:42 PM CST up reply actions
Nate Washington = Braylon Edwards
Catch the damn ball Nate! That drop changed the course of the game. He catches it, we are tied at 7. Instead he drops it, we settle for a field goal, and we have to play catch-up the whole game, which we never did!
"Watching the Colts go 16-1 will be almost as good as the Pats going 18-1"
They may very well lose in the playoffs but it’s evident it wont be to your team August West.
I could care less if the Colts have a undefeated season, after all the SB is what it’s all about.
With that being said it would be really nice to have both, undefeated season and the SB would go a long way of shutting up poster and media about the so called choking.
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