Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Yelling At Clouds And Bus Cook Edition

by August West on Mar 18, 2009 9:06 AM CDT in Linkage Comment 8 comments

The Hawk is ready to fly this season, and says that there are no more excuses for him not to know enough to see the field. I hope he can put it together, because having another legit threat in the mix is a must for a WR corps that better step-up this year.

Justin McCareins is planning to make his first free agent visits by the end of the week. Lets hope someone bites so the possibility of a return isn't even available.

David Climer says Cutler would be worth the costs for the Titans. Good thing about 90% of the rest of the free world agrees. Truly insightful stuff, Dave.

John Czarnecki has a report that confirms what a lot of Broncos fans are starting to believe: a huge chunk of the controversy around Cutler and McDaniels is being egged on by agent Bus Cook. Of course, as a token cranky-old-white sports columnist, he's turned-off by these young whipper snappers not respecting their elders and trampling his lawn:

I don't know what to make of Cutler. He turned me off last season when he said his arm was better than John Elway's. He talks about McDaniels not being smart enough to simply pull him aside and talk to him one-on-one and sing sweet accolades into his ear.

For his next column, John is going to give those clouds the what for!

And here Don Banks lays into Bus Cook, who previously represented Steve McNair and currently reps Titan David Stewart and former Titan Mookie Johnson.

I want Texas Tech coach Mike Leach in the NFL so badly beacuse of money quotes like this one on QB Graham Harrell's draft status getting knocked because he played in the shotgun so much in college:

I only need a three-hour window. I'll have a great clinic for all the NFL coaches who are so horrible that they can't teach a guy to take a snap under center and go backwards.

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I despire Climer - he is a one note band.

So, I’ll respond here about taking Cutler. I haven’t lived in Nasvhille since 2003, so I missed the whole Vanderbilt/Cutler hero story. I admit Cutler is a good QB. The Titans wouldn’t have taken him as they were looking at Leinart, since Chow and Fisher were USC grads. I’ll accept VY has had some growing pains. But I enjoyed his first year. He was electric. You never knew if he was going to pull it down and rip off 20 yards. Collins has had his ups and downs throughout his career…he’s been cut and called washed up and was sitting on his couch when the Titans called. He seemed awful, but given time to get used to the team, he did outstanding last year. Remember, we did win the most games in the regular season with that old gnarled tree standing in the pocket. If VY is committed like it appears, who is to say that he won’t turn things around like Collins, Pennington, Eli Manning, et al?

This is getting long, but I’ll finish with this – I trust the Titans front office to make the best decisions for the team in the short and long term. Reese was going for the ring in his closing window of opportunity and blew up the team. This GM isn’t going to do that. Say what you will about Bud Adams (BTW, I NEVER hear anything about how cheap he is, so is he really?) but I believe he wants a SB ring before he dies.

I have faith that we will win the Division again and WILL be in the SB this year. (But I’ve been saying that for 11 years now).

by FaninEcuador on Mar 18, 2009 10:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

"old gnarled tree"...

That is some funny sh*t.

by Titan9 on Mar 18, 2009 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't understand why people waste ink complaining about agents being greedy.

Agents have a job, and that job is getting their players the best money possible. And they’re paid on commission. So of course Bus Cook is fanning the flames. How else could he get his player a new deal this year?

DannoE

"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."

by DannoE on Mar 18, 2009 10:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

i don't even think you can call it "fanning the flames"

in this situation, anyway. the drama is clearly between cutler and mcdaniels, and if cutler is unhappy and wanting to move on, then pursuing that is what bus cook gets paid to do. he had absolutely nothing to do with the problem. blaming cook is ridiculous, when the problem is clearly some mix of cutler being a little baby and and mcdaniels being tactless and stubborn.

people bring up favre and mcnair as examples of cook creating problems. however any realistic review of what happened in those cases will show that cook was hardly the one trying to stir stuff up and move his client. favre needed no help in fulfilling the diva trouble maker role at the end of his time in GB and mcnair got snubbed and shunned by the franchise he bled for. he is no scott boras or drew rosenhaus by any stretch of the imagination.

The Dual Threat, Official Enforcer/Stat Geek of MCM.

by hal41605 on Mar 18, 2009 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great icon...

Frazetta rules.

by Titan9 on Mar 18, 2009 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks.

I’m glad you commented on it because I’ve been thinking about changing it.

DannoE

"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one."

by DannoE on Mar 18, 2009 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The more I look at this cutler situation the more I think we should stay away from it

At first I was all for ading to get him, but I think that if VY commits he can bring back that fire he had during his first year. I’m also getting excited to see what The Hawk can do next year, he has a lot of potential as our number three WR.

Cortland Finnegan is a beast

by Titansfan_559 on Mar 18, 2009 10:58 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs