Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Kerry Collins Finds Your Little Competition Cute Edition

by August West on Apr 7, 2009 8:52 AM CDT in Linkage Comment 16 comments

Let the great debate begin: Patrick Ramsey is gunning for that no. 2 spot. Will he get it, and will it be the end of VY here in Nashville? I seriously doubt Ramsey beats VY, but if he does that's it. Terry McCromick weighs in here, and Jim Wyatt chimes in as well plus an interview with Ramsey.

Who was the last team to enter the season with 3 first round picks at QB (excluding the supplemental draft)? The 1989 Jets with Ken O'Brien, Tony Eason and Mark Malone. That's certainly not inspiring company.

Me likey Todd McShay's updated mock draft (after the Cutler trade and Sanchez work-out):

30. Tennessee Titans (13-3): Hakeem Nicks, WR, North Carolina

Marcus Johnson, the former Vikings OL who the Titans had worked out, signed with the Raiders yesterday. Since we haven't heard of many other work-outs at that position I'd say that as of now they're planning on replacing Daniel Loper via the draft.

Scout.com thinks they've found the next Wes Welker: Arizona slot WR Mike Thomas, who measures a meager 5'8", 193 lbs.

PFW looks at the signing of Demarcus Faggins and agrees with the rest of what I've read: great locker room guy who has stuck around a longtime no matter how hard the Texans tried to replace him. He'll never start for a great defense, but you can certainly do a lot worse as far as guys you bringing to camp to compete for a depth position.

If Plaxico Burress gets to keep his bonus money, then Ricky Williams ought to raise all knds of hell over the fortune he had to return to the Dolphins and Saints.

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Ramsey signing means nothing

I don’t see anything he has done to think he is going to unseat Vince Young. If Young can’t beat him out then it should be over for him here. For that matter, if Vince Young doesn’t win the starting job back from Collins I think it will be over for him. I’m not saying the Titans have given up on him and this is his last chance but if he is going to be a starter for the team he has to win the job. He’s not going to get the job just because he’s Vince Young. The coach is going to put the best player on the field. Ramsey said it best at the end of Wyatt’s column, “Just go in and play well and…things will take care of themselves.”

I’m not saying I’ve given up on Young. I’d love to see him win the starting job back and be a great quarterback for us. But if he can’t take over the team this year I think it proves that he isn’t that guy.

by Titanfan on Apr 7, 2009 9:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I liked those articles about Ramsey and find myself pulling for him.

Titanfan is right, too, that if VY can’t beat out Patrick Ramsey cleanly, then he is done as done can be. That’d be a bad indictment.

DannoE

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

by DannoE on Apr 7, 2009 10:19 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I keep saying it

I keep saying it.. but I’ll post it here..

it’s April.. the roster isn’t set! the draft hasn’t even happened.. We as fans will have a better picture after the draft.

Ramsey could mean the world or it could mean nothing to Young. For Starters Dinger is the O- coord.. He likes Ramseys and is probaby the reason he is here now. Young had his shot with Dinger and even in training camp last year you could tell it wasn’t going well….

I still think Young will be shopped around during the draft.. If the Jet’s, Buc’s, 49er’s, and a handfull of other teams don’t solve their QB problems before the Draft and before thier first roung pick’s look for Young to be mentioned.

by white02slpss on Apr 7, 2009 10:19 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

you'll be happy to know

Blaine Bishop was on 104.5 the Zone saying the same thing: that VY will be shopped during the draft.

Where I was raised 2 + 2 = 3rd and 6.

by August West on Apr 7, 2009 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is where VY not having a professional agent can hurt him.

by hartley on Apr 7, 2009 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good lord--who's gonna take him?

Official MCM Hater!

by gramsey712 on Apr 7, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know but I can assure you this,

it won’t be anything like the cutler-bears deal.

now with less meyton panning.

by Pride of the Southland on Apr 7, 2009 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sure it will...

One team will give more than he is worth, as far as trade values go, and we will send them Vince. Kinda like how the bears gave way too much for Cutler.

Don’t get me wrong I am not cutting on Vince. I think if Norm hadn’t screwed him up he would be a lot better now. I still think he has the potential to be better if he is allowed to use his strengths and not be forced into the role of what an NFL QB ‘should be’. But we all know his trade value has nothing to do with his potential or even his rookie year, but rather the mental problems he showed last season.

by Titan in WV on Apr 7, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

If one fifth round pick is more than he is worth........

Official MCM Hater!

by gramsey712 on Apr 7, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly

His trade value is almost nothing right now. And, we’d have to pay more in accelerated incentives if we traded him than we would just to keep him on the team. I don’t see this happening. Not this year at least.

by SuperHorn on Apr 7, 2009 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep

That is the point I was making. Just trying to do it in a smart ass way. Because his trade value is virtually nothing right now, anything offered would be too much. I was just taking a jab saying the bears gave way too much for Cutler.

by Titan in WV on Apr 7, 2009 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Your sarcasm didn't come thru very well on the internets!

Official MCM Hater!

by gramsey712 on Apr 7, 2009 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's why I wasn't even considering trade...

when I made my point. His value is nil compared to what the Titans need to clean him off the books. This is the year for him to either make or break.

by Titanfan on Apr 7, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yup.

At this point, it doesn’t make any sense to trade him unless he has just completely alienated the coaching staff and is a distraction.

by SuperHorn on Apr 7, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

the sooner hes gone the better,

  we need to keep him off of the field so a potential bidder thinks they are getting a probowler a few years removed and maybe get a better pick for him.
  that entire fiasco on the sidelines and the aftermath is to much water under the bridge. it would be better for him to move on and better for the titans.
  hes a proven quitter in my opinion when he refused to go out on the field, fisher wont forget that and neiter will. i say pack up his sponge bob videos and sippy cups and send him on his way.

by dentureboy on Apr 7, 2009 11:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs