Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Big Potential Creates Big Expectations Edition
The Tennessean has a feature on Jared Cook, and the comparisons are getting pretty lofty for the third round pick who hasn't even suited up in a regular season game:
When you visualize Cook, think of Lions receiver Calvin Johnson, but bigger at 246 pounds...
Think of Tony Gonzalez, the All-Pro tight end, but when he was younger and faster.
Think of Antonio Gates with longer reach at 6-foot-5 and a 35¾-inch wingspan that rivals a Kansas scarecrow. Or Vernon Davis, and replace the attitude.
Bo's injury is going to keep him day-to-day, but the MRI results were encouraging... he's still pretty steamed over the hit James Harrison put on him even after Fisher proclaimed it legal. This same link also has Fisher saying that they won't be signing anyone and like the roster they have now.
This weekend was not a kind one to the AFC South, as only the Colts were able to escape with a win, and they looked like dog crap in the process.
Follow us through the jump to see a pretty funny one finger salute on national TV...
even when getting routed, Texans fans always keep it classy.
Calvin Watkins at the AOL Fanhouse says last Thursday's loss was all about missed chances...
but the thing that's sticking with most of us are the little mistakes that came at a huge price.
Apparently, Chris Johnson is a praying machine before games.
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at least that texans fan
put up more of a fight than their offense did…
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by hal41605 on Sep 14, 2009 9:08 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
The only really bad thing is that the Titans have to now...
…make up a game on the Colts, and that could be hard to do given the non-conference schedule. I don’t know that I believe the Dolphins can really help us here, although I suppose if the Colts’ Run-D doesn’t put something together, there’s always a chance. After all, I gave the Jags NO CHANCE AT ALL against the Colts. I think the Fins are a bit better than that.
BTW, if you guys didn’t pay any attention to the Giants vs. Skins game, it was pretty good one. Similar to the Titans/Steelers, really, in that the Gianst were the MUCH better team in the first half but couldn’t put the points on the board to reflect it. However, they did great work vs. Haynesworth and really wore him down.
Second half, however, was a different story. Big Al had a MUCH better second half, almost single-handedly stopping the Giants’ running attack in its tracks. Really, if the Skins had a better Offense, they’d have been able to win that game.
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by DannoE on Sep 14, 2009 9:25 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I did watch and it was thrilling
The Giants are going to be really tough for whoever they play. The Giants Redskins – most exciting game there was this weekend.
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by Joy kat on Sep 14, 2009 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lets go...
(feel free to insert your witty comments here)
"If you're an asshole, you're gonna come back as a cockroach or a worm or a fuckin' anal bead, okay? If you're a man and you act heroic, you'll come back as an eagle. You'll come back as a dragon."
by chrisd21 on Sep 14, 2009 9:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
not much to say....
my texans stunk up the place. i can take it as well as i can give it, so im actually looking forward to having a good laugh at work today. so bring it TITS… lets see what you got. and BTW, still doesnt change the fact that as of today, we BOTH have the same record. and just like you can argue your team didnt show up thursday night, i can say the same.
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by chrisd21 on Sep 14, 2009 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey chris!
Not much to say. Except that The Helmet Cows better bring more than that to Nashville this weekend.
We missed you!
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by gramsey712 on Sep 14, 2009 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
helmet cows....
as opposed to BE-SF’ers?
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by chrisd21 on Sep 14, 2009 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They will be opposing this Sunday.
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by gramsey712 on Sep 14, 2009 9:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The hell
our team took the stacked defending world champs into overtime in their house on a massively televised game. The Texans got thrashed at home against a rookie QB and first-time head coach.
I’ll take our results any day.
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by August West on Sep 14, 2009 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and yet.......
moral victories dont count for losses. otherwise, the Houston Rockets would be world champs every year.
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by chrisd21 on Sep 14, 2009 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well chris I gotta hand it to you for being brave enough to show your face around here today
I hope you brought the lube, but be sure to save some for next weekend.
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by Pride of the Southland on Sep 14, 2009 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lube?
lube… trannies…. lol dude where is your head at?
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by chrisd21 on Sep 14, 2009 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, i never started or jumped in on the tranny talk
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by Pride of the Southland on Sep 14, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ohhhhhhhhhhh yeah......
you were the guy who gave me the history lesson. apologiez all around.
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by chrisd21 on Sep 14, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK let's not do this
I don’t want this blog turning into the Tennessean’s comment section. Both teams are 0-1, and one of them will be 0-2 Sunday night. No news in the fact that we think that will be the Texans, and you think it will be the Titans. Let’s get back to the on the field discussion.
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by Jimmy on Sep 14, 2009 9:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
thank you
I read this blog for the insight and intelligent banter, not for the immature crap.
by vancouverTITAN on Sep 14, 2009 12:19 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
after...
watching the texans game, unless there are some drastic changes made, they are not going to be ready for our front four and blitz packages. and sad to say although slaton is quick he does not possess the power running to get through our line. Chris brown on the other is a different story, and i wouldnt be surprised to see CB line up in the backfied given the magnitued of this matchup.
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by kg_2005 on Sep 14, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
... until he gets hurt.
/book it
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by August West on Sep 14, 2009 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it'll probably....
be in this game too, he’ll want to prove something, and that’s not a good thing to try and do against our defense, especially when we know his tendencies as a runner.
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by kg_2005 on Sep 14, 2009 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
couple things
i think the jets defense is going to be in the top tier of elite defenses this season. it would be unwise to underestimate the texans based upon the goose egg the jets fed them. andre johnson is still alive, and if schaub gets time, you can’t cover him for long.
the jets being an under dog was foolish in the first place. if rex ryan is there, and they have pro bowl talent at every level of the defense, it’s going to be a good defense.
if we have nate and cook back at full speed, the offense should look A LOT better this week (though 300+ yards on pittsburgh ain’t bad). it’s easy to feel bad about 10 points, especially when you leave 6 on the board, but the steelers are the steelers and many teams will look a lot worse against that defense this season than the titans did on thursday. if bo is still gimpy, i hope they won’t hesitate to rest him and throw cook into the fire. alge and stevens can handle the blocking fine. i can’t wait to see what this kid looks like in a real game against 1st teamers.
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by hal41605 on Sep 14, 2009 9:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If we still think a 4 man pass rush is the way to go
We’ll be staring 0-2 in the face. granted, the giants won the superbowl 2 yrs ago starting off 0-2, so it’s not panic time yet. But seriously, Cecil was on the sideline in our Baltimore loss-so there’s really no excuse as to why he allowed essentially the same thing to happen vs shittsburgh. Doesn’t matter who the qb is- u can’t give him more than 10 seconds to find a WR.
by Dirty South Swag on Sep 14, 2009 9:59 AM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Titans vs Texans
in my opinion, if we can hold White and Johnson, we will be fine. the biggest matchups, in my opinion, break down like this:
*AJ vs you guy’s corner
*O-Line vs D-Line (ours)
*D-Line vs O-Line (yours)
if we can get pressure on Collins, should give the secondary some help, which looked suspect this week.
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by chrisd21 on Sep 14, 2009 10:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Some stats from the Jets side
190 yds rushing
Jones avg 5.3 yac
10-18 3rd down conversion
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by Pride of the Southland on Sep 14, 2009 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
3rd downs....
are like 3 pointers. absolute back breakers. jones got the majority of his yards on one play, we actually played him pretty well up to that point. not being able to generate pressure on 3rd is why we lost this game. that, and the fact that “ben taub” shaub was like a big ass white bullseye with a target on his back. and watching Kris Jenkins bitch slap Chris Myers was worst than watching a nashville hillbilly wedding.
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by chrisd21 on Sep 14, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even if you get alot of pressure on Collins
Did you see how well he maneuvered during the Steelers game? I think he will be excellent at avoiding it.
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by BonzosMontreaux on Sep 14, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Our O-Line > Your D-Line
Book it. Nobody protects the QB better, and Roos has had his way with Mario on every occasion so far (and even more so with Kerry back there)…
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by August West on Sep 14, 2009 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well we will see.
i hoped for the best, but im a realist. last year against the Ravens, we looked like shit, confused, retarded. so i was hoping that since the personnel was dif, we would have a dif result. what concerns me is that if we dont match up well against the Jets’ 3-4, we can never beat the Steelers. and in order to get out of the AFC, you HAVE to expect that all roads lead thru Pittsburg.
"If you're an asshole, you're gonna come back as a cockroach or a worm or a fuckin' anal bead, okay? If you're a man and you act heroic, you'll come back as an eagle. You'll come back as a dragon."
by chrisd21 on Sep 14, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't you have to worry
about getting out of the regular season before you worry about getting out of the AFC?
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by hal41605 on Sep 14, 2009 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
collins almost never gets pressured
nice try
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by hal41605 on Sep 14, 2009 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If they couldn't stop the Jets running attack with a Rookie QB...
…it is a real stretch to think they will stop the Titans running attack with a more-experienced QB.
Prediction: Lopsided Time-of-Possession will kill the Texans.
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by DannoE on Sep 14, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know this is ancient, ancient news and completely unrelated.
But does anyone have an info on what Volek did to piss off Coach Fish back in the day? I was just curious about this the other day and figured someone here would know something more about it.
by Titan9 on Sep 14, 2009 10:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nothing official
Fisher only said that Volek had lied to the team. However, on a talk radio show about a year ago I heard a fairly reputable local media member saying that Volek had requested and been given a weekend off during offseason for “family matters” and they found out later he’d gone on a fishing trip. I just remember hearing that, I have no idea if it is correct.
by numbertenox on Sep 14, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard that as well
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by Jimmy on Sep 14, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
me too
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by August West on Sep 14, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
whatever happened
that’s one of the most underrated story lines in titans history. had volek not done whatever he did, he very well might be our starter right now.
brief recap here
highlights:
volek had more passing yards in his first 7 starts than john elway and steve young COMBINED.
fourth QB ever (marino, simms, fouts, matt cassel became #5 last season w/ consecutive 400 yard games)
7 other qbs have two games with 426 or more yards and four or more touchdowns on their NFL resume: Marino, Montana, Randall Cunningham, Tommy Kramer, Ken O’Brien, Dan Fouts and Peyton Manning. Volek did it twice in the span of 8 days.
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by hal41605 on Sep 14, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks guys for the info.
So I guess my next question would be, if Volek’s so good why isn’t he someone’s starter instead of warming the Charger’s bench? I mean I can name 10 teams of the top of my head that have questionable QB’s.
by Titan9 on Sep 14, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no idea
but possibly he has a rep. He really flashed in a few of those games with the Titans, and he and Drew Bennett seemed to be some kind of psychic twins.
Who knows. One thing I’ve learned in my dayjob over the years is that personality is just as important as talent when you are talking about a job that involves working with a team. Take the most talented guy/gal in the field, whatever the field is, and being an ass will still bring that person failure in a team environment. If people don’t like working with you, they won’t.
by numbertenox on Sep 14, 2009 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There was also talk that
Volek was acting like he deserved to be given the starting spot outright, and when we started looking at Kerry, Billy demanded a trade. He denied it publicly, but was subsequently traded…
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by August West on Sep 14, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone else catch the Bears game last night?
Cutler had a rough game, but it’s obvious that Vandy star Earl Bennett is going to become a favorite target.
by SuperHorn on Sep 14, 2009 11:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I did
Cutler makes a lot of bone-headed throws.
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by Jimmy on Sep 14, 2009 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was really pressing last night...
I’m betting he’ll calm down a little after a game or two in his new city.
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by August West on Sep 14, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well......
personally i think it’s a pressure cooker in chicago. pressure got the best of em that game.
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by chrisd21 on Sep 14, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think they should have drafted Vince Young.
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by gramsey712 on Sep 14, 2009 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe we could trade?
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by DannoE on Sep 14, 2009 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
especially....
the pick over the middle, it looks like he had the weakest arm in the NFL on that play. given it was across his body, but still, hes got a cannon.
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by kg_2005 on Sep 14, 2009 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't see the game, but I'm calling it right now:
NFC Championship Game = Rematch from Two Years Ago:
Giants at Packers.
DannoE
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by DannoE on Sep 14, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Green Bay is going to be good.
And, I could see Aaron Rodgers putting up some huge numbers this year.
by SuperHorn on Sep 14, 2009 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That whole
Vernon Davis attitude thing is long gone… He’s a team captain based on his work ethic and leadership now.
by Big Bad Bulluck on Sep 14, 2009 4:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
don't cook his goose
let’s not hype jared cook so much that he turns into the next ben troupe.
by milehightitan on Sep 14, 2009 5:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

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