The Voice of Reason

by Hentrich is my Homeboy on Sep 29, 2009 2:08 PM CDT

Everyone who has been with this team since the beginning ... and on this message board over the last few years .. please read the following steps:

1) CALM DOWN - guys .. the last few weeks have been rough .. last season was rough AND WE STARTED OFF 10-0!

Now, you people don't know me ... but let me tell you .. I know better than most the pain you may be feeling. From witnessing Kevin Dyson fall short on the one... in person, to Al Del Shanko in 2000. Just last year I travelled from NYC to Nashville to see the Ravens game .. So distraught over the loss - I took the week off work and drove to Tuscaloosa in search of a Hunter S. Thompson bender... trying to put memories of Alge Fumbler out of my mind. The past three weeks ... I have been going to the same bar in Chicago ... to sit by myself in my Titans gear and watch three straight losses. SO BE IT. Gentlemen, this is our team. In the fall, this is what we have to look forward to each and every Sunday ... our beloved Tennessee Titans. For three weeks now, I have tried to steer clear of this message board solely because of the sheer bulls*it that has been written in recent fan posts. AND YOU CALL YOURSELF FANS! ... We are not in Philadelphia or New York - we are the small market town of Nashville, Tn - where over the past decade we have provided our players with the most loyal fans in the NFL. Come on people...

2) REMEMBER - Do you all have any memory? It was only 2002 when our season started off WORSE than this one ... and what happened?? WE WON THE AFC SOUTH! http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/2002.htm Despite the criticism of our losses - each one of the last 4 games has provided us an opportunity to win at one point and we didn't take advantage of it. THANK GOD WERE ONLY 3 GAMES INTO THE SEASON!

3) HAVE FAITH - (see Chris Johnson) .. I wrote a post in the preseason about two points of concern - one of them being Nick Harper .. he needs safety help from Griffin on anything past 10 yards... If I see this, and you see this ... don't you think Jeff Fisher sees this? I don't know about y'all but I have faith in Jeff Fisher ... Matter of fact - my biggest fear as a Tennessee Titan fan would honestly be that one day Fisher walks. Now, you could make the argument that Chuck Cecil has had some poor calls ... but remember- THIS WAS HIS THIRD GAME ... and without a couple amazing catches or a dropped punt by Mouton - we WIN that game .... ITS GOING TO GET BETTER.

4) For the VY - KC argument - It's tough. I can honestly tell you that I have had a tough time with this one... We have grown up in an atmosphere of game changing performances by our QB. From the greatest ...#9 ... to plays from VY against Houston in OT or the Giants in 07. It is a tough pill to swallow watching Kerry Collins give away 4th downs like they are meaningless... Throwing the ball away on 3rd and 4 with 5 minutes left .... IT IS HARD .... But referring back to my aforementioned Jeff Fisher comment .... HAVE FAITH - Nobody .... Not you, me , Jimmy , Hank Williams, or Bud Adams wants to win as much as Jeff Fisher ... If there is one thing you can believe in .. it's that he will put his team in the best position to win EACH AND EVERY WEEK.

I Don't care what has happened up to this point ... next week we play Jacksonville - We can either hang our heads and talk about how hard our lives are because the Titans are 0-3 ... OR we can take all of that energy and focus it on the rest of the god damn season ... the choice is yours.. I've made mine.. GO TITANS.

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I agree

I grow weary off all this talk…I just wanna beat the Jags and move on.

by danomite on Sep 29, 2009 2:25 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Just win.

I’m not going to switch teams.
I love the Titans so lets cheer them on.

by jamesvictoria on Sep 29, 2009 3:09 PM CDT reply actions

Me either

Go Titans!

by danomite on Sep 29, 2009 3:15 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

I think we can get out of this

it’s just hard saying it because we haven’t even won a game yet. The titans just need to get the ball rolling.

by jayosanne on Sep 29, 2009 4:19 PM CDT reply actions

Damn dude, do you coach..

Not only was that a refreshing read over all the complaining going on here as of late, but you made me want to take my Titan helmet off the shelf, put it on, bang my head against the wall a time or two, and take on the Jags myself. lol. j/k.

In all seriousness, I feel just the way you do. I’ve been through ups and downs. I have my memories, and losing Jeff as our coach is my biggest fear as a Titans fan too. I know Jeff can make this better. I just hope it can be corrected in time to save the season. It’s going to be close for sure. Either way, I’ll continue to cheer’em on right up to that last game as always.

by J3G77 on Sep 29, 2009 7:00 PM CDT reply actions

Great post

Thanks

by JimR on Sep 30, 2009 6:32 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

For what it's worth

This is the best 0-3 team I’ve ever seen.

Your team plays a brutal first place schedule this year after last season’s strong record and division title. That is a challenge. You’ve lost to games on the road to very good teams, the SB Champion Steelers and the Jets with that unbelievable defense. The Texans loss was tough, but that’s how divisional games can go. Playing the teams that know you the best is always a challenge. You well may take the next meet with them, and it will be a good game either way.

There is adjustment from seeing a super star DT and a tremendous DC leave in the offseason. I expect the team will start to gel any time now. And you still have one of the greatest coaches in the league to bring that about.

One thing is for certain. The team I’m most concerned about on the Colts upcoming schedule is Tennessee. I don’t care what the record is. You have a very tough football team that every opponent respects.

by coltsfanawalt on Sep 30, 2009 2:40 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Classy

I would say the Colts are the team I’m most concerned with on the upcoming schedule, but I’m worried about any team at this point.

Christie kicks it high and short...Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25...He dishes it back to Wycheck...He throws it across the field to Dyson...

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by Michaeltastic on Sep 30, 2009 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions

i love you man

"hey, quit reading these ridiculous words of wisdom and get back to work!"

by stetix01 on Sep 30, 2009 6:40 PM CDT reply actions

Great Post

I have been a Titans fan since they were the Houston Oilers. They might have left Texas, but I am still loyal to my team. Apparently they still have a lot of the Texas attitude still in them. Slow start, disappointment when hope are high, and loosing games they should have won. They will persevere and pull themselves out of this hole.

This could just be me being a homer (being a Texas Longhorn), but Kerry Collins sucks. He needs to get out. The whole theory of him is not loosing the game for the team, but lately that is what he has been doing. Thats why he is a journeyman QB. He fills a spot, but is not a solution. The offense has to do something this year. Loosing Hayneswoth was very detrimental to the defense and now we have a good defense but one that is going to need some help from the offense. VY might have some flaws, but he can be exciting and explosive. He is bound to be a better solution than Kerry. It took him a little while to find his game at Texas, and it will take a little while for him to find his game in the pros. When he finds it though, this team is going to be great.

by Pdizzle on Sep 30, 2009 9:04 PM CDT reply actions

Titans will rise

   I believe without a doubt the Titans will only lose 2 more games this season.They’ll go into the bye week 3/3 then go 9/1.This is my prediction.
   I have never seen 3 loses that have been so close to being wins.They were not out played,just bad beats.Collins had 1 bad int thrown into a trap,otherwise he played a tight game vs the NFL’s #1 D.Washington played a bad game last week. I’m sure Fish is going beyond full throttle at this point.
        The Titans will rise.Can’t wait to see’em hand Indy their 1st loss of the season under the Sunday night lights.

"Time is in the eye of the beholder."

by Akku on Oct 1, 2009 7:40 PM CDT reply actions

dude collins ints vs the jets?he was throwing the ball into tripple coverage on both his picks.troys pick in the steelers game was a trap.im an optimist but we have an extremely hard schedule.hopefully we could slide into a wildcard spot at 9-7 i dont see us going 10-6 unless our D starts playing alot better or our QB gets better

by 931Titans on Oct 2, 2009 11:56 PM CDT reply actions