Tennessee Titans Daily Links: Return of the Britt Edition
by August West on Dec 3, 2010 10:38 AM CST
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There's been lots of buzz about Kenny Britt's return to the practice field, but I don't see how he makes it on the field Sunday. Britt has only done work with the scout team, though the fact that he worked in that role for two days straight is very encouraging for his long-term prognosis over the rest of the season. Still, he's got a ways to go, so I'd put his chances of playing at 5%... not impossible, but very unlikely.
Jason Jones and Tony Brown were back at practice yesterday, which is a huge boost for a D-line that becomes a blaring weakness without them. Brown took part in the full practice, but Jones only worked-out on a limited basis.
Despite embarrassing fights, a QB meltdown and a mountain of brutal penalties that kill our drives while extending the opponents', the Titans say they don't play out of control or lack in disciplined. You can say it all you want, but until you show us that's the case, it ain't the case.
Jump!
Randy Moss continues to let the national media down by not imploding and acting like a head-case.
Marques Douglas had an impressive first effort with the Titans last week against the Texans, where he tallied 7 tackles and was robbed of a sack (and probably a safety) by the ineptitude of the officials and the indecisiveness of the coaching staff. Douglas, a UDFA out of Howard University who has been a very good player at times during his 11 years in this league, seemed to play with a chip on his shoulder and flashed some of his glory days with the 49ers, Saints and Ravens.
The Jaguars are plenty familiar with Cortland Finnegan, and they understand that Cortland is going to do what he does no matter what lazy commentators and mouth-breathing NFL fans say about him.
For almost a decade the Jaguars were defined by the duo of John Henderson and Marcus Stroud. Now, they're hoping to catch the same magic with Terrance Knighton and Tyson Alualu.
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Andre Johnson is overrated, I have decided.
Not ONCE has he had double digit TDs. Never. He only has 5 this year. Sure he can get a bunch of yardage, but why can’t he score?
Ain't no time for hesitatin'
All you got to do is groove
by BonzosMontreaux on Dec 3, 2010 11:02 AM CST reply actions
Texans offense is good, so thats moot.
Ain't no time for hesitatin'
All you got to do is groove
by BonzosMontreaux on Dec 3, 2010 12:44 PM CST up reply actions
Disagree as well
I think he is great WR. Karma is a bitch Andre.
by TENNESSEETITANS on Dec 3, 2010 12:36 PM CST up reply actions
He is great at getting yards and catches.
But he doesn’t consistently put points up on the board. Kenny Britt has 2 more TDs than he does this year. He is not the best receiver in the league when he can’t find the endzone.
Ain't no time for hesitatin'
All you got to do is groove
by BonzosMontreaux on Dec 3, 2010 12:43 PM CST up reply actions
Andre Johnson is
a serious awesome football player. He scares me more than any other WR in the league.
by PocketfullofPoseys on Dec 3, 2010 2:07 PM CST up reply actions
not after his performance on Sunday he doesn't
I fear DeSean Jackson much more than I fear Johnson.
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Get 'em.
by danielreese05 on Dec 3, 2010 2:09 PM CST up reply actions
That is weird
I never heard that stat before. He has a body type where you’d think he’d be pretty good in the red zone / limited space.
I would love to see Britt come back...but...
right now I’m alot more concerned with our QB situation than our WRs. Even without Kenny, we’ve got receivers who can get er done…what I’m afraid we don’t have is someone who can hit them in the numbers…in stride. I’d like to see Mariani more at the receiver position…and the Hawk for that matter. Buuuuut….when I see Simms & Smith in the picture above…I get this really sick feeling in the pit of my gut. I never thought I would ever say this, but I really hope that KC can start next game.
after watching the Eagles game last night I would have to say our defense didn't do that
terrible really. They made some moronic penalties that really hurt but overall they did ok against a competant Texan offense.
Don't believe everything you here !! quote from VY
Does anyone remember 2008 13 -3 record with K.C. or am I the only one?
Don't believe everything you here !! quote from VY
I'm hoping we catch fire to end the year like the team started in 2008.
Its not likely, but its still possible.
"I didn’t say other people. What do you expect from me, effort-wise?"
by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Dec 3, 2010 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
I remember...but...
for some reason, the 0-6 start in 2009 is more fresh in my memory.
by titansfan4ever on Dec 3, 2010 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
also,
William Hayes and Jevon Kearse were the starting LEs… think how good we would be with Ball/Babin, Jason Jones/ Albert / Tony switching in the interior, and KVB ( who really wasn’t THAT good cept in 2007 I believe, and Jacob Ford. That is unbelievable. I cannot believe the coaches didn’t pull the trigger to get him…
GO TITANS!!!
of course, great defense. Kerry did have a solid year. If he plays as well on Sunday
as he did in 08 it should be a good game. I am concerned about his injuries. He cannot be worse than Rusty Smith or Chris Simms though. I am hoping for a great come back from KC.
Don't believe everything you here !! quote from VY
I hope he does too.
It’s just important to remember that Kerry can be called on to be a game manager, and succeed in that role. It’s when he’s asked to win with his arm that we get in trouble. In 08, he was great for the team because he threw so few interceptions (5th in the league in INT%), but also know that his td% (27th in the NFL) was pretty poor as well…
not sure he can even game manage
until we see that his finger is healed. lame ducks are offended by comparisons to Kerry’s throws against miami.
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That is the point I was going to bring up...
I really hope he plays well and we can get back on track. But this is not 08 and he has severley underthrown everyone this year. He reminds me a bit of Farve his mind tells him he can play another year, but his body is getting to old and not allowing him to make the throws he did 2 years ago. I guess at this point KC gives us the best chance to win, but to be honest I do not care who we have at qb as long as they can complete a dang pass.
On second thought I know Simms is not great, but Rusty is clearly not the answer at least at this point in his career, and KC has shown a clear lack of arm strength (or could be the finger problem) in his play so far this year. So is it unreasonable to think that Simms might actually give us the best chance to win now?
completely unreasonable
simms is terrible, and by simms, i mean the whole family
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c'mon now, Phil wasn't that bad...
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by rothbard on Dec 3, 2010 2:57 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
he sure as hell is now
can’t stand listening to that jackwagon
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lol, this is a true story
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Simms is pretty bad
At least based on the preseason play he got this year, he looked infinitely worse than Rusty.
If Kerry can’t go at some point, I’d rather lose with Rusty than Simms.
We all know Kerry can play well. It’s just sometimes it seems like he gives up too soon on plays, and has trouble on clutch moments towards ends of games. That’s always been my impression, anyway. He can definitely hit some guys, though. I don’t know that he has the long bomb capability these days, but we need a win streak here, and he’s not incapable of delivering.
Not defending Collins but
Why does his 13 win season always get discounted because of the defense but Vince Young’s 30-17 record is God’s gift to man? It seems like if Collins isn’t responsible for his 13 wins then about half of Vince’s wins shouldn’t be counted either.
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and hypothesis can't define how I be droppin these mockeries
I'm not really interested in getting into this argument, but will point out that the most important reason is that Vince was only carried by a great defense in 2007.
The wins in 2006, and 2009 were with horrible defensive units.
Also, coming into this year KC was 13-12 as a starter with the Titans, and has been put in similar situations, with similar surrounding casts.
My memory gives out prior to 2007
And I was still a bit young and was just starting to get in depth in analysis of the team. What were the main issues in 2006? I guess I’m mainly asking who the problem defenders were. I could probably look up stats, but they don’t represent bad players vs good players as accurately as hearing a description from someone.
Kerry did play ok that year
But it’s not like he put up amazing stats or had great game-winning drives. He only had 3 games with >100 passer rating but 3 games with passer rating <65. For comparison, since VY took over as starter last year, he has had 8 games with >100 passer rating and 3 games with passer rating <65 (including the Steelers game this year when he was pulled early and didn’t have the opportunity to improve on that rating).
Don’t get me wrong…I think KC is a solid QB, probably one of the best backups in the league. But, when you have an 80 QB rating, 6.4 YPA, 12-to-7 TD-to-INT ratio (KC’s 2008 stats), then I’m not going to say he was the reason the Titans were 13-3. For comparison, VY since taking over as starter last year, has an 89 QB rating, 7.6 YPA, and 20-to-10 TD-to-INT ratio.
by shawneriksmith on Dec 3, 2010 12:24 PM CST up reply actions
man this is a trend....me and Joy Kat thinking the same....
because I was thinking the same thing when I heard Britt was possibly able to practice. The guy did lead us to the playoffs but the Defense was gangsta that year. LOL hopefully he still got some left in the flask! GO TITANS!
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by Bonafidebrother on Dec 3, 2010 11:12 AM CST up reply actions
I remember the 13-3 record with Albert Haynesworth
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i think thats like dog years
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by stetix01 on Dec 3, 2010 1:14 PM CST up reply actions
Does anyone know the commentators we have this week?
I am sick of Dan Fouts and Dierdorf!
I also have noticed, everytime Solomon Wilcots has done our commentating… something fishy has happened to Vince… ( 2008 vs Jags and 2010 vs Pittsburgh ). I love his commentating though.
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We got Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker this week
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Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker
Should end up being a very exciting game with Gus on the call!
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by MexicanTitanFreak on Dec 3, 2010 11:20 AM CST up reply actions
Can someone please tell me why Courtland is considered a dirty player?
I keep reading he is feisty and chippy. I read he hits hard and talks trash. Aside from the hands to the face against Johnson, where it looked like a throat jab, I don’t read anywhere of what he does.
because people are stupid
and the Broncos and Texans are soft babies.
As for the commentators (R. Harrison, S. Sharpe, Dungy etc.), they don’t watch the games 95% of the time. They see an isolated clip package and shoot for ratings.
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by August West on Dec 3, 2010 11:35 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
i want to stab rodney harrison every time he opens his mouth about other people being dirty.
that kind of hypocrisy should be both painful and illegal.
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I think it's similar to the view of Hines Ward
There are certain situations in a game where the play is either over or away from their side of the field where most players just kind of go through the motions. Like when there’s a run to the other side and the RB is in a pile but the whistle hasn’t blown yet… most players would just kind of stand there. I think guys like Finnegan and Ward just keep going until the whistle, even though there’s no real benefit in doing that, other than frustrating/irretating the other player.
DG is the best we have and help is not on the way. I realize he's not perfect, but I feel a lot better about him at QB than I do the O-Line, DB's, or LB's ability to cover a TE.
Yup
which is not “dirty” imo, but it’s however the media decides to define it.
To me, dirty is trying to intentionally hurt other guys or cheat.
and think about this
Harrison isn’t called dirty!
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7- If they ask why and complain, Tell them "Moss This, Moss That, MossThis MossThat.
8- Tell them that you'll come out and play today, ok Moss?
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10- Remember this is gonna be a fun ride.
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I gotta say that if Britt is at all healthy, it'd be crazy not to play him.
Current pessimism aside, the team is still only a game out with 2 games to play vs. the leader. We could still make the playoffs, and the coach’s job is on the line. It’s time for all hands on deck.
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Actually
the Jaguars are currently the leader and this is the last game against them. ;-)
With Houston’s loss, the remaining 3 teams in the AFC South will win the division if they win all of their remaining games. Even at 5-6, the Titans would win Tie-Breakers if they sweep both the Jags and Colts.
DG is the best we have and help is not on the way. I realize he's not perfect, but I feel a lot better about him at QB than I do the O-Line, DB's, or LB's ability to cover a TE.
Fair point.
I’m still expecting a heart-breaking slide from the Jags.
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If the Colts were to lose on Sunday
They’ll be going into the Thursday nighter on a three game skid. All of this is hypothetical, but its a possibility that Manning and Co. come in and play their best game of the year to avoid dropping four straight. That’s a terrifying thought.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Dec 3, 2010 12:15 PM CST reply actions
It's against the Cowgirls.
I’m cheering hard for the Cowgirls because it’s the Colts and I have Miles Austin in fantasy, but I’m not sure the Garrett spark is gonna help this week. Let’s hope I’m wrong.
we want them on a losing streak
Losing snowballs and it gets harder to stop when it gets rolling, unfortunetly our team is a prime example.
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by MexicanTitanFreak on Dec 3, 2010 12:48 PM CST up reply actions
isnt it interesting that mnning threw 7 picks in 2 games
love to see 7 more in the next 2 games
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by stetix01 on Dec 3, 2010 1:18 PM CST up reply actions
That Cowboys game will be a tough game for them.
The Cowboys have plenty of talent, and they’re playing much better. Plus, I think Garrett really wants to keep that job.
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Ya
I think Jerry will give him the full time gig in the offseason. The pending labour situation gives in-house candidates the edge, since they already know the players and have some of their schemes implemented.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Dec 3, 2010 2:34 PM CST up reply actions
I've got a question
have any notable Titans/Oilers ever worn #4? I can’t find or remember any. at all, ever.
Straight cash homey
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Get 'em.
is that really the only one?
Jesus someone needs to change that…
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Get 'em.
by danielreese05 on Dec 3, 2010 3:41 PM CST up reply actions
Don't even joke about that.
Bud Adams is just senile enough to make it happen.
"Do the Titans have a miracle left in them in what has been a magical season to this point? If they do, they need it now. 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. 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, endzone...touchdown, Titans! There are no flags on the field! It's a miracle! Tennessee has pulled a miracle! A miracle for the Titans!"
by TennesseeTyrants on Dec 3, 2010 4:38 PM CST up reply actions
unless he changed his number.....
kern is #6. jarrett payton wore #4 in training camp
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