Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Football Is Dead Again Edition

Is that the organization you guys want the Titans to pattern themselves after.

Peyton, while he may be hated or at least a source of great annoyance (put me on that list) by many, is universally recognized as a hall of fame player. He has been to the pro bowl ten times, all pro five times, four times MVP. Setting aside team performance, his individual accomplishments in the league are staggering.

Difficult to compare coach to player, but Manning’s accomplishments to date as a player tower over FIsher’s as a coach. What has Fisher done to be a hall of fame coach? Length of tenure is about the only thing that comes to mind.

The Titans over the past ten years, win loss and playoff appearances, are a bit above average. I’ve run those numbers a year or two ago, and I’m sure someone here could run them again, but it’s not eye-popping. A lot of middle of the road seasons. The good news is, we are usually competitive. There aren’t too many 4 wins or less seasons. It is not close to the top. It does not compare with the elite NFL franchises, Patriots, Steelers, Colts, etc. over the past sixteen years. Organizationally, the Titans are not at that level.

I have a really hard time judging coaching. I think it’s fair to say, though, that Jeff has not yet earned the right to be called a great NFL coach based on his performance. The players may like him, and I’m sure he’d get snapped up if Bud let him go, but he’s not proved he’s a great coach yet, and certainly nowhere near the coach equivalent of a Manning. He is certainly deserving of some criticism this offseason, and I hope they have their act together better this offseason, because I’m sure Bud is not letting him go.

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Teams of the decade:

11. Tennessee

Regular season: 83-61, .576
Playoff wins/record: 2-5
Super Bowls won/appeared: 0
Playoff seasons: 5
Winning seasons: 5
Losing seasons: 3

Though quite successful in terms of regular-season play, the Titans’ decade has been marred by twice having the AFC’s No. 1 seed in the playoffs, only to lose their postseason opener at home to those scrappy Baltimore Ravens in 2000 and 2008. You have to tip your hat to Tennessee’s ability to endure some lean years in the middle of the decade. After making the playoffs three out of the first four years, they missed three years in a row, but have since gone to the postseason in both 2007 and 2008.

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The Titans regular season record is tied for 7th over the last decade.

You’re comparison to Peyton doesn’t hold any water, and I’m not going to address it. If you can’t see the differences in talent between Jeff Fisher and Peyton Manning, I’m probably wasting my time.

As for the San Diego comparison, the first thing I would say is that there is risk involved with firing a coach. Two things you’re missing:

1) Jeff Fisher didn’t win 14 games last year.
2) As for your defense of Marty Schottenheimer, well it tells me all I need to know. The guy hasn’t won a playoff game since 1994. Since his departure, the Chargers went to the Conference Championship and the division championship. And, it was under his watch that Brees was let go. So to answer your question, YES. I’d love to “pull a San Diego”. Regular season wins mean nothing. The Chargers traded 14-2 and one and done for 11-5 the next season in the conference championship game. Upgrade.