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Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Expect Simms To Light It Up At Today's Joint Practice Edition

Tennessee_titans_30x21 Today the Titans will hold a joint practice with the Arizona Cardinals, and Fisher is promising a display that focuses more on efficiency than intensity.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 Hopefully this week will be the week of healing for the Titans as guys like Derrick Morgan, Jacob Ford, Justin Gage, Cortland Finnegan and Collin Allred arm aiming to rejoin the team. The road back to the practice field is looking a lot longer for Willy Hayes, Tony Brown David Thornton and Mike Otto.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 Vince Young is hitting passes at a 73.7% clip, which should excite even the most jaded Titans fans. Needless to say, Fisher is pretty excited about VY's improvements as well.

Follow us through the jump for more on VY and the rest of the gang...

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Tennessee_titans_30x21 Jm Corbett of USA Today writes about how Jeff Fisher has been an integral part of VY's maturation process. But the real reason I'm linking this is because of this gem from Jeff Fisher about how he helped pull the team together out of the 0-6 start last year:

"After the bye week, I put up a revised 2009 schedule," Fisher says. "I told the team, 'There's a new, 10-game season because of some natural disaster.'

Tennessee_titans_30x21 David Boclair has a funny tidbit for anyone out there who was mistakenly excited by the fact that Samkon Gado ended up with two touchdowns last week:

The last Titans’ player to score two touchdowns in a single preseason game was wide receiver Dominique Edison, who had two scoring receptions in the 2009 preseason finale. Edison made the roster out of training but was inactive six times, spent three weeks on the practice squad and twice dressed but did not get in a game. He did not catch a pass in the regular season.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 NFL Spokesman Greg Aeillo said that the owners are meeting in Atlanta to discuss an 'enhanced' season. This is obviously a sign of two things: the owners want to discuss how to present an 18 game regular season at the CBA bargaining table, and the NFL's messaging has been farmed out to Enzyte's marketing department.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 ESPN's AJ Mass states the obvious: Vince Young is a stellar no.2 quarterback on any fantasy team.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 Oilers legend Earnest Givens wants Bud Adams and the Titans to retire his jersey.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 Chargers rookie Ryan Mathews had his nose cauterized. That is all.

Tennessee_titans_30x21 Surprise, surprise: Keith Bulluck is ballin-out in New York and has been moved to the OLB spot. I took extra notice of this because it meant former All-SEC player and Vanderbilt star Jonathan Goff would stay the starter in the MLB spot.

 

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OK, August

that’s the funniest Morning Links headline yet! I can’t stop laughing. Thanks.

Maybe we should keep Simms around after all – for comic relief.

by JimR on Aug 25, 2010 10:14 AM CDT via mobile reply actions  

Makes up for yesterday's picture caption

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"If anyone asks you, you fixed my television. Now go!"

by gramsey712 on Aug 25, 2010 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

No it doesn't

but it is a good start.

Titans Blogger at Music City Miracles even though gramsey hates it.

"What if I was Peyton Manning?"- CJ to the ref after they picked up a personal foul flag for a late hit on him.

by Jimmy on Aug 25, 2010 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions  

Retiring Givens' # is a tough call

But I think it won’t happen. I love the guy, as you can tell by my picture, but if we retire #81 then there will only be 9 numbers left for TE’s and WR’s.
And if we retire #81, then what about Wychek? Drew Hill? Charlie Hennigan?

Is it strange that I wish we still had Ben Hartsock?

by tdtommyd on Aug 25, 2010 10:34 AM CDT reply actions  

David Givens?

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"What if I was Peyton Manning?"- CJ to the ref after they picked up a personal foul flag for a late hit on him.

by Jimmy on Aug 25, 2010 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions  

Ha! No, you retire David Givens, not his number.

Official proponent of the unofficial campaign to nickname Derrick Morgan "Captain Morgan."

by Drubaru on Aug 25, 2010 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions   2 recs

And if they do that

Haywood Jeffires should deserve the same too, IMHO

by groovymountain on Aug 25, 2010 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

why is this not green?!?

I still have my Mcnair jersey…even though it is 2 sizes too small…I wore it last night….got chills…I WILL NEVER GET RID OF THAT JERSEY!!!

"He is fast, but what I like about him is he looks like one of those track guys that actually knows how to run the ball and has good vision and patience. He is not just running at top speed. He knows when to use his speed, and he has some power and toughness, too.'' Barry Sanders about CJ2K
Dwight Howard >The Justice League of America

by Bonafidebrother on Aug 25, 2010 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions  

A man that cheated on his wife and kids

Someone to idolize for sure.

Good football player, but…

"Manny Trillo is coming in to pinch run. You know, for a lot of teams, you would pinch run for Manny Trillo." - Harry Caray

by Archie on Aug 25, 2010 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Who is your favorite player?

I’m sure he was a perfect saint.

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"If anyone asks you, you fixed my television. Now go!"

by gramsey712 on Aug 26, 2010 8:06 AM CDT up reply actions  

I say...

retire his Oilers jersey.

by TNTitan89 on Aug 25, 2010 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

He was a tough receiver

but I don’t think his number should be retired. He went to the Pro Bowl twice…you need more than that.

by earlers on Aug 25, 2010 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

more options for WRs...

They have access to the teens and maybe the single digits.

by oilertitan on Aug 25, 2010 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm excited to see how far Young's come

I’ll be more excited to see it in the regular season though.

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by crazylegs28 on Aug 25, 2010 10:36 AM CDT reply actions  

I love hearing Fisher take credit for the turnaround last year.

Yes, Jeff, it was your “new revised ’09 schedule.” It had nothing to do with Bud forcing you to bench KC and start VY. If this year is a success and VY does actually become an elite quarterback, that is the one decision you can point to as the reason. I’m sure Fisher deserves some credit – I believe he is a good coach, but that is THE reason.

Official proponent of the unofficial campaign to nickname Derrick Morgan "Captain Morgan."

by Drubaru on Aug 25, 2010 11:03 AM CDT reply actions  

I think the "natural disaster"

was Fisher’s decision making early in the season.

by TNTitan89 on Aug 25, 2010 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions   3 recs

Jeff Fisher still thinks

That Kerry Collins gives the team the best chance of winning.

by CMDR on Aug 25, 2010 12:31 PM CDT reply actions   1 recs

Jeff Fisher Still Thinks

That Roosevelt is president
Radio is the dominant mass media.
And the Dust Bowl was the Natural Disaster.

"It's making my head spin from all the activities we can do!"

by jaketitan427 on Aug 25, 2010 1:05 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

A Simms moment

Q. How many pancakes does it take to build a doghouse? A. None. Alligators can’t fly.

"It's making my head spin from all the activities we can do!"

by jaketitan427 on Aug 25, 2010 3:30 PM CDT via mobile reply actions   1 recs

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