Titans vs. Colts: FO's Mike Tanier Takes Indianapolis

by Jimmy on Dec 17, 2011 3:00 PM CST in Tennessee Titans News

I just assumed that everyone would be picking the Titans heading into this one. The Colts have been playing better, but better just means they actually stay on the field instead of getting blown off of it. Plus the Titans have looked better in the last five weeks with their only two losses being close against really good teams. It seems like the Titans are the obvious pick to me.

Well they aren't according to FO's Mike Tanier. He writes a weekly feature for Fifth Down which is a football blog from the New York Times. Click through jump to see his comments about this match-up.

This is the Colts’ best chance to win a game this season. Both Matt Hasselbeck (calf) and Jake Locker (chest) missed practice during the week, leaving Rusty Smith in charge of the Titans’ offense for a few heady hours. Granted, Locker is expected to be ready for Sunday, and Hasselbeck is now made out of modeling clay and can simply mold his lower leg back into the proper shape. But this is a golden opportunity to play the spoiler role.

One thing to keep in mind is Football Outsiders only picked the Titans to win 4 games before the season started. They also didn't think Hasselbeck was a good signing.

I am a little bit nervous about this game, but I trust that Mike Munchak will get them ready to play.

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This is where I stopped reading.

Both Matt Hasselbeck (calf) and Jake Locker (chest) missed practice during the week, leaving Rusty Smith in charge of the Titans’ offense for a few heady hours.

Matt Hasselbeck practiced yesterday, and Locker is fine. Guy is a moron.

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by rsikes on Dec 17, 2011 3:09 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

schefter picked the colts too

we better win by like 50 to shut these idiots up

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by XAGMNINETY on Dec 17, 2011 3:11 PM CST reply actions

^This

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The future is bright for this Titans squad.

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by fanoftheunderdogs on Dec 17, 2011 5:43 PM CST up reply actions

Best chance to win a game this season?

This dork forgot about the game on Thursday I guess when the Texans come to Indy, and it’s on national TV. That is a classic trap game there. I think that’s the one this guy better be worried about because if the Colts don’t win that one, they are most likely 0-16 this year. They’ll be playing their asses off on Thursday.

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by SiriusTitansFan on Dec 17, 2011 3:26 PM CST reply actions

they said the same thing in our first game with them.

and so were their fans. at least the fans get it.

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by stetix01 on Dec 17, 2011 3:38 PM CST reply actions

I will smash his face into a car windshield, then take his mother, Dorothy Tanier, out to a lovely seafood diner

AND NEVER CALL HER AGAIN!!

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by I Believe in Rusty Smith on Dec 17, 2011 3:48 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

lol

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Dec 17, 2011 5:16 PM CST up reply actions

these guys get more web hits when they make up something ridiculous like this

For the Jake of argument ...

by BythePowerofMunchak! on Dec 17, 2011 3:59 PM CST reply actions

I'm a little nervous about this game too.

I mean they found a way to get close to the Patriots. And I would really hate to drop to a winless team.

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by J3G77 on Dec 17, 2011 4:32 PM CST reply actions

How the hell are you nervous?

We beat that team when we were in the middle of our midseason suckfest. And the Patriots defense is terrible this year.

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by fanoftheunderdogs on Dec 17, 2011 5:42 PM CST up reply actions

That's all true.

But that was Painter, and Orlovsky is playing marginally better, or at least the team is as a whole is. I don’t know. Just a little nervous.

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by J3G77 on Dec 17, 2011 6:06 PM CST up reply actions

I ain't scerred

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by JustinS on Dec 17, 2011 4:58 PM CST reply actions

Orlovsky vs. McCarthy

We win

Locker has a receiver either side;
Locker fumbles the snap;
Picks it up, sprints out to the right;
Looking;
Fires deep downfield
MAN IS WIDE OPEN!!
TOUCHDOWWWWWN TITANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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by SoMissTitansFan on Dec 17, 2011 5:08 PM CST reply actions

"on any given sunday ......"

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by Black Helicopterz on Dec 17, 2011 5:39 PM CST reply actions

I think we're estimating the winless Colts just fine, thank you.

Underestimating them would be believing they’d show up and be blown out 100-0.

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The future is bright for this Titans squad.

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by fanoftheunderdogs on Dec 17, 2011 5:41 PM CST up reply actions

Well, if anything, this article was a good laugh

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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Dec 17, 2011 6:45 PM CST reply actions

There is a name for articles of this kind.

PRETENTIOUS SHIT!
Have they watched either of these teams play? The Titans are playing for their playoff lives and the Colts have been awful, worse, in my opinion, than Detroit.

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by wimpiam on Dec 17, 2011 9:30 PM CST reply actions