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Thie Chicago Tribune is reporting this morning that Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Munchak would like to talk to Chicago Bears offensive line coach Mike Tice about becoming the offensive coordinator.  The author of that article says he doesn't know if the Bears will grant the Titans permission to talk to Tice or not.

One thing is for sure, if the Titans do get Tice to be offensive coordinator and they re-sign Randy Moss, Tice will get him on the field.  You might remember that Tice came up with something known as the "Randy Ratio" when he was the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings.  Here is what Wikipedia has to say about the "Randy Ratio:"

Coach Tice called it the Randy Ratio. It was an effort on the coaches part to throw 40% of the passes to Moss as a way to keep him involved in the offense more than he had been in the 2001 season when he had stretches in games where he was being shut out, and partly to use more game clock by sustaining long drives to give the Vikings defense a chance to rest.  An assistant coach would stand on the sidelines during games and track how many times Moss had been thrown to, and then inform Tice of the percentages so that he is always aware of it. In the 2001 season, the Vikings record was 4-1 when Moss had 40% of the passes thrown his direction, and 1-10 in other games.

Unfortunately for Tice he is more remembered for that and his Super Bowl ticket scalping scheme, which got him a fine of $100,000 from the NFL, than anything he actually did coaching the Vikings.  He compiled a 32-33 record in his four years as coach.

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Since his tenure with the Vikings he has been the offensive line coach in Jacksonville and currently Chicago.  He has never actually been an offensive coordinator in his career.  Like Munch, Tice went from offensive line coach to head coach in Minnesota.

Having said all of that, I have no idea how Tice would be as an offensive coordinator. He was around for some explosive offenses in Minnesota, and he oviously knows that it is smart to try to get the ball to his best player, but it is hard to say how he would be calling plays because he hasn't ever done it before.

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Actually he was assistant head coach and TE coach at Jacksonville

He groomed Mercedes Lewis…there’s a nice little Vikes history on Jags.com:

Tice, 50, has 28 years of experience in the NFL with 14 as a player and 14 in the coaching ranks. He has participated in 22 postseason games, including 13 as a coach and nine as a player. He previously served as head coach of the Vikings from 2002-05. The Vikings posted a winning record in three of four seasons under Tice including a playoff berth in 2004.

With the Vikings, he served as tight ends coach for Minnesota in 1996 and offensive line coach from 1997-2001 before being promoted to head coach. In Tice’s first season as head coach in 2002, the Vikings led the NFL in rushing for the first time in team history with 2,507 yards. The Vikings finished with a winning record in 2003 for the first time since 2000. The Vikings led the NFL in offense for the first time in their history and sent four players to the Pro Bowl. Tice led the Vikings to the playoffs in 2004 and their first road playoff victory in franchise history with a win at Green Bay. Tice joined Jerry Burns as the only coaches in club history to win their playoff debut.

by oysterhead43 on Feb 13, 2011 8:39 AM CST reply actions  

Of course that was before his 2010 season with the Bears as OL coach

From Star Tribune:

If there were an NFL Assistant Coach of the Year award, Mike Tice would win because he accepted a career suicide mission that’s one victory from becoming a 60-point headline on his résumé.

“What Mike’s getting out of that line is nothing less than miraculous to me,” said Fox NFL analyst Brian Billick. What Tice inherited was an offensive line in disrepair. And there would be no quick fix coming from the top of the NFL draft. No, it was up to Tice to find five guys, put them in the right spots and, as Billick said, “coach his butt off.”

“Mike really is one of the unsung heroes for Chicago this year,” Billick said. “And, frankly, it’s been one of the greatest coaching jobs in the NFL this entire season.”

by oysterhead43 on Feb 13, 2011 8:48 AM CST up reply actions  

that's just billick

pimping for his buddy.

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by hal41605 on Feb 13, 2011 3:34 PM CST up reply actions  

He is getting praise from Billick

That alone should put an end to any consideration for Tice as OC.

by Tyler George Nilson on Feb 13, 2011 8:56 PM CST up reply actions   3 recs

It shouldnt take much....

For any offensive coordinator to come in and have successful with the offensive personel we have.

by datboybevans on Feb 13, 2011 8:46 AM CST via mobile reply actions  

Why???

is Munch bent on bringing in an offensive line guy to be the next OC. I would much rather have a QB coach who can help bring a “system” with him and who has experience dealing directly with the QB on a regulart basis.

by TitanRob on Feb 13, 2011 8:58 AM CST reply actions  

What makes you say

Munch is “bent on” bringing in an offensive line guy? Just because Tice happens to coach OL this season @ Chicago and a single source is reporting TN might be interested?

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by rothbard on Feb 13, 2011 10:03 AM CST up reply actions  

Callahan was OL coach, too.

Clements is the only candidate I’ve heard that’s QB focused….

Didnt know this about Clements: Last year, the Packers denied quarterbacks coach Tom Clements permission to interview with the Bears for the coordinator job that went to Mike Martz. Guess that’s where the Reinfeldt-Thompson relationship comes in…

by oysterhead43 on Feb 13, 2011 10:12 AM CST up reply actions  

Well Tice has been TE,OL,and a HC

and Callahan has been OL,OC,HC. Maybe there is a trend, I don’t know. Clements has been QB,OC so he’s the only name to pop up that has had QB coaching experience (officially). But who knows who the candidates really are.

The overall chemistry of the staff, and how their respective strengths/weaknesses are coordinated is more important than their grade for a scheme wonk perspective, imo.

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by rothbard on Feb 13, 2011 10:19 AM CST up reply actions  

Offensive linemen are the smartest guys on any team...

unless theres a rhodes scholar on the practace squad

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by CrazyTitan on Feb 13, 2011 12:37 PM CST up reply actions   4 recs

lol!

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by Chris Faulkner on Feb 13, 2011 7:32 PM CST up reply actions  

Not sure how appealing this hire is to me. Tice had some explosive offenses in Minny

but he’s also never been an OC. One thing I’m confused about is that it doesn’t seem Tice has much background in the West Coast offense.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Feb 13, 2011 9:47 AM CST reply actions  

That's what I was thinking.

Bill Callahan didn’t excite me, but at least he had playcalling experience and was firmly rooted in a West Coast-based philosophy. I’m not sure where Tice would be coming from philosophically, and since he has not been an OC before and Thorchak doesn’t have OC experience, I’d much rather have someone who DOES have that for that side of the ball.

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by ronburgundy7427 on Feb 13, 2011 9:53 AM CST up reply actions  

The thing I'm somewhat fixated on now is that our offense could be run by

three OL coaches (Munch, Tice, Matthews) and Dowell Loggains. Yikes.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Feb 13, 2011 1:32 PM CST up reply actions  

What's the problem with that?

"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 Feb 13, 2011 2:07 PM CST up reply actions  

Our biggest hole on offense right now is QB.

I want an OC who has more of a pedigree of working with QBs. Munchak, Tice, and Loggains don’t particularly inspire confidence in me that we can develop a QB.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Feb 13, 2011 2:09 PM CST up reply actions  

Developing a QB and running an offense are very different things.

I’d put my offense in the hands a few HOF offensive lineman before I would many other coaching staffs. Offensive linemen are some of the smartest players in the game, generally speaking.

I’m also not convinced that a smart offensive mind is not all it takes to “develop” a QB. Our staff is unproven, right now. But every great developer of QBs is unproven until they develop a QB, you know?

"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 Feb 13, 2011 2:26 PM CST up reply actions  

That's a fair assessment but

usually “every great developer of QBs” is more familiar with the QB position.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Feb 13, 2011 2:34 PM CST up reply actions  

other than a quarterback

who knows more about quarterbacks than offensive linemen?

Get 'em.
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by danielreese05 on Feb 13, 2011 2:35 PM CST up reply actions  

Good question.

From a playing standpoint, I’d say it goes QB then OL and then the other positions. From a coaching standpoint, what makes us think Mike Tice is going to be able to work on things like footwork? He’s a great OL coach, and had some success as HC, but never once has he had to work on the important details of quarterbacking.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Feb 13, 2011 2:39 PM CST up reply actions  

yeah I think you're right

that’s what the position coach is for.

Get 'em.
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by danielreese05 on Feb 13, 2011 2:49 PM CST up reply actions  

Those will be extremely tough to find at this point in the year.

Sure, having Tice as OC and then a great QB coach would be fine. But there aren’t many great QB coaches out there, and the only way to get one that is already on a team is to hire them as a OC.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Feb 13, 2011 2:51 PM CST up reply actions  

My instinctive reaction

is probably terribly wrong, and very biased but to be honest it’s: “which one of these guys would be the brains?” In wizard of oz terms, I’m sure we’d have heart and courage covered, but who’s the thinking guy?

by numbertenox on Feb 13, 2011 4:23 PM CST up reply actions  

Definitely agree.

We’re going to need someone familiar with running an offense and developing a QB.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Feb 13, 2011 4:43 PM CST up reply actions  

On the fence about him.

He’s definitely a QB guy, but when you look at his most recent past, he hasn’t been able to produce great QBs. It should also be noted that I adore Cam Cameron, the OC for Baltimore because I think he does great work with QBs, and for him to reportedly have disagreements with Zorn just doesn’t sit well with me. If Tice were to get the OC position, someone like Zorn would definitely be a huge asset, so I think I could get on board with the move.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Feb 13, 2011 9:08 PM CST up reply actions  

Cameron's a bum

believe me, I get all of their games and he might be the only OC in league who was more conservative than Fish last year. when you have an arm like Flacco and receivers like Mason, Stallworth, Boldin, Heap, etc., you don’t run a draw play on 3rd and 11, you just don’t do it.

Get 'em.
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by danielreese05 on Feb 13, 2011 10:19 PM CST up reply actions  

My buddy has season tickets for the Ravens...

He was really excited with all of their acquisitions this year. Thought they were going to be unstoppable. He was pissed off after almost every game because of the play calling. Extremely conservative.

by PA-Titan on Feb 14, 2011 8:03 AM CST up reply actions  

they have an excuse every year

if it’s not the refs, it’s the play calling. but he’s right, the play calling was crap this year.

Get 'em.
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by danielreese05 on Feb 14, 2011 8:51 PM CST up reply actions  

forget I said OC

I meant coach. whatever.

Get 'em.
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by danielreese05 on Feb 13, 2011 10:20 PM CST up reply actions  

He's also played a large role in developing both

Joe Flacco and Drew Brees. Regardless of his playcalling, he’s done some excellent work with QBs over his career, and if he disagreed with Zorn over how to develop a QB, I side with Cameron.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Feb 13, 2011 10:25 PM CST up reply actions  

I think I agree with rothbard

Zorn was just as responsible, if not more responsible, for Flacco’s success this past season. if anything, I think Cameron held him back.

Get 'em.
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by danielreese05 on Feb 13, 2011 11:24 PM CST up reply actions  

if he'd have let Stallworth run loose on the downfield routes

Flacco would’ve had a field day. I’ve seen him throw 50 yards from his knees before, he can chuck it.

Get 'em.
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by danielreese05 on Feb 13, 2011 11:31 PM CST up reply actions  

What recent past are you talking about?

As QB coach, Zorn oversaw Hasselbeck setting the Seattle franchise records for yards, attempts, and completions. Had of course most recently he coached Flacco to the best year of his career. What does he have to do to count as producing great QBs?

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by rothbard on Feb 13, 2011 11:21 PM CST up reply actions  

Ahhh the Randy Ratio

can’t really decide how I feel about this. I mean, realistically I guess we shouldn’t have expected too many big names. If Mike Tice coming in means we have a chance to retain Randy Moss, then I’m all for that.

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by natidawg on Feb 13, 2011 10:41 AM CST reply actions  

all for

Bringing Tice in and retaining Moss
woooohoooooooooo!
Then, get a contender QB
Im starting to smell superbowl potential in the air…. or did that horse just fart?

OH YEA
This is gonna be a fun ride

by cowgirl attitude on Feb 13, 2011 1:03 PM CST up reply actions  

that "contender" qb

Doesn’t exist at this point

by AZ TiTan10 on Feb 13, 2011 1:48 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

sure it does

Palmer, McNAbb, even Orton. All 3 could pilot a contender.

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by oHIo1 on Feb 13, 2011 3:29 PM CST up reply actions  

McNabb is the only one proven he can do that

However, that was several years ago. Quite frankly, I don’t see anybody in free agency who can do that. This isn’t a great QB class either.

by Tyler George Nilson on Feb 13, 2011 8:48 PM CST up reply actions  

Hopefully the Bears say No

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by asbestos_man on Feb 13, 2011 2:15 PM CST up reply actions  

He did have his hands on some really great offenses in Minnesota.

I just wonder how involved he was with them.

If he is dictating how often a player gets the ball, I would guess that he was pretty involved. I wouldn’t be opposed to it.

"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 Feb 13, 2011 11:06 AM CST reply actions  

probabl about as involved as Billick was

which is to say that I could’ve called plays and had a top 5 offense.

Get 'em.
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by danielreese05 on Feb 13, 2011 11:59 AM CST via mobile up reply actions  

If we have Munchak, Matthews,and Tice...

Im definitely making a bumper sticker that says, “Our coaching staff can kick your coaching staffs ass.” I think 2,500 yards is still unrealistic for CJ, but the record is starting to look possible again. Especially if they go to 18 games. Hell, 2,500 might be possible with 18 games, but highly unlikely.

by bull4real on Feb 13, 2011 11:37 AM CST reply actions  

I love the idea.

I don’t care what “system” is brought in, it all starts with whether or not the QB can be protected. If the OL is solid, then a lot of things will work for you whether it be West Coast, East Coast, or the Gulf of Mexico.

I’d rather see a “system” that is geared to whatever QB we end up bringing in.

Seems to me that Tice would be a great hire. He’s done a great job in Chicago, making adjustments after the bye week to make that OL at least serviceable. Their OL still sucks but it’s more because of Jerry D’Angelo’s negligence rather than coaching.

by foobarred on Feb 13, 2011 12:28 PM CST reply actions  

OL seems to be the theme here

Let’s just hope he doesn’t sign any OLmen as defensive coaches.

by Jeff Fisher's Power Stache on Feb 13, 2011 12:28 PM CST via mobile reply actions  

Not to fond of this news.

I don’t want him to be our OC…

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by RhiNo6705 on Feb 13, 2011 1:13 PM CST reply actions  

I agree

The Bears had the worst offensive line in the league last year, allowing 56 sacks.

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by Aditya T (smashville) on Feb 13, 2011 1:21 PM CST up reply actions  

And maybe that's because

they have the worst offensive linemen?

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by rothbard on Feb 13, 2011 1:24 PM CST up reply actions  

But why would an offensive line coach be offered a promotion

after he had the worst offensive line in the league?

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by Aditya T (smashville) on Feb 13, 2011 1:30 PM CST up reply actions  

they did better towards the end of the season

But why is billick singing praises for him if they gave up so many sacks?

by AZ TiTan10 on Feb 13, 2011 1:47 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

Because he doesn't play on the offensive line

and he arguably got everything he could out of them?

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by rothbard on Feb 13, 2011 2:06 PM CST up reply actions  

lets see

OH YEA
This is gonna be a fun ride

by cowgirl attitude on Feb 13, 2011 2:35 PM CST up reply actions  

Luckily

Bruce Matthews will be handling the offensive line.

"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 Feb 13, 2011 2:08 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

You can't put all of that on Tice

Mike Martz is known for getting his quarterbacks killed because of all the deep drops he calls.

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by Jimmy on Feb 13, 2011 4:08 PM CST up reply actions  

Regardless of how well he can put together a patchwork O-line

I"m not interested in him as a play caller. We already have Bruce “Banner” Mathews and Thorchak to put together a line.

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by asbestos_man on Feb 13, 2011 2:11 PM CST reply actions  

So we have Thorchak, Bruce Banner, Grayskull

Im bout to sit down and nerd out nicknames for different players

Oh hai MCM

by Dagger22 on Feb 13, 2011 2:44 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

sounds like a promising fanpost

Do we have a Nick or a Captain American on staff? That would give us all four Avengers.

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by asbestos_man on Feb 13, 2011 6:46 PM CST up reply actions  

Nick Fury Schoomer

Captain america morgan

Oh hai MCM

by Dagger22 on Feb 13, 2011 8:21 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

HELLO

maybe i was watching the wrong playoffs this year. But, did the Bears proceed to the playoffs? I didn’t see our team in any playoffs……
 Playoffs? Playoffs? What Playoffs?
I would have been tickled pink if our team would have got AS FAR as the Bears did!!

OH YEA
This is gonna be a fun ride

by cowgirl attitude on Feb 13, 2011 2:44 PM CST reply actions   1 recs

WOW

THE NFL

Oh hai MCM

by Dagger22 on Feb 13, 2011 2:45 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

muha

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by 12thTitan on Feb 13, 2011 2:52 PM CST up reply actions  

Yeah, they made the playoffs.

No thanks to their offensive line.

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by Aditya T (smashville) on Feb 13, 2011 2:53 PM CST up reply actions  

Chicago's O-Line play had much more to do with

Jerry Angelo’s drafting only one OL in the top three rounds for the past 5 or so years than anything that Tice did. The OL was a complete disaster the previous year as well, but the difference being that adjustments were made after the bye week to make it at least serviceable.

I think in the minority here thinking that Tice would be a terrific hire. Not only is he a former HC, he’s a former AFC South HC. Brings lots of experience into the organization.

However, I seriously doubt that Chicago would grant the interview. If Tice leaves, they would be in a huge hole.

by foobarred on Feb 13, 2011 5:28 PM CST up reply actions  

AFC South HC?

He coached the Vikings. He was only on the Jags staff.

Secondly I think the fact he put an offensive line together with bailing wire, duct tape, and superglue makes it far more likely the Bears will hold on to him.

Furthermore despite all those good offenses in Minnesota, I don’t think he ever called plays. His hiring would leave us with a coach who has never called plays, and OC who has never called plays, and Loggains who may or may not have been calling plays while Dinger was on Chemo.

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by asbestos_man on Feb 13, 2011 6:52 PM CST up reply actions  

It's interesting though

The Packers and Steelers were also criticized for not being able to protect their QB’s all year. The Bears o-coordinator is known for not keeping in enough protection on pass plays, and Cutler is known for holding on to the ball too long. The o-line took too much of the blame, and they played well down the stretch against some good teams. I think Tice will do fine, but there is going to be a definite need for a strong QB coach, maybe Zorn?

by Stormcrow on Feb 13, 2011 3:52 PM CST up reply actions  

We could bring in

Chad Ochocinco as QB coach. He seems to have had a long career giving advice to QBs.

by foobarred on Feb 13, 2011 5:32 PM CST up reply actions  

if he can get moss to stay

and turn the moss/britt combo into the carter/moss from back in his days with the Vikings, then I’m all for it.

but i’m not sure if Tice can do either of those things.

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by hal41605 on Feb 13, 2011 3:38 PM CST reply actions  

who knows

Moss/Britt could be the next Music City Miracle ll..
seems like it is going in full circle, Carter and Moss were electric
now people are thinking Moss and Britt??

OH YEA
This is gonna be a fun ride

by cowgirl attitude on Feb 13, 2011 5:47 PM CST up reply actions  

that was a long time ago though

Moss is a lot older now

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by rothbard on Feb 13, 2011 5:51 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

Carter was old, then, too.

I think the idea is that Moss takes over the spot of the veteran and Kenny Britt is what Randy Moss was—a young, electrifying receiver.

Obviously, they are very different players, though…

"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 Feb 13, 2011 6:30 PM CST up reply actions  

Yep.

You’re probably right.

"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 Feb 13, 2011 7:20 PM CST up reply actions  

I raise you 100 stanley nickels that he is

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by Chris Faulkner on Feb 13, 2011 7:34 PM CST up reply actions  

I think he gets too much credit for the offense in MN.

Scott Linehan was the OC most of those years. Their offensive production took a hit when he and Moss left.

by Tyler George Nilson on Feb 13, 2011 9:09 PM CST reply actions  

probably so

but at least he might have the inkling to throw Moss the ball more than 0% of the time. i’d be happy with a randy ratio of 10% at this point.

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by Chris Faulkner on Feb 13, 2011 9:58 PM CST up reply actions  

I don't know how I feel about Tice as OC either.

First of all, who’s to say Moss will be here next year? So you can’t really use Moss as a reason to hire Tice.

Second of all, the offense in MIN at that time was explosive anyways. I know we have some really good guys on offense, but he wasn’t the OC for the MIN offense either.

Finally, another O-line coach? I would like someone to come in with a different view. We already have 2 great O-line coaches who can work on that aspect of the offense, I would like someone with a different perspective in the mix.

by Los Blancos Chicca on Feb 14, 2011 7:42 AM CST up reply actions  

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2011/02/chicago-bears-deny-tennessee-titans-request-to-interview-assistant-coach-mike-tice.html Access denied!

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What the offseason will really mean to the Titans
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A little Insight...
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Kevin Matthews: Nepotism or Genetics?
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What Will Be The Titans Most Effective WR Lineup?
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The Zach Brown Project
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ESPN's Future Power Rankings Are A Joke - Titans Ranked #23
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Your 2012-2013 Titans: 16-0 or 0-16?

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