Tennessee Titans Daily Links: Andre Wollfolk Will Never Be Forgotten Edition
by August West on Apr 1, 2011 11:15 AM CDT
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The Tennessean dusts off some old Titans draft slideshows to recap every player selected by the team since '99, which makes for Andre Woolfolk's first mention on a website other than MCM in about 4 years.
The AFC South could go all D-line in the first round.. provided there's another undersized guy the Colts want to give tons of money to while expecting almost no production from because Pope Dungy isn't around to make that system work (see: Hughes, Jerry and Moala, Fili).
Du'Quan Bowers garnered mixed reviews for his Pro Day workout, which only increases the chances that he slides to the 8th spot. A rusty Pro Day workout from a guy who has been recovering from injury doesn't phase me at all is the doctors believe his knee will be 100% soon.
Chris Hope is putting on a charity basketball game to raise money for a mother who was critically injured in a car crash and needs constant care. Apparently this is the second year Hope has held the event, and each year he will pick a specific person or situation to raise funds for... gotta love that idea.
Myron Rolle makes the case for paying college athletes in revenue generating sports. But honestly, what guy who played college ball would say they didn't want to get paid cash for it?
George Plaster, a long-time staple of Nashville talk radio and sports media and the czar of 104.5 The Zone,could be in for another ugly fight with radio's second evil empire: Cumulus Media.
Jim Trotter gives Jake Locker the 'Not so fast, my friend' treatment on the heels of good reviews from his Pro Day.
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That 2003 draft was just awful.
Got a couple good years out of Chris Brown, but other than that…terrible. But at least Fisher got the Patron Saint of Average Special Teams Play That Results In A Roster Spot for Eight Years.
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by ronburgundy7427 on Apr 1, 2011 11:19 AM CDT reply actions
It takes skill
to be drafted as a CB in the first round and 7 years later still only have 3 career interceptions
Cam Newton for Pres.
Cecil Newton for VP
Props to Chris Hope for his charity work!
If only he took care of business on the field….the way he does off of it….:-(
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No April Fool's joke this year?
I can’t believe it was only a year ago when August wrote this and now, its actually happening. Well, minus the JaMarcus Russell part.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Apr 1, 2011 12:11 PM CDT reply actions
lol
sorry, I’ve been crazy with work and just realized after I posted that it was April Fools day
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Haha, no problem August.
I know you’re busy. I woke up this morning though, saw April Fool’s Day and for some reason that exact post popped up into my head. MCM must be entrenched in my mind by now.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Apr 1, 2011 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions
back when we didn't want them to get rid of VY : (
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by Chris Faulkner on Apr 1, 2011 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I WOULD NOT RELEASE VY :)
yet, i’m not paying his salary….
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I'm sure most of you have seen the stuff on NFL.com,
but Casserly said Dalton and Ponder will see teams trade up in the late first for them. Steve Wyche also wrote that many teams aren’t sold on Gabbert (though I still say he goes 1st overall).
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Apr 1, 2011 1:02 PM CDT reply actions
I love draft time.
I just read a report saying Newton is now the favorite in Carolina, gotta love the conflicting reports.
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by ronburgundy7427 on Apr 1, 2011 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I think its better for us if Gabbert goes first.
That way Newton either goes 3rd or 5th, and either a DT or Von Miller is falling to 8.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Apr 1, 2011 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm starting to cool on Miller.
I just don’t know if he’s a good fit for 4-3 LB. And as for Gabbert, it’s all hyberbole right now but I also recently read something from one of the national guys that he is not getting by Arizona.
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by ronburgundy7427 on Apr 1, 2011 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I think Arizona would be stupid to pass on Gabbert.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Apr 1, 2011 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Vomit.
If at any point you’re left trying to determine whether he’s got good character or not, that’s usually not a good sign. It reminds of how teams had to determine if JaMarcus Russell was passionate about football. If you have to ask the question, that’s cause for concern. This has absolutely nothing to do with the question you posed but just wanted to put that out there.
Now, for your question, assuming he has no drug or attitude issues, he’s probably worth a top 10 pick. As it relates to the Titans, if we could somehow get some stellar line play again, Mallett would thrive in this offense. His skill set translates to our system more than Gabbert’s, Newton’s, Locker’s, and Dalton’s. He has a strong and accurate deep ball, and it just so happens we have several long-range threats in Britt, Washington and (possibly) Williams.
I do, however, have serious questions about his attitude, which is why I don’t think the Titans should consider him at 8. At 39, maybe you take the gamble. But there’s just something Jimmy Clausen-esque about his demeanor.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Apr 1, 2011 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I think if Reinfeldt/Munchak do take him at #8
Which I think is a long shot, then they would have done a lot of work on the off-field issues. And, I would be fine with it…I trust both Mikes to make the right decision in terms of a guy’s character.
I don’t see them taking a Pacman Jones guy…Munchak doesn’t seem like the kind of coach who would be willing to put up with that (unlike Fisher who saw himself as a player’s coach and could handle any player).
by shawneriksmith on Apr 1, 2011 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
That's a fair assessment, but personnel guy have been fooled before.
See Leaf, Ryan and Clausen, Jimmy. Now I’m not saying he’s going to be the headcase Leaf was, but I think you can draw faint comparisons. For instance, one thing I absolutely cannot get over with Mallett is his combine interview. The reply to his critics “I’ve got ____ yards and ____ TDs, etc” didn’t score points in my books. It reeks of insecurity and shows plenty of defensiveness. If he had tackled the question (and answered drug questions in a professional manner), I’d view him in better light.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Apr 1, 2011 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought he fielded the questions just fine. I watched the clip for the first time today, and really don't understand the big deal.
They’re paying the kid to play football, not be the press secretary. And, lest we forget that he’s only 22. Sheesh.
OK
Are you ok with his answer about the alleged drug issue? He simply said, “I don’t want to discuss that with you. I will discuss it with teams individually”. Leaf-ish.
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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 1, 2011 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Leaf-ish? How's that?
Ryan Leaf is the cliche name to get thrown around because he was a monumental bust, but I don’t get the comparisons to Mallett.
To your specific question, I am OK with his answer.
Leaf
dodged Q’s he did not want to answer. Finally the kid blew over and had a melt down.
So you are ok with a guy who gets flustered (have to see the interview) when asked a very legitimate question? A sharp guy would have seen that as PR opportunity to either 1) set the record straight or 2) put a spin on it and repair what many believe to be a huge issue and, consequently, save/earn millions by stopping the draft slide due to the perception of “issues and concerns”. Don’t lie, but defer through a much less incriminating way. He was defensive and short. Not good.
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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 1, 2011 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions
When you say "have to see the interview", do you mean I need to see it, or you need to see it?
I think our fundamental disagreement is that you viewed his response as “defensive and short”. I didn’t.
perception is key I guess
Leaf: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUtnzypTSjo
Commentary:
For those who don’t know Ryan Leaf, Leaf was chosen number 2 overall in the 1998 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers behind some guy named Peyton Manning. Long story short, he pissed off the Chargers, he pissed off the media, he got pissed off in a locker room video and threw a lot of interceptions, thus shortening his NFL career to four years.
This interview was done on April 14, 2010 at KJR 950 AM, a sports station in Seattle, just after Leaf pleaded guilty to 8 counts of felonies (he talks about this conviction in the interview). He was sentenced to 10 years in probation in Montana or something like that (not much detail was talked about his probation, but hopefully talking to KJR 950 does not violate the probation).
I feel he sounds really honest about all the past mistakes he made. What do you think?
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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 1, 2011 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Really, I don't want to listen to 10 minutes of a Ryan Leaf interview from 2010. I still don't see the correlation.
Ryan Leaf was a hothead. That was his real issue, and was later pegged as having a drug problem. He didn’t have that problem in college, that I’m aware of.
I just don’t see it. I think you’re better of sticking with:
not denying the kid is a good QB. He could be more accurate. He could more mobile. He could be less douchebaggish.You don’t need an analogy to reinforce the point.
gotcha
not denying the kid is a good QB. He could be more accurate. He could more mobile. He could be less douchebaggish.
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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 1, 2011 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow how condecinding
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by otisnixon'sparty on Apr 1, 2011 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
comparisons
2 Mallett interviews:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=folWxFenWSw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9wu_xJg0dk
2 different guys with the same name.
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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 1, 2011 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
btw
not denying the kid is a good QB. He could be more accurate. He could more mobile. He could be less douchebaggish.
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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 1, 2011 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
By Canadian terms he's been an adult for 4 years.
I don’t like the youth argument. There are tons of 20-25 year olds hitting the work force who have to go through interviews and background checks every year, and they too have to answer questions in a professional manner if they want to get the job.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Apr 1, 2011 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope, for your and my sake, that our interviews aren't spread around the internet to be picked apart ad nauseum.
I get that he’s at a different level, and he should be held accountable. I just don’t understand the outrage. How should he have answered the question? And, provided he did answer in a way that comforts you, are we not having the same discussion about him anyway?
It just seems a bit nitpicky.
To your first question, something along the lines of
“There are always parts of your game, looking back on them, that you could do better or you want to improve. I’m always working on something, and will continue to work on them to minimize my weaknesses. There are always going to be naysayers, but you’ve got to keep working and prove them wrong.”
Second question: Yes, but I wouldn’t be nearly as concerned if I hadn’t witnessed first hand what may be a very real issue.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Apr 1, 2011 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions
What if Mallett had said
“I let my play on the field answer that” when in response to the question “How do you respond to people who question your accuracy?”
That’s essentially what he said when he said “7000+ yards and 60+ TDs in 2 years…that’s how I respond to that”
It’s a cocky answer, but I like that out of my QB…my play on the field answers those questions.
by shawneriksmith on Apr 2, 2011 1:51 AM CDT up reply actions
Just to clear something up.
The reply to his critics "I’ve got ____ yards and ____ TDs, etc" didn’t score points in my books.
You know this was in response to questions of his “accuracy”, right?
I couldn't remember the exact question but knew it was something on his performance. This still applies though:
"There are always parts of your game, looking back on them, that you could do better or you want to improve. I’m always working on something, and will continue to work on them to minimize my weaknesses. There are always going to be naysayers, but you’ve got to keep working and prove them wrong."
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Apr 1, 2011 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Respectfully, that's REALLY nitpicking.
Maybe it comes off poorly in text, but he’s almost smiling when he responds in the interview. I actually liked his answer…it’s the same kind of answer I’d expect out of Tom Brady…that’s the best way I can put it.
I don't think Brady points to his rings or awards though.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Apr 1, 2011 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't get the Jimmy Clausen/Brady Quinn vibe. Those guys had a different set of apparent issues to me... specifically entitlement, and a feeling that they were more interested in publicity/fame/vanity than the game itself.
That’s not the feeling I get out of Mallett. If anything, he’s the opposite of the two.
When I watched Clausen, I thought this guy is too polished. It’s all an act, and I think he’s full of $%!*. With Mallet, I think, this kid seems really rough around the edges. And, candidly, I think he gets a subconscious deduction from teams because he has the dialect and mannerisms of Eminem. He’s not exactly the guy you picture as “the face of the franchise”, fielding hard questions after big games.
Issues as specific as drug and alcohol abuse are easily identifiable, at least in the sense that if they’re large enough to be a problem, they will pop up in due diligence. The point above is that if they don’t come up when the Titans do their homework, this kid is worth a top 10 pick. He has unlimited upside, appears to have a passion for the game, son of a football coach and school teacher, solid statistics, and the tape to back it all up. These rumors could be creating an artificial depression of his draft stock, which may create fantastic value for the Titans at 8.
Do you use a top 10 pick
on a guy you don’t see/want as “the face of the franchise?” His tape alone is enough for me to see he has top 10 value. Its everything else, including his inability to handle himself in front of the media, that makes me think “If we put a Titans jersey on him, is he going to say or do something stupid that’s going to make us look stupid?”
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Apr 1, 2011 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I get where you're coming from.
I’d argue that it’s easier to coach a guy how to speak than it is to play quarterback at a top 10 level. If the issues are solely “polishedness” and image, we can take care of that.
I'm not sure the two are unrelated.
For instance, several QBs who lack media skills have turned into massive busts Leaf, Clausen (a bit early to call). I can’t think of too many QBs who lack media skills that have been successful Cutler (maybe).
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Apr 1, 2011 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Well I guess I learned that dashes on either end strikes things out.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Apr 1, 2011 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Fair enough.
The point being though that you don’t see many successful QBs with poor media skills and lack of composure. Let’s play out a scenario: Mallett’s first 3 INT game. The media is going to ask him questions and he’s going to react:
a) Well: Calm, composed, articulate.
b) Poorly: Irritated, condescending; or
c) Badly- Refuse to answer questions.
I hope for his sake he goes with (a). But if you can’t handle easy Combine questions that you knew were going to be asked, I think (b) and © are more likely.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Apr 1, 2011 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Re:
Our disconnect is that when I watch this video, I don’t see a kid having issues handling the media. I just see a kid that has a funny dialect.
That's impossible
We already look stupid from Blount and VY
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by NJD28 on Apr 2, 2011 2:32 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Also, i know there have been speculation as patrick Peterson
play CB.
but i saw this interview video where he says he woudnlt mind play at the S position.
I’d pick him to replace Chris Hope, easily!
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by duslin on Feb 1, 2011 12:32 PM EST
i beilive the we should trade vince young and trade him to get kolb he is young, smart and room to grow other wise there are many other optiions going into free agency. there is always the option of the draft like peyton manning or scott tolzien and jake footlocker i belive that cam newton will be another vince young good thing i would like some opinions on my thinking this should be good for the team we dont need a defencive player in the frirst 2 rounds
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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 1, 2011 2:03 PM CDT reply actions
Good for Rolle!
College football = professional football (for everyone except the players).
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good read on a few guys…and there’s a QB at #5 of 5…
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/don_banks/04/01/nfl-draft-prospects/index.html
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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 1, 2011 2:57 PM CDT reply actions
Hahaha, an April Fool's mock draft, with the current topic here getting plenty of talk:
He goes to the Bengals:
“We’ve heard the rumors that Mr. Mallett is a drug addict, and we believe them,” Brown said. “Our plan is to have Mallett use his narcotics on Palmer. Once Palmer is drugged up, we can drag him back into Paul Brown Stadium, where he belongs.”
And then to us:
“I want that Mallett guy from… uhh… that school,” Adams told everyone in the war room.
“But Mr. Adams,” replied head coach Mike Munchak. “Someone already took Mallett already.”
Adams shook his head and suddenly looked confused.
“Heh? Who’s Mallett?” Adams asked.
Munchak cupped his hands over his face in frustration.
Suddenly, Adams stood up and declared, “I want that Mallett guy from… uhh… that school.”
Question Adams’ lucidity all you want; but he’s still the man in charge.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Apr 1, 2011 3:07 PM CDT reply actions
Whoops, missed the link:
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Apr 1, 2011 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Is it just me...
or has the team been drafting pretty well in the late rounds since like 2005ish?
Perhaps it’s because we’re currently reaping the benfits of drafting guys like Roos, Stewert, and Cotland, but it’s not like we ever saw whole lot from anyone in the earlier 2000s, early rounds included. Maybe it’s just me…
I live in the OC.
The one in OH.
hey by the way who is Andrew Wollfolk?
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Chris Hope plays basketball?
Maybe he’s a ctually good at that. JK glad he is doing charity work.
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