Tennessee Titans Daily Links: Finally, a Joel Filani Edition
by August West on Apr 7, 2011 11:24 AM CDT
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Lost in all the mess of the coaching turnover, QB debacle and the lockout is the fact that Leroy Harris is technically headed for free agency when the new league year starts. If there's a new CBA that starts free agency then Harris will be a unrestricted free agent, but if this season's free agency operates under last year's oddball rules (which would happen if the players win the injunction in court) then Harris would be a restricted free agent. Harris is currently working out with a growing number of teammates at Father Ryan. Barring an injunction happening before the draft, Harris' situation will likely be heavily influenced by what happens after the second round of draft. If we end up taking someone like John Moffit from Wisconsin (as Mel Kiper had us taking in the mock from yesterday), then Harris could quickly become the expendable guy along the line. Jim Wyatt gathered together 16 mock drafts and lists every one's prediction for the Titans' first pick. In a shocking bit of commonality, 13 of them have us taking Fairley, while two have us taking Gabbert and one has us taking Marcel Dareus. 104.5 The Zone's Jonathan Hutton has the first of his draft preview shows posted. This one features the likes of Mike Keith, Jim Wyatt, Peter King, Michael Lombardi, Kenny Britt and legal analyst Gary Roberts. I heard the segment with Mike Keith last night, and I have to say it's a pretty good listen.
AllAffrica.com updates us on Rennie Curran's humanitarian assessment tour of Liberia. The Titans and USC have reached a settlement in the Kennedy Pola lawsuit. The terms of the settlement are private, but we're hearing that one of the things the Titans won is a sealed letter from USC clearly stating that Lane Kiffin is indeed a giant, flaming douchecanoe. Keith Bulluck doesn't expect to be re-signed by the Giants. Just do it, Mikey. It's not a cure all by any stretch, but it's a step in the right direction for a defense that could use some veteran leadership immediately. Witness the awesomeness of a Bleacher Report contributor/Dolphins fan breaking down VY's 2008 meltdown while trying to evaluate if VY would fit the 'phins. Shockingly, someone who isn't a dedicated Titans fan or Joel's mother, remembers that Joel Filani had a football career. Wow. Just... wow. I don't even need to explain why this makes my brain hurt:
In one of the clearest signs yet of Ben Roethlisberger laboring to change his reputation, the Steelers quarterback has told a Pittsburgh newspaper that his religious beliefs preclude him from living with his fiancee.
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Re: Roethlisberger's religious beliefs.
Just wait until he finds out about fundamentalist Mormonism…he’ll have fifty “wives” in two weeks.
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by ronburgundy7427 on Apr 7, 2011 11:33 AM CDT reply actions
Not that I care. Just to clarify, though.
Traditional Mormonism, as in the one governed by the Church of Latter Day Saints, does not permit Polygamy.
I went on a trip to Park City a few months ago, and while I was there I decided to get up to speed on all things Mormon (read: I read the Mormonism and Joseph Smith wikipedia pages).
Yeah, that's why I clarified with fundamentalist.
You probably know better than I, but mainstream Mormonism rejects polygamy to my knowledge…fundamentalist (like that dude in Arizona or Utah, somewhere around there, a few years ago) practices it, though it is a very small sect. I may be using the wrong word here with “fundamentalist” as well.
Good evening. I'm Ron Burgundy, and here's what's happening in your world tonight.
by ronburgundy7427 on Apr 7, 2011 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions
nah you're right
it’s Fundamentalist Mormonism that has the polygamy compounds.
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It's fundamentalist in the sense that the founder, Joseph Smith, was a Polygamist.
The CLS renounced Polygamy in the late 1800’s and those still practicing are allegedly excommunicated.
If you want a good read on the history of Fundamentalist Mormonism
check out Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer.
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by August West on Apr 7, 2011 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
The 'Into the Wild' guy wrote a book on Mormonism?
Interesting…may have to check that one out.
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by ronburgundy7427 on Apr 7, 2011 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
yup
it’s a great read. He frames the history part with a brutal murder tale that relates to it.
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Shot in the Heart
by Mikal Gilmore (brother of this guy )
no polygamy, but tons of blood and violence.
August, this looks to be a lot like Krakauer’s book, you should check it out
Pearl for Life.
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South Park told me all I need to know about Mormonism
"Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about." Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
by Chris Faulkner on Apr 7, 2011 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
They made a musical on broadway....
Its called the Book of Mormon
Oh hai MCM
by Dagger22 on Apr 7, 2011 5:28 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I know!
I can’t wait to see it someday.
"Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about." Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
by Chris Faulkner on Apr 7, 2011 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions
re: Roethlisberger
More like, his ability to bang anything female (willing or not) whenever he wants would be hampered by having his fiance living with him.
But he can’t say that out loud.
Sorry, which religion permits premarital sex by rape in the bathroom??
by joshuaboone on Apr 7, 2011 11:40 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Roethlisism
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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Apr 7, 2011 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
The Church of the Allmighty Douchebag.
Good evening. I'm Ron Burgundy, and here's what's happening in your world tonight.
by ronburgundy7427 on Apr 7, 2011 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
The Church of...Duh, Winning!
Oh hai MCM
by Dagger22 on Apr 7, 2011 7:22 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I won't link here as it's WAY off topic, but, sadly, this actually exists.
If you’re so inclined (be forewarned, it’s an awful story), google Hena Akhter.
Besides being the resident stat geek, I'm going to consider you the Duke of Religious History at this rate.
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by ronburgundy7427 on Apr 7, 2011 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
^ This
Sorry, which religion permits premarital sex by rape in the bathroom??
might be the funniest thing i’ve ever read
"Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about." Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
by Chris Faulkner on Apr 7, 2011 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
And have we identified a future OC?
“We’re not going to have anybody play two positions,” Holgorsen said. “We don’t even want anybody playing the inside and outside (receiver) positions. That defeats the purpose of getting your skills really good at where you’re going to play.”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OMG ROETHLISBERGER
That has to be something from the Onion right?
Does he actually think anyone is buying that? I mean seriously?
I live in the OC.
The one in OH.
Anyone else here following the Masters?
I really wish the NFL didn’t operate as such a money-hungry monopoly. The NCAA tournament and the Masters really illustrate how great sporting events can be when you allow easy consumption to the general public.
How great would it be if NFL.com had live streams of every NFL game that you could bounce back and forth to online?
by SuperHorn on Apr 7, 2011 12:12 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
I love watching golf.
And the Masters is one of my favorite tournaments.
It’s a minor dream of mine to play Augusta National.
"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 Apr 7, 2011 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Your best bet is to volunteer at The Masters.
Volunteers get to play one round once the tournament’s over. Of course, you have to pay for your travel/lodging to get to The Masters and work the tournament, but I’d say it’s worth it.
The VY article
is pretty on point. Articles like that upset me because we couldn’t make it work. Too much infformation and misinformation from the media +VY + Fisher + a little ’Dinger = Huge waste of a #3 pick and no QB in ’11. Now we have to waste another draft pick on a QB that should be allocated somewhere else.
Re:‘Berger…who cares. His proclamations are no different the all the convicts who suddenly find God when they are in trouble and get locked up. Eventually 90% of them “relapse” and go back. We’ll see with Ben. Personally I hope he stays clean with the rapes and all. I’d much rather watch him get pounded by defenses as long as that terrible excuse for a OL is there.
Re: Bullock…I am all for bringing him back. It’s entirely possibe he could win the starting job with what we have right now. And he’d raise the bar for the D and LB’s. He demands excellence, and that will filter through the D. And the way bum knees go, year 2 after the injury is usually a better year for the player than the one immediately following the injury.
Bawz Hawgin' from H-town to 'Toga Town
by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 7, 2011 12:35 PM CDT reply actions
I know I know....see below
It was an accident. Used to by my pet pieve as well….and now I’m an offender.
Bawz Hawgin' from H-town to 'Toga Town
by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 7, 2011 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
oh well,
any ball-breaking is well deserved for that.
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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 8, 2011 8:12 AM CDT up reply actions
oops....I should have known better
it was an accident. I SWEAR I know it is Bulluck!
Bawz Hawgin' from H-town to 'Toga Town
by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 7, 2011 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Bring back
Bulluck now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Big Bad Bulluck on Apr 7, 2011 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Rec for douchecanoe
we don’t use that enough…although if it got used more, I would get bored of it.
Muha! (see what I mean)
I’m an early bird and a night owl. So I’m wise and I have worms.
BOOM! You've been pharmacisted!
I'm happy for Roethlisberger,trying to get to life and his rep
back on track, but im sad he’s chose Mormonism. Now lets see him tell James Harrison he’s cursed, and wait for the sack. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPGE6CzZ_84&feature=related
Keith
He’ll probably want to go to a playoff contender to try and get a ring before he retires. If nobody is interested and we could get him super cheap (which we would), I’d be pumped
Patrick Peterson= Next Deion Sanders. Julio Jones sucks.
So are you saying
we are playoff contenders?
by Big Bad Bulluck on Apr 7, 2011 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
no
I was trying to say that we’re not contenders so he probably wouldn’t be interested in returning. But if no contenders wanted him and there was little interest in him around the league, why not get him?
Patrick Peterson= Next Deion Sanders. Julio Jones sucks.
dammit
my response was supposed to have read “So are you saying we aren’t playoff contenders?” lol
by Big Bad Bulluck on Apr 7, 2011 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm sure man "n't" 's, or lack of them, have changed the world
"Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about." Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
by Chris Faulkner on Apr 7, 2011 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
dammit
many* so i’m sure lack of "y"s has done the same
"Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about." Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
by Chris Faulkner on Apr 7, 2011 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn I just got
confused as hell reading that lol, but I got it now
by Big Bad Bulluck on Apr 7, 2011 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions
if there's anything we know our coach likes
it’s former members of the franchise. i didn’t realize KB was on the ’82 oilers though…
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"Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about." Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
by Chris Faulkner on Apr 7, 2011 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
everyone is 0-0
week 1. If the NFL has taught us anything of late, it is that everyone is a playoff contender at 0-0. Anything can happen. WHo knows….Munchie could bring Moon back for a SB run!
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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 7, 2011 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
The Dolphins fans
seem to really like the idea of adding Young… If this guy goes to Miami or anywhere else and makes a run in the playoffs I will be so pissed
piss not my friend!
Do you have any evidence at all that VY can make a run in the NFL playoffs? Personally I think we might actually get to see a couple of more “suicide watches” and shoulder pad tosses.
"Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about." Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
by Chris Faulkner on Apr 7, 2011 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
did you read the article about VY and the "suicide watch"?
It is an unfounded accusation. I have known that since it happened. That being said, the evidence of VY making a playoff run…well, there’s plenty right here in Titan Land. Without VY, we would not have been sniffing the playoffs his rookie season, would not have made the playoffs the following year (our roster was awful), and would not have come close again in ‘09 when we finished 8-8 no thanks to KC and Fisher’s 0-6 debacle.
And this is speculation, but we would have fared much better this past year if Fisher didn’t bench him (injured) for an injured KC. When Bud said they had to work it out, Fish put him on IR like a lil bitch.
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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 7, 2011 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Fisher had every reason to put him on the IR
it’s either that or suspend him, because you can’t blow undermine your coach in front of a packed locker room like he did. That outburst was the bitch move.
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by August West on Apr 7, 2011 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
"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 Apr 7, 2011 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm not saying the outburst was ok
It was not. At least not in the locker room and not in front of anyone else. BUT…KC’s throws looked far worse than those VY was doing on the sideline. IMHO, VY with a busted thumb > KC healthy. I stand by my claim that VY will be a difference maker for any team he makes. And you raise a good point, Fisher should have suspended him. The IR drama move was a bitch move on Fisher’s part and it undermined the whole team and season.
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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 8, 2011 8:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Or it was a way of preventing distraction and further drama down the stretch run...
Keep Young active/playing and have media/fans/his own teammates questioning him, and allowing for potentially another outburst with a poor performance…or shelve him for the sake of the team and maybe even for his own good.
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by ronburgundy7427 on Apr 8, 2011 8:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Didn't work out for either, really.
Considering they’re both gone now.
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by ronburgundy7427 on Apr 8, 2011 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Fresh start for us
with Munch. I am happy so far in what has been said, now I want to see what will be done and how the players respond. IMO, Fish lost this team in ’09 at 0-6.
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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 8, 2011 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions
First off... I put "suicide watches" in quotations because I know it's not true.
immediately after i typed shoulder pad tosses without quotation marks because it is true.
The three biggest games of VY’s NFL career, in my reasonable opinion, are
1) 12-31-06 against the Pats to have a chance at playoff wildcard,
2) 1-6-08 his only playoff game, vs Chargers
3) 12-25-09 keeping our playoff chances alive
in these three games he passed for
1) 41%- 2 int
2) 55%- 1 int
3) 38%- 2 int
Now I know you can say that we wouldn’t have sniffed any of these situations without Vince, but we lost all of these games in spite of VY “just winning” because he “just chokes” when the really big NFL moments come along. And that’s because he doesn’t prepare for it the way people who really want it do.
I am not afraid of Vince Young ever making me regretful or angry by winning a playoff game or a super bowl. He has not won the big game since the Rose Bowl.
"Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about." Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
by Chris Faulkner on Apr 7, 2011 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions
and
we are dismissing the OT win in Houston his rookie yaer. So KC cold’ve made that play, the 39 yard TD run? Without that game, we are eliminated form contention. And your stats are from ‘06 (rookie year-most of his damage was on the ground with rushing TD’s and yards). Also, where’s 2007? 2 games we won were on the legs of VY: week 1 vs. JAX and week 9 vs. Carolinia. We finished 10-6 and made the playoffs that year. Without VY, we lose AT LEAST 1 of those 2 and miss the playoffs.
The playoff game vs. the Chargers, VY was the youngest starting QB in franchise history….were it not for the D that couldn’t stop anyone, we had a shot. Bottom line, he opens up the field for other players like CJ (White, Brown and Henry, who had several goalline TD’s, before him). When CJ rushed for 2k, he wasn’t on that pace until VY came in after 0-6. VY is gone, I just wish he stuck around this year, thge last of his contract, and give Palmer time to develop whomever we draft. If we have to go with KRusty and KC (or any vet that will be available from what I see), it’s gonna be a loooooong season.
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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 8, 2011 8:44 AM CDT up reply actions
You're right, we're crazy to let him go
I only hope our next QB can win regular season games against the Texans in OT and then hopefully still play like this during the most important games:
1) 41%- 2 int
2) 55%- 1 int
3) 38%- 2 int
That’s the guy I want. I want someone that has so much physical talent that they don’t have to study like 99.999% of other QB’s. I want a QB that’ll “give us a shot” and get us in a position to make the playoffs…. and then play like utter shit because he doesn’t know what he’s really doing on the field. Yeah, it’s going to be a looooong season without watching VY throw picks against 3-4 defenses and cussing out the coach.
"Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about." Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
by Chris Faulkner on Apr 8, 2011 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
If my memory serves correctly, his one playoff game as a Titans starter was one of the worst performances of his career.
I wouldn’t fret too much about that happening, plus Miami has no running game to help him out. And their TE only looks good playing against the Titans, so no worries.
Good evening. I'm Ron Burgundy, and here's what's happening in your world tonight.
by ronburgundy7427 on Apr 7, 2011 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
hold opn....
MIA no running game? Ricky and Ronnie? WHile they will likely lose one, they will also probably daft one (Ingram). I think nhe would do well in MIA. In fact, I think he would do well in several places and would make teams playoff contenders, such as MIA, SFO, MINN, and, gasp, JAX.
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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 8, 2011 8:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Both are free agents I believe, but they probably will draft a RB early.
Good evening. I'm Ron Burgundy, and here's what's happening in your world tonight.
by ronburgundy7427 on Apr 8, 2011 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions
no way they let both go...
if so I say we should go after 1 for CJ’s sake!!!!!
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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 8, 2011 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Ricky is like 35 now
There’s no way they’re keeping him.
"Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about." Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
by Chris Faulkner on Apr 8, 2011 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
While I love me some
Ronnie Brown, he’s the most overrated RB I’ve ever seen
by Big Bad Bulluck on Apr 8, 2011 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions
methinks he's only highly regarded because of his fantasy stats
and he’s somehow averaging 4.3 YPC over his career
"Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about." Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
by Chris Faulkner on Apr 8, 2011 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions
That Wildcat sure did help pad those stats when no one knew how to defend it.
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by ronburgundy7427 on Apr 8, 2011 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
How does Roethlisberger have a FIANCEE?!?!?!?!?
He was accused of raping someone a year ago! This girl must be amish and hasn’t had access to modern media technology in a while.
"Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about." Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
by Chris Faulkner on Apr 7, 2011 4:21 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
hahahahaha
yeah I guess even Christians like money
"Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about." Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
by Chris Faulkner on Apr 7, 2011 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Serial killers doing life in prison find wives too.
The world is very, very weird sometimes.
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hahaha very true but I doubt they work as physician's assistants for the NFL
It’s just not fair. Ben gets to have his rape and eat it too.
"Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about." Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
by Chris Faulkner on Apr 7, 2011 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Am I gonna
have to rec every Ben comment you make?
by Big Bad Bulluck on Apr 7, 2011 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions
on an unrelated note
some one found $200 rite behind me while i was eating lunch…
i needed that money!!
ahh, oh well… ’:/
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