Tennessee Titans Daily Links: Chris Johnson Preparing At Ludicrous Speed, Headed For Plaid Edition
by August West on Sep 6, 2011 10:13 AM CDT
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Jake Locker says he's learning much more than just what to do on the field from Matt Hasselbeck, he's learning how to prepare and how to win the respect of the locker room. Here's the money quote that'll really make your heart swell:
"No matter who you are or where you are (drafted), you have to earn the respect of your teammates," Locker said. "I always have been a big believer in not saying a whole lot and taking care of business."
CJ2K is keeping the focus on team-oriented goals now that his contract is settled. It certainly doesn't help that now he's got to get used to a new fullback opening holes for him, on top of a new offense and changes to the protection scheme from last year. Still, I have complete faith in his ability to get up to speed and gash the Jags just like we've come to expect.
Glennon has a great read on Chris Hawkins, who was the biggest surprise to make the 53-man roster:
"I was sitting in the room holding my Bible and praying about it," Hawkins said Monday, two days after making the team. "I actually did get a phone call and I thought, ‘Oh my God, this is the call.’ But it was just the hotel calling to ask when I was leaving the hotel. I didn’t even want to answer it. I caught it on the last ring. It was right before that 5 o’clock (roster deadline) and I was thinking, ‘Ohhhh.’ "
I may be the only person in the world following this story so consistently over the past two years, but former-Titans CB Cary Williams has gone from languishing on our practice squad in 2009 to winning the Week 1 starting spot for the Ravens. Williams was the 229th overall pick of the Titans coming out of Washburn University in 2008. He spent two years here bouncing between the practice squad and the active roster, where the coaches seemed to like him, but he just didn't make the plays he needed to make to stand out. I bet the Titans have their eye on some WR who's a free agent, but there's no way they sign anyone for this game. If you're on a roster for the week 1 game your contract for that year is guaranteed, but if we wait until after the Jacksonville game the team can bring someone in and keep the freedom to cut them later on if needed. Boclair looks at the lingering questions hanging over the Titans as they head into the season opener. Derrick Morgan is still a big question mark for the Jaguars game, but he's desperate to get out there and be 100%. AT least the good news is after his last knee scope back in August, he felt immediate relief in his injured knee. Why read Peter King, when you can read the much funnier call-and-response breakdown of PK's MMQB column over at KSK:
This won’t be a mail-it-in Houston win if (Kerry) Collins has to go.
Yes it will.
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I also liked when King brought up how many points the Titans have scored against the Texans in Kerry's past five games.
Because points put up by a team since 2007 is a relevant stat.
I like Peter King, as a reporter he’s got good sources, but he is a pretty bad analyst.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Sep 6, 2011 10:32 AM CDT reply actions
Yep.
How on earth is that relevant at all to him being on the Colts and them playing the Texans? The KSK version of MMQB is hilarious.
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by ronburgundy7427 on Sep 6, 2011 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Kerry Collins beating the Texans at some point in his career = ALWAYS beating the Texans regardless of team
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The only relevant thing
…is that Collins is familiar with the Texans, but since they completely changed their defense, I don’t think it matters much.
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by asbestos_man on Sep 6, 2011 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
He's gone to plaid!
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What's the matter Colonel Sanders, chicken?
Prepare ship for ludicrous speed!
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by ronburgundy7427 on Sep 6, 2011 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Over at the Jags blog,
They are talking about how bad their d is to where they can’t cover anything. However, their best player is Terrence Knighton IMO. If we were to run a lot of stretch plays to the left, behind Michael and our TE set, I believe we will have some good success on the ground. This is a VERY winnable game. Stop the run, capitalize on a few PAs here and there, we should win this.
GO TITANS!!!
GO TITANS!!!
by RhiNo6705 on Sep 6, 2011 10:41 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
my god they were depressing
I couldn’t talk shit, I felt so bad I had to leave
Collins gave us the best chance to win ma ballz
by Grimerz757 on Sep 6, 2011 11:25 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I went over there thinking I was going to have a good laugh...
Wow, the Sparkling Kitties seem to have lost their glitter.
they're no fun anymore
Collins gave us the best chance to win ma ballz
by Grimerz757 on Sep 6, 2011 12:01 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Ludacris speeds
Move, b**** get out the way
by SouthTexasTitan on Sep 6, 2011 11:07 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
OT: Between Manning and now apparently Arian Foster has an injury...
My fantasy team has been shot to hell without a single game being played yet!
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by ronburgundy7427 on Sep 6, 2011 11:34 AM CDT reply actions
Gotta grab the Ben Tate handcuff...
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Sep 6, 2011 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
that's what I did
Foster round 1; Tate round 15
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by asbestos_man on Sep 6, 2011 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Someone already picked him up or drafted him.
Still have Forte as my other starter, plus Brandon Jacobs and Willis McGahee to swap in if need be.
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by ronburgundy7427 on Sep 6, 2011 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
this is random, but I was just thinking about the Jaguars game
and I think it’s a pretty good matchup for us. Jaguars are gonna wanna run it a lot, and run D is like the #1 thing that we focused on improving, and in the preseason, it really showed. Plus, I’m just gonna just take a shot in the dark here and say Jones-Drew will be a little Rusty coming off knee surgery and only playing about 5-10 snaps all preseason. Actually, I think Silva tweeted something about all the snaps he played a few days ago. Plus, Munch says Kenny is healthy now and that we’re ready to “turn him loose”. It sounds like the Jaguars haven’t been able to cover anything, so this should go well, I think. Kinda just some random thoughts scrapped together…and as i’m typing this, hey Jimmy, guess who just jumped in front of Bama in the AP poll? HA!!!!!!!!!!
reading over that, guess I'm just used to capitalizing the word "rusty". and here's what I was talking about with Silva:
“Maurice Jones-Drew rushed for 14 yards on five carries in his 2011 preseason debut against the Rams.
Jones-Drew looked good with a 14-yard gain through a huge hole on his first carry. His next four totes went for zero net yards. The performance did nothing to change our opinion that MJD is not a first-round fantasy pick this year.”
Best headline in a while
The Jags are switching from suck to blow
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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Sep 7, 2011 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
I was wondering if we were ever going to link to KSK. the Peter King columns over there are hysterical. go read the bears wireless password one if you haven’t already.
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by danielreese05 on Sep 6, 2011 12:22 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
So we finally get to find out why Peyton Manning should be the MVP every year.
I can’t wait.
1 win for the Colts in games without Peyton.
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I think we could agree to the fact he should be MVP every year
without this happening. :-(
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by peytonsthebest on Sep 6, 2011 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree
I have been saying that for years. That Peyton Manning is the definition of “Most Valuable Player.”
Nobody in the league means more to their team.
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"I don't care if they put 11 or 12 guys in the box, we're gonna run the football"--#9
Completely agree.
Maybe it’s the Vol fan in me, but even though he’s the enemy now, I can’t help but respect what Peyton has done with his career. It’s painfully obvious that no one has meant more to their team over the last decade.
"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 Sep 6, 2011 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
And the best part?
YOU GET TO CHEER FOR KERRY COLLINS!!!!!!!!111111
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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by gramsey712 on Sep 6, 2011 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol
I suppose I deserve that for all of the teasing I’ve done over the years. Man, karma’s a bitch.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
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by peytonsthebest on Sep 6, 2011 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
KERRY COLLINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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ugh
/curls up in fetal position
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by peytonsthebest on Sep 6, 2011 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Kerry....
…
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 Sep 6, 2011 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
...
…COLLINS!!!!!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I <3 Mike Keith
by SoMissTitansFan on Sep 6, 2011 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I have a feeling he'll come back week 4 and have a usual decent season that Pey Pey does; lead them to opening round of the playoffs and lose...
then win MVP/ comeback player of the year/ Best QB/ Best RB/ Best WR/ Best DL/ Best Coach/ Man of the Year/ President of the Year/ Lifetime Achievement Award/ CMA Award/ Crowned Man of the Earth…
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I know you jest
But we are about to see what “one man team” really means
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yup
That organization needs to take a look at this year and field him a better team
Also worst case scenario, he comes back… gets hit, reaggrivates his neck, and is forced to retire, so they need to be VERY CAREFUL on fielding him this season, apparently his line isn’t the best in the world
Collins gave us the best chance to win ma ballz
by Grimerz757 on Sep 6, 2011 1:18 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
mathscience:
Over the past nine seasons, the Colts have won 13 more games than their points scored and points allowed totals would have predicted, outperforming their Pythagorean expectation in every year during that stretch.2 The only team that’s come close to that over the past decade, as you might expect, is the Patriots. They have exceeded their Pythagorean expectation in eight of the past 10 seasons, accruing 8.1 extra wins.
I haven’t been able to find a similar case in recent history. Joe Montana’s 49ers teams exceeded their expected total by 4.7 wins, but they didn’t reach their expected total in four of his 10 seasons as the established starter. Dan Marino’s Dolphins teams were eight wins better than expected, but like Montana, the teams failed to hit their Pythagorean expectation five times. John Elway produced 9.9 extra wins as the Broncos starter, but his teams also came up short five times. No single quarterback in league history has ever been able to pull off a stretch like this for more than six consecutive seasons.
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Wow.
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by peytonsthebest on Sep 6, 2011 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
And you thought we only gave props to Titans players.
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by titansfan4ever on Sep 6, 2011 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
We all watched him when he played in college.
We are more than aware of how good he is/was.
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by peytonsthebest on Sep 6, 2011 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I love watching those old Vols games on ESPN Classic.
Peyton was actually kind of a little bit mobile! It’s weird to see him roll out, scramble for yards, etc.
"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 Sep 6, 2011 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
too true. Watching him run against the Raiders last year was hysterical. He looks like a giraffe.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
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by peytonsthebest on Sep 7, 2011 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Jake is learning from Matt.....
not only about how to play in the NFL, but how to be a MAN, and how to earn the respect of 52 other MEN. This can only be a good thing for the Titans.
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I hope that everyone on the colts sideline checked their insurance policies this week
as errant KC passes can victimize ANYONE. how awkward would it be if KC hit Peyton lol
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by nolesbroncos3456 on Sep 6, 2011 1:56 PM CDT reply actions
Per Glazer
I’m reporting the Jaguars today have informed starting QB David Garrard they are releasing him! Luke McKown will start opener! Shocker!!!
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They're giving up
Before the game even starts… YES WIN #1 IN THA BOOKS
Collins gave us the best chance to win ma ballz
by Grimerz757 on Sep 6, 2011 2:12 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Link??
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http://twitter.com/#!/Jay_Glazer/status/111151706418585600
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Locker’s comments somehow sounds odd coming from someone…
… who’s wearing the number 10.
But it’s good to hear…
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