Playoffs!!!??? Playoffs?  Are you kidding me?  Playoffs?

Well, if the TItans keep winning the ghost of Mora past will be with us for awhile.  Today the entire AFC North lost, which was good for us (sorry Colts haters) because three of the four teams in that division were in front of us in the playoff line.  All three of those teams are still in front of us, but are now one game closer.

As soon as we lose a game, this is pretty much all moot, but so far the weekend has shaped up pretty well for us.  If only the Bills could have managed to have a peak against the Jaguars, but no such luck...

Hey everybody just wanted let all yall know I will be stationed in Afghanistan for the next year, Im in Kuwait waiting deployment right now.  I'm not in the service I work for a contractor for the Department of Defense.  Just tryin to get this money, ya digg, and help the troops out.  While I'm out there I will be doin IT and Networking.  Hope to be back in the states at some point but this is so much money that I'm prolly goin to do this for 3 or 4 years.  On another note I see that we are still kickin butt, trying to keep it PG from now on sorry Jimmy.  But on a real note it is good to see our team do good, thank god Fish finally put VY in the game.  He looks way better as far as accuracy and consistency.  If how he is playing now is any indication of what the future holds our offense is goin to be sick with him and CJ in the game, all we need is for the receivers to step up a lil bit minus Nate Washingon and 12 Gage cuz they have really step up as of late.  I really hope Dominque Edison develops into the type of receiver I think he will be and speaking of receivers what has been up with Kenny Britt???  Can anyone tell me where he has been?  But as far as anything else thats what I have been up to.  Thanks all.  Holla at ya Guala.

This post is is not to be taking seriously and is not intended to offend anyone. The aim of it is to create laughter. That being said I hope you enjoy it and it is the first of a two part series. If I get the idea that the conclusion is not wanted I will refrain from posting it here.

The below events did not happen anywhere other then the author's head (that he knows of).

Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, not long after the Titans defeated the Bills by a 41-17 score in Nashville:

Bud Adams is feeling a level of friskiness that belies his age of 86, but not the perfect mix of whiskey and Viagra he is currently sailing on. “Yee haw!” he says. “We are back on the victory train. Nothing can stop the Adams’ Family now!”

“Shirley,” he says (Shirley is Adams' assistant), “get me Fisher on the phone, would ya, sweetie?”

Adams is dancing around his owner’s suite. “I can’t believe it took that stiff Goodell so long to get out of my box. I had the birdies in my pocket and they were screaming to get out.”

While saying this, Adams looks at himself in the mirror and draws his hands out of pockets with his middle fingers blazing, pretending to shoot like a five-year-old playing cops and robbers before blowing off the tip of each finger.

Shirley hands him the phone; as Adams grabs it, he slaps her on the ass, saying, “Thanks, sweet tits.”

“Bud,” Fisher exasperatedly replies, “how many times have I told you—you can’t call me that anymore...but you’re welcome.”

“Whoa, now, pardner, I was talking to my sweet little secretary. That girl is as limber as a dishrag.” Adams pauses long enough to watch Shirley walk over to the snack tray. “I told you—didn’t I tell you? Ol’ Uncle Bud said put in Vince and we’ll start winning.”

“You did, Bud.” Fisher couldn’t believe it, but it was working so far, and it was a little hard to admit. “The defense is coming around too. Don’t forget that.”

“Well, pardner, to celebrate the glorious turnaround my genius has created, we are going to have a mandatory party at team headquarters tonight. Nothin’ too fancy—just a good ol’ casual celebration. No skirts...they can wait for us after the party. Aint that right, Shirley?!”

“That’s right, Bud.” Shirley has no idea what she is agreeing with but goes along with it anyway. She knows when Uncle Bud is in this kind of mood, presents are sure to follow her good behavior. Shirley has an uncanny ability to use material items, like a drunk uses alcohol, to black out memories.

“Alright, Bud,” says Fisher, actually looking forward to the chance to blow off some steam. “I’ll let the guys know.”

Three hours later: Tennessee Titans headquarters is transformed into party central—complete with an open bar, steaks, DJ, and a disco ball.

Kerry Collins slumbers in. He is not looking forward to this. He feels a little jaded that everyone on the team decided to play so much better after he was benched.

There was a time in his life when it wouldn’t have mattered if his mother just died—he would have still been ready for a party. By the grace of god and AA, those reckless, loose vocabulary days were behind him. Gone are times of waking up with pain in his head where memories should be. No longer did he have to deal with broken jaws delivered by the fists of teammates angered by racist comments. But here he was, drinking a coke and hoping the night goes by fast.

Chris Johnson told his lineman ahead of time to meet him at the front door so they could carry him in. A prospect none of them necessarily were looking forward to, but as lineman they are used to that kind of thing and agreed.

Johnson arrives to finds his linemen waiting for him. “Thanks for waiting on ‘Every Lineman’s Dream,’ boys. You guys are the best.” The linemen all smiled, content, because a little positive reinforcement is a lineman’s opiate and spotlight.  

Johnson is looking forward to this and hoping he can show off his karaoke chops and inspire someone to give him the nickname he so desperately wants—“A Karaoke Machine’s Dream.” He is tired of having to coin his own nicknames.

LenDale White enters through the doors without using his arms and exclaims “I’m the juggernaut, bitch!” It had been so long since he had actually used a door handle, he wasn’t sure if remembered how they worked. He had on his favorite T-shirt (that he had trademarked) under his Titans sweatshirt and was hoping that “he” would be there to see see him in it.

Kyle Vanden Bosch announces his presence with a loud thud on the wall next to the entryway doors. “Damn, these red contacts are hard to see out of in the dark.” Making it through the second time, he yells, “I love parties!” to a room full of people already acutely aware of this fact (Bosch’s teammates like—yet are simultaneously freaked out by—their burly defensive end).

Fisher enters next. He is happy to be there, but then again he was happier doing anything now than he was a month ago. Winning is a coach's Prozac.

Fisher is greeted with a loud chorus of “Coach!” as he walks in the door. His players are happy to see him, much happier than they were a month ago. They also can’t help but notice he is looking like he has gained some weight under his stretched-thin Titan sweatshirt.

Vince Young is on his way and calls Adams, “Yo, Bud, I just wanted to know if there is going to be any booze there.”

“Shoot, son, does a stuck pig holler?”

“Um...well...” Young doesn’t like tests.

“Is a long-tailed cat nervous in a room full of rockin’ chairs?”

“Oww...I’m getting a headache. You know I don’t like answering no questions.”

“Well, I didn’t mean to turn you into a cow on AstroTurf, son. Would uncle Bud throw a bash without a bar?”

“Damn it! Stop answering my questions with a question. What are you s'posed to be—that old Chinese dude 'Confused' or something?”

“Boy, you are about as sharp as a mashed potato.”

Young could sense he was going to have to go about this a different way. “Right, so there are mashed potatoes there, but let’s say I want something to drink with them that has alcohol in it—could I get it there?”

“If you weren’t one can short of a six pack, you’d understand I already answered ya.”

Young stares at the one empty rung on the six pack resting in his passenger seat while wondering how the hell Adams could tell he was one beer under. “It takes a lot more than one beer before I don’t know when people are talking nonsense. Forget it, Bud; I’ll get my own.”

Adams likes Young, but he can’t help but screw with him a little. Young is a Hustonian, after all. “Houston, we have a problem! That’s Adams 21,548, Houston 0.” Adams clicked another notch on his score tracker and tucked it back into his pocket.

Young makes a quick stop at the liquor store and enters the party. There were days when stupid questions or comments that may have questioned his intelligence (sometimes it was hard to tell), like the ones Adams just gave him, would have sent him off into depression-fueled drinking binges, but now that Young can again fall back on his football skills to boost his confidence, his drinking binges carry a much more positive attitude. So the fact that the first thing he sees when he walks in the door is a bar doesn’t faze him. “Bud, you crazy old fool,” he says to himself while smiling and greeting his teammates.

Adams is the last to arrive. He gets out of the new Mercedes he has just purchased for Shirley. “Don’t wait up, little darlin’; Uncle Bud is feelin’ frisky.”

Shirley drives off, not even missing the last three hours she can’t remember.

Bursting through the door, Adams yells “Yee haw!” and lets off a round from his gun into the ceiling. This, of course, sends everyone ducking and covering, except for Fisher, who is frantically searching the room with his eyes.

“Vince?” Fisher yells.

“I am fine, coach.” Young responds in a voice that doesn’t hide how tired he is of answering his coach's concerns.

“Hang on, buddy! I am calling the hot line. Don’t do anything until you talk to them.”

“Coach, I am fine, really. Don’t sweat it.”

“Shoot, Fish,” chimes in Adams, “Relax. I am just getting the party started.” He flips off Fisher and heads over to the bar.

Adams hands the bartender a $100 bill, saying, “Son, this here is a celebration—anyone ordering anything without liquor in it, you put some in.” Adams looks over at Collins and White, who he knows have quit drinking and suspects it is making them a little light in the loafers, and smiles.

He then walks up to the DJ and grabs the mic. “Boys, this season was looking rough as a cob 'til Uncle Bud stepped in and told y’all that winnin’ would be as easy as slidin’ off a greased log if Vince is startin’ because Ol’ Bud knows that a whistling woman and a crowing hen never comes to a very good end.”

“I am not trying to count my chickens before they hatch. I know we still have to talk to a man about a cow, but I expect you all to get Ol’ Uncle Bud a ring before I go to the big pigsty in the sky.” Adams flips off god to emphasize his point. “I am feeling too good tonight and we are going to have some fun! 'Cause Ol’ Bud knows soon we will be in high cotton!”  

Most everyone in the room glances at each other with confused looks then shrugs and smiles. They were not exactly sure what Adams had just said, but they did know the old man knew how to throw a party.

Now gather around my children and you will hear the legend of (cue scary music now)..."The Curse of the Astrodome". It all started back when the Oilers used to play in the Astrodome. Now legend has it that Billy Graham was coming to town and wanted to hold the Crusade in the Astrodome. Well, since the Oilers were scheduled to play there that weekend, Uncle Bud gave him the (cue scary music now) "double bird salute". Said something about not wanting to change the schedule...rather than playimg the game on the road, instead. Rumor has it that God put a curse on the Astrodome (even the Astros couldn't win there!). And from that time forward...these teams were cursed as long as they played there! EXAMPLE: The debacle in Buffalo (cue Uncle Bud's famous flip off now) that still stands as the biggest CHOKE in NFL history. EXAMPLE: Mike Renfro catching the game winning pass in the endzone that the refs called him out of bounds (playoff game against the dreaded Steelers....cue Bum Phillips saying "next year we'll KICK IT IN!") which was THE play that lead to the NFL coming up with the INSTANT REPLAY that we have all come to know & love today.

So you see boys and girls, the Oilers had to get out of the Astrodome...and when the city gave Uncle Bud the double bird...they had no choice but to leave. But thank God, the people of Tenn. took them into their hearts and homes...and at last the curse was broken! EXAMPLE: TITANS GO TO THE SUPERBOWL!!!  And with God on our side NOW...who do we have to fear? (except Peyton). So play on young Titans....THE VICTORY IS YOURS!!                                            

P.S. The Lord told me that He forgives Uncle Bud...and that He is waiting with open arms when he decides to confess his sins and repent (and from the way you look in your last pic, Uncle Bud, I'd use the "hurry up offense" on this one). May God bless Tenn. & the Titans!!!

Can we please get some chatter in here on our very own Keith "Mr. Monday Night" Bulluck!

Would love to see the Tennessean or City paper (last year)  pick this story up pre-game to get the locker room (KB53) extra juiced up for this upcoming must win.  

2000: Rookie year.. INT for his first career touchdown.

2007: 3 picks off who other than first place QB Drew Brees. 

3 Monday night double digit tackle games ... including 14 against the Pats.

MR. MONDAY NIGHT LIVES!  LET'S GET IT STARTED!

Haters always discount what VY fans say is his greatest attribute: he's got IT.  But what does that mean?  It means he fills his teammates with confidence and crushes the spirit of his opponents.  It doesn't show up (directly) in the stats, but it's in the huddle, on the sidelines, and in the player's heads as they go to sleep every night.  Don't believe me?

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Hello Titans fans, I'm Jake from Battle Red Blog.  Jimmy was gracious enough to create a fanpost over at BRB allowing our readers to see the viewpoint of our opponent, so I thought I'd return the favor.

There is no love loss between these two teams, but if you can see past those feelings it's obvious that the Titans and the Texans are forming a compelling rivalry.  The first game between these two teams earlier this season was a great contest, although it was hard to watch if you are a fan of either franchise. 

This game shouldn't dissapoint either.  On one hand, you have the resurgent Titans who have one three games in a row on the efforts of Vince Young and Chris Johnson.  On the other hand, there is the Texans who have had an up and down season but feature a prominent passing attack and a young, improving defense.

So fire away Titans bloggers.  Any questions you have I will be glad to answer and I'm sure I'll get help from my BRB brethren.  Good luck this week, it should be a great game for Monday Night Football.

i just wanted to make a post to talk about the future of the titans. mostly with player personnel. i wanted to ask my fellow titans fans for their input on if we should resign smash after this year. i just watched a video over on the titans official website where fisher was doing an interview with steve mariuchi and he said lendale was just sick this week and that fisher has plans to get him more involved in upcoming games. Do you think it's wise to take away carries from a red hot chris johnson right now? javon ringer has looked promising when given opportunities and could possibly suffice as the back up to cj. i personally think teams would fear cj and ringer more than cj and lendale. i think with the weight loss white isn't the same back. but to be fair, he hasnt had much of an opportunity this year. also i just wanted to ask what we should address in the draft next year from what we have seen. does vy bring enough to the table to be our franchise qb? i personally think i need to see a couple more consistent games like he has been playing to make me a complete believer in him, but i hope he does. is our d line solid enough that we dont need any replacements? what about our current o line? mawae may be good but it looks like he will retire after this year. also is the rest of our o line depth sufficient enough? do we need more depth at db? or are we ok with the starters we have and the rookies coming back. we really seemed to have found a gem in free agency with rod hood. it still amazes me how he was out on the streets and not signed with a team. what about our lb corps. tulloch, mcrath, and thorton appear to all be solid for the future. but should we pay an aging keith bullick who appears to still have the it factor? and in my opinion our main two concerns wr and return specialists. yea britt looks promising and cook supposedely presents good match ups cuz of speed. but gage is a hot and cold reciever. washington appears to only get a td every now and then but hasn't really shown a lot of potential to be the home run hitter we had hoped for. i personally think edison could potentially be a solid choice for the future. but i doubt he will get any opportunities in real time games before gage returns. hawkins i really don't know much about other than he never gets the ball, whether it's cuz he is always covered well or just can't get enough separation. crump is getting older and i think is just taking up roster space. scaife is one of vinces favorite targets, so if we move forward with vince, we should hold onto him i think. craig stevens is an excellent blocker but might serve better on the practice squad cuz he has little relevance on real time games, at least that i have noticed. and returning pearman only appears to be "safe" but not very effective. we need someone who other teams dont want to kick the ball to. leave your comments please.

sorry about the long post, i just got to ranting, lol.

My brother lives in Houston and is a die hard Texans fan since he wasn't there when the Titans were originally. So for the past couple of years, I fly down to Houston when we play at Reliant and he flies up here for the game at LP Field. My question is, anyone going to be down there for the game?

It should be a lot of fun watching VY take it to the Texans in his home town.  I find it extra fun when we beat them down there, with VY at the helm.

Go Titans!

for all of u that want or wanted jeff fisher fired do u still  feel that way? now obviously were not out of the woods yet at 3-6, but damn doesnt it feel good. we knew we were primed for a late season run and jeff is the guy to lead us, been a fan of this team my whole life and he was promoted to HC when i was 7 and i wouldnt want any other coach to lead us. we got a good thing goin, playoffs or not these last 3 weeks have been fun and lets ride this as long as it will go, big one this monday night, the old oilers goin back to houston, they beat us twice in a row, vince goin back, the big fight last time, this has the makings to be the best MNF game this yr and what a better time to showcase our team and this feeling the titans and our fans have goin, any way if our team cant get up for this, then idk what can, but any way jeff fisher will bring the intensity that is needed GO OILERS/TITANS!!!!!

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