The pressure on defense is the key to this game.  If the defensive line can get after Brett Favre, and I like their chances a lot better with Kyle Vanden Bosh playing, he will throw some balls up for grabs.  We all know what happens when quarterbacks throw the ball up for grabs against this secondary, but if they can't get after him it could be a long day for the Titans' secondary.  I think they will force at least 2 interceptions.

On offense running the ball will not be easy again this week.  Dinger is going to have to find different ways to get the ball to Chris Johnson.  The Jets D is really good against the run (4th in the NFL) but not so good against the pass (28th).  Since we have seen Kerry Collins win multiple games this season, I am not nearly as worried about those numbers as I was early in the season.

The scariest part about the Jets might be Leon Washington returning kicks.  Washington ranks second in the NFL in kickoff return average at just under 30 yards per return.  The Titans kick coverage team has been bad at times this season, but they did a great job against Devin Hester.  Hopefully they have figured out where they were getting gashed earlier in the season.

The Jets are a very good football team.  This game will be close until the 4th quarter, but I see the Titans pulling away to a 31-17 win.  Cortland Finnegan will get a pick 6 to put it on ice.

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Looks like Kyle Vanden Bosch will finally make his return this week.

This is the funniest thing I've seen all year: Mapquest directions to Mercury Morris' famed 'neighborhood'!  (Note: go here first if that didn't make sense.)

 Boom King is a go against the Jets!  Now we just have to make sure Peter King doesn't go Tanya Harding on him around the facility this week to protect Favre... 

 When we start out slow against the Jets, just remember that the Titans have been tied or behind at halftime in 4 of the last 6 games.

 Highest ranking MCM power ranker BigW and I heart KSK so, so much.

 USA Today has a list of all the previous teams to start at least 9-0 and what happened to them.

 I don't like any video on 'Who Could Beat the Titans'  that starts with an ad featuring Brian Billick.

Special Programing Note:  We now follow the ESPN Man-Crushes for Kerry Collins that have sprung-up from the middle of nowhere today:

 Listing the biggest games of Collins' career in college and the pros.

 One of the back page writers in the game, Rick Reilly, explains why he loves Kerry Collins:

This is why I like Kerry Collins. Whether he plays like Fran Tarkenton or Fran Drescher, he never makes excuses.

 Paul Kuharsky gives the world a heavy dose of Kerry Collins:  Debating the battle of the graybeards, Favre and Collins have combined for 57 miles passing over their careers and the QB spot is just the beginning of proving how free agency has been a boon for both the Titans and Jets.

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This is looking like it is going to be the best game of the season so far.  The Jets are very tough against the run so we could be looking at another game that is going to be won or loss by Kerry Collins.  I don't know about you, but I feel a lot better about the odds of the Titans winning that type of game than I did 3 weeks ago.

The key for the defense will be to pressure Brett Favre.  We all know that he is capable of making big plays for either team, and the way to get him to get him to be the bad "Gunslinger" is to get guys in his face.  I really hope Kyle Vanden Bosch can get back on the field for this game. 

Oh how the times have changed: a few years ago the Titans made the playoffs without a single starter making the Pro Bowl.  Now Haynesworth, Bironas, Hentrich, Crazy Legs, Mawae, Amano, Scott, Bulluck, Finnegan, Griffin, Hope, Boom King and Kearse all have a good to very good chance of making the Pro Bowl this year.  How Amano and Scott are doing better than Roos and Stewart I have no idea, but that's a very impressive tally none the less. ****UPDATE: Paul Kuharsky has a breakdown of where the AFC South players rank in the voting, and their tallies as of yesterday.

 I wrote a lot of mean jokes about PK while trying to figure out why I was so annoyed about this armchair diagnosis of VY, but in the end I had to say I kind of agree.  If VY makes it back and is successful as the Titans' starter, it'll be a sign of tremendous character and perseverance... on a level that most young, rich and top 5 picks don't show historically.  I could definitely happen, but it would be the exception to the anecdotal-rule.

 Jim Wyatt lays out the ways the Titans could clinch a playoff spot this weekend with a victory over the Jets.

 LenDale White got probation for his mighty lame sounding off-season disturbing the peace incident.

 Gary Estwick reports from Boom King's charity Wrestling event on Monday night at the Wild Horse, and there are some odd pics as well...

 Not familiar with the career and stories about Kerry Collins pre-Titans?  Check out ESPN's Clip Reel on him.

 Sports Journalism's Golden Calf, Mike Lupica, says the Giants are the new Yankees, but he also uses this profound logic and expert syntax:

[The Giants] are the class of the sport right now, both sides of the ball, just about everywhere except with personal seat licenses. And that stands whether the Titans are 10-0 or not.

 Here's an update on the race for the yearly league awards as measured by the awesomely named Bucky Brooks:

Coach of the Year

1. Jeff Fisher, Titans (1): When your team rolls out to a 10-0 start, you have to be considered the front runner for this award.

Offensive Rookie of the Year

2. Chris Johnson, RB, Titans (2): The electrifying runner has been held to fewer than 100 yards in his past four starts, but continues to make contributions as an all-purpose threat. After tallying 88 total yards against the Jags, Johnson ranks second among rookies with 990 yards from scrimmage.

Defensive Player of the Year

1. Albert Haynesworth, DT, Titans (1): The one-man wrecking crew put on an outstanding show against the Jags (seven tackles, one sack and a forced fumble). Haynesworth's seven sacks push him into a tie for the league lead among defensive tackles with the Vikings' Kevin Williams.

 Veteran commenter and patriot Rustmeister weighs in on the Titans, with a little special hope that Mr. Favre leaves a few divots in the turf at LP Field courtesy of our defensive line.

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 Wow.  Last year I thought Mercury Morris was being a real jerk about the Pats because he didn't want anyone else to be perfect.  Turns out, he just didn't like the Pats being anointed in week 5. As such, he likes our Titans because they're earning it every week, and they're playing old fashioned football.

 Music City Miracles now has some stiff competition in the blog game, and it's from studly middle linebacker Stephen Tulloch!  Make sure you check out the man's blog, because it really is a good look into the life of a burgeoning Pro Bowler.

Congratulations to David Thornton for winning this year's Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award for the Titans.  The son of a preacher, Thronton's community service and charity work also brought him the honor with the Colts in 2003.

 On the injury front, Eric King may be back before the end of the year after re-fracturing the same arm that landed him on the IR last year, while Boom King, Harper, McCareins, and Jason Jones will all have a shot at playing Sunday against the Jets.

 Next time someone cracks on the Titans' offense, you tell them this:

Among AFC teams, only the Jets, Chargers (254) and Broncos (248) have scored more points than the Titans, who have rolled up 244 points.

 And I will remind you that our defense is still only giving up a stifling 13.1 points per game.

 This week's Yahoo! Team Report touches on the defensive reserves who have come from no where to cover for what could have been costly injuries.

 DJ Gallo jokingly summed up everything I assume media folks are saying a little louder every week that we keep winning:

The Tennessee Titans are now 10-0. They are clearly a legitimate Super Bowl contender, yet they hail from a non-major media market. How annoying. How rude.

 Kissing Suzy Kolber picks-up the torch of the recently ended Fire Joe Morgan ot roasts Peter King's latest column, and the results couldn't have gone better:

PK) Tennessee has to sign Kerry Collins to a fair-market deal, even if it means Vince Young has to sit behind him for two more years … or if it means the Titans lose Bud Adams’ favorite boy toy.

KSK) Never thought Bud Adams and Kevin Spacey had so much in common, did you?

 A former 2nd round pick of the Titans in 2004, Ben Troupe just got cut by the Oakland Raiders after agreeing to an injury settlement.  That's not exactly a career builder.

 Our condolences go out to the family, friends and fans of former Oiler defensive tackle Orville Trask, who passed away last week at age 73.  Trask was an Original Oiler, the franchise's first captain and a corner stone of 2 AFL championship teams while rocking the blue and white.

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10-0! 10-0! 10-0! 10-0! 10-0! 10-0! 10-0! 10-0! 10-0! 10-0! 10-0! 10-0! 10-0! 10-0!

 Would everyone else here please join me in welcoming Justin Gage to the season.

 Chris Carr got his shot as a DB, and boy did he ever seize the opportunity.  Between Carr and the outstanding play of our reserve defensive lineman like Ball and Vickerson, how could any team claim more depth or talent on defense?  Now we just need to get guys like Boom King and Jason Jones healthy again...

 With Kerry's play over the last few weeks ad this defense making opponents question their life-path, it's safe to say we're never going to be out of a game this year.

 Harper is hurt, Eric King is out for 6 weeks, Bulluck is in more pain and the rib is getting worse, Hill has a hip pointer injury and is generally terrible on defense... at least coaches said 7th round draft pick Cary Williams has been showing improvement on the practice squad because he may get the call this week.

 Peter King finally jumps on board the Titans bandwagon, and he gives our guys the first 4 paragraphs of this week's MMQB column:

Maybe if I keep picking against them, it'd be a lock. "Make sure u pick jets next week!'' was the text message from Tennessee defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz an hour after the Titans came back to beat the Jags convincingly on the road, 24-14. No can do, coach.

 Well whatdaya know, Florio jumped the gun again...

 Paul Kuharsky and I had the same thought after Brandon Jones' odd celebration: did he just reference that off season arrest for gun possession at Nashville International Airport?  If you're going to get a flag, maybe he should get with Crazy Legs and come up with some better celebrations.

 ESPN The Magazine writer Ishita Singh digs up some hilarious Fun Facts on Kerry Collins, including a hilarious Onion Headline:

What a career for Kerry Collins. First he overcomes alcoholism, then racism and now his own incompetence.

 Here's a good sign your team is having an epic year:

And how about this for sheer conference dominance: If the Titans beat the New York Jets next Sunday in Nashville, they'd have a four-game lead in the so-called battle for homefield advantage through the playoffs with five games left.

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Not having Jason Jones is a blow to the Titans, but not as big of a blow as the Jags not having John Henderson.  I think Keith Bulluck plays but Kyle Vanden Bosch doesn't.

Not having Jason Jones is a blow to the Titans, but not as big of a blow as the Jags not having John Henderson.  I think Keith Bulluck plays but Kyle Vanden Bosch doesn't.

I would say there is about a 95% chance the Titans go without Kyle Vanden Bosch and Keith Bulluck tomorrow.