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Vince Young: A Talented Quarterback, but Ultimately Flawed

Posted: 31st October 2009 by Bryan Hollister in NFL
Poor Vince. As we all should know by now, Vince Young has once again been handed the reins to the Tennessee Titans offense as they prepare to face the Jacksonville Jaguars, a team they have already lost to during their 0-6 slide and the same team that started all the problems for Young last year. Or, at least, the same team that exposed his problems. I am sure we all remember the ...
The Tennessee Titans go back to work this week against the Jacksonville Jaguars, a team that has already beaten them once this year. In the midst of an 0-6 slide, with a wide receiver corps that seems to have forgotten how to catch the football, a defensive backfield that seems to have forgotten how to defend against the pass, and a front seven that is having problems getting to the opposing ...
Well, he's gone and done it now. Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams has come out publicly in support of startingáVince Young over embattled quarterback Kerry Collins, citing the need to "find out how well he can do." Adams also stated that he has wanted Young in the game for some time, since "Kerry has been having his problems out there." Has Bud even been watching the games? Collins is not the one having the ...

Tennessee Titans Back to Work After Bye: “Success” Still Elusive

Posted: 26th October 2009 by Bryan Hollister in NFL
Pay close attention football fans, because I am about to elucidate very deeply and philosophically: There are no...moral ...victories...in professionaláfootball. I'll give you a moment to compose yourselves. All better? Good, let's move on. NFL players are athletes at the top of their field who are paid grotesque sums of money to perform to the limit of their abilities for 17 weeks out of a 52-week calendar (or more, depending on the playoffs). These salaries ...

Open Letter to Steelers Kicker Jeff Reed: It’s TACKLE Football!

Posted: 26th October 2009 by Bryan Hollister in NFL
As if his off-field antics weren't enough to warrant a speedy departure. The Pittsburgh Steelers, after a slow start to the season, had rebounded nicely and were sitting on a 10-point lead over the undefeated Minnesota Vikings at Hienz Field Sunday, when troubled kicker Jeff Reed kicked the ball deep to Percy Harvin. Then it happened. Harvin found a seam and hit it hard, running towards the left sideline on what was looking ...
I have three words for Titans fans who are calling for coach Jeff Fisher's headùand Titans players who act like he just kicked their dogùafter a joke he made at a charity function Tuesday: GET...OVER...YOURSELVES . On Tuesday, following the Titans embarrassing 59-0 no-show of a game against the New England Patriots, Jeff Fisher appeared at a charity for Rocketown, and was introducing former Colts head coach Tony Dungy, widely held ...

Worst Team in Football? Tennessee Titans Defy Logic with Colossal Slide

Posted: 20th October 2009 by Bryan Hollister in NFL
Somebody tell me Vince McMahon is behind this. A professional wrestling script is the only logical reason I can come up with for why the Tennessee Titans have gone, in the span of one season, from a team that was a legitimate challenger for the Super Bowl to arguably the worst team in football right now,áa team that will be lucky to have the same personnel and staff come next season. Notice ...

Tennessee Titans Achieve New Heights in Reaching All-Time Lows

Posted: 18th October 2009 by Bryan Hollister in NFL
From the look on his face, even Tom Brady couldn't believe what was happeningùand he was the one who was doing it. Facing a Tennessee Titans defense that was short key players, staffed by rookies on the corners, and reeling due to its 180-degree turn from the dominating unit of a year ago, Brady led the New England Patriots toùfor lack of a stronger termùa 59-0ávictory against the Tennessee Titans in ...
Jevon Kearse was witnessed leaving the TennesseeáTitans' training facility Thursday in a walking cast, the result of an injury to his foot during the day's practice in preparation for the upcoming contest against the New England Patriots. Not the sort of thing you want to see from an already ailing, reeling Titans' defense. Coach Fisher would not elaborate on Kearse's status; when asked about the extent of the injury, heástated, "We are ...

NFL Weekly Whip Around: Week Five Musings

Posted: 13th October 2009 by Bryan Hollister in NFL
What a catch. A full 360-degreeáturn in the air, catching the ball halfway through the rotation, then falling into the end zone for what should have been called a touchdown. The fact that the referee overturned itùincorrectly, in my opinionùdid not diminish the spectacular-ness of the catch. However,áthis was just one occurrence of many that served to make this weekend special. Well, as special as any other weekend in the fall; it is, ...