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Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Vince Young Is Our Quarterback Edition

August West — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:39:31 -0000

Andre Johnson spent all night finding Nick Harper because he needed some toast to go with his eggs and bacon.

This was my favorite quote in years (Full video at the end of this post):

Tafoya: For those people who still questioned, Vince, whether you could still play at this level in the NFL and be consistent, what's your answer to them?

VY: I love y'all too!

Paul K has these great tidbits as well:

When he was installed ahead of Kerry Collins following the Titans' 0-6 start, Young inherited a team with little more to lose. While the Texans seemed to feel the pressure as the moments that would decide the game arrived, the easy-going demeanor Young prides himself was still evident.

He put his arm around coach Jeff Fisher’s shoulder when he arrived at the sideline after failing to realize the 2:00 warning was upon the team in the first half. He patted an official on the backside after he was marked down, correctly, short of the goal line on one scamper. And he said he talked after the game amiably with Cushing, who was flagged for a late hit on Young out of bounds, telling his one-time USC rival that he should be defensive rookie of the year.

Newest VY fanboy: Paul Kuharsky... though, truth be told, if you're still hatin' on the man today then hating is something you were just born to do.

Last night might have been the most encouraging performance we've seen so far from Chris Johnson (and Mike Heimerdinger, in all honesty). Against one of the league's better run defenses, CJ was contained from breaking his signature huge plays yet managed to slash and grind his way to 151 yards while still averaging an elite 5.2 yards per carry. Getting it done in multiple was while never being stopped: just another reason CJ is the best back in the NFL right for 2010.

How far has Vince Young's passing progressed? Even Mike Florio, who got a good chunk of his NBC money for publicly hatin' on Vince, is giving the man some credit.

Follow us through the jump as the celebration continues....

This year, Nick Harper is the worst CB I've ever seen line-up in a Titans uniform, and I watched the entire Reynaldo Hill era. I watched Denard Walker too. This guy has lost it and that game would've been much less heart-attack inducing had Rod Hood started. I guess Fisher needs Bud to make that call for him as well?

Antonio Smith should have been ejected for elbowing Kevin Mawae in the kidney well away from the play last night. How friggin' stupid do you have to be to blatantly cheap-shot the president of the NFLPA? Also, how hilarious is it that the president of the player's union is getting called the dirtiest player in the league by some? How does that make one lick of sense? Are we to believe that Mawae is such a political and legal genius that players would vote for him despite being injured and hurt by him? Or are we to believe that the douchecanoe casting stones is just a petty, vindictive player who was a proven cheater on multiple occasions?

KSK knows why we won: Rob Bironas' Gunfingaz!

There still isn't a clear timetable of Justin Gage's return to the line-up. Kenny Britt has been great in Gage's absence, but getting Gage back would still be a big boost to the offense.

Looking at the AFC standing we have a long hill to climb to make a wildcard spot over the next 5 weeks, but there's one thing working greatly in our favor: the teams that are in front of are the Steelers (could be sans Big Ben for a while, already missing Troy), Broncos (slumping hard), Ravens (Flacco is regressing, D isn't what it was), Texans (can't close), the Jets (somehow Sanchez threw 2 INTs in last night's game) and the Dolphins (missing Ronnie Brown, but they're the one team in this cluster who are improving).

Send me links or don't send me links. I don't care today because WE'RE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tennessee Titans Morning Links: The Kindred Spirits Of BJ Raji And Kurt Vonnegut Edition

August West — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:38:56 -0000

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Did you fail a drug test? Apparently neither did BJ Raji. (AP Photo/Boston College)

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Make sure you subscribe to the Pigskin Pundits Youtube channel to catch the MCM Podcasts without having to download the podcast (which will be posted in a matter of minutes). This link leads to the first segment of this week's podcast: an interview with Titans beat writer Terry McCormick!

Speaking of which, make sure you check-out this story from Terry on a few of the WRs the Titans have worked out recently: Kenny Britt, Percy Harvin, Darrius Heyward-Bey and Hakeem Nicks.

Add BJ Raji to the growing list of players wh appear to have been falsely accused of failing a drug test, this time by SI.com. When will someone step in and regulate these uncontrollable websites with their reckless reporting lack of editorial oversight. It wouldn't surprise me if the guys who run this site are a bunch of amateurs working from their mom's basement... oh wait. If that happened to me I'd return my complimentary football phone in a heartbeat with a note saying "The horse just jumped the effing fence, again."

Part of me feels bad for the fact that Justin McCareins and Reynaldo Hill are still unemployed because that's a crushing turn of events for any self-respecting person, but then I think about them in Titans blue again and I'm fine with it. I mean they both seem like great guys, but no... Just no.

Jim Wyatt has cracked the Titans draft code, and it looks like we should expect a defensive player to be taken wit the first pick in the draft this year:

• 2008, offense: running back Chris Johnson

• 2007, defense: safety Michael Griffin

• 2006, offense: quarterback Vince Young

• 2005, defense: cornerback Pacman Jones

• 2004, offense : tight end Ben Troupe

• 2003, defense: cornerback Andre Woolfolk

Peter King pulls a heck of a quote out of Mike Mayock, and it makes me feel better about our draft spot:

1. "This is by far the worst year for the top 10 that I've seen. Down around 18, 20, you'll get every bit the player you'll get in the top 10 for a third of the price.''

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Tennessee Titans Tuesday Camp Linkage

Jimmy — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:00:08 -0000

Terry McCormick's camp confidential. He mentions that Chris Johnson will return kicks against the Oakland Raiders Friday night. That will be fun to watch.

Cornerback Eric King, who ended practice with an interception against Kerry Collins to end the two-minute drill and Monday’s practice.

Is that the beginning of the end for Kerry Collins? But seriously, when are we going to see Eric King getting on the field ahead of Reynaldo Hill? It seems like King makes a couple of good plays every practice.

Jevon Kearse is taking a more quiet approach this time around. The Titans are taking a very cautious approach with The Freak in camp which is smart. Injuries have been the only thing that have kept him from being an effective player. He has made it clear that he is here to do more than just remind Titans' fans of the past.

Titans Radio Monday practice report. Justin McCareins returned to practice for the first time in nearly 2 weeks. Hopefully he will be able to get on the field against the Raiders Friday night.

The Tennessean practice report. CJ just keeps making plays.