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      <title>Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Time Outs To Spare Edition</title>
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      <author>August West</author>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:04:17 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: underline; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;So I'm hearing&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://espn.go.com/blog/afcsouth/post/_/id/7225/titans-should-have-used-timeouts&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;all of this anger over Fisher not using his time-outs&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(&lt;a href=&quot;http://espn.go.com/blog/afcsouth/post/_/id/7225/titans-should-have-used-timeouts&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;and here&lt;/a&gt;)&amp;nbsp;at the end of the 4th quarter and letting time run out, and I'm just not getting it. &amp;nbsp;Had you people seen the fourth quarter? &amp;nbsp;Our defense was gassed and the offense couldn't put one foot in front of the other! &amp;nbsp;What did you think was going to happen if we got the ball back on our own 35 with under a minute left? &amp;nbsp;Three and out, and that's only if our swiss cheese defense had made the stops to force the punt in the first place... which they hadn't done all half. &amp;nbsp;Once we didn't get the safety and they got it out past the 5, the right call was to give the defense a rest and steel yourselves for overtime, especially when the opposing QB is an INT vending machine!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: underline; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Chris Johnson can&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091221/SPORTS01/912210339/1027/Chris+Johnson+s+run+at+NFL+record+eases+up&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;kiss any talk of breaking Eric Dickerson's record good bye&lt;/a&gt;, but I still like his chances at getting to 2,000 yards since both the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/SDC&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Chargers&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/SEA&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Seahawks&lt;/a&gt; struggle mightily on defense.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: underline; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;However, CJ is only 253 yards away from&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/12/20/cj2k-johnson-slighly-off-pace-for-2000/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; breaking Marshall Faulk's single-season yards from scrimmage record&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;He's also&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/player/_/stat/rushing/sort/rushingYards/year/2009/seasontype/2&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;leading the NFL in rushing by nearly 400 yards&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: underline; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2009/12/20/vy-shares-win-with-mcnairs-sons/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Vince Young continues to be a mentor and inspiring presence&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to Steve McNair's young sons, and yesterday they spent time in the locker room after the dramatic victory. &amp;nbsp;I'm serious when I say that this whole situation is one of the best and most heart-warming thing I've seen from an NFL superstar in maybe my whole life.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Follow us through the jump because it hasn't done ya wrong yet, has it?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


  
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: underline; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;If you wanna kill Fisher, do it over the Harper-Hood debacle. &amp;nbsp;Harper is&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mvn.com/totaltitans/2009/12/20/titans-survive-dolphins-comeback-in-27-24-ot-victory&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;still trash at defending the pass&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: underline; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;None less than&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Jimmy-Johnson-Titans-have-bright-future-122009&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Jimmy Johnson doubts that we make the playoffs this year,&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;but loves what we've got to move forward with on offense.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: underline; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Paul Kuharsky asks if &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2903/Vince_Young&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Vince Young&lt;/a&gt; and Chris Johnson combine to make&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://espn.go.com/blog/afcsouth/post/_/id/7244/are-young-johnson-most-electric-qb-rb-duo&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;the most electric duo in football&lt;/a&gt;? &amp;nbsp;After looking at he competition, you have to say VY-CJ is right there at the top, if not king of the hill.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: underline; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2009-12-20-dolphins-titans_N.htm?csp=34&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomNfl-TopStories+%28Sports+-+NFL+-+Top+Stories%29&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Sucks to be a Dolphins fan today&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;I'm just hoping we're not feeling like that on Friday night...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: underline; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Wow. &amp;nbsp;Just wow. &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/12/20/mmqb/index.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Peter King has Darrelle Revis, CB, New York Jets. on his MVP list and not Chris Johnson&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;Peter King had actually gotten a little better this year, but with that one he's right back to publishing digital litter-bix liner for the kitties at icanhazcheezburger.com. &amp;nbsp;I mean Revis is good, be he's not that good.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Expect&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2009-12-20-bengals-chargers_N.htm&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;no mercy this Friday&lt;/a&gt;, as what these Chargers, lead by their mouth-breathing punk of a quarterback, did to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/CIN&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Bengals&lt;/a&gt; team mourning the loss of a family member was just cold-blooded.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <author>Niko Houllis</author>
      <link>http://www.bucem.com/2009/12/20/1209674/bueem-nfl-week-15-picks</link>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Paul&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dallas at&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;NewOrleans - The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/DAL&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Cowboys&lt;/a&gt; need this game more, but the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/NOS&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Saints&lt;/a&gt; likely want it more after saying they're not holding back and they're going to go for the undefeated record. They get No. 14 here. Saints 34, Cowboys 27.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cleveland at KC - There's not much to say about this one. Both teams stink, it's just a question of who will self-destruct first. Josh Cribbs is turning out to be a reliable weapon, but not enough to carry the whole team two weeks in a row. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/KAN&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Chiefs&lt;/a&gt; 17, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/CLE&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Browns&lt;/a&gt; 9.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;BucsFanDave&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cincinnati at SanDiego- Yes, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/SDC&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Chargers&lt;/a&gt; are extremely hot, led by Phillip Rivers.&amp;nbsp; However, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/CIN&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Bengals&lt;/a&gt; match up very well.&amp;nbsp; Their soon-to-be All Pro cornerbacks, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/19017/Leon_Hall&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Leon Hall&lt;/a&gt; and Jonathan Joseph will nuetralize the Chargers deep passing attack.&amp;nbsp; Then, they will hammer the 20th ranked run defense with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/3067/Cedric_Benson&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Cedric Benson&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2600/Carson_Palmer&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Carson Palmer&lt;/a&gt; will bounce back and do just enough for a road victory.&amp;nbsp; Bengals 17-13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Green Bay at Pittsburgh- The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/GBP&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Packers&lt;/a&gt; are hitting their stride, while Pittsburgh's injuries on the defensive side of the ball have been too big to overcome.&amp;nbsp; Without Polamalu and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1633/Aaron_Smith&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Aaron Smith&lt;/a&gt;, the Pittsburgh defense has become just above average, instead of elite.&amp;nbsp; That small difference puts them on the short end of the stick in all the close games they won last year.&amp;nbsp; With &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2861/Brandon_Jones&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Brandon Jones&lt;/a&gt; replacing &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1958/Aaron_Kampman&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Aaron Kampman&lt;/a&gt; in the 3-4 alignment, the Packer defense has improved.&amp;nbsp; Plus, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1991/Charles_Woodson&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Charles Woodson&lt;/a&gt; has been a true difference maker.&amp;nbsp; Packers 20-13.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;UNF Nole&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Atlanta at NY &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/NYJ&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Jets&lt;/a&gt; &lt;b&gt;- &lt;/b&gt;The Jets will continue to pound the ball against the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/ATL&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Falcons&lt;/a&gt;. The Falcons still have way too much uncertainty with their health on offense, and their defense just isn't getting the job done. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1130/Warrick_Dunn&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Warrick Dunn&lt;/a&gt; became a minority owner over the Falcons this week, but the Falcons would need him in his 2005 shape and on the field to win this game.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oakland at Denver - Can anyone accurately predict what either of these teams are going to do from week to week? I can't. While both teams have vastly different records (8-4, 4-9) both have lost and won games they shouldn't. Denver is clearly the better team, but Oakland has had a nack for pulling the upset this season. Keep an eye on this one as it will be closer than the 23-3 game we saw last time.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;BW&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;HOUSTON at St Louis - Not much analysis here.&amp;nbsp; St Louis is playing their 3rd string QB when their first stringer wasn't all that good.&amp;nbsp; They may be without Steven Jackson and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/STL&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Rams&lt;/a&gt; just aren't generally a good team.&amp;nbsp; Houston looks to roll towards a playoff berth and should have no trouble here.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;PATRIOTS at Buffalo - The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/CAR&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Panthers&lt;/a&gt; may have woken a sleeping giant with their comments on Moss.&amp;nbsp; The Patriot players and coaches have come to his defense and they may now be more focused.&amp;nbsp; I expect Brady and company to throw it around against Buffalo who just doesnt have the firepower to compete.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Niko&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Miami at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/TEN&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Titans&lt;/a&gt;- Miami will try to keep up with their incredible playoff chances that are still alive. Tennessee is hanging onto a thread, but considering they were 0-6, that is saying something for this team and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2903/Vince_Young&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Vince Young&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;San Francisco at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/PHI&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Eagles&lt;/a&gt;- Phily has a half game lead on Dallas, and a win keeps them up by one. San Francisco on the heals of their upset over the Cards have kept their chances alive.....for now.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Craig T- (Sorry I missed the email)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;ARIZONA @ Detroit. Like this one needs much explanation... ARI potent passing attack will demolish putrid DET secondary. Cards win comfortably.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;Chicago @ BALTIMORE. Ray Rice and B-more still have something to play for and will pound the Bears into submission. Baltimore wins by running well and shutting down Forte.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;LeeCaz&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tampa Bay at Seattle: Two franchises in disarray will face off in Seattle this Sunday. Look for the Bucs' offense to look much improved vs. a defense that was absolutely annihilated by a streaky Houston team last week. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2073/Antonio_Bryant&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Antonio Bryant&lt;/a&gt; has even been named a solid fantasy start this week! Unfortunately for us though, we also have to bring along our defense to Seattle. In what should be a close game I will have to give the edge to Seattle because of home field advantage if nothing else. 17-13&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Minnesota at Carolina: The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/MIN&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Vikings&lt;/a&gt; looked very impressive last week against a strong Bengals squad. Look for them to give Carolina a taste of their own medicine and simply cram the ball down their throats for four quarters. Minnesota wins easily 24-10&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;NYG at Washington: Monday night brings us an NFC East matchup that is likely to put us to sleep. Washington has shown flashes lately, but is still no match for the G-men, who looked much improved in their loss to Philly last week. G-Men win it handily 35-20.&lt;/p&gt;
  


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      <author>August West</author>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Terry McCormick&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nashvillescene.com/2009-12-17/news/last-minute-gifts-for-the-titan-on-everyone-s-list/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;brings the chuckles in his list of gift ideas for several Titans&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and the franchise's extended family:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;For running backs Chris Johnson and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2899/LenDale_White&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;LenDale White&lt;/a&gt;, a new nickname set to replace &quot;Smash and Dash.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;...since a Smash and Dash breakup appears inevitable, how about &quot;Starting and Soon Departing?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;And, finally, for owner Bud Adams, one Red Ryder BB Gun, just like Ralphie got in The Christmas Story. After all, what else would you get for a man who enjoys shooting birds so much?&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Not a big fan of Christmas music, but I always thought&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DINRR5H0VKc&amp;feature=related&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Da Boss did a great job with Santa Claus is Coming To Town&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 16px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;The AP&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/wires/12/17/2020.ap.fbn.titans.blocking.for.cj.1st.ld.writethru.0865/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;talks to CJ's blockers about how much it would mean&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to them to help CJ cross the 2,000 yard mark this year.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Follow us through the jump for a little insult added in injury for an aging Titan...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


  
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;There's a remote chance that&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091218/SPORTS01/912180329/1027/Jevon+Kearse+s+record+may+fall&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Jevon Kearse's record for sacks by a rookie may fall&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;in the next few games to University of Texas product &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/71143/Brian_Orakpo&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Brian Orakpo&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;Orakpo has 11, giving him three more games to try and top Kearse's 14.5 from the 1999 season. &amp;nbsp;As if Kearse's season hasn't been enough of a downer for him...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Paul Kuharsky&lt;a href=&quot;http://espn.go.com/blog/afcsouth/post/_/id/7076/starks-the-dolphin-starks-the-titan&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; takes a look at the much-improved Randy Starks,&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;but I'd really like to know what Fisher meant here:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&quot; I know the reasons for his inconsistencies here and it looks like he&amp;rsquo;s got it behind him,&quot; Jeff Fisher aid cryptically.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2009/12/game-on-joey-porter-says-ted-ginn-chris-johnson-race-may-yet-happen/1?loc=interstitialskip&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;More on the Chris Johnson/Ted Ginn race&lt;/a&gt;, whose teammate (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1627/Joey_Porter&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Joey Porter&lt;/a&gt;) is trying to cover for Ginn's no-show this past off-season.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;H/T to&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; border-collapse: collapse;&quot;&gt;oilertitan for pointing us towards&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style=&quot;border-collapse: separate; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;&quot;&gt;Will Carrol of &lt;i&gt;Football Outsiders,&lt;/i&gt; who&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.footballoutsiders.com/black-and-blue/2009/black-and-blue-report-december-17-2009&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;takes a look at the role Vince Young might be playing&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;in the back injuries to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/3081/Justin_Gage&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Justin Gage&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/71492/Kenny_Britt&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Kenny Britt&lt;/a&gt; (even though Britt hasn't been on a single injury report this week?):&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The injuries to Justin Gage, who has returned from a fractured vertebrae after just a couple weeks off, and to Kenny Britt, who limped out of last week with a back injury of his own, have more to do with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2903/Vince_Young&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Vince Young&lt;/a&gt; than with them. Young has improved in many facets of the game, but he continues to throw a high ball, one we used to call a &quot;medicine ball&quot; in high school. Young doesn't seem to have the vision to predict when placing the ball is going to run a wide receiver into the path of danger and often makes his receiver extend for the ball. Young, according to a couple scouts, often makes the receiver turn or spin, leaving his back exposed for a hit. It's not intentional and there was some debate about whether it's even a learnable skill, but maybe the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/TEN&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Titans&lt;/a&gt; might consider a bit more padding for their receivers if things don't change. Both are expected to play this week, with some limitations.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;I've always been an unabashed Rick Williams fan (we all have demons, people), so I'm excited for&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091218/SPORTS01/912180330/1027/At+32++Williams+still+powers+Dolphins&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; the success and peace the guy seems to have found in Miami&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;This weekend though, I hope he feels the wrath of hellfire!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Gary Estwick&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2009/12/18/getting-ready-for-the-dolphins/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;continues to up his game, this time coming with some out-of-the-way nuggets&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/MIA&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Dolphins&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;Here are a few choice ones:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull; Miami quarterback &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/34897/Chad_Henne&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Chad Henne&lt;/a&gt; is one of the worst fourth-quarter quarterbacks in the NFL. He is completing just 49 percent of his passes during that span with three touchdowns and seven interceptions.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Have love, need links! &amp;nbsp;Email me at mcmaugustwest@gmail.com&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  


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&lt;p&gt;The Tennessean &lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/tnsports&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;is reporting via Twitter&lt;/a&gt; that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2903/Vince_Young&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Vince Young&lt;/a&gt; returned to practice today.  This is extremely good news for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/TEN&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Titans&lt;/a&gt; on all fronts.&amp;nbsp; You have to like his chances of playing Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <author>dvdvil</author>
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&lt;p&gt;It is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2009/12/17/2009-12-17_cincinanati_bengles_star_chris_henry_dies_from_injuries_after_falling_out_of_pic.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;a sad day for the NFL&lt;/a&gt; and for the family of &lt;span class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Bengals&lt;/span&gt; WR &lt;b&gt;Chris Henry&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;May he rest in peace.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/NYJ&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Jets&lt;/a&gt; HC &lt;b&gt;Rex Ryan&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/2009/12/16/2009-12-16_mark_sanchez_practices.html&quot;&gt;wasn't ready to make a decision&lt;/a&gt; yesterday on the starting QB, but we should find out later today.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The New York Post's Kevin Kernan says that QB &lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Mark Sanchez&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/jets/this_is_week_to_get_him_back_in_lTmEBITL1NH7uCiFf0mHnK#ixzz0ZxIgDhxI&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;needs to start&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Filip Bondy of The Daily News says that The Sanchize &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/2009/12/17/2009-12-17_mark_must_use_head_first.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;needs to grow up fast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/jetsblog/sanchez_looks_ready_to_start_4XssEzm12Kjahux2YxT2sM&quot;&gt;Mark Cannizzaro's blog&lt;/a&gt; mentions how Rex reacted to LB &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1429/Bart_Scott&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Bart Scott&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;'s foul in Tampa Bay.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2009/12/ny_jets_running_back_shonn_gre.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Manish Mehta writes&lt;/a&gt; about Scott's punishment, RB &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/71107/Shonn_Greene&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Shonn Greene&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;'s fumbling and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/ATL&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Falcons&lt;/a&gt; TE &lt;b&gt;Tony Gonzalez&lt;/b&gt; on CB &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1262/Darrelle_Revis&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Darrelle Revis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&amp;nbsp; A couple of videos are attached.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you have a subscription to Jets Confidential, &lt;a href=&quot;http://nyj.scout.com/a.z?s=65&amp;p=2&amp;c=929722&amp;ssf=1&amp;RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fnyj.scout.com%2f2%2f929722.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here is an article&lt;/a&gt; on Revis and LB &lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Calvin Pace&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Greene will &lt;a href=&quot;http://nyj.scout.com/2/929696.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;learn to protect the football&lt;/a&gt; from mentor RB &lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Thomas Jones&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://nyj.scout.com/2/929456.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;praised in this article&lt;/a&gt; by G &lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Alan Faneca&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Revis and Jones are two of three &lt;a href=&quot;http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/7798/an-early-look-at-afc-east-mvps&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AFC East MVPs&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Revis is one of &lt;a href=&quot;http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/12/16/dirty-dozen-non-quarterback-mvps/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;NFL Fanhouse's non-QB MVPs&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The New York Times blog is &lt;a href=&quot;http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/14/week-14-quick-hits-no-need-for-panic-in-pittsburgh/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;shocked at the lack of attention&lt;/a&gt; towards TJ.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ESPN.com shows us &lt;a href=&quot;http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/7784/wheres-afc-east-in-pro-bowl-balloting&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;where the top AFC East players are&lt;/a&gt; in Pro Bowl voting.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Newyorkjets.com has an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newyorkjets.com/blog/posts/1400-scoring-d-s-been-something-good-to-watch-&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;article on the defense&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;DT &lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Kris Jenkins&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; talks about &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/12665091/scared-straight-mcnair-case-has-negligible-impact-on-nfl-infidelity&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;money and marriage&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;More connections after the jump.&lt;/p&gt;


  
&lt;p&gt;Thanks to David Wyatt for this link: &lt;a href=&quot;http://jetstwit.com/2009/12/14/hall-of-famer-thurman-thomas-tweets-kerry-rhodes-encouragement/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JetsTwit+%28Jets+Twit%29&amp;utm_content=Bloglines#utm_source=feed&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=feed&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;jetstwit.com, where I found this article&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;span class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Bills&lt;/span&gt; great &lt;b&gt;Thurman Thomas&lt;/b&gt; encouraging FS &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1263/Kerry_Rhodes&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Kerry Rhodes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That then made me look into &lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23REVISFACTS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;twitter.com and their little known facts&lt;/a&gt; about Revis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;K &lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Jay Feely&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; thinks &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2009/dec/16/bc-fbn-glauber-columnnd-_-sports-800-words/?sports&amp;nfl&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;the Colts should play hard&lt;/a&gt; tonight.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Foxsports.com says the same ol' &lt;a href=&quot;http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/121609-schrager-cheat-sheet&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Jets will lose&lt;/a&gt; on Sunday, although &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onlinesportshandicapping.com/news-9/football-picks/121609-atlanta-falcons-vs-new-york-jets-week-15-nfl-picks.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;the spread is Jets -6&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thebiglead.com predicts the &lt;a href=&quot;http://thebiglead.com/?p=31422&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Jets will win out&lt;/a&gt; but lose the tiebreakers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/articles/show/3494-t-dan-gay-signed-to-practice-squad&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;We signed a tackle&lt;/a&gt; to our practice squad.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://web.sny.tv/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091215&amp;content_id=7811882&amp;oid=36122&amp;vkey=12&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Gang Green going up&lt;/a&gt;, Big Blue going down.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thejetsblog.com has &lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;D'Brickashaw Ferguson&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;'s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/12/16/film-room-dbrick-visits-midtown/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;appearance on SNY's &quot;Jets Extra Point.&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jetnation.com has a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jetnation.com/?p=3442&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;1st Round Mock Draft&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This blogger is &lt;a href=&quot;http://bleacherreport.com/articles/309808-new-york-jet-defense-the-new-monsters-of-the-meadowlands?utm_campaign=partner&amp;utm_source=usatoday.com&amp;utm_medium=new-york-jets&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;excited about the Jets defense&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Northjersey.com remembers &lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Curtis Martin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.northjersey.com/sports/79153017.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;breaking records in the snow&lt;/a&gt; five years ago.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jets team photographer Al Pereira posted his &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newyorkjets.com/blog/posts/1398-a-photo-montage-of-my-favorite-martys-&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;favorite shots of &lt;b&gt;Marty Lyons&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Jonathan Babineaux&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4748249&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;says sorry&lt;/a&gt;, and then we find out &lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/12/16/and-now-another-arrest-are-the-falcons-falling-apart-or-what/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;about another Falcon's arrest&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Former Bills HC &lt;b&gt;Mike Mularkey&lt;/b&gt; is now Falcons OC and &lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-falcons-blog/2009/12/16/mularkey-being-unduly-criticized-for-masterful-game-plan/?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_falcons_blog&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;taking heat for playcalling&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Two current Jets &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-falcons/chuck-smith-a-consultant-243140.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;coaches have ties with Atlanta&lt;/a&gt; football - former Falcon &lt;b&gt;Chuck Smith&lt;/b&gt; and former assistant &lt;b&gt;Doug Plank&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While former Jet and DB Coach&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/all_time/player/1153-corwin-brown&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; Corwin Brown&lt;/a&gt; recently &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20091216/SPORTS0302/312169962/1008/SPORTS&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;left his job&lt;/a&gt; at Notre Dame, former Jets DB Coach &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/coach/1145-mike-macintyre&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Mike MacIntyre&lt;/a&gt; got a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/12/17/SPGN1B5J85.DTL&amp;feed=rss.sports&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;promotion at San Jose State&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/ARI&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Arizona Cardinals&lt;/a&gt; not only have former Jets P &lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Ben Graham&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/148489&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;they also added Jets former first round pick&lt;/a&gt; K &lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Mike Nugent&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/TEN&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Titans&lt;/a&gt; RB &lt;b&gt;Chris Johnson&lt;/b&gt; says that &lt;span class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Dolphins&lt;/span&gt; WR &lt;b&gt;Ted Ginn&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-johnsonvsginn&amp;prov=ap&amp;type=lgns&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;changed his mind about racing him&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, QB &lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Vince Young&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AorAt0FJVe9_gVttB75ymktDubYF?slug=ap-titans-young&amp;prov=ap&amp;type=lgns&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;didn't practice&lt;/a&gt; for Tennessee.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AuSP20oWCtmcuXEGABg._XdDubYF?slug=ap-patriots-brady&amp;prov=ap&amp;type=lgns&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Neither did Patriots QB&lt;/a&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Tom Brady&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Your daily reminder: You have until Dec. 21 to &lt;a href=&quot;http://nfl.com/probowl/ballot&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;send the Jets to the Pro Bowl&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lastly, here is&lt;b&gt; Chris Henry&lt;/b&gt; this preseason for the Bengals:&lt;/p&gt;
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      <author>August West</author>
      <link>http://www.musiccitymiracles.com/2009/12/17/1205311/tennessee-titans-morning-links</link>
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    &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.musiccitymiracles.com/photos/tennessee-titans-morning-links-113&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Vince Young gears-up for a Jeff Fisher-esque leg kick/fist  pump combo.&quot; class=&quot;ap_photo&quot; src=&quot;http://cdn3.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/208216/57491_rams_titans_football.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
    
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          Vince Young gears-up for a Jeff Fisher-&lt;em&gt;esque&lt;/em&gt; leg kick/fist  pump combo.
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; style=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;The gambling site&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://community.foxsports.com/oddsshark/blog/2009/12/16/odds_stacked_against_johnson_reaching_2,000_yards&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;bodog.com says Chris Johnson is an underdog to hit 2,000 yards&lt;/a&gt;... he's a +120 underdog (bet $100 to win $120) so it's not like the odds are insultingly against him. &amp;nbsp;Still were I still a bettin' man I'd feel pretty safe about that bet since we don't play the world's greatest run defenses in the next few weeks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; style=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;How strange is it to see a&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://footballoutsiders.com/stats/teameff&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Jeff Fisher coached team that's 14th on offense and 24th of defense&lt;/a&gt;? &amp;nbsp;Our DVOA ratings go a long way to showing what a long, strange trip this season has been.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; style=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;No matter how much time &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2903/Vince_Young&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Vince Young&lt;/a&gt; misses to injury,&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091217/SPORTS01/912170354/1027&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; he still wants and expects to play on Sunday&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;I'd expect him to get the nod, and I'd also expect Vince to not even try to run. &amp;nbsp;It'll be interesting to see just how he fairs without that threat on the table, because it was something he struggled with in 2007 when he suffered a hamstring injury.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Follow us through the jump to find-out what the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/MIA&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Dolphins&lt;/a&gt; are saying about CJ's speed...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


  
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; style=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/34897/Chad_Henne&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Chad Henne&lt;/a&gt; is&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2009/12/16/henne-found-his-groove-last-week/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;starting to blossom for the Dolphins&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(though I refuse to say 'groove' about a white boy from anywhere in Michigan that isn't Detroit), and never was that more apparent than his 22-29 performance last weekend against the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/JAC&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Jaguars&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; style=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Looks like the &amp;nbsp;yesterday over Ginn's chickening out of a foot-race with Chris Johnson had it's intended effect, as&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/1385604.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;the Dolphins are talking openly about how afraid they are of Johnson's wheels&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; style=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;As well they should be scared: Even though Johnson slipped on his pace a little last week,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://espn.go.com/espn/elias?date=20091214&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;he's still got the best rushing pace and total at this point in the season since Terrell Davis in 1998&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;THere have been a lot of running backs making good livings in the NFL since then, and none have come close to what Johnson's doing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; style=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Jeff Fisher's son&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/sports/johnson-ginn-not-quite-races&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Brandon will be playing for the FCS National Championship this weekend&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;in Chattanooga when his Montana Grizzlies face-off against Villanova.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; style=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;ESPN wants you to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/rank?versionId=1&amp;listId=458&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;rank the greatest single-season records&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;in NFL history. &amp;nbsp;Alas, yards from scrimmage isn't in there.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; style=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Already looking to the off-season,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Warming-up-the-NFL-coaching-carousel.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;National Football Post&lt;/i&gt; has a great rundown&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;of the certain and likely coaching vacancies around the NFL. &amp;nbsp;Fisher is on there, but with a note about how the turn-around likely saved his hide.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Jeremy Green.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4744773&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Still suckin' at talent evaluation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <guid>http://www.thephinsider.com/2009/12/17/1203509/dolphins-vs-titans-keys-to-victory</guid>
      <author>Matty I</author>
      <link>http://www.thephinsider.com/2009/12/17/1203509/dolphins-vs-titans-keys-to-victory</link>
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    &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.musiccitymiracles.com/photos/dolphins-vs-titans-keys-to-victory&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;If he plays, this is what I don't want to see on Sunday - VY running free and our big linemen chasing.&quot; class=&quot;ap_photo&quot; src=&quot;http://cdn2.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/207387/57498_rams_titans_football.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
    
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&lt;p&gt;For most Dolphin fans, Sunday's game cannot get here fast enough. Any time you get into these situations where there are crucial December football games on the horizon, it seems like the work week just drags on in between these games. Of course, Chris Johnson's tale about Ted Ginn &lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/thedailydolphin/2009/12/16/titans-running-back-chris-johnson-said-ted-ginn-jr-ducked-him-in-a-match-race/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;ducking him in a race&lt;/a&gt; has made the week a little more interesting. But who really cares? Let's talk some football.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/MIA&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Dolphins&lt;/a&gt; have their work cut out for them - especially defensively - when they travel up to Tennessee on Sunday. Here are my three keys to victory for this week - and note that the Dolphins did an excellent job of hitting on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thephinsider.com/2009/12/10/1193560/dolphins-vs-jaguars-keys-to-victory&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;the three keys I laid out for them&lt;/a&gt; last week in&amp;nbsp; their win against the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/JAC&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Jaguars&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Be prepared for two different quarterbacks&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps one of the worst things to come out of last week was that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2903/Vince_Young&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Vince Young&lt;/a&gt; suffered that hamstring injury that kept him from returning to their game and makes him a question mark for this week. Now the Dolphins have got to prepare for two different quarterbacks with two completely different styles.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If the Dolphins have to face Young, that means they have to worry about much more than Chris Johnson running and the quarterback throwing. Not only has Young been the better passer out of him and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2845/Kerry_Collins&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Kerry Collins&lt;/a&gt; this season. He's also a dynamic runner when the situations lends itself to VY escaping from the pocket - forcing opposing defenses to account for his legs. In three of his starts this season, Young has at least 30 yards rushing - including a 73 yard performance against the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/HOU&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Texans&lt;/a&gt; and one long run of 40+ yards last week - the play in which he injured himself.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Last week the Dolphins had to worry about Jaguar quarterback &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2430/David_Garrard&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;David Garrard&lt;/a&gt; scrambling. And on Jacksonville's lone touchdown drive, Garrard ran three times for 18 yards. But the Dolphins made the necessary adjustments and limited Garrard to just 10 more rushing yards the rest of the game. They'll need to be aware of Young's legs if he is indeed the quarterback for Tennessee on Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But the differences between Young and Collins go beyond their ability to move in the pocket and run. If Collins is the quarterback, look for shorter passes. But if it's Young, we can expect shots down the field. On the season Collins is completing 10% of the passes thrown beyond 20 yards (2/20). Young, meanwhile, is completing 38% of those passes (10/26).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One of the challenges the Dolphins face this week in practice is preparing for two very different possible quarterbacks. Hopefully Paul Pasqualoni has his defense well prepared on Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;


  
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Take away Chris Johnson at all costs&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is probably not possible. But the Dolphins do need to do whatever it takes to limit the impact Chris Johnson has on this game. He's the most talented player in this game for either team and can change the momentum of a game with a single touch of the football.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Johnson not only leads the league in rushing yards, but he's also topped 2,000 yards from scrimmage and is just over 400 yards away from the NFL single-season record in that category. And he's also done something no player has ever done - rushed for 85+ yard touchdowns three times in a career. He just happened to do it three times in one season. Yeah - pretty remarkable stuff.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The closest the Dolphins have come to playing against a back of CJ's style this year was either last week against &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2447/Maurice_Jones_Drew&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Maurice Jones-Drew&lt;/a&gt; or back in week 3 against &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/3032/Darren_Sproles&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Darren Sproles&lt;/a&gt;. The Dolphins did a good job at containing both. Sproles was limited to just 55 yards of offense on 20 touches while MJD was limited to 83 yards of offense on 20 touches. But one thing the Dolphins did last week to limit MJD's opportunities to catch the football out of the backfield was to blitz early and often, forcing the Jaguars to keep Jones-Drew in to block rather than release into a route. If it's Vince Young under center, he has the mobility to stay alive facing a blitz long enough for Chris Johnson to release. So I'm not sure if employing that same strategy this week is a good idea.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What I am sure of is that no player the Dolphins have faced in 2009 scares me as much as Johnson.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Don't forget about Ricky Williams&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know I really ripped into Tennessee's porous secondary yesterday and highlighted the matchup of Miami's receivers against the Titan cornerbacks. As much as I do want to see the Dolphins throw it on the opposing defense for the third consecutive week, it's important that the Dolphins don't get too one-dimensional and too aggressive.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I know Ricky might be wearing down a little bit due to the extra workload. After all, he is averaging 23 carries per game over his past five games after seeing just 10 per game prior. But I don't think you want to put it all on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/34897/Chad_Henne&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Chad Henne&lt;/a&gt;'s shoulders. That's probably not a good idea.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sure, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/TEN&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Titans&lt;/a&gt; have the 7th ranked rushing defense, giving up only 98.8 yards per game on the ground. But they also see the fourth fewest rushing attempts against them out of all 32 NFL teams - only 23.5 per game. With that said, the Titans are surrendering 4.2 yards per carry, which isn't bad but isn't too good, either.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I'm not saying that the Dolphins will be able to run over the Titans. But they just have to be careful not to completely abandon the ground game. After all, the Dolphins have a $160+ million offensive line and want to be known as a power running team. So let's put those big guys up front to work and make them earn their money against a very physical Tennessee front four.&lt;/p&gt;
  


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      <author>Jimmy</author>
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&lt;p&gt;Both the Tennessean and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/TEN&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Titans&lt;/a&gt; Radio are reporting via Twitter that Titans quarterback &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2903/Vince_Young&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Vince Young&lt;/a&gt; did not practice Wednesday.&amp;nbsp; The Tennessean adds that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2845/Kerry_Collins&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Kerry Collins&lt;/a&gt; took the reps with the first team, in case you are wondering.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;VY's quote from @titansradio concerns me a little:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&quot;I'm day to day. I want to play. ...I feel pretty good, just taking it easy to be on the safe side.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Last week Vince repeatedly said that he would be good to play on against the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/STL&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Rams&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Today he is saying that he hopes to play.&amp;nbsp; A hamstring injury can be a tricky one to come back from because it has to completely heal or it will continue to get re-aggravated.&amp;nbsp; Hopefully Vince is a quick healer, or maybe John McClain will be willing to lend him a hamstring tendon (Frank Wycheck morning radio joke).&lt;/p&gt;
  


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&lt;p&gt;When the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/NEP&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Patriots&lt;/a&gt; clobbered the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/TEN&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Titans&lt;/a&gt; by 59 points it didn't look like there was anyone out there that the Titans could beat. So even though the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/STL&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Rams&lt;/a&gt; were coming in with a 1-11 record I still had my apprehensions about this game. I'm glad that it didn't take long for those fears to be put to rest. It's been a roller coaster of a season with lots of highs and lows and after the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/IND&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Colts&lt;/a&gt; provided the low of not winning out this game provided lots of high marks. They are still in the playoff picture and that's a pretty remarkable feat to be able to say in December after the September and October they had. They just keep coming on.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;More pics after the jump.&lt;a href=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2564/4190841258_f8c0d08f16.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The first offensive play for the Titans was this 31 yard completion to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/71492/Kenny_Britt&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Kenny Britt&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;a href=&quot;http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4190839312_0eca0e5557.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br id=&quot;1260987912185&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;66 yards later Chris Johnson took this five yard pass for a touchdown.&lt;a href=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2588/4190074641_29e8014ec5.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2903/Vince_Young&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Vince Young&lt;/a&gt; pulled up after gaining 44 yards on this run with a strained hamstring muscle. He was on his way to having a big day until that happened.&lt;a href=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2568/4190831600_00cb21a617.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Insert &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2845/Kerry_Collins&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Kerry Collins&lt;/a&gt; and the Titans keep moving.&lt;a href=&quot;http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4190068259_b58b49005c.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Chris Johnson almost gave me a Heisman pose here. Stick that arm out and it'd be perfect.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2844/Keith_Bulluck&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Keith Bulluck&lt;/a&gt; and the Titans Defense held the second leading rusher in the NFL to 47 yards. Bulluck had 2 interceptions and 10 tackles in the game.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A huge Defensive performance by the Titans. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2848/Cortland_Finnegan&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Cortland Finnegan&lt;/a&gt; high stepping after the first of his two interceptions.&lt;a href=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2501/4190815458_e18491466b.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Steven Jackson is a huge individual.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2688/4190813186_a3859a92b9.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The high point for St. Louis was this fake punt for 51 yards.&lt;a href=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4190045739_5b7f602386.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1126/Alge_Crumpler&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Alge Crumpler&lt;/a&gt; scored his first TD in Nashville since joining the team last year. He's had a tradition of seeking out a youngster in the stands and giving them the ball after scoring. So that was the first time Alge had been able to do that in Nashville. I headed for home shortly after this and just as I got out the gate Vinny Fuller intercepted a pass and ran it right towards my seat for a 45 yard TD. That probably would have made for my best photo of the day. (still kicking myself)&lt;a href=&quot;http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2669/4190034409_7fb98107fc.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Miami comes in here Sunday in a make or break game for either team to maintain playoff hopes. It don't get any better than playoff atmosphere. I'm looking forward to it.&lt;/p&gt;
  


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      <author>August West</author>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;I've hammered Gary Estwick on the regular in this space, but I'll give him credit for&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2009/12/16/young-or-collins-beware-of-miami-pass-rush/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;posting probably the most relevant analysis on this game between&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/TEN&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Titans&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/MIA&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Dolphins&lt;/a&gt; so far from the local media:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Miami has recorded a sack in all but one game this season &amp;ndash; a 22&amp;ndash;21 win over New England (Dec. 6)...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It&amp;rsquo;s all bad news for the Titans offense, in need of a win Sunday at LP Field to stay alive in the AFC playoff hunt. Starting today, quarterback &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2903/Vince_Young&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Vince Young&lt;/a&gt; enters the work week after leaving last Sunday&amp;rsquo;s rout of St. Louis with an injured hamstring. Meanwhile, backup &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2845/Kerry_Collins&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Kerry Collins&lt;/a&gt; is not mobile enough to shake off &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1627/Joey_Porter&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Joey Porter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2537/Jason_Taylor&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Jason Taylor&lt;/a&gt; and former Titan Randy Starks &amp;ndash; they are responsible for a total of 20 sacks in 2009.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Chasing-Dickerson-and-or-Faulk-History-s-comi?urn=nfl,208957&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Shutdown Corner has pretty charts&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;on the year Chris Johnson is having, and notes that he'd need to average about 160 yards per game to break Dickerson's record.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Some smart guy wrote about&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2009/11/vince_young.php&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;the disconnect between Wonderlic scores and the career success of quarterbacks back in November&lt;/a&gt;, using Vince Young as a central example. &amp;nbsp;I very strongly agree with him that an IQ test is a poor determining factor, and that a combination of emotional aptitude and ability to find patterns are far more important than the kind of mental skills a Wonderlic or IQ test pinpoint.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Follow us through the jump for more on an ex-Titan it sounds like we could use these days...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;This&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-dolphins-up-next-1216-20091215,0,7022548.story&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;look at this week's match-ups from a Florida perspective&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;is pretty good, and included a name I hadn't thought of in years:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;[Randy] Starks, who left for Miami as a free agent in early 2008, is putting the finishing touches on a Pro Bowl-worthy season and has been living in opponents' backfields the second half of the season.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Here's a more&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/story/1383805.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; in-depth read on Randy and his coming-out party&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;as an impact D-lineman.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Congrats to Jim Wyatt for digging a little deeper and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=DN&amp;Dato=20091216&amp;Kategori=SPORTS01&amp;Lopenr=912150808&amp;Ref=PH&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;coming up with 5 interesting and timely things to know about the Titans&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;Well played by the staff of the Tennessean this week. &amp;nbsp;Well played.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Don Banks&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/12/15/redraft/index.html&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;re-drafts last year's 1st round&lt;/a&gt;; here &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/71492/Kenny_Britt&quot; class=&quot;sbn-auto-link&quot;&gt;Kenny Britt&lt;/a&gt; is gone before we draft, and we take Wisconsin LB Deandre Levy. &amp;nbsp;Things like this are the reason I'm opposed to time travel.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl.jpg&quot; style=&quot;color: #c8181d !important; text-decoration: none !important; background-color: transparent;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/23846/tennessee_titans_30x21.shkl_medium.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tennessee_titans_30x21&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;H/t to steadfast reader/commenter studiocat for&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/sports/updating-titans-potential-playoff-scenarios&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;pointing us to Terry McCormick's break-down of the playoff chase&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;as it stands this week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Have love, need links: mcmaugustwest@gmail.com&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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