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One In The Win Column - Photos from the Titans Jaguars Game

Titanfan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:27:20 -0000

Long wait but the Titans finally won a game. A lot of things to be happy about and a few concerns still are evident. One thing for sure is I'm glad the rest of the home games are at noon on Sunday. I know the players and the team like prime time and under the lights, but I'll take noon starts over anything else. That's when football is meant to be played. There's a Christmas game late start but I don't think I'll be there for that one.

So here's Power to the Noon Starts:

More pics after the jump.

LenDale White looking happy to be there:

Kyle Vanden Bosch had his red contacts in so I knew to expect big things from him:

Even though the Titans didn't recover this fumble it was good to see David Thornton and the "D" were creating opportunities:

I mentioned concerns and this is one/many of them. Poor tackling. But that Maurice Jones-Drew is hard to bring down:

Those red contacts paid off. KVB gets his first sack:

Damn...there he goes again:

Funny who his lead blocker is on these long runs.

This was awesome to see. I wish I could have photographed the catch. This is when Vince Young stepped back and avoided the rush and found Kenny Britt along the sidelines. VY threw that ball with authority:

Another positive about the game was seeing Michael Griffin back to being a ball hawk:

I think about this moment Jones-Drew was wanting a piece of Finnegan more than blocking him:

History in the making. Chris Johnson turned in the best rushing performance by an Oiler/Titan in franchise history:

That was so good it was worth another look. He was out of gas by this time:

Let the dancing begin:

Have the Titans returned to '08 form? Is this the team we expected to open the season? I sure hope so. The defense put in a pretty good performance and Chris Johnson was awesome. Vince Young was impressive and hopefully will only get better from here. Next up is away at San Francisco. I'm hoping they come back on a win streak.

Photos from the Titans vs. Colts Game

Titanfan — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:31:04 -0000

[ED. NOTE]- Mike, aka TitanFan, has agreed to come on board here as the Official Photographer of MCM. He will be posting his photos from each home game on the site. Take some time to welcome him aboard and thank him for the great pics. You can check out more of his work here. -Jimmy

As some of you know, I attend the Titans home games and shoot some photos from my seat in the North End Zone just for kicks and memories. I was hoping the photos from this year were going to be a documentation of the Titans run to the Super Bowl, but I start every season hoping that. I get encouragement every now and then that some of my photos aren't too bad so I thought I'd share some here.

Chris Johnson making a move early on in the game

Keith Bulluck returning an interception and Dallas Clark getting his hands in where they don't belong. Should've added a few more yards on for that.

Kerry Collins showing he can run. Not far, but he can run.

Manning congratulating his rookie receiver for making his second touchdown catch

Might not be Suzy Kolber but we got Andrea Kramer to town for some sideline reporting, who is pretty good in her own right.

Mark Jones returning a kick while dragging a Colt along for the ride.

Nick Harper injured his arm on this play

Peyton Manning moved into third place on the NFL career touchdown list with the first of his 3 touchdowns he threw during the game.

Like I said, I take the photos for my own enjoyment and like any amateur I'd jump at the chance to be on the field with the pros. I'm not suggesting that I'm at that level but I have gotten better in the last couple of years since I started doing this. It brings another aspect to the game that keeps me into it. Nothing like capturing that catch at the precise moment it comes over the shoulder and lands on the fingertips. Sports photography can be as awe inspiring as capturing that setting sun on some majestic mountain. A great shot is a treasure to have.

Chris Johnson getting work in during training camp

Titanfan — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:07:25 -0000

Chris Johnson getting work in during training camp

Crackin' heads

Titanfan — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:55:27 -0000

Crackin' heads