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Good news! Chris Brown is healthy!

hartley — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:28:24 -0000

How many times can YOU read this article without snickering with quotes like this:

“He can provide a big back for us,” head coach Gary Kubiak said. “Steve’s a smaller guy. We need somebody who can do a little more pounding, red zone, short yardage, those types of things.

Pounding, short-yardage back? The official roster lists Brown as only 19 pounds heavier than Slaton, while also being 6 inches taller.

I'm sorry, I just saw this posted over at Music City Miracles and just had to share it.

Off topic: Famous Nashvillian dies.

hartley — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:02:10 -0000

This has nothing to do with football, but it does touch on Tennessee, and I'm sure we can all relate.

The absolutely fabulous Bettie Page died last night.

Yes, she was from Nashville, and even attended the same high school I did: Hume-Fogg.

Probably our most famous graduate.

It's a sad, sad day...

And in other news, I have to add a bunch of words in order to make the 75 word minimum.

Titans to Possibly Wear Oilers Throwback Uniform Next Season

hartley — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:24:39 -0000

I've been discussing this with some of the guys over on Battle Red Blog this week, and I thought I would mention it over here, since it hasn't been yet:

The Titans (read: Bud Adams) are considering wearing Oilers jerseys for one game next year.

http://www.titansradio.com/cgi-bin/blurb_view.cgi?blurb=news615800

I personally think it's a horrible idea, because I don't believe that any of that history belongs to this team, it belongs to the people of Houston.

But I understand that Bud Adams is a dick who likes ticking the people of Houston off. Actually, given that, I'm somewhat surprised he doesn't want to wear the Oilers jerseys against the Texans.

Instead, he wants to wear them against the "original" Titans - the New York Jets, who would also be wearing throwbacks in the same game.

Discuss amongst yourselves.

Blackout uniform?

hartley — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:35:26 -0000

So I noticed that the Cards played in their black uniforms tonight.

Was that planned in advance, or was the "blackout" uniform a nod to the fact that major portions of the city are still without power?

Just curious; I don't live in Louisville, so I don't usually get word on things like what uniform the team is planning on wearing for any given game.'

This sentence is here because I need more words to post this question.

Vince Young Speaks, Says He's Okay

hartley — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:05:19 -0000

Vince Young Speaks, Says He's Okay

VY talks to media, tells them he was hurt by the boos but he's okay now and knows how to handle it should it happen again.

View from in person

hartley — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:28:15 -0000

I scored free tickets to the game at the last minute. Best tickets I've ever had - section 136, 40 yard-line on the Titans sideline. First time I've seen the sidelines action from close up.

Also, the first game I've ever attended that the Titans won.

My thoughts:

-first team offense was just TERRIBLE. Nobody was in sync with anybody else.

-Jamarcus Russell looked good, but the D-Line was giving him all day to throw.

-Chris Johnson had 2 key drops last night.

-Local boy makes good: watching Ingle Martin was fun, I remember when he played HS ball here.

-$7.00 is an outrageous price for a 12-ounce beer.

-$5.00 is an outrageous price for an ATM fee. If you come to the game, either have a Regions bank checking account or bring plenty of cash with you.

-remember Haynesworth's claim to have a six-pack? He lied. He jiggles a bit when he walks. I'm not trying to dis the man here, I do too, and he can still play football. But that stomach is a lot closer to a keg than it is a six-pack.

-Haynesworth wears some really big diamond earrings. They stand out from quite a long way away.

-Long after he was pulled from the game, Vince Young was with the wide receivers, Kerry Collins, and the offensive coaches, discussing things. He ran around, danced, high-fived people, and jumped up and down cheering the team. Rather like the fans, actually. This doesn't necessarily translate into results, but it's good to know your QB is excited about what's going on, and getting the other players excited, too. I saw no evidence of his supposed "pouting."

-LenDale White spends all his time on the sidelines sitting down, even when he is going to be going back in. Chris Johnson, Chris Henry, and Quinton Ganther all run around a little bit, or at least stand on the sideline and watch the game. LenDale is always sitting down. And in the defense section, at that. He seems to be pretty good buds with Haynesworth and Jevon Kearse, they spent most of the second half together chatting it up. I'm not sure if this is a criticism or not. Wouldn't jogging help him stay loosened up? And why doesn't he hang out with the other offense personnel? He did spend some time with Chris Johnson, but only when Johnson came to him.

Newspaper Quotes JasonB

hartley — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:31:21 -0000

Newspaper Quotes JasonB

Nashville newspaper quotes JasonB in an article about Jevon Kearse.

Nashville Scene article about The Freak

hartley — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:25:23 -0000

Nashville Scene article about The Freak

A great article about Jevon Kearse. Quotes JasonB of Bleeding Green Nation.

He hates our owner because he's old, bald.

hartley — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:45:32 -0000

No really, in his Owner's Power Rankings, Michael Silver ranks Bud Adams 19th.

He starts with:

The Titans are generally regarded as a well-run franchise that milks the most out of the Nashville market, and Fisher’s presence makes it an attractive place to play. To Adams’s credit, he has retained Fisher for more than 13 seasons, making the former Bears safety the league’s longest-tenured head coach, and provided him with a smart, personable general manager in Mike Reinfeldt.

Then finishes:

This is the point at which I usually make fun of Adams’s hair, but I think he may be too old for that now.

*sigh*

Cutler talks with ESPN about life with diabetes, Brandon Marshall

hartley — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:51:24 -0000

http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3488632&categoryId=2378529

Cutler talks with ESPN about life with diabetes, Brandon Marshall