Let the call for former first rounder Vince Young to start at Tennessee Titans quarterback to begin. With the Titans getting blown out by Jacksonville Jaguars in the first half by twenty-seven to three and the Titans conserative playcalling, they never really had a chance to come back in this game in the second half. What are they missing or not doing this year, that is my question for all the Titans fans out there.

As an aside, Enberg and Fouts were HORRIBLE today.

(10-04-2009 07:41 PM)madtiger Wrote:  As an aside, Enberg and Fouts were HORRIBLE today.

Enberg is okay for me but has gone down in the last couple of years, but former San Diego Charger QB and Hall of Fame Quarterback Dan Fouts does not bring much to me as a color analyst to the game. That is why he is no longer on ABC or ESPN as a color analyst anymore, in my humble opinion.

there season is all but over, nothing really they can do

I never saw the Titans having the same record as my Bucs 4 weeks in. Vince Young is long overdue.

(10-04-2009 08:51 PM)Dak10 Wrote:  I never saw the Titans having the same record as my Bucs 4 weeks in. Vince Young is long overdue.

Once the Tennessee Titans went oh and three last week, in my humble opinion it was about time to put Vince Young back in to the game as the Titans quarterback. It might be too late now to do anything, but the game can change real quick. Look tonight how the San Diego Chargers have made it a game with the Pittsburgh Steelers despite it being a twenty eight to nothing game in midle of the third quarter. With less than four minutes to go in the game they scored twenty-one points to make it thirty-fve to twenty-eight.

We suck...lol

Maybe I should convert to the Chiefs.

They spent a 1st round pick on Kenny Britt, who appears to be developing into a solid receiver. Look for the Titans to stick with Collins, so the rookie WR can get some work with a veteran qb. I think Vince will eventually get playing time, but probably not until week 10 or so.

I found this post online where they review the statistics from this season and compare them to the first four games of last season. That pass defense is hurting and we are turning the ball over way too much.

http://www.apsugovs.com/?p=180

Edit: This started short btw, now it's not lol. Anyways, here is my "analysis"

The Titans should really be concerned right now. They have no quarterback (sound familiar?), other than the starters the secondary is horrible, the special teams are atrocious (sound familiar?), their head coach is too stubborn to make changes where changes need to be made (sound familiar?) , and some of the personnel moves the front office makes are beyond me (also sounds familiar, right?)

I said earlier this year, during one of the pre-season games I think (I can't find the thread anymore), that I saw one thing that really, truly concerned me about the upcoming season and that was the lack of depth on the defensive side of the ball. Finnegan and Harper went down early, thus forcing Fisher to play a couple of rookies that aren't ready for the NFL yet. The results have terrible. I think our 'D' line is doing a good job shutting down the run. The linebackers core seems likes it's doing bad because of the lack of production on the stat sheet but they aren't. We are getting burned deep as a result of half our starters in the secondary succumbing to injuries early in the season.

Now, to the offense we go. Pathetic. I do believe Fisher and Dinger have Friday lunch with Tommy and Clay Helton every week. It would explain why the offensive play calling is so similar. Titan's drives usually go somewhat like this. CJ run up the middle, gain of 2. CJ run up the middle, gain of 1, bubble screen to a receiver for a loss or another short gain. Or, if we are really lucky, big loss on 2nd down making it 3rd and long and we just run the ball to get out of the possession. Quick 3 and out, punt it away. With that kind of offense, it's really unfair to blame the defense. They are on the field way too often. Our offensive line is having some injury problems as well but the backups are holding up much better than those on the defensive end. When Kerry Collins does throw a forward pass, it's usually to the other team, except in the rare case when he throws one to a fan in the upper deck because he's being "pressured" by a defender 9 yards away from him. Even in that case, I'd still bet that he couldn't hit anyone wearing a Titans jersey. When he is "on" it seems like the receivers have problems receiving. They are so surprised the ball got to them, they forget to catch it. That or they just suck and can't catch. Gage, good, not great. Washington, same. Kenny Britt, IMO has all the tools to become a #1 receiver in the league and needs to be getting snaps as the #1 receiver.

On to special teams. Well, nothing needs to be said about that. Just sign someone who can field a damn punt.

That brings us to coaching strategies and front office decisions. Coaching wise, they are WAY too conservative. We have 2 big playmakers on offense right now that go by the names of Chris Johnson and Nate Washington. Both need space to operate. Chris Johnson needs outside runs,pitches,screens, etc. Instead he gets halfback dives up the middle. Nate Washington needs to be sprinting downfield. He has blazing speed also. Instead, he gets 5 yard curls and slants. With all the injuries, the defense needs to change its philosophy. Probably should be running a 3-4. Now for the front office decisions. Jeff Fisher has a man crush on Kerry Collins, similar to that of Tommy Wests crush on Arkelon Hall. They need to step up now and put Vince Young in the game. I believe he is in a contract year, let him prove his worth. If he fails, then you let him walk and draft a quarterback in the upcoming draft, it's not like you have anything to lose at this point. But I have a feeling he will see limited PT this year and they will simply let him walk without ever giving him an opportunity to prove that he should be the franchise quarterback. If they do put him in, it wont be next week or the week after, it will be after the bye week when we are 0-6 coming off 2 straight blowout losses to Indy and New England. We have a few more players I have a feeling that the FO will let go at the end of the year. Lendale White, who I believe is VERY effective when used properly. The man is averaging like 5ypc inside the redzone. That's tough. Keith Bulluck is another big name they probably won't attempt to re-sign.

I love the short version jenkz. I agree with most of what you said. I think the titans go into a grizzlies style cost savings mode. They hardly ever resign players that blow up playing for them. They are not as cheap as the grizz, but if you look at their stars almost none come from free agency. I agree depth in that secondary is killing us. I guess they think all their seventh round Draft pick CBs will turn into finnegan.

I can't decide if the problem is the secondary or the lack of a pass rush, or both. But passing D is clearly deficient.