Published on: 26th October, 2009
Pay close attention football fans, because I am about to elucidate very deeply and philosophically: There are no...moral ...victories...in professional football. I'll give you a moment to compose yourselves. All better? Good, let's move on. NFL players are athletes at the top of their field who are paid grotesque sums of money to perform to ...Published on: 26th October, 2009
As if his off-field antics weren't enough to warrant a speedy departure. The Pittsburgh Steelers, after a slow start to the season, had rebounded nicely and were sitting on a 10-point lead over the undefeated Minnesota Vikings at Hienz Field Sunday, when troubled kicker Jeff Reed kicked the ball deep to ...Published on: 22nd October, 2009
I have three words for Titans fans who are calling for coach Jeff Fisher's head—and Titans players who act like he just kicked their dog—after a joke he made at a charity function Tuesday: GET...OVER...YOURSELVES . On Tuesday, following the Titans embarrassing 59-0 no-show of a game against the New England ...Published on: 19th October, 2009
From the look on his face, even Tom Brady couldn't believe what was happening—and he was the one who was doing it. Facing a Tennessee Titans defense that was short key players, staffed by rookies on the corners, and reeling due to its 180-degree turn from the dominating unit of a ...Published on: 17th October, 2009
Winless. 0-5. That's a zero and a five. Cero y Cinco. No matter how you say it, the Tennessee Titans are on the worst slide their franchise has seen in recent memory. Going back to the end of the 2008 season, Tennessee has lost seven straight, and things don't look to get ...Published on: 13th October, 2009
What a catch. A full 360-degree turn in the air, catching the ball halfway through the rotation, then falling into the end zone for what should have been called a touchdown. The fact that the referee overturned it—incorrectly, in my opinion—did not diminish the spectacular-ness of the catch. However, this was just one occurrence of ...Published on: 12th October, 2009
Someone charge the paddles, stat. The Titans' organization appears dead and in severe need of resuscitation. But at least we have one question answered. Maybe. Down 31-9 at the end of the fourth quarter, Vince Young finally entered the huddle for the Tennessee Titans and did very little. He handed off a few times, ...Published on: 6th October, 2009
Well, another week of professional football is in the books, and like the first three weeks it did not disappoint. We learned a few things, had our eyes opened about a few things, and shook our heads on a regular basis. All part-and-parcel of what is becoming one of the more memorable ...Published on: 5th October, 2009
(Author's note: Kudos to my friend Richard Rogers for the title. I am no where NEAR that creative on my own.) Uninspired. Lackadaisical. Confused. Out of touch. Unable to communicate. Lost. Deflated. All of the above terms have been used in recent weeks to describe the mounting disaster coming out of Nashville, Tennessee. And all of them point to ...Published on: 2nd October, 2009
That's how Titans running back Chris Johnson ended the line of questioning that asked him what he thought the team's problems were and what it was going to take to get them back on track. Coming from the one guy on the Titans' sideline who is doing everything he can to help ...