Published on: 26th September, 2009
Here we go again. Another must-win game, another formidable foe for the Titans. While Tennessee and the New York Jets don't exactly share a storied rivalry steeped in bitterness, there are a couple of dubiously familiar faces that the Titans will see on the opposing sideline this weekend. Rex Ryan, the former ...Published on: 24th September, 2009
"Why not us?" It's becoming an all-too-familiar rallying cry for mediocre teams struggling to get over the hump. Illusions of grandeur? Perhaps, but these days any given season could be any given team's year. The NFL is a sport that is rife with parity, thanks in no small part to its strict ...Published on: 23rd September, 2009
Going into week three, there are nine teams that have yet to taste victory this season. While being 0-2 hardly spells complete disaster, it does, however, make a serious playoff run a bit harder. On the flip side, being 2-0 doesn't necessarily guarantee success come January; collapses are ...Published on: 18th September, 2009
With all of the hype and promise surrounding this year's talented Tennessee Titans squad, it is sometimes easy to forget the long lost days of lore. Their thirty seven years in Houston makes it almost seem like it was a different franchise altogether. From the wide open, ...Published on: 12th September, 2009
So much for peaking early. After Thursday night's 13-10 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Tennessee Titans found themselves in relatively unfamiliar territory. 0-1. In times like this, the old Nietzsche axiom-cum-cliché rings true. "That which does not kill me, makes me stronger." Basically, this is a good thing. But more on ...Published on: 9th September, 2009
Super Bowl XXXIV, Atlanta, GA. Jaguars 27, Vikings 20. Don't remember it? Of course not. That's because the experts are almost never right. It was the official 1999 Sports Illustrated NFL preview that made that "informed" prediction, backed with facts, statistics and intangibles. To have picked the Tennessee Titans falling to ...Published on: 3rd September, 2009
One yard. One hash mark. Three $5 foot longs away from the Vince Lombardi trophy. It has been nine seasons since Kevin Dyson and Mike Jones met up for "The Tackle," the play that prevented the Tennessee Titans from finishing their magical 1999 campaign on a good note. Perhaps even more significant ...Published on: 1st September, 2009
In an era where some NFL franchises see more firings than division titles, it is quite a feat for a coach to last five seasons in the league. The fact that Tennessee Titans' coach Jeff Fisher has done just that—nearly three times over, no less—is downright unfathomable. Thanks in no small ...Published on: 26th August, 2009
The dress rehearsal is almost over. The starters are playing for more than one or two series at a time. Pink slips are flying around locker rooms like post-Super Bowl confetti, with the rosters getting leaner as coaches whittle their way down to the maximum 53 man limit. At 2-1, with ...Published on: 13th August, 2009
On paper, the Tennessee Titans are in good shape. The 13-3 playoff team returns the majority of its starters, and figures to play with a chip on its shoulder after a 2008 season that many regard as having prematurely ended in a bitter loss to Baltimore. Granted, the loss of their ...