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[ffman]

Titans win 38-13.

[cardinal]

I was happy about how Vince Young played, and of course, CJ didn't disappoint.

[ffman]

I was happy about how Vince Young played, and of course, CJ didn't disappoint.

One thing I noticed - where was Kenny Britt?

[cardinal]

One thing I noticed - where was Kenny Britt?

Yeah I know, he didn't even register one catch.

[busyb85]

Titans looked good today! I was surprised that the Titans D Line did as well as they did today. Maybe, this year won't be as bad as I thought it would be.

Kenny Britt has some attitude problems which he needs to fix before he continues to play more. Also, he needs to catch the easy ones. If he doesn't fix those problems, I don't believe he should play.

[ffman]

For the record, here are the key stat lines for today's game:

Vince Young:

13-17 passing, 154 yards passing, 2 touchdowns, 1 fumble, 142.8 rating, 30 yards rushing

Chris Johnson:
27 carries, 142 yards rushing, 2 touchdowns (one 76-yard TD)

Javon Ringer:
5 carries, 33 yards rushing, 1 touchdown

Titans defense:
3 forced fumbles, 1 interception, 4 sacks

[edgerrin32]

For the record, here are the key stat lines for today's game:

Vince Young:

13-17 passing, 154 yards passing, 2 touchdowns, 1 fumble, 142.8 rating, 30 yards rushing

Chris Johnson:
27 carries, 142 yards rushing, 2 touchdowns (one 76-yard TD)

Javon Ringer:
5 carries, 33 yards rushing, 1 touchdown

Titans defense:
3 forced fumbles, 1 interception, 4 sacks

Those numbers look good for 2 of my fantesy teams! I have young and CJ on one and CJ on the other!

[edgerrin32]

Those numbers look good for 2 of my fantesy teams! I have young and CJ on one and CJ on the other!

I think it would be really neat to see CJ smash a bunch of rushing records this year! As long as none of them are held by Edgerrin of course!

[Hallsgator]

Titans looked good today!  I was surprised that the Titans D Line did as well as they did today.  Maybe, this year won't be as bad as I thought it would be.

Kenny Britt has some attitude problems which he needs to fix before he continues to play more.  Also, he needs to catch the easy ones.  If he doesn't fix those problems, I don't believe he should play.

Nate > Kenny

[ffman]

Don't look for any updates until the game is over.

At home, the Titans are on. On campus, 40-50 miles away - the stinking Vikings are on!

TV Guide says we should be getting the Titans, but instead we get Brett Favre. And by the look of things, the Titans are sucking.

[ffman]

What a day. I am frustrated on so many levels with this team.

Defense - hats off to you. You kept us in this game - somehow. You pressured the QB, stopped the run fairly well, and play a great game.

Offense - what's up with you guys? Chris couldn't get anything going. VY couldn't.

JEFF FISHER - WAY TO GIVE UP ON VINCE YOUNG! I HOPE YOU FEEL HAPPY FOR YOURSELF. PUT IN THE 40 YEAR OLD COLLINS, WHO THROWS A PICK, FUMBLES, ALMOST TIES THE GAME, BUT INSTEAD THROWS A SHORT PASS TO CJ. THROW THE BALL DOWNFIELD WITH 10 SECONDS LEFT, NOT SHORT!

Collins - LOL!

I admit, I was basically rooting against the Titans the second half after Fisher put Collins in. I can't believe he would bench Young, who is our future quarterback, over one bad half. I wanted Collins to fail miserably. And, for the most part, he did.

In total - 7 turnovers, <50 rushing yards for CJ, and possibly a big hurt to Vince Young's confidence (thanks Coach!).

[CardCraze]

I can't believe he would bench Young, who is our future quarterback, over one bad half.
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I'm sorry what? He threw two INT's, fumbled once, and got sacked a countless number of times.

Collins may have screwed up, but at least he made the game interesting.

[ffman]

I can't believe he would bench Young, who is our future quarterback, over one bad half.
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I'm sorry what? He threw two INT's, fumbled once, and got sacked a countless number of times.

Collins may have screwed up, but at least he made the game interesting.

I'm sorry, what? Is Kerry Collins our future? NO.

Vince Young has potential, which he showed last season and last week. You don't give up on him.

Collins threw a pick, fumbled two or three times, took an intentional grounding penalty, and threw a short pass to CJ with 10 seconds left instead of throwing it downfield.

[cardinal]

I have absolutely NO problem with what Jeff Fisher did at all. He said it best in the post game interview, where he basically stated that he wasn't trying to lower Vince's confidence, he was trying to WIN THE GAME. And honestly, Kerry Collins looked better than Vince Young. Young was so embarrassingly bad it was unbelievabe. Just about everything a QB can do wrong in a game, he did. Vince Young, Jeff Fisher, and every Titans fan out there knows Young will be the starter next week.

One last thing -- what is all this pity for Vince Young and his confidence about? WHO CARES? If you get that upset over being benched, you seriously shouldn't be playing a sport on a professional level.

[ffman]

I have absolutely NO problem with what Jeff Fisher did at all. He said it best in the post game interview, where he basically stated that he wasn't trying to lower Vince's confidence, he was trying to WIN THE GAME. And honestly, Kerry Collins looked better than Vince Young. Young was so embarrassingly bad it was unbelievabe. Just about everything a QB can do wrong in a game, he did. Vince Young, Jeff Fisher, and every Titans fan out there knows Young will be the starter next week.

One last thing -- what is all pity for Vince Young and his confidence. WHO CARES? If you get that upset over being benched, you seriously shouldn't be playing a sport on a professional level.

It would be nice to know that you are trusted by your coach to win a game, especially given you are the starter. Did the Ravens pull Flacco after throwing four picks? No.

Was he gonna pull CJ out and put Ringer in since Chris only had 34 yards and a fumble? No.

Pulling him out to "win the game" is basically saying:

"I'm sorry, Vince. You are our starting quarterback, but I don't believe you are good enough to bring us back into the game".

[cardinal]

It would be nice to know that you are trusted by your coach to win a game, especially given you are the starter.  Did the Ravens pull Flacco after throwing four picks?  No.

Was he gonna pull CJ out and put Ringer in since Chris only had 34 yards and a fumble?  No.

Pulling him out to "win the game" is basically saying:

"I'm sorry, Vince.  You are our starting quarterback, but I don't believe you are good enough to bring us back into the game".

It's not like this is a complete shocker. Kerry Collins has proved that he can play well in the past, and Vince Young was having an absolutely TERRIBLE game. This isn't Peyton Manning getting pulled for Curtis Painter.

[ffman]

It's not like this is a complete shocker. Kerry Collins has proved that he can play well in the past, and Vince Young was having an absolutely TERRIBLE game. This isn't Peyton Manning getting pulled for Curtis Painter.

Yes, he proved that so well last year.

Chris Johnson was having a terrible game as well, as was the entire offense and special teams.

Collins passed more efficiently and scored a touchdown, but also:

- Threw one interception
- Fumbled a couple times
- Mismanaged the final drive of the game (if you are pressured, please realize there are only 10 seconds left and don't dump a pass to a covered Chris Johnson).

[cardinal]

I don't think the Titans would have finished 13-3 with a 10-0 start in '08 with Vince Young under center.

[ffman]

I don't think the Titans would have finished 13-3 with a 10-0 start in '08 with Vince Young under center.

But, did they not finish 6-2 under him in 2009?

He (and CJ) turned the Titans into a near playoff team after the 0-6 start. That should at least count for something.

[northicehero99]

Cody, I think Fisher did the right thing in putting in Collins and it almost won the game. The Steelers were reading Vince, it happens and a change was needed. I think some of CJs problems were because Vince could not get anything going passing wise. If he had it might have opened up the field and some lanes for CJ. In addition, CJ had a TD run nullified by a holding penalty, not CJs fault.

I don't think this impacts VY as much as you think considering how bad he played, what if he stayed in and got picked a few more times would that have been any better for his psyche? I have to say I think Fisher did the right thing.