Take On The Titans news items:

Emails

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Ex-Titans news

• Eddie George was at the Titans-Texans game with Bud Adams
• Bum Phillips was an honorary captain for the Texans

Player News

• Chris Johnson is once again up for FedEx NFL Ground Player of the Week
• Chris Johnson (199 att – 1,242 yds – 6.2 avg)
• VY now has 8 wins in a row
• Chris Johnson is currently 3rd in RB’s in Pro Bowl voting

Non-Player News

• Annual Coat Drive at LP Field Sunday
• The victory over the Texans was the Titans 100th win as the Titans
• Jeff Fisher is now 20th in all time wins; passing Hank Stram

Upcoming Schedule

• Sunday, November 29, 2009, 3:15 pm CDT vs Cardinals
• Sunday, December 6, 2009, noon CDT at Colts
• Sunday, December 13, 2009, noon CDT vs Rams
• Sunday, December 20, 2009, noon CDT vs Dolphins

Stupid Questions of the Week

• Has “The Freak” reached the end of his career here in Nashville?
• Is it time to drop the old unwritten rule about losing your starting job to injury?
• Is it time to drop the Lions and the Cowboys from permanent Thanksgiving home games?

Titans @ Texans

• Early punting problem = good field position for Texans = Texans score
• Nick Harper was rusty
• Nate Washington dropped a beautiful pass
• Questionable timeout by Fisher at the end of the 1st quarter
• VY looked confident all game
• Kenny Britt’s 1st NFL TD
• Kick coverage still a big problem
• 2 straight sacks (Fuller and Vanden Bosch) to end a drive
• Must stop the stupid penalties
• Nice timely runs by VY
• VY fumble… Why didn’t he get down… his knee knocked the ball out
• Nice 50 yd FG by Bironas
• Still didn’t cover Andre Johnson like we should have
• 3 games in a row 17-17 at the end of the 3rd quarter
• CJ – 5 straight 100 yd games
• Ex-Titans RB Chris Brown ineffective against the Titans
• Tony Brown had a big game with 2 sacks
• Missed calls – tripping and helmet-to-helmet
• Delay of game penalty on a fake punt
• Kaesvaharn has to take off and run with a punt at some point
• Bad call on horsecollar
• Crumpler catch?
• LB McGrath played a solid game as a stand in for Thornton
• Offensive Player of the Game:
  • Michael – Vince Young (12-22-116 yds – 1 td; 11-73 yds)
  • Lindsey – Vince Young
  • Eric – Chris Johnson (29-151 yds)
• Defensive Player of the Game:
  • Michael – Tony Brown (8 tackles – 2 sacks[ties career high])
  • Lindsey – Tony Brown
  • Eric – Tony Brown
• Predictions:
  • Titans 31 Texans 27 – Michael
  • Titans 30 Texans 16 – Lindsey
  • Titans 20 Texans 27 – Eric
  • Titans 20 Texans 17 – Actual

Titans vs Cardinals

• Game Sub-Plots:
  • Titans facing Kurt Warner again
  • If Warner doesn’t start; Leinart vs Young
  • Chuck Cecil was a Cardinal in his NFL career
• Cardinals are 5-0 on the road this year for the first time
• Titans have won 6 straight against the NFC
• Arizona has an improved running attack with Beanie Wells
• Arizona Defense – #8 vs the Run; #27 vs the Pass
• Arizona Offense – #27 Rushing; #4 Passing
• Titans Defense – #9 vs the Run; #31 vs the Pass
• Titans Offense – #1 Rushing; #29 Passing
• Key Offensive Match-up – RB Chris Johnson and QB Vince Young vs the Cardinals 8th ranked rushing defense
• Key Defensive Match-up – DB Cortland Finnegan and DB Nick Harper vs WR Larry Fitzgerald and WR Anquoin Boldin
• Keys to the Offense
  • Michael – move the chains any way possible!
  • Eric – ball control; run the ball!; safe passes from VY
  • Lindsey – more of the same; protect the football
• Keys to the Defense
  • Michael – contain the Cardinals passing game
  • Lindsey – pressure the Cardinals QB
  • Eric – pressure the QB; and limit the WR’s
• Predictions:
  • Titans 23 Cardinals 21 – Michael
  • Titans 21 Cardinals 13 – Lindsey
  • Titans 27 Cardinals 24 – Eric

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