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Take On The Titans news items:

Emails

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Ex-Titans news

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Player News

• Keith Bullock and David Thornton placed on IR
• Keith Bullock fined $10,000 for throwing the ball into the stands vs the Rams
• Gerald McGrath, Stanford Keglar, Colin Allred, and Stephen Tulloch will be our LBs
• David Thornton takes some local youth on a shopping spree

Non-Player News

• The key to the Titans making the playoffs is for either Balt or Den to stumble down the stretch (both would make things easier)
• only 1 QB in NFL history has defeated all 32 teams (Brett Farve), only 1 QB has beaten 31 (Kerry Collins) and he just lacked Miami
• Norv Turner was Fisher’s coach at USC (receiver and secondary)

Upcoming Schedule

• Friday, December 25, 2009, 6:30 pm CDT vs Chargers
• Sunday, January 3, 2010, 3:15 pm CDT @ Seahawks

Stupid Questions of the Week

• If the Titans lose, can they still make the playoffs?
• Have we seen the last of Keith Bullock?
• If the Titans make the playoffs, do we have a real shot at the Super Bowl?

Titans vs Dolphins

• Defense really handled the Dolphins offense until Keith Bullock went out
• VY is on fire!; 1st 3 TD game of his career
• Is CJ running out of steam at the end of the season?
• even though Harper is getting better, he is still a problem in the secondary
• Kenny Britt is helping out the return game; he’s just too big… go figure
• Michael Griffin finally had a big game; although he tipped one to a Dolphins receiver
• Titans D won the turnover battle
• Bad use of timeouts at the end of the game; is this a pattern
• Justin Gage’s return was huge
• Offensive Player of the Game:
  • Michael – Vince Young (14-27-236 yards-3 tds-1 int)
  • Lindsey – Vince Young
  • Eric – Vince Young
• Defensive Player of the Game:
  • Michael – Michael Griffin (4 tackles – 1 int – 1 fumble recovery)
  • Lindsey – Michael Griffin
  • Eric – Michael Griffin
• Predictions:
  • Titans 23 Dolphins 21 – Michael
  • Titans 23 Dolphins 20 – Eric
  • Titans 24 Dolphins 20 – Lindsey
  • Titans 27 Dolphins 24 – Actual

Titans vs Chargers

• Chargers have won 17 straight in December
• the Chargers give the Titans fits; they have won the last 6 matchups
• VY needs to prove he is the QB of the future an worthy of his #1 draft position and put this team on his shoulders
• Keep LT under check, but don’t forget about Darren Sproles
• Is fate on the Titans side?
• Chargers Injuries
  • Scott Mruczkowski – OUT
  • no other significant injuries
• Titans Injuries
  • Keith Bullock – OUT
  • David Thornton – OUT
  • Tony Brown – Knee
  • Nick Harper – Shoulder
  • Kyle Vanden Bosch – Neck
• Chargers Defense – #21 vs the Run; #13 vs the Pass
• Chargers Offense – #30 Rushing; #5 Passing
• Titans Defense – #9 vs the Run; #31 vs the Pass
• Titans Offense – #2 Rushing; #20 Passing
• Keys to the Offense
  • Michael – Keep the Offense on the field by converting 3rd downs; we must dominate time-of-possession
  • Eric – VY must be productive both with his legs and through the air
• Keys to the Defense
  • Michael – must CREATE turnovers; keep Antonio Gates from having a big day
  • Eric – pressure Rivers; control LT and Vincent Jackson; keep Antonio Gates in check
• Predictions:
  • Titans 31 Chargers 30 – Michael
  • Titans 27 Chargers 24 – Eric
  • Titans 28 Chargers 24 – Lindsey

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