Episode 157 – Review: Titans vs Dolphins; Preview: Titans vs Chargers
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Take On The Titans news items:
Emails
- none
Ex-Titans news
- none
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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