What happened to Tennesse?

[Dave Gray]

I always thought that Tennessee would turn it around to be a middle of the road team by the year's end, but I think they've just fallen too far.  It's not even their record, but it's that they look so terrible and ineffective.

[jtex316]

Maybe them being 13-3 last year was a fluke and them going 0-6 is more representative of their team's true skills.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Maybe them being 13-3 last year was a fluke and them going 0-6 is more representative of their team's true skills.

This made me think of something.  They started off the 2008 season 10-0, but since getting embarassed by the Jets, they went 3-4, including a heartbreaking home loss in the playoffs to Baltimore to end their season.  This season could very well be a "hangover" from that.  The loss of Albert Haynesworth on their D-line and an injury depleted secondary doesn't help matters much.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Looks like starting Vince Young gave them the spark they needed.  If they play the rest of the way the same way they mauled the Jags today, I'd be worried when the Dolphins visit Nashville.

[ethurst22]

The difference is that Vince Young can buy time with his feet. Collins can't. He's always been a statue (a la Drew Bledsoe) in the pocket.

I suspect that Jeff Fisher will be gone next year. Whenever the owner makes the switch to the backup quarterback and the guy wins like he did, that's not good for your head coach at all.

I think Fisher has lost some credibility with his players, especially after the Kearse situation. If it was Bill Walsh, Don Shula or Bill Parcells, Kearse would have been looking for a job the next day.

Plus, Tennessee has decent receivers with speed but its the same old Frank Wycheck offense. Substitute Chris Johnson for Eddie George and look for TE Bo (I can't spell his last name) on third down as your first option most of the time.

Jeff Fisher is a standup guy but everyone has their time in the sun and I think his is over.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

I think Fisher has lost some credibility with his players, especially after the Kearse situation. If it was Bill Walsh, Don Shula or Bill Parcells, Kearse would have been looking for a job the next day.

What happened with Jevon Kearse? 

[ethurst22]

What happened with Jevon Kearse? 

On game day, Kearse got to the stadium and was told that he would be one of the inactives for the game.  After being told, he got in his car and went home. He disappeared.

Instead of Fisher suspending him or fining him, from what I understand, nothing was done at all and I think Kearse suited up next week. Someone posted a caption of the situation on the board here but I forgot who it was.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

On game day, Kearse got to the stadium and was told that he would be one of the inactives for the game.  After being told, he got in his car and went home. He disappeared.

Instead of Fisher suspending him or fining him, from what I understand, nothing was done at all and I think Kearse suited up next week. Someone posted a caption of the situation on the board here but I forgot who it was.

I'm not excusing Kearse's behavior, but since when do you inactivate your star DE for a game??

[ethurst22]

I'm not excusing Kearse's behavior, but since when do you inactivate your star DE for a game??

Kearse is not the same person he was when he first came into the league. He is being outplayed by his backup in Tennessee and that's what prompter Fisher to make the move.

Kearse let two and a half years of fame go to his head. He flamed out in Philly. He was even benched in Philly before he signed on as a FA with the Titans.

I saw the first game against Pitt and a few other games and Kearse was being held up at the line of scrimmage. He was never really a run stopper but he was stinkin up the joint.

My brother knows his cousin and he says that Kearse spends most of his time partying and chasing women. That's sad because if Kearse would have stayed on a dedicated path, he would have been a sure fire HOF.