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Titans Deny Permission to Bucs To Talk To Mike Mularkey About OC Job

January 2nd, 2015

Matt Loede

Posted in News

According to Sports Illustrated, the Titans have said ‘no’ to a request from the Buccaneers to interview tight end coach Mike Mularkey for their vacant offensive coordinator position, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reports.

The Buccaneers released offensive coordinator Jeff Tedford from his contract last month. Tedford had heart surgery last year and took a medical leave of absence from the team. Quarterbacks coach Marcus Arroyo called plays this season for Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay finished No. 29 in scoring and No. 30 in yards gained last season. Rookie wide receiver Mike Evans was a bright spot, finishing with 1,051 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns.

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Titans at Jaguars Wednesday Injury Report

December 17th, 2014

Matt Loede

Posted in Injuries, News

TENNESSEE TITANS
(Tennessee did not conduct a practice on Monday. The Monday practice report is an estimation.)
Status Report
	OUT	RB Dexter McCluster (knee)

	DOUBTFUL	T Taylor Lewan (ankle), QB Zach Mettenberger (right shoulder)

	QUESTIONABLE	LB Zaviar Gooden (hamstring), T Byron Stingily (ankle), TE Delanie Walker (knee), LB Kamerion Wimbley (hamstring), WR Kendall Wright (hand)

	PROBABLE	S Daimion Stafford (concussion)
Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Monday	TE Brett Brackett (knee), T Taylor Lewan (ankle), QB Jake Locker (left shoulder), RB Dexter McCluster (knee), QB Zach Mettenberger (right shoulder)
	Tuesday	TE Brett Brackett (knee), T Taylor Lewan (ankle), RB Dexter McCluster (knee), QB Zach Mettenberger (right shoulder)
	Wednesday	T Taylor Lewan (ankle), RB Dexter McCluster (knee), QB Zach Mettenberger (right shoulder)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Monday	LB Zaviar Gooden (hamstring), T Byron Stingily (ankle), TE Delanie Walker (knee), LB Kamerion Wimbley (hamstring), WR Kendall Wright (hand)
	Tuesday	LB Zaviar Gooden (hamstring), T Byron Stingily (ankle), TE Delanie Walker (knee), LB Kamerion Wimbley (hamstring), WR Kendall Wright (hand)
	Wednesday	LB Zaviar Gooden (hamstring), T Byron Stingily (ankle), TE Delanie Walker (knee), LB Kamerion Wimbley (hamstring), WR Kendall Wright (hand)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Monday	S Daimion Stafford (concussion)
	Tuesday	S Daimion Stafford (concussion)
	Wednesday	S Daimion Stafford (concussion)

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
(Jacksonville did not conduct practice on Monday or Tuesday. The Monday and Tuesday practice reports are estimations.)
Status Report
	OUT	DE Andre Branch (groin), LB Khairi Fortt (hamstring)

	QUESTIONABLE	QB Blake Bortles (foot), DE Ryan Davis (hip), S Josh Evans (foot), DT Roy Miller (knee), WR Tommy Streeter (abdomen)

	PROBABLE	DE Chris Clemons (knee), WR Marqise Lee (elbow)
Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Monday	QB Blake Bortles (foot), DE Andre Branch (groin), DE Ryan Davis (hip), S Josh Evans (foot), LB Khairi Fortt (hamstring), DT Roy Miller (knee), WR Tommy Streeter (abdomen)
	Tuesday	DE Andre Branch (groin), LB Khairi Fortt (hamstring), DT Roy Miller (knee)
	Wednesday	DE Andre Branch (groin), LB Khairi Fortt (hamstring), DT Roy Miller (knee)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Tuesday	QB Blake Bortles (foot), DE Ryan Davis (hip), S Josh Evans (foot), WR Tommy Streeter (abdomen)
	Wednesday	QB Blake Bortles (foot), DE Ryan Davis (hip), S Josh Evans (foot), WR Tommy Streeter (abdomen)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Monday	DE Chris Clemons (knee), WR Marqise Lee (elbow)
	Tuesday	DE Chris Clemons (knee), WR Marqise Lee (elbow)
	Wednesday	DE Chris Clemons (knee), WR Marqise Lee (elbow)

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Video: CBS NFL Week 15 Preview – Jets vs Titans

December 11th, 2014

Matt Loede

Posted in Game Previews, Video

Pete Prisco and Pat Kirwan preview the NFL Week 15 matchup between the New York Jets and Tennessee Titans.

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Jets vs Titans NFL Week 15 Game Capsule

December 10th, 2014

Matt Loede

Posted in News

NEW YORK JETS (2-11) AT TENNESSEE TITANS (2-11)

SERIES

JETS	TITANS
SERIES LEADER		23-17-1
STREAKS		Past 2
COACHES VS. OPP.	Ryan: 1-2	Whisenhunt: 0-2
LAST WEEK	L 30-24 (OT) at Vikings	L 36-7 vs. Giants
LAST GAME	9/29/13: Jets 13 at Titans 38. Tennessee WR Nate Washington catches 4 passes for 105 yards & 2 TDs, including 77-yarder. Titans CB Alterraun Verner records 2 INTs.
LAST GAME AT SITE	9/29/13
BROADCAST	CBS (3:05 PM CT): Andrew Catalon, Steve Tasker, Steve Beuerlein (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 133 (NYJ), 93 (Ten.). XM: 225 (Ten.).

STATS

PASSING	Smith: 166-287-1778-8-12-68.0	Locker: 80-135-936-5-7-71.1
RUSHING	Ivory: 162-714-4.4-5	Sankey (R): 131-499-3.8-2
RECEIVING	Decker: 55-620-11.3-4	Wright: 51-633-12.4-5
OFFENSE	319.1	305.2
TAKE/GIVE	-12	-8
DEFENSE	328.8	386.5
SACKS	Richardson: 6.5	Casey: 5
INTs	Walls, Jarrett: 2	McCourty: 3
PUNTING	Quigley: 45.4	Kern: 46.2
KICKING	Folk: 92 (17/17 PAT; 25/29 FG)	Succop: 64 (25/25 PAT; 13/16 FG)

NOTES

JETS: In only career meeting, QB GENO SMITH completed 23 of 34 passes (67.6 pct.) for 289 yards with 1 TD. Since entering NFL in 2013, tied for 1st among AFC QBs in rush TDs (7)…RB CHRIS JOHNSON spent 6 seasons with Titans & ranks 3rd in franchise history in rush yards (7,965) & rush TDs (50). Since entering NFL in 2008, ranks 2nd in NFL with 8,523 rush yards. RB CHRIS IVORY leads team with 714 rushing yards & needs 120 to surpass career-high 833 in 2013…WR PERCY HARVIN is 1 of 2 active NFL players with 20+ rec. TDs (21) & 5+ rush TDs (5). Led team with 124 rec. yards on 6 catches, incl. 35-yard TD, last week. In only career meeting (10/7/12 with Min.), had 8 catches for 108 yards & TD. WR ERIC DECKER posted season-high 89 rec. yards vs. Vikings. JACE AMARO (Rd. 2, No. 49 overall) leads NFL rookie TEs in catches (34) & rec. yards (291). TE JEFF CUMBERLAND had 34-yard TD catch in last meeting…DT SHELDON RICHARDSON had career-high 3 sacks & safety last week. LB DAVID HARRIS leads team with 99 tackles. Since 2007, Harris is 1 of 4 NFL players with 25+ sacks (27.5) & 6+ INTs (6). LB CALVIN PACE has 3 sacks in 3 career meetings & aims for 4th in row with sack vs. Ten…TITANS: In last meeting, QB JAKE LOCKER completed 18 of 24 passes (75.0 pct.) for 149 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for career-high 130.0 rating…Rookie RB BISHOP SANKEY (Rd. 2, No. 54 overall) has 50+ total yards in 6 of past 8. Ranks 4th among AFC rookies in rush yards (499). RB SHONN GREENE has 3,938 career rush yards & needs 62 to reach 4,000 career…Last week, WR DEREK HAGAN led team in catches (6) & rec. yards (62). In last meeting, WR NATE WASHINGTON had 4 catches for 105 yards (26.3 avg.) & 2 TDs, incl. 77-yarder. Has 50+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5 at home. WR JUSTIN HUNTER (498) needs 2 rec. yards to reach 500 for 1st time in career. TE DELANIE WALKER ranks 2nd among AFC TEs in rec. yards (700) & has 48 catches with 4 TDs…Last week, rookie CB MARQUESTON HUFF (Round 4, No. 122 overall) scored 23-yard TD on 1st career INT. S MICHAEL GRIFFIN leads team with 94 tackles. DT JURRELL CASEY had sack in last meeting.

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Jets at Titans Wednesday Injury Report

December 10th, 2014

Matt Loede

Posted in Injuries, News

NEW YORK JETS

Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	S Antonio Allen (hand), WR Percy Harvin (ankle), DE Muhammad Wilkerson (toe)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	TE Jace Amaro (concussion), K Nick Folk (right hip), LB Trevor Reilly (concussion)

	FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	G Willie Colon (knee), RB Chris Johnson (knee)

TENNESSEE TITANS

Practice Report
	DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	S Michael Griffin (back), QB Zach Mettenberger (right shoulder), T Michael Oher (toe), S Daimion Stafford (concussion), T Byron Stingily (ankle), LB Kamerion Wimbley (hamstring)

	LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE
	Wednesday	T Taylor Lewan (ankle), WR Kendall Wright (hand)

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Titans Blown Out By Giants in 36-7 Trouncing

December 7th, 2014

Matt Loede

Posted in Game Stories, News, Opinions

The Titans awful season continued with another awful loss Sunday at home, this time to the New York Giants, who broke a 7-game losing streak with a 36-7 beating in Nashville.

Tennessee is now 2-11 on the season.

The loss was cemented by losing rookie QB Zach Mettenberger, who will probably miss the rest of the season after his worst day as a pro.

He was just 14-of-24 passing for 125 yards, was intercepted once and fumbled twice, and in three quarters didn’t get the Titans to a score. He left with a shoulder injury.

“He really didn’t have much of an opportunity to have any kind of day today,” wide receiver Nate Washington said.

“His day was avoiding pressure. I don’t want to point a finger anywhere. But it’s tough to judge and gauge his day when the majority of it was based around avoiding other defenders.”

The Titans lost its seventh straight and for the 11th time in 12 games with a performance that had fans booing and even a handful wearing paper bags over their heads.

This is the franchise’s longest slide since losing 11 straight in 1994 as the then-Houston Oilers.

“Obviously, it was a tough day today,” Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt said. “It’s not fun, but we’re working. The only thing is our guys, they’re trying, they’re working hard, and we’ll keep working and come out of it.”

Giants QB Eli Manning had a big day against the Titans D, as he threw for 260 yards and a touchdown.

Two rookies put up big numbers for the Giants – Odell Beckham Jr. set a team rookie record with his fourth game with 100 yards receiving this season: 11 catches for 130 yards and a TD. Andre Williams ran for a season-high 131 yards, including a 50-yard TD.

For the Titans, the patchwork effect on offense showed. The Titans had only four players that started the season at their positions with left tackle Taylor Lewan and right tackle Michael Oher missing their second straight starts because of injuries.

When right tackle Byron Stingily went down, Tennessee finished with a tackle signed Tuesday.

The Titans’ only points came when Marqueston Huff returned an interception 23 yards for a TD. The Titans couldn’t even run out the final seconds of the first half properly, drawing a penalty for an illegal snap that prompted boos from fans still paying attention.

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Giants vs Titans NFL Week 14 Inactives

December 7th, 2014

Matt Loede

Posted in Injuries, News

Giants: LB Mark Herzlich, LB Jacquian Williams, OL James Brewer, CB Jayron Hosley, RB Chris Ogbonnaya, G Eric Herman.

Titans: WR Kendall Wright, RB Shonn Greene, DB Jemea Thomas, RT Michael Oher, LT Taylor Lewan, DL DaQuan Jones, OLB Kamerion Wimbley.

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Titans President Says Roster Will Be ‘A Lot Different’ in 2015

December 4th, 2014

Matt Loede

Posted in News

Titans president and CEO Tommy Smith is upset and embarrassed that his team is 2-10, Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean reports.

Smith is confident coach Ken Whisenhunt and general manager Ruston Webster are the right men to haul the franchise out of a terrible rut. What needs to change, according to Smith, is a roster that lacks quality depth — something that was exposed as injuries mounted in recent weeks.

“The roster is going to look a lot different next year,” Smith said Wednesday. “Players need to be playing to the best of their abilities right now, and that will determine their future. There may be some players whose contracts might be up, but that doesn’t mean they’re not going to be here. There may be some players with multiyear contracts, but that doesn’t mean they’re going to be here.

“I can assure you this: I am committed to making this thing right. And we are going to build a team that this town and the fans can be proud of. I am going to build an organization and a team that is going to be known for winning, not losing. People will say, ‘How can you say that with a 2-10 team?’ I know there is a lot of work to do. It’s taking longer than I hoped. But this thing is going to get fixed.”

“I am terribly disappointed for the fans. I know they’re not happy, and I am right there with them. I am disappointed, I am angry. I want to win, and I want to win now,” Smith said. “I want the fans to know I appreciate their support, and I know in these economic times money comes dearly and they have other options. But I am committed to getting this right for them, and sooner rather than later. …

“We understand the problems, we regret it. The reality is this is where we are right now. But trust me, we all want to carry the trophy and we are going to get there.”

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