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Archive for August, 2008

Injuries Seal the Fate of Release of WR Williams

In one of the surprising moves of the Titans roster cuts on Saturday, the team decided that the injuries to WR Roydell Willams were not enough to keep him around, this despite a career high 55 catches last season.  He shared the team led in catches with Justin Gage, but a broken ankle just a [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 31 2008

Titans Dump 8 To Get Roster at 54

The Titans are down to 54 players on their roster after they let the following go today: S Calvin Lowry, WR Biren Ealy, and DT Antonio Johnson have been released. DE Sean Conover, TE Jamie Petrowski, FB Casey Cramer, DE Eric Taylor, and FB Jeremy Cain.  The team will need to make one more roster [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 30 2008

Info Scarce on Vince Young’s Bruised Hand

With the season opener just over a week away, the Titans now may have another issue on their hands, as QB Vince Young had his right hand taped as he left the Titans offices on Friday.  As far as why the hand was taped, head coach Jeff Fisher is not sharing any info as to [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 29 2008

Titans Edge Packers, 23-21

The Titans built a lead, then hung on at the end, in a, 23-21, preseason win over the Packers, Thursday night in Green Bay.  Matt Flynn’s two point conversion pass fell incomplete as the clock ran out, securing the win for Tennessee.  It was the final preseason game for both teams.  Most of the Titans’ starters [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 29 2008

Titans Offense Struggling; Preseason Finale Tonight

The Titans are looking for improvements from their offense in tonight’s preseason finale at Green Bay.  Offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger says he is focusing on the receivers, while most of the media coverage is about quarterback Vince Young.  Heimerdinger tells Nashville’s “Tennessean” newspaper that Young is executing well, but he needs help from his receivers. 
The Titans [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 28 2008

Titans (2-1) Close Out Preseason at Green Bay (1-2) Thursday at 6 p.m., CT

The Tennessee Titans (2-1) play their final preseason game this week, traveling to Green Bay to meet the Packers (1-2). Kickoff at Lambeau Field (capacity 72,928) is scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m. CDT. This is the seventh consecutive year the Titans and Packers are meeting to close out the preseason. [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 27 2008

Titans (2-0) to Face Atlanta Falcons (0-2) Tonight at Georgia Dome

The Tennessee Titans (2-0) play their first road game of the preseason tonight, traveling to Atlanta to meet the Falcons (0-2). Kickoff at the Georgia Dome (capacity 71,228) is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CDT.
The game will be televised regionally on the Titans Preseason TV Network, including flagship WKRN-Channel 2 in Nashville. [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 23 2008

Titans Game Notes

As previously reported by NFL Gridiron Gab’s Matt Loede, the Tennessee Titans pulled out a narrow 17-16 win over the Oakland Raiders on Saturday; there were some items of note that were a result of the game itself - including the rash of injuries that took place prior to and during the contest, according to [...]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Aug 16 2008

Young Struggles; Titans Escape w/ 17-16 Win Over Raiders

Two of the more young up and coming QB’s in the NFL collided in preseason action on Friday night in Nashville, as Vince Young of the Titans took on JaMarcus Russell of the Raiders.  Lucky for both, it was only preseason, because the action on the field didn’t quite live up to the hype off [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 15 2008

WR Williams Off PUP List; Will Test Ankle in Warmups Tonight

The Nashville City Paper is reporting that WR Roydell Williams has been activated from the PUP list, but at this time is surgically repaired ankle is still not 100 percent. “We’re going to try to warm him up and see how he is. He knows what to do, but we’re going on how he [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 15 2008