Archive for September, 2009

Jones Says He Didn’t Throw a Punch Sunday vs Texans

The Nashville City Paper today talks about Jason Jones and the fight with the Texans from Sunday: After being ejected from Sunday’s 34-31 loss to the Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jason Jones will be hearing from the NFL office sometime this week. To what extent the league office will make its voice heard [...]

Fisher Says the Defensive Gameplan Not the Problem

The Nashville City Paper talked Monday about the defensive issues that the Titans had vs the Texans: Titans head coach Jeff Fisher was busy Monday trying to head off any potential questions about internal issues with the defense in the aftermath of Sunday’s 34-31 loss to the Houston Texans where the pass defense was shredded [...]

Titans Will Need a Punter for Sunday vs Jets

The Tennessean reports that the Titans are going to need a punter for Sunday: Titans veteran punter Craig Hentrich (calf) is likely to miss Sunday’s game against the Jets, so the Titans are looking for another punter. “We’ll replace him and we’ll take our time doing it,” Coach Jeff Fisher said on Monday. Fisher mentioned [...]

Titans Staring at 0-2 After Stunning 34-31 Setback to Texans

Losing to the champion Steelers on the road is one thing – but losing at home to the Texans is quite another. But that is the reality that the Titans face today as they are now 0-2 after a stunning 34-31 setback to the rivals from Houston. They wasted a great day on offense in [...]

Titans Set for AFC South Battle w/ Texans Sunday

The Titans (0-1) play their regular season home opener on Sunday, welcoming the division-rival Houston Texans (0-1) to LP Field (capacity 69,143). Kickoff is scheduled for noon CDT on Sunday, Sept. 20. The 2009 season, the 50th in the history of the Titans organization, marks the 11th year the club has called LP Field its [...]

Young Fills in as Dad for Steve McNair’s Kids

The Tennessean says that Vince Young is filling in for the role of Dad for Steve McNair’s kids: As a kid, Titans quarterback Vince Young looked up to Steve McNair. On Wednesday, McNair’s two young sons looked to Young as their father figure. As part of “Dear Dads Breakfast” at St. Paul Christian Academy, Young [...]

Jeff Fisher Says TE Scaife a Question Mark This Week

The Tennessean says that it’s up in the air if Bo Scaife is going to practice this week after the hit pt on him last week by Jerome Harrison: Tight end Bo Scaife will not need surgery, coach Jeff Fisher said. The fifth-year pro was injured when hit by Steelers linebacker James Harrison in the [...]

Titans Kick Themselves Following 13-10 OT Setback to Steelers

At the end of the year, this loss may not matter. But boy would it have been great to get it. For the Titans, the effort was just short as the Super Bowl champion Steelers topped Tennessee with a 3-yard OT field to escape with a 13-10 win Thursday night. The Titans nearly lost late [...]