Archive for December, 2009

Young Day to Day with Hamstring Injury

Vince Young is “day-to-day” after injuring his hamstring on Sunday, according to the Nashville Tennessean. Test results on it were “good,” and he sounds likely to give it a go in Tennessee’s critical game against the Dolphins this weekend. Expect an update on Wednesday when the Titans return to practice.

Johnson Scores Three Times, Young Hurt In Titans 47-7 Thrashing Of Rams

The Tennessee Titans, on their win-loss record alone, are a better team with quarterback Vince Young behind center. Without Young? Apparently not so much. As the Titans and St. Louis Rams battled for 60 minutes at LP Field, Young would play but injure himself midway through the second quarter and would not return. Fortunately for [...]

Bahktiari Promoted To Main Squad

A league source has indicated that the Tennessee Titans have promoted defensive end Eric Bahktiari from their practice squad earlier today to their main roster. Bahktiari, who played his college ball at University of San Diego, was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2008 and has also had stints with [...]

Young Says He’ll be Under Center Sunday vs Rams

The Tennessean reports that QB Vince Young says that he’ll go on Sunday: Titans quarterback Vince Young, who aggravated an injury to his right knee on Thursday, did not practice on Friday but said he will play Sunday against the Rams. Young watched Friday’s practice in a hooded sweatshirt and he was in the locker [...]

Titans Win Streak Ends At 5, Colts Romp 27-17

As I have said on more than one occasion in reference to the Indianapolis Colts, they find new and creative ways to win each and every week. Some weeks, it is Peyton Manning and his arm, some weeks it’s their secondary, while sometimes they come from behind. The Colts didn’t have to rely on a [...]

Titans Getting Set for a Showdown with the Colts

The Tennessee Titans (5-6) play one of two remaining regular season road games this week, traveling to face the AFC South Champion and undefeated Indianapolis Colts (11-0) on Sunday, Dec. 6. Kickoff at Lucas Oil Stadium is scheduled for noon CST. The Colts and Titans, the only teams to have won the AFC South since [...]

Johnson Named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month

Running back Chris Johnson of the Titans are the AFC Offensive Player of the Month for November, the NFL announced today. Johnson rushed for an NFL-best 800 yards (6.6 average) on 122 attempts and tied for a league-high seven touchdowns as he helped the Titans post a 5-0 record in November. He is the first [...]

RB Chris Johnson Says He’s Launching an MVP Campaign

Titans’ second-year running back, Chris Johnson, joked Wednesday after practice that he intends to launch an MVP campaign soon. “Of course I should be in the conversation,” he said. “And I’m about to start a campaign, an MVP campaign. Everything. When is the voting?” And while he expects the Titans to fulfill the prophecy he [...]