The Titans clearly didn't want him, so enjoy New Jersey, Keith.

It’s time for Titans’ fans to start singing some Hall and Oates. He’s gone. He signed with the New York Giants today.

What is left to say about Keith Bulluck’s legacy? He was the team’s post Super Bowl first-round draft pick. You can get a bargain at the end of the first round or you can get Dimitrius Underwood. Bulluck played for ten seasons in Nashville and before last year’s ACL tear had missed one game in his career. He was the team’s defensive leader. Between 2002 and 2006 he had almost 700 total tackles. Don’t forget that he was Mr. Monday night as well.

There has been endless speculation about Wes Welker’s recovery from an ACL tear in January. Bulluck tore his ACL two weeks prior to that. Is he going to play in 2010? I guess the Giants think so. The Titans don’t, and I think he was gone before the injury.

Veteran leadership is in short supply on the defense. Tony Brown, Stephen Tulloch, and Chris Hope are going to have the be the guys. Will Witherspoon is a space-holder. Rennie Curran seems like the heir apparent. Just like when Vince Young signed with the team and the high-end speculation for his career would be to become another Steve McNair, we can hope that Curran becomes another Keith Bulluck. The team could use one.

Chris Johnson needs a RB coach the way Albert Pujols needs a hitting coach. Kennedy Pola, former Jaguars running back coach, took the place of Earnest Byner just a few months ago. Is Byner now on speed dial? In typical Lane Kiffin fashion, he stole Pola away to be the USC offensive coordinator, because when you have a chance to coach a disgraced college program instead of the best running back in the NFL, you do not hesitate.

Lane Kiffin would break up with a girl via text, if she’s lucky.

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Where the magic happens.

The following is a transcript of an actual conversation* between QB Vince Young and rookie safety Myron Rolle recorded at 7:02 a.m. on June 14, 2010 in the locker room at Baptist Sports Park’s Titan’s training facilities:

[sounds of equipment being jostled]

VY:  Hey, what’s up.

MYRON:  Vince!  How’s it going, man?

VY:  You haven’t heard?

MYRON:  Heard what?  I just got off a plane.  I was finishing up some degree requirements at Oxford.  I would of come back tomorrow, but I wanted to make it back in time to swing by the children’s hospital before little Becky goes in for more chemo.

VY:  Right.  I guess I had kind of a rough weekend.

MYRON:  Uh oh.  Let me guess.  Too many charity events?  I know how that goes.

VY:  Not exactly.

MYRON:  Oh, I know.  You’re stressing about the realignment of the Big 12.  You’re worried about how the potential loss of revenue could impact the academic integrity of the University of Texas.

VY:  Um…

MYRON:  I know how you feel.  I gave my OTA workout check to Florida State’s biology department, but I always wonder if I could of given more.  Sometimes I feel so selfish.  Do I really need a two bedroom apartment?  Do I really need to order that appetizer at dinner?

VY:  Florida State got biology?

MYRON:  Look, don’t stress.  Just think about your beautiful girlfriend that you love and your beautiful child on the way.  Think of how blessed you are.  Amen?

VY:  Yeah…

MYRON:  So, what happened this weekend, for real?

VY:  I hit a dude at a titty bar ’cause he made fun of UT.

[awkward pause]

MYRON:  Were you there to…drive an intoxicated friend home?

VY:  Naw.  I wanted to see some titties.

MYRON:  Okay.  So you just didn’t think, reached back and punched some dude because he disrespected you?

VY:  You think I’m a asshole, huh?

MYRON:  (thinks)  Actually, I think you’re exactly who I want to go into battle with.

VY:  My dog.

[They fist bump.]

VY:  You wanna come out tonight?  Me and Nate gonna cruise 2nd Ave.

MYRON:  Hell no.

[Myron jogs out of the locker room.]

VY:  Smart dude right there.

KENNY BRITT (walking by):  No, duh.  He’s a Rhode’s Scholar.

VY:  A what?

*okay, maybe the recording was a little fuzzy and I couldn’t really hear what was said, but I’m guessing this was pretty close.

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"(Left) Hook 'em Vince"

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Now we know. Titan fans were a little bitter when LenDale appeared to be actually working out this offseason, not just quitting hard liquor. The Seahawks released White today, and he’s allegedly facing a four-game suspension for substance abuse.

LenDale, at least don’t go all Brian Cushing on us and admit what you did.

Expect to hear rumors of the Titans re-signing White. This will most likely end the same way as the Albert Haynesworth rumors. The Titans are better off by moving on.

LenDale, report directly to the bar. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.

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This is obviously fan optimism here, but I think the Titans will be better in 2010 than in 2009. Here’s why:

• Vince Young: This is the #1 reason. I think Vince will be very good this year. I expect something close to 22+ TDs and less than 10 INTs from him this year, and I don’t think that’s ridiculous. If Vince has a good year, I think 10-6 is in the bag.
  

  Expecting big strides from VY

• Better Receivers: Vince is the key and his definitely improving, but he is coming in with 10 games of experience with Gage, Washington, and Britt. Britt should make huge strides (despite coming into camp at 262 pounds). Also, Scaife will still be around and Cook could potentially make huge strides.
• Faster Defense: I don’t know if the defense will be much better, if any better, but I do expect the defense to be faster, which will matter when we play passing teams and in todays NFL, all the good teams are passing teams.

Obviously, because the NFL is completely unpredictable, I have no real idea if the 2010 Titans will be any good or not. However, I think it is reasonable to expect 10-6 from this team. All of that hope hinges on Vince Young, though, and if he doesn’t get better, then this season is going to SUCK.

Go Titans.

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What is this man thinking? Is he thinking?

Cue Dos Equis commercial music.  Slow zoom in on—

Coach Fisher, pre-playoff beard.  He is sitting around a table deep in the war rooms of Baptist Sports Park, surrounded by Vince Young (bobbing his head to his iPod) and Dinger (staring disgustedly at Vince).  Coach Fisher’s face shows a man either deep in thought or completely void of thought.  It’s hard to know.

VOICE OVER:

He has held the same job for sixteen years.

He has held the same wardrobe for sixteen years.

He goes to church, but not too much.

He likes most foods.

There’s nothing that happens to him in Vegas that really needs to stay in Vegas.

He’s never the life of the party, but no one minds that he’s there.

He wins some.  He loses some.

His favorite band is U2.

He is – The Most Uninteresting Coach in the World.

Coach Fisher holds up a mug of beer.

COACH FISHER:  I don’t always drink beer…but when I do, I prefer Bud Adams.

Close-Up.

COACH FISHER:  Stay thirsty, my friends, for a Super Bowl.

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That being said, Tom Condon works with the Mannings, and seeing how many commercials the two are in, this is a move with no downside for VY. Elisha Manning in particular has the acting chops of a young Jessica Simpson.

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft10/news/story?id=5132314

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“Last year, I worked out with the Redskins, and the year that we had and all that stuff wasn’t great, by any means. I’m getting back to basics, what got me to be one of the top defensive players in the NFL, and that’s what I plan on doing.”

Translation: “I’m gonna eat all off-season and show up to Camp at 457 lbs. See you in August, Coach Leatherface!!”

I’m calling dibs on Greatest Free Agent bust in history.

Coach Leatherface is not happy and rather bewildered by Fat Albert.

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Any defensive strategy is only as good as the players executing it. However, the overriding factor that is the key to every defensive strategy in the NFL is pressure. Whether it’s complex blitz packages or a simple 4 man rush, there has to be pressure on the Quarterback. The Titans got erratic pressure last year, and I imagine that will be the same this year. On top of it, the secondary has coverage issues.

So what defense can a team run when they have erratic pressure from the front four and a bad secondary? To me, the logical choice is to go with a Greg Williams style blitzing scheme.

Change it up, Cecil.

The Titans have two young, fast, athletic linebackers in Tulloch and McGrath, along with a safety, Michael Griffin, who is a very good blitzer. I think they are going to need to blitz like crazy for this team to have any semblance of a pass defense.

Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying this will solve our defensive woes that are most likely coming in 2010. But the only hope this defense has is to let Finnegan shut down one side and that the blitz gets enough pressure that the Receiver on the other side only gets a few yards downfield before the throw. Also, if the extra blitzing adds 5+ sacks that wouldn’t come without blitzing, that is 5+ drives ended that could end up being touchdowns. And in the NFL, that’s the difference between 8-8 and 10-6.

The hope for the Titans in 2010 is for the offense to carry the team. But if the defense can maybe force the other offense into either scoring quickly or turning over the ball quickly, that will help our offenses chances of doing something to win the game. I think it would be a mistake to remain stagnant and try to play the Jim Schwartz style with an erratic Defensive Line and a porous Secondary. Better to go for broke on the blitz and possibly get a few big plays from the defense than to watch teams methodically and slowly kill time off the clock and gashing the defense for 8 yards a pop.

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