0 Young shines as Titans record first win of the season against over the Jacksonville Jags! Posted by DieHardFans | at 10:23 PM

Vince Young did everything he needed to do on Sunday to stake a claim to the Titans' starting job for the rest of the season, but did he really do enough to show that he should be around in 2010 and beyond? Young clearly gave the Tennessee Titans a spark. In the most important stat of all, Young is 1-0 this season as a starter while Kerry Collins is 0-6.

Vince Young says the year of watching Kerry Collins from the bench helped him grow and mature. Young helped the Titans (1-6) win their first game of 2009, a 30-13 rout of Jacksonville on Sunday that snapped an eight-game skid dating back to Dec. 21. Now the 2006 Offensive Rookie of the Year, the quarterback who’s called Tennessee's future at the position over n over, has the final nine games to show how much he's really grown and whether he's worth keeping past this season.

Young currently is estimated to count $14.2 million against Tennessee's salary cap in 2010 with a $4.25 million roster bonus due in March. Owner Bud Adams wanted Young starting so the Titans could see what the quarterback could do. "We've got to find out how he's developed over the last two years," Adams said after the game. "He hasn't played that much.

We've got to get him in and find out what he can do. Otherwise we're going to have a high draft choice, and we're going to be looking for another quarterback."Adams liked what he saw as Young was 15-of-18 for only 125 yards, and almost all of his passes were of the dump-off variety. He also showed that he was just as comfortable taking off and running if no one was open downfield. Young was helped greatly by the Titans running more than throwing. Tennessee ran 49 times for a season-high 305 yards, and RB Chris Johnson set a franchise-record with 228 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Receivers that had struggled holding onto the ball didn't drop any this time around.

Questions still remain. How does Young react after a bad game or a couple interceptions? Or when fans boo? He handled himself very well and showed he can do it," the owner said. Coach Jeff Fisher isn't looking past Sunday's visit to San Francisco (3-4) when he was asked how much sway the rest of this season holds on Young's future. "That's not an issue of his or ours. What's important for us and for Vince is just to improve and play well this week. That's all.

0 QB hassle ends in Tennessee as Young gets the Starting Job! Posted by DieHardFans | at 5:09 AM

After a fair amount of consideration, the Tennessee Titans are benching veteran Kerry Collins in favor of 26-year-old Vince Young.

The team’s owner, Bud Adams is reported to have pushed for Young this week. Head coach; Jeff Fisher deliberated on the decision, though, before finally agreeing with Adams and choosing Young as his starter against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

Collins has been the Titans' starter since Week 2 of 2008 when he guided the Titans to 13-3, but an 0-6 start to the 2009 season combined with a lack of ingenuity urged a move under center. However, the question is, can Young now step up to Rescue the Titans? In the midst of a lost season, there's no harm in seeing whether or not Young can captain the Titans' ship next yr and beyond. Many feel that he is worth a shot, given his 56.9 percent completion percentage, 67.8 QB rating.

He has also won 18 of his 29 as starter back in his rookie season. Most rookies struggle to win games right out of the gate. With Wildcat football being all the rage, maybe people expected Young to be part of the popular offense this year, but so far Jeff Fisher has stuck with one QB center philosophy. With Young at the helm, the defense should in theory, be opened up. This is thanks to the danger that Young creates, tucking the ball and picking up five or six yards at a time.

If the third year PRO out of Texas impresses, we can expect him return with a bang in 2010. If not, the Titans will be forced to look for a young QB in next April's NFL Draft or in the off-season free agency market.

0 Titans hit by another crushing defeat as Patriots cruise to 59-0 victory. Posted by DieHardFans | at 4:43 AM

The fate of the Titans has been called into this question this week. After losing to the colts at home, they went on to play what was to be the thrashing of the season, at the hands of the New England Patriots who were on the offensive from the off, in response to their own defeat at the hands of Denver.

Tom Brady was able to show flashes of his former 2007 glory in the previous 5 games, throwing 6 top class touchdown passes, five of which were in just a single quarter, an overall NFL record. Tight end Bo Scaife said. “This is the worst it gets.” “I don’t think anybody in this league is 59 points better than us”.

The Titans are now 0-6, and have lost their last three by 20, 22 and 59 points after making the NFL’s best record, 13-3, last year.

Head Coach Jeff Fisher said “I’m really disappointed and embarrassed”. “Fortunately for me, career-wise, I have never been through anything like this before and, unfortunately, it did happen tonight. I can assure you one thing; it’s not going to happen again.”

Commentators have begun to question their ability to defend and feel they are lost when it comes to throwing the ball. In fact, Titans QB Kerry Collins was pulled after going 2 of 12 passes for minus-7 yards. Replacement QB Vince Young came in and threw an interception, one of five Tennessee turnovers, on his first play.

The only bright side for Sundays Game from the Tennessee Titans was running back Chris Johnson, who had 128 yards on 17 carries, including a 48-yard gain that of course didn’t produce anything.

The team have been left to reflect on the defeat ahead of the next match up.