Archives for November 2009

‘Jairus Byrd made a good diving interception of a Vince Young pass deep down the right seam of the field. It was Byrd’s eighth pickoff in the last five games.’

‘But on first down, veteran guard Seth McKinney was called for a false start, pushing the Bills back to the 16. Trent Edwards was forced to scramble on two of the next three plays, and the Bills settled for a 25-yard Rian Lindell field goal to tie the game, 17-17.Penalties: The Titans had the ball at the Buffalo 40 but then were called for a hold and a false start. They were forced to punt.’

‘And then the floodgates opened. Vincent Fuller and Rod Hood returned interceptions for touchdowns in the final three minutes as the Titans turned the game into a rout.’

‘Titans quarterback Vince Young gave the Bills fits, too. He scrambled five times for 29 yards. He hit 17 of 25 passes for 210 yards with one TD and one interception.’

‘”As receivers we have to assess the defense as well as the quarterback has to assess the defense,” Owens explained. “Josh and I saw the same thing, so we were just trying to get everybody on the same page.”‘

‘Bills coach Dick Jauron blamed the youth up front for the mistakes, but can inexperience be used as an excuse nine games into the season?’

‘Jauron then made an uncharacteristic decision. He pulled Edwards. They were down, 34-17, with 2:54 to go. The game was over. But Jauron doesn’t yank his QB unless things get really bad. Pulling Edwards was a ringing declaration of no-confidence. Jauron accentuated it when asked if Edwards was still his starter.’

‘And then the floodgates opened.’

‘Passing game: Another brutal performance. Pulling Edwards was telling decision by Jauron. Edwards made a couple of nice throws to Owens, but melted down late. Grade: D.’

‘”It’s hard to watch,” Kelly said while standing outside the Bills’ training room moments after Buffalo had been blown out 41-17 by the Titans in front of 69,143 fans at LP Field.’

‘Ryan Fitzpatrick is worse than Edwards. And that’s saying something.’

‘Is Trent Edwards ready to start playing for his future in Buffalo? He wasn’t Sunday, and the question now should be, does Edwards have a future in Buffalo?’

‘Once again, the question is why does Marshawn Lynch start for this team?’

‘Despite running the fastest 40-yard dash (4.24 seconds) ever at the NFL Scouting Combine, Johnson was only the 24th overall pick in the 2008 draft but already has embarrassed the four teams that selected running backs ahead of him: Oakland (Darren McFadden at No. 4 overall), Carolina (Jonathan Stewart at No. 13), Dallas (Felix Jones at No. 22) and Pittsburgh (Rashard Mendenhall at No. 23). Imagine how much tougher the Cowboys and Steelers would be with Johnson. And imagine how much more fun the Buffalo Bills would be if they had selected Johnson No. 11 overall instead of CB Leodis McKelvin.’

Titans’ 1-2 punch = 3 wins in a row (Nashville Tennessean)

Titans’ wins buy Vince Young respect (Nashville Tennessean)

Titans’ defense clicks with a pair of picks (Nashville Tennessean)

Confidence proves contagious (Nashville Tennessean)

NFL’s best back? That’s an answer Titans, fans know (Nashville Tennessean)

Commissioner sits first with Bud Adams, then fans (Nashville Tennessean)

Joe Biddle’s Titans Four Downs (Nashville Tennessean)

Titans report card (Nashville Tennessean)

Photo gallery (Nashville Tennessean)

‘Versatile’ Johnson, Titans roll to third straight victory (Nashville City Paper)

Young helps Titans with arm, legs and blocking (Nashville City Paper)

Blowout finish for Titans (Calrksville Leaf Chronicle)

Young lays down block (Calrksville Leaf Chronicle)

Titans Game Notes (TitansOnline.com)

Titans-Bills Postgame Quotes (TitansOnline.com)

Titans-Bills Inactives (TitansOnline.com)

Photo gallery (TitansOnline.com)

Photo gallery (AP)