Archives for November 2009

‘Fewell jokes he tries not to tell Byrd much in fear he “might screw him up.”‘

‘Jauron said Thursday that Owens is “still struggling” with the injury, which flared up during the team’s day off on Tuesday. Jauron added that he believed the receiver was feeling better, but still not good enough to be on the field.’

‘Titans 23, Bills 10.’

‘”The thing that really stands out about him is his speed. We need to definitely be able to contain him on the outside,” Ryan Denney said. “The key is to be consistent in our gap control and making sure we don’t miss any tackles.”‘

‘This exhibit gives teenagers who haven’t seen a great Bills team an idea of the teams of old and why Buffalo loves the Bills so much.’

‘"I think we had a good bye week," Edwards said after Wednesday’s practice on the grass field outside the team’s field house. "I think guys are healthy, and I think changes are being made. I feel the coaches are noticing those changes, I feel like the players are noticing the changes, and that is going to build a lot of confidence. That confidence can change the guys’ attitude and allow the offense to break out."’

‘Owens is an impediment, a faded star standing in the way of progress. He has 23 catches for 281 yards and hasn’t caught a 20-yard pass since the Miami game. You’re telling me Reed and Johnson couldn’t have posted such modest numbers – minus the drops?’

‘The availability of linebacker Keith Ellison doesn’t look good. He sat out with a sore quadriceps muscle and was replaced in the starting lineup at practice by safety Bryan Scott.’

‘”He practiced on Monday and it wasn’t bothering him,” Jauron said. “He came in after practice, got his normal treatment that he gets, but then late on Tuesday it started to bother him and he came in immediately and got treatment for it, and then he came in this morning and was in meetings and it was very uncomfortable for him. We kind of hope it goes away as quickly as it came, but we won’t know anything more until tomorrow when we see how he feels.”‘

Titans’ William Hayes makes strides (Nashville Tennessean)

Chris Johnson has touchdown party plan (Nashville Tennessean)

‘Entertainer’ Johnson dines with Faith Hill (Nashville City Paper)

Back injury has Gage’s status uncertain (Nashville City Paper)

Titans running tests to check out receiver Gage (AP)

Inside slant (The Sports Xchange)

Strategy and personnel (The Sports Xchange)

Notes, quotes (The Sports Xchange)

4th Grade Student from Franklin Takes Bulluck to School (TitansOnline.com)

Coach Fisher’s Wednesday Practice Report (TitansOnline.com)

Coach Fisher’s Conference Call to Buffalo Media (TitansOnline.com)

Vince Young’s Conference Call to Buffalo Media (TitansOnline.com)

Bills Head Coach Dick Jauron’s Conference Call to Nashville Media (TitansOnline.com)

Bills QB Trent Edwards’ Conference Call to Nashville Media (TitansOnline.com)

Veterans Day Special for Titans Fullback Hall (TitansOnline.com)

‘”[Owens] practiced on Monday and [the hip] wasn’t bothering him,” Bills head coach Dick Jauron said. “On Tuesday, late in the afternoon, it really started to bother him. He came in immediately and got treatment for it. Right now, it’s pretty uncomfortable. We’re hoping it goes away as quickly as it can.”‘

‘Hardy, who was a second-round choice by Buffalo in the 2008 draft, had nine catches for 87 yards and two touchdowns in 14 games during his rookie year.’

‘”Certainly if you had an offense that suddenly scored 40 points a game I don’t know that you’d start fooling with it, but with all that being said that’s not what happened and Trent, I think, has earned the right to be back in there,” Jauron said. “We’re really looking forward to seeing him play.”‘

‘Defensively, the priority is stopping the run, but the Bills’ 32nd-ranked run defense has drawn a particularly difficult assignment: RB Chris Johnson. He leads the NFL with 959 yards rushing and is averaging a whopping 6.7 yards per carry with six TDs. The Bills can’t allow reborn QB Vince Young to kill them on the ground, either. If it can contain Johnson and force Young to throw, Buffalo’s secondary (15 interceptions) will be waiting. This is a winnable game, but only if the Bills play error-free. Buffalo is 14-6 all time after bye weeks.’

‘”It’s been a long nine months and I’ve just been patiently waiting and now is my time and I’m going to be ready,” Hardy said.’