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Re: Titans Offseason Report
« Reply #1 on: Feb 20th, 2005, 5:51pm » |
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Holy yit!!! HOT off "The REAL Feed":
Titans expected to release Mason, five others
The Sports Network: NFL (20.02.2005 15:29)
Report: Mason, Rolle to get Titans' cap ax
ESPN: NFL (20.02.2005 16:57)
Six players could find different homes by ESPN.com news services
I think losing Mason would be a bad move and a big hit to their offense. He is a very underrated and undervalued receiver. Emergence of Drew Bennett aside, McNair would sorely miss him. With that in mind, could it affect McNair's return? One of his gripes was the players he was losing around him on offense.
Also, Rolle and some of these other guys mentioned would be big hits affecting the IDP landscape.
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Re: Titans Offseason Report
« Reply #14 on: Jul 20th, 2005, 11:42pm » |
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Here is my two cents:
The Titans are going to play a very conservative, ball control offense. They will use both Henry and Brown. I predict a split of about 60% Henry and 40% Brown, with Henry getting most of the goalline carries. You may even see them both in the backfield together.
While most people are counting the Titans out this year, I believe that Jeff Fisher really thinks they have a shot at the playoffs. Why else would he trade for Henry? I think he will try to control the clock and win "ugly". This will also help keep McNair healthy all year.
If you noticed, most of the top teams the last few years (especially the ones that made it to the NFC and AFC championships) had multiple RB's. (Eagles, Patriots, Steelers, Panthers). Following this blueprint, I think the Titan's are going to try to win with defense and a good running game. The problem as I see it is that their defense may not be good enough this year, plus the early part of their schedule is a killer.
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Re: Titans Offseason Report
« Reply #15 on: Aug 1st, 2005, 12:24pm » |
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Calico working to be healthy, not worried about being a starter
Posted: Monday Aug 1, 2005 3:50 AM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tyrone Calico has learned the value of patience.
The Tennessee receiver tried to rush back last season, hoping to help a team losing players to injuries left and right. He came back too fast and lasted only one half before having his season ended by surgery to repair cartilage and his left anterior cruciate ligament.
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Now the Titans would like to see Calico step up as a starter across from Drew Bennett, but Calico, cleared for training camp, is fine with being eased back into action.
"It's tough to stay patient because everyone's making plays on the deep ball,'' Calico said of the three rookie receivers - Courtney Roby, Brandon Jones and Roydell Williams.
"As long as I stay patient, we've still got more practices to come. But right now it's more mental toughness, and I know what I'm doing in my rehab. I'm more understanding. If I'd got hurt in my first year, I'd be out there trying to go all out. But right now I'm ... going along with the process.''
How well Calico plays will help determine how much the Titans miss veteran Derrick Mason, who was released in February in a salary cap purge despite leading the team in receptions the past four seasons.
The Titans drafted the 6-foot-4, 222-pound Calico in the second round in 2003 with an eye to the future. They loved his size and speed and made him the 60th overall pick out of Middle Tennessee.
Calico showed promise by scoring touchdowns on his first two receptions as a rookie. But he struggled to catch the ball and finished with only 18 receptions for 297 yards and four touchdowns.
His second year was even worse.
Calico started camp by catching nearly everything thrown his way until Dallas safety Roy Williams yanked him down from behind in the Titans' third exhibition. That left Calico with a pair of sprained knees, and he had surgery to repair some cartilage in his left knee.
He missed the first three games, then tried to return against San Diego on Oct. 3. He caught two passes for 13 yards and looked healthy until he went down by himself while trying to catch a pass in the flat.
Calico didn't tear his ACL, but it was frayed enough from an initial injury suffered in high school that Dr. James Andrews decided repair was the best option during surgery on Oct. 14.
The receiver promised he would be back for the start of training camp, and he was right.
But Calico is just one of the Titans recuperating from ACL surgery. The Titans are also limiting safety Tank Williams, linebacker Peter Sirmon and offensive lineman Jacob Bell to one practice a day, while Calico and Williams have worked only in individual drills the first two days.
On Sunday, Calico caught a pass across the middle during his first team drill of training camp.
That is fine with Calico, who wants to be available and dependable for all 16 games starting with the opener on Sept. 11 at Pittsburgh.
"Everybody around here probably thinks I'm going to be a starter,'' Calico said. "That's not my focus. My focus is to be accountable and make it through the year. If I get that spot, I get that spot. If not, I'm still going to be around.''
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Re: Titans Offseason Report
« Reply #16 on: Aug 17th, 2005, 8:00am » |
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From "The REAL Feed":
Tuesday roundup: Rosenhaus pushing for Volek trade
ESPN: NFL (16.08.2005 16:16)
Volek's agent wants backup QB traded by ESPN.com news services Tennessee Titans: Agent Drew Rosenhaus, who has been busy managing the Terrell Owens saga for another of his clients, is pushing for a trade for Titans backup quarterback Billy Volek."There are a lot of backups who might be 23 or 24 ...
Bottom line, this guy could very well be a starter someday somewhere, and a good one at that.
On a different note, isn't there eventually going to be some "anti-trust" type questions coming out of this agent/lawyer domination of professional sports (pardon my ignorance here if such questions/"issues" already have... I don't know)? I mean... I know they aren't talking about it here. BUT, hypothetically, let's say the Eagles and Titans ended up making a deal involving Volek and Owens, i.e. a deal involving Rosenhous in return for Rosenhous. Isn't there something funky here that needs to be overseen (probably is,... but is it good enough?) regarding the kind of information agents are sharing between clients? 
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