Kaspers Korner

The Tennessee Titans are the obvious surprise of the league as they are still undefeated.  With the season getting to the home stretch many people are wondering if they can keep their streak going.

Looking at the remainder of the schedule it looks like that the Titans will have a hard time staying undefeated.  The Titans play each opponent in their division once more, alond with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, and the Detroit Lions.

While even some teammates doubt that they will go undfeated, defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch, reaching that goal is attainable.  The reason for that is their defense line is stellar, and I am not talking about the defensive ends.

Through nine games defensive tackles Albert Haynesworth, and Tony Brown, have combined for ten sacks.  That is an unbelievable number as most solid defensive tackle tandems go for ten the whole season.

Also, both defensive tackles have more overall tackles than starting defensive ends Jevon Kearse, and Kyle Vanden Bosch.  Both of the combined have only 35 tackles, while Haynesworth has 32, and Brown has 30.

Simply, the Titans defensive tackles are causing hell for teams with their penetration.  The only way to combat the Titans defensive tackles is to double team both of them, but that frees up the linebackers.

So, unless a team has an offensive line that can go toe to toe with the Titans defensive tackles, or they get hurt, the Titans look like the team to beat for the Superbowl.

Tennessee Titan quarterback Vince Young has had many trouble this year.  However, not taking responsibility for his own just makes it more clear that he is simply a bust.

Quarterbacks are leaders, and great leaders take responsibility for when things go wrong.  That is not the case as Young said this to Tom Curran of NBC Sports.com, “I feel like they’re writing my legacy.”

Simply when things go wrong it is going to be somone elses fault.  Thus, he will never improve as a football player.

The Titans should simply call what it is, and that is a lost cause. 

Fortunately, backup quarterback Kerry Collins is holding down the fort.  For if it were not for Collins the Titans would be in the basement of the league.

The Tennessee Titans drafted quarterback Vince Young with the hopes that he would be the franchise quarterback.  After only the first game of the 2008 season the Titans just simply need to pull the plug on Young.

Last year it came out that Young was contemplating retiring after only one season in the National Football League.  Young had another episode after getting booed at home.

Young has been in the wrong situation right from the start. 

When Young came out of college he was still a work in progress.  The reason being he was not that good in the passing game just yet, but was already great using his feet.

Then the Titans made the worst decision of all, and that is being to start Young virtually right away.  As it is already common knowledge quarterbacks need a year as a backup to learn.

Simply, Young is damaged goods that is beyond repair.

Vince Young at the time he was drafted, in the 2006 National Football League draft, was a controversial pick.  Already it is looking that the Tennessee Titans made the wrong move in drafting Young.

At the time he was drafted the Titans offensive coordinator was Norm Chow.  Just the previous year in 2005 Chow was the offensive coordinator for the USC Trojans, who lead by quarterback Matt Leinart. 

Chow and head coach Jeff Fisher both wanted Leinart.  However, the owner and general manager went againt their wishes, and choose Young.

Even at the time he was drafted Young was a raw talent, and was not really polished when it came to his passing skills.  For some reason though the team thought that it was going to be fine to start Young from the outright. 

That looks to be a huge mistake.  So, far in the first two games of the preseaon Young has been miserable.  He has completed only seven of 19 passes for 54 yards, with no touchdowns, or interceptions.

This is a crucial year for Young as he is now entering his third year in the league.  Fans know it as already they are booing Young.

Simply, the Titans made a dumb move in not letting Young to develop his skills for a while on the bench. 

The Titans will pay a heavy price if Young flops.  They will have a huge amount of dead cap money on the books if the cut Young.  Also, it will set the offense back a couple more years as they will have to draft, and develop, another quarterback.  That will take several years to do.

Smooth move Titans, but hey what do you expect from a team that drafts a player in Adam “Pacman” Jones.  Who thinks that there is nothing wrong with going to strip clubs, even when they are about to meet the commissioner, and possibly be suspended for a year.

When Kevin Mawae was elected president of the NFLPA he was thought to be just another puppet of Gene Upshaw.  That is far from the case as he landed a knockout punch to Upshaw.

In an interview on ESPN Radio’s Colin Cowherd show Mawae said this, “As a guy who has been in the league for 14 now going on 15 years and being around other veteran guys, for a young guy to get paid that kind of money and never steps foot on an NFL football field, it’s a little disheartening to think of.  It makes it tough for a guy who’s proven himself to say ‘I want that kind of money’ when the owners, all they’re going to say is, ‘Well, you weren’t a first-round pick.’ ”

Talk about holy crap, but this one takes the cake.  It should not be surprising Mawae stated before that he thought New York Jets head coach Eric Mangini got rid of him, because he knows the rules.  If Mangini were to break one he would speakup about it to Mangini.

So, why now just speak out, and not months ago?  It is just purely is the timing of it.  The owners unanimously voted to opt out of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement.  Also, add in the current deal that Matt Ryan signed just for being the third overall draft pick. 

There are two outcomes to this when it comes to Upshaw.  First, he completely turns 180 degrees, and agrees to institute an National Basketball Association type of cap. Or, he can be a complete stubborn mule, and tell the current players no.  If he does this then you can expect the players to pull a coup de tat, and replace him.

If the players knew what was best for him they throw him out now.  In ESPN’s Jogn Clayton’s blog Upshaw responded to the owners financial stress, Why don’t they just take a pill?”

The only person that Upshaw cares for is me, myself, and I. As Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk.com stated, “Mawae had better tread carefully, or Gene Upshaw will break his neck.”

Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young have pictures circulating the internet of him topless.  While many Titan fans are going to cringe at the negative attention it will bring, however what fans need to worry is the decision making it displays.

The decision making process is one of the vital parts of being a quarterback in the National Football League.  What Young shows is that he is not capable of making sound decisions.

The news should not be a surprise at all to football fans.  At the Combine prior to the 2006 NFL Draft Young scored a six on the wonderlic test.  He went on to take it later, but only scored a 14 on the test.

Fans should hope that the pictures were just nothing more than a person show how immature he is.  For if the the pictures were a result of poor judgement then they can expect Young to flame out eventually.

The Tennessee Titans have been into their eyeballs of trouble with just Adam “Pacman” Jones.  Now the Nashville City paper is reporting that a undertermined amount of Tennessee Titan football players have bought marijuana from a drug dealer.

The news is not good for the Titans, especially if there are major players implicated.  The Titans have been mostly been dealing with trouble for the past several years, but this what they get for drafting turds.

The news is starting to make the Cincinnati Bengals start to look like saints.  Most of their arrests were dui related.  Marijuana as you all know is illegal, and thus charges to any players would put them eligible for suspension under the new conduct policy from National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell.

It sounds like it is time for the Titans owner to clearout the front office, and coaching staff.  For if the Titans owner does not do this then they are doomed to repeat itself.

The Tennessee Titans have had enough of Adam “Pacman” Jones, and his off field antics.  However, they are getting to greedy in trade talks with the Dallas Cowboys.

Jones is still suspended after National Football League commisioner Roger Goodell suspended him for failing to reveal an incident with authorities to the Titans.  Goodell will make a decision to lift the suspension, or not, before training camps begin.  According to Pro Football Talk.com the feeling is from some team officials is that Jones is suspended for life.

Even with knowing that Jones might not take a single snap in 2008 the Titans still have asked for a fourth round pick in this years draft, and a addition choice in 2009  Also, there are disagreements on wether the Cowboys would reimburse some bonus money owed to the Titans.

Okay, that is a good one Titans.  Now, do us all a favor by putting down the crack pipe, and slowly step away.

Even if Jones does not do another thing in his life he still deserves a lifetime ban from the NFL.  He has done so much damage to the NFL to even warrant to allow a team to take a risk on the player.  If another league wants to take a risk then so be it.

The fact of the matter is that the Titans should be grateful, and accept whatever the offer is from the Cowboys.  Jones is not going to be back for a long time, and teams will not give more than a seventh for Jones, and if a team does trade more than that they are complete idiots. 

Tennessee Titan defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is the franchise player for the Titans this year, and is seeking a long term deal.  However, that is not the area they need to be proactive with, and that is being his anger management.

It has been a year and a half, since Albert Haynesworth stepped on Dallas Cowboy Andre Gurode.  Now, he has to deal with divorce proceedings as his wife has filed for a divorce.  According to the Tennessean, “Court documents filed Monday in Williamson County Chancery Court, Stephanie Haynesworth alleges irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital conduct as the reason for the divorce.”

Obviously, when I read the news, on Pro Football Talk.com, I wondered the same thing is if Haynesworth has beaten up his soon to be exwife.  Also, how bad has it gotten between them, as if a weapon has been brought out by Haynesworth.  Afterall, he stepped on the forehead of Gurode.

Haynesworth asked for privacy in a email released through his agent Chad Speck.  First, let me just laugh at that.  One of the first questions for Haynesworth will be about the divorce.  It is going to be a circus fir him until the divorce is done.

So what does that mean?  It means that another incident on the field is coming our way via Haynesworth.  If the Titans do not get proactive about this, then Hayneswoth is nothing more than a time bomb waiting to go off. 

The Tennessee Titans just made the playoffs this past season as a wild card team.  If they are going to make a run at the playoffs again this season they have to do it without two key defensive ends.

It looks like the Tennessee Titans will lose to key defensive ends.  Those being rstarting right defensive end Antwan Odom, and backup to Kyle Vanden Bosch, Travis Laboy.  Both are set to be unrestricted free agents this year.

According to the Tennessean C.J. Laboy, who represents his brother Travis, “I wouldn’t be surprised if the Titans don’t have either of them back next year.'’

Both agents for the players said that their clients, and the teams offers were far apart.  At this point in time that pretty much seals the deal that they will be free agents.

This means that if the Titans do not address the position in free agency, then you can expect them take a defensive end in this upcoming draft.  Luckily the draft this years looks to hve a lot of good defensive end prospects.

The other big problem for the Titans is defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth.  Haynesworth was franchised by the team, but if a long term deal is not worked out soon then you can expect him to also walk away from the club when free agency opens next year.

With the Giants winning the Super Bowl on the heels of their defensive line play it is in the best interest of the club to get both Odom, and Haynesworth signed to long term deals ASAP.

If they do not, well then do not expect them to make the playoffs, unless they draft extremely well.

The Tennessee Titans hve started talks with the agent of wide receiver Justin Gage.  However, will a deal get done in time for the Titans.

Gage had a veery good year last year with 55 receptions  for 750 yards and two touchdowns.  With Gage only signing a one year deal a lucrative long term deal is in his future.

Gage has two other things going for him, and those are him going into only his sixth year.  The other is his height as he is 6-4, which is a huge advantage for wide receivers.

Gage might get some interest as a number one recevier with teams that are not so good.  With teams that have good records he will get interest as a number two, becuase most of those teams already have a number one receiver.

It is most likely in his best interest to stay with the Titans.  Especially, considering Roydell Williams, who had very similar stats to Gage, on the other side.

The amin thing for the team is to keep it in tact as they are very yonug at the skill position.  Quarterback Vince Young will be entering his third year, and for a offense to be potent it needs to be insynch with each other.

If the Titans are going to challenge in their division then the offense will have to be top notch considering who else is in the division.

The Tennessee Titans are starting to come under a lot of scrutin, thanks in part to one of its own players.  No matter who is telling the truth the Titans have one big mess.

Last week on WFAN Titans backup quarterback Kerry Collins said that head coaches Tony Dungy and Jeff Fisher had a deal in place for their season finale.

If Collins is right then the story will make the whole Mike Vick story look like nothing.  On the other hand if Fisher is right, then Collins comes off looking like a loose cannon that they need to get rid of.

My guess is that they both had a deal in place  Teams do not just give up no matter if they are in the playoffs or not.  The Bills of the early 90’s always had starters resting for the season finale, but that still did not mean they wanted to win the game.

As Mike Florio stated on his site about this anything can happen, especially in football.  Considering what has gone on with special teams then why not make the Titans kick a field goal.

In the end the Titans gained, while the Browns lost.