The Titans Fan Base Must Evolve

The front office and head coach have made moves to make this franchise relevant again.  The Titans 2015 draft class has the most upside in the history of the team.  They have a potential star quarterback, a new WR that could be the next Calvin Johnson if he has put his past in the past, and they drafted some of the biggest steals in the draft.

In free agency, they came to terms with one of the most well respected defensive coaches ever in Dick Lebeau, signed two major defensive players and Harry Douglas, who will be a very solid second wide receiver.   They made major moves this off-season.  It's time for us to get excited, and get different.

LP Field Needs a Nickname

LP Field is the worst name in the history of football stadiums.  The good thing is, as a fan base, we can change the name of our stadium without changing the name of it. We need suggestions and we need to pick one to stick with.  I recently heard "The Woodshed" on reddit and love it.  We need something.  I really don't care what it is, but no one is scared of "LP field", and I'm sure the players aren't too proud to call it home.

High Class People Who Don't Care About Football, Give Your Tickets to Someone Else

Look, I understand that going to an NFL game is a fun event for everyone and it's something fun to talk about, but if your not gonna scream, give your seat to someone that will.  I'm tired of see rich people showing up to games late and talking on their cell phones or to their significant other the entire time.  You can do that at home.  Don't bring to our stadium anymore.

Stop Being Negative

This is probably the most difficult thing for our fan base at the moment.  Everything on social media is negative and everything on the radio is negative.  Believe it or not, that attitude is contagious.  It trickles from the ones who say it first to the rest of the fan base and then to national media and other fan bases.  It's one of the main reasons our team is viewed as such a joke in the national media right now.  Other teams have sucked for a lot longer than we have and haven't been this irrelevant.  It's our fault.

Embrace Mariota

Some of you may not agree with the decision to take him in the first round of the draft, but you need to support him, and embrace him.  Go all in on this kid.  He has the potential to make us more than relevant in the NFL.  He's the most famous player we've drafter since Vince Young and he has way more potential.  Buy his jersey, talk about him, and root for him.  He's not going to have a perfect year.  Don't start calling for Mettenburger after he throws a few picks or even has a disappointing season.  It may take some time, but let him know that you believe in him.  He's going to be fine.

It's time for this fan base to make a change.  Stop being fair weather pansies and root for your team with all your heart.  The time to turn this thing around is now.

TITAN UP

Trey Frisbey
Boy Meets Sports
Twitter: @t_frisbeysports

The Best of Titans Talk Back: Week 8

"Titans Talk Back" is a post game show on 104.5 the zone that takes place every week after Titans games and is driven by fans.  It has become very entertaining this season.  Since the season has gone downhill, crazy, drunk fans love to call in and give Kevin, Mark, and Blaine their best stuff.  Their best is not very good, but it's ridiculously entertaining.

Here are some of the notes taken from Titans Talk Back after the loss to the Texans Sunday.  Read them as though your listening to the drunkest, most southern person you know.  Enjoy.

• Kevin Dyson starts the show by comparing Zach Mettenberger to a brand new Bently that breaks down driving off the lot.
• After Kevin's Bently comments, callers run with the metaphor and we begin to wonder if the show is about the Tennessee Titans or cars.
• Caller talks about his morning trips to the grocery store, convenient store on Sunday and how positive those trips were this morning. Now blames Mark Howard for bringing negative vibe to Zach Mettenberger's first start (and his sunny day).  Says the Titans aren't trying save the game, or season, they're trying to save the "DECADE" with Mett. I believe the caller was the famous "Phillip", who is also accused of having two identities by Chad Withrow.
• Caller blames Titans for passing on Colin Kaepernick, Teddy Bridgewater, and Johnny Manziel in the draft.  I wish this guy was in my fantasy league.
• *Token Dexter McCluster call*. Every week.
• Caller makes a reasonable and intelligent call.  Fun sucker.
• Tons of other calls that transcripts wouldn't do justice for because of how hammered they were. 
• Caller claims that Florida State quarterback Jamious Winston will be the Titans savior next season.
• Fan calls and begs other fans not to sell their tickets and allow other teams fans to come in and take over the stadium.  It's too late for that, buddy.  Steelers will be playing a home game.
• Caller contrasts Titans ownership to Muhamad Ali.  Seriously.
• Caller drunkenly bashes food at LP field.  Mark explains that it was a point of interest in the offseason and the team tried to make it better.  I've had the Chilli Pesto or whatever it's called.  It was cold an awful.

That will do it for this week's "Titans Talk Back".  The callers brought the heat today.  We'll do another edition in two weeks.

Trey Frisbey
Boy Meets Sports
@t_frisbeysports

Here Comes the Mett show

The Titans have a new starting quarterback on Sunday.  Here are the best plays of his career at LSU.

 You're an absolute clown, Mett, but please bring some of this to Tennessee with you.  We need a leader, and we need one now.  It's time to show these NFL clowns what the real clown is made of.  You're a diva, we know, but show us that the NFL quarterback can be a diva.  Show us what you have.  You have nine games.  Ready, set, go.

Titans: 22 Positions in 22 Days: QB

Over the next 22 days, I'll be doing a series covering the Tennessee Titans roster by doing an in depth write up of each position.  Each day I'll address the position that is being covered, the depth chart (and predict how the depth chart will look on September 7th), the money spent at the position, and give the position a grade of A,B,C,D, or F plus (+) or minus (-).  Today is the beginning of 22 positions in 22 days.

Position 1:  Quarterback

Depth Chart:  

1. Jake Locker
2. Charlie Whitehurst 
3. Tyler Wilson 

Average Salary

• Locker: $3,146,501
• WhiteHurst: $2,250,000
• Wilson: $495,000
• TOTAL: $5,891,501

The quarterback position has not been stable for this organization since 2004, which was Steve McNair's last season.  The team has gone from Kerry Collins to Vince Young, back to Kerry Collins to Vince Young, to Matt Hasselbeck to Jake Locker, back to Matt Hasselbeck to Jake Locker, then to Ryan Fitzpatrick.  Throw Rusty Smith in there for a few games, and you have the quarterback carousel of the Tennessee Titans.

This year promises no difference than what we've seen over the past ten years.  The season will start with a 4th year unproven starter and backup that no-one has ever seen play over a significant amount of time.  Locker is going to be given one final chance.  What he does with that chance could possibly make or break this season for the Titans.  I'm a believer in Jake Locker, but his time is running short.  He's easy to root for and seems very genuine.  He's a guy that people want to see succeed.  It's on him, though.  This season will be his last shot.

The Titans are expected to take a quarterback somewhere in the draft this May.  Jim Wyatt says that there is a greater than 50/50 shot that they'll take one in the second round.  Teddy Bridgewater and Johnny Manziel are both two possible quarterbacks that could fall into round 2.  That said, this year's quarterback class has been one of the most fluid I've seen in some time.  Any of the top six could fall into round two and could be wearing two toned blue next season.  Rustin Webster probably has three out of those six guys in mind.  If neither of those three are there in the second round, look for the Titans to wait until a later round to draft a QB.  It wouldn't hurt them to take a running back in the second round, anyway.

Final Grade: D

The state of the quarterback position is in limbo.  It is the most important position on the field and the Titans don't quite know what they have.  That should send up red flags to the organization and the team.

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Trey Frisbey
Boy Meets Sports
4/23/2014
Twitter: @boymeetsports 

 

 

Titans Schedule to be Released Tomorrow

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They've announced the announcement, and finally the announcement announced the time when the 2014 NFL schedule will be released.  We don't know much about it yet, but we do know which teams will be facing the Titans in the upcoming season.

Home Opponents:
Browns
Cowboys
Giants
Jets
Steelers
Texans
Jaguars
Colts

Away Opponents:
Ravens
Bengals
Chiefs
Eagles
Redskins
Texans
Jaguars
Colts

The question every year is how many games will we have that aren't played at 12:00 p.m. central time? Judging from the opponents that aren't in the division, there won't be many (maybe 0) games played at 3:05 or 3:15 this season.  they aren't playing any west coast teams (home or away) and should stay at the 12:00 time-slot unless they get flexed late in the season.

Another question asked is when the BYE week will be.  I always thought there was a formula to figure out when a team's bye week will be.  I've done some research, and I can't find anything to support this theory.  A good bye week for NFL teams is somewhere in between weeks 6 and 8. That gives them a good midway point break from the start of the preseason to the end of the season.  The bye week will be unveiled tomorrow.

The ultimate question everyone has about the NFL schedule is when their team will be playing in prime time.  The Titans had a 7-9 record last season and are a small market team, which doesn't fare well with the league in terms of highlight games.  They are playing some well-recognized teams such as the Ravens, Eagles, Chiefs, Cowboys, Jets, Steelers, and Giants which will give them a better chance of playing under the lights more than once in 2014.  Expect no more than two games in prime time, though.  Don't be surprised if both of them are away games.

We are all excited about tomorrow night's big announcements.  Titans fans, don't get too excited.  Like every other mediocre year, expect mediocre to bad scheduled games.  Don't expect to be respected by the league in a small market.  Not to mentioned, the Titans lost any star power they held when they released Chris Johnson earlier this month.

Trey Frisbey
Boy Meets Sports
4/22/2014
Twitter: @boymeetsports

Ripple Effect of Dexter McCluster's Signing

No one expected the Titans to make a big splash in free agency this year.  Still, I was anxiously awaiting three o'clock to hit and see what news the NFL had to bring on their equivalent of college football's signing day.  Sure enough, the clock hit three, like it always does, and the Titans surprised us, like they always do.  They signed former Chiefs WR and PR Dexter McCluster.  The reaction to the signing has been mixed, but mostly positive.  It's a high middle class free agency signing, but it seems like a big splash.  He's going to provide diversity to a good group of receivers. Along with the positives of the signing, though, there will be a fallout.

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Pump the Breaks, Leon

Along with the signing of McCluster this afternoon, the Titans also signed KR/PR Leon Washington.  He did a solid job for the Titans at the end of the season last year being a reliable return man and even breaking loose a few times.  I wouldn't call the veteran Washington explosive, though.  He was just solid, and McCluster brings another dynamic to the return game.  Teams are afraid to kick to McCluster.  That can be a huge advantage for the Titans.  Washington may have just been given false hope from the Titans.  His job is not secure.

Goodbye, Marc Mariani?

I put a question mark there because I'm not sure I believe this statement just quite yet.  Is the writing on the wall for the beloved Titans WR? Yes. I'm just not sure if he'll be cut.  He's found a way to survive the cuts before, mostly due to injury.  The fans love him though, and he's a hard worker.  I can see the Titans keeping him if they cut Nate Washington, Damian Williams, and Leon Washington due to McCluster's signing. Mariani is a cheap, reliable (if healthy) alternative to the receivers and returns.  Don't count him out just yet.

We Still Love You Nate

Nate Washington, you've been nothing but great for the Titans, and don't forget that.  We here at Boy Meets Sports want you to stay in Tennnessee, I just don't know if it's going to happen.  The signing of McCluster may be the writing on the wall.  I'm not sure if this helps, but I am of the opinion that Washington, McCluster, Hunter, and Wright could make up one of the most dangerous receiving corps in the league. I'm on your side, Nate.  I just don't know if the Titans can make it happen.

Goodbye, For Sure, Chris Johnson

Sorry CJ, you're out.


Trey Frisbey
Boy Meets Sports
3/11/2014
Twitter: @boymeetsports 

Pay That Man: Alteraaun Verner

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With free agency beginning soon and the draft just around the corner, the 53 man roster for the 2014 football season will begin to be molded in the next few months.  The current status of the Titans organization is largely unknown.  There is a new coach,  a new staff, and new players that may be coming soon.  We are all anxiously waiting to see how the roster will shake out.  There are a number of players who will either be cut or their contracts will run out this off season.  These players will hit the unknown world of free agency.  Players like Chris Johnson and Kenny Britt will quickly find out their worth on the open market.  It won't be much.  Some players, however, will find a flowing waterfall of cash being thrown at their doorstep.

Alterraun Verner, corner back for the Titans, is one player that will be making a large sum of money somewhere next season.  It's been well documented that the Titans are expected to allow him to test the waters of free agency.  That's a mistake.  Verner was arguably the Titans best defensive player 2013.  He was the lone Titan on the pro bowl roster.  He's also a good teammate and well liked by the community (an underrated quality in today's NFL).  The defense last year wasn't great.  Verner and Bernard Pollard (another free agent) are two of the few bright spots in the defense last year. 

Akeem Ayers, Zach Brown, and Moise Fokou underperformed for a large portion of the season.  They were part of a line backing corp that was supposed to work magic for the Titans last season. It was the secondary, though, that surprised us.  They played outstanding ball all season.  Bernard Pollard was a leader, Michael Griffin played how he was expected to play after the new contract, and Verner and Jason McCourty became one of the best corner back duos in the league.  Taking that tandem away would set the defense back.  This defense doesn't have room to go backwards.  It needs to go forwards.

At the beginning of training camp, Verner was battling with Tommie Campbell for the cornerback slot opposite of McCourty.  Verner earned that spot.  He earned it for last year and many years to come.  The Titans finally have a position on the roster that is taken care of.  They have two corner backs.  Don't take that step back.  Sign Verner and work on other areas.  McCourty and Verner will be fine.  The Titans need to work on their defensive line and line backing corp.  If they can keep the secondary the same, that would be considered a win for the organization.  Pay that man:  Alterraun Verner.

Trey Frisbey
Boy Meets Sports
2/13/2014
Twitter: @boymeetsports

Make Me Want to Buy A Ticket, LP Field

Much has been made of LP field and the Titans tickets prices rising next year.  It seems weird, to most of us, that prices are rising given the product that has been put on the field in the past few years.  In reality, though, the tickets have been very reasonable considering comparable markets like Charlotte and Indianapolis.  In return of rising ticket prices, fans want to see improvement.  Improvement of the game day experience and improvement in the win/loss record.  The stadium recently received a jumbo tron upgrade, but many of us would gladly trade that for better convenience and a better overall atmosphere.  here are five simple, but effective ways to provide a better game-day atmosphere in Nashville.

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Cheaper Food

The subtitle speaks for itself.  I can't find one person who is excited about going to a football game and spending eight dollars on a hot dog.  We're attending football games in the south, not a five star restaurant in Belize.  I'm pretty sure you would still make money on a ballpark frank charging three bucks a pop.

Better Parking

Quite frankly, I'm sick of paying 20 bucks to park across the river and have to walk a mile and half over a bridge to get to the stadium's campus (yes I know that there are other places to park, but not everyone reading this does).  There is plenty of room around LP Field.  If they can't make the parking work how it is now, then change it!  There is plenty of space. Buy more space if you need to.  Traffic and parking is a huge issue on game-day. There is no reason not to make this a priority.

Better Cell Phone Service

You know, sometimes at half time and TV breaks I don't want to watch Kia give away a car or root for the bunny bread bunny to win a race that's going to get me a free loaf of bread.  I want to check twitter! I want to look at my phone and see what Jim Wyatt has to say about injuries. I want to see what kind of negative spin Paul Kuharsky can put on the game even if we're up 30 to 0.  I want to see scores around the league and how my fantasy team is doing.  You know what I can't do at LP Field?  Any of those things.  Make cell phones work in your stadium, LP.

Redefine the Pro Shop
 
The first three were fairly obvious ways to improve the game-day experience, but this one isn't spouted off too much.  The jersey and gear prices are ridiculously expensive.  I can go to Ross or TJ Maxx and get Titans gear for a quarter of the pro shop asks.  I know it's not reasonable to ask for a huge price drop, but they're selling to a market that is incredibly small.  The high class and first-time game goers are the target group of people who buy gear from the pro shop.  With a reasonable price drop, and some marketing, they could sell a lot of gear.  I'd buy a hat at the game for 15 dollars, not for 30, though.

Just Win

The message of this subtitle goes out to the Titans organization.  If you really want to put butts in the seats, win games.  What we really want is to see a higher number in the left column of the win/loss chart.  Make me want to buy seats, Titans.  Win some games and see Nashville rock like it did in 1999 and the early 2000's.  Go Titans!

Trey Frisbey
Boy Meets Sports
2/6/2014
Twitter: @boymeetsports

Titans: Welcome, 2014 Football Season

First, let us properly congratulate the Seattle Seahawks on their absolute demolishing performance against the Broncos in the big game. No, we didn't see it coming either.

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Now that we have that out of the way, let us focus of the 2014 football season that will be here in the blink of an eye.  The excitement will build slowly throughout free agency, the draft, mini camps, and training camps. Like the 31 other teams in the league, The Titans are 0-0 starting now and the anticipation and hope will rise slowly.

Here are five things the Titans need to do before they kick off their season on that hot summer day in September:

Release CJ, Britt 

I know many of you think Chris Johnson is still an "elite" running back in the NFL and that the Titans would be making a mistake by releasing him. In reality, though, CJ had three really good years that were followed by a mostly unproductive, average career.  Is he fast? Yes.  Can he be exciting? Yes. I just haven't seen much of either of those in the past three years. What once was is no more. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is insanity. As for Kenny Britt, well.... HA.

Draft a Running Back, Quarterback

There are are going to be a few holes on this team going into the season.  If they pull the trigger, one of the biggest will be at running back.  Look for them to take a running back in the 2nd or 3rd round of the draft.  Who will it be? I'm not sure, you tell me.  At the QB position, Jake Locker will get one more shot and he deserves it, but they need to start developing a young quarterback just in case.  We'll see if its Tyler Wilson or a QB from the draft.

Re-Sign Bernard Pollard

Pollard became a staple of the defense as soon as he walked into camp last year.  He's a leader that has been much needed on this team.  He brought a fire that we haven't seen in quite some time. Letting him go would be taking a huge step back.  Bring him back, make a few defensive additions (especially on the line) and strive to be like that swarming Seattle defense we saw tonight.

Pick Up A Good Cornerback

Unfortunately, it's looking like Alterann Verner will not be wearing two toned blue next season.  If they do bring him back, we should all be ecstatic, but since I don't expect it to happen, they need to bring someone in to bring the production he brought.  Please, please don't give us the Tommie Campbell treatment again.  Really... Please.

Focus, Work, And Be Consistant

Being tough and having the right mindset should be a huge focus for Ken Wisenhunt and the new coaching staff.  We saw a lot of games slip through our hands last year.  We need a team that is hungry. We need a team that will finish.  We need a team with the heart of a champion.  No more soft play or soft minds.  The eye of the tiger is what they call it, I believe.

So here's to the 2014 season.   May it bring us bountiful gifts.  It's time to see two toned blue nation rise up and bring that trophy to Nashville.  Go Titans!

Trey Frisbey
Boy Meets Sports
2/2/2014
Twitter: @boymeetsports

Tennessee Titans: The Rise Back To Greatness

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Long before the wide receiver divas, the police arrests, and terrible attitudes surrounding the organization, the Tennessee Titans used to be one of the best and toughest teams in the NFL.  We seem to forget the glory years.  They were like gladiator warriors on the grid iron.  After hearing about the Eddie George exclusive coming on the Showtime about life after football and rehashing some of the great memories from those late 90's and early 2000's teams, my brain has been playing a constant highlight reel of those glory years. When asked what those teams were like, George responded "We were meat-eaters.  We gnawed on the bone.  We were Titans".

Those words struck me like a strong bolt of lightning on a warm Summer's eve.  I thirst for those years to be back in Nashville.  I truly remember those teams.  Eddie George and Steve McNair may have made up the toughest running back and quarterback tandem to ever graze and NFL field.  Those teams went to war for their teammates, coaches, and for the city of Nashville.  They represented the city like no other athletes had done before, and still haven't to this day. In order for those players to come off the field, they would have had to have a limb torn off. Not even a cracked sternum could keep them from playing.  Frank Wycheck suffered so many concussions, I wouldn't be shocked if his brain looked like yesterday morning oatmeal.  That didn't matter to them, though, they had passion.  They wanted to win and that's all they wanted. Anything less was like a shot to the throat.

When I look at the team we have in Nashville now compared to those teams, I feel disgusted.  Winning football games in this league takes passion and is a representation of a culture that is created within a locker room among a group of grown men.  A group that would literally die on the football field for their team.  Later, George said that had he died on the field against the Baltimore Ravens in those AFC showdowns, he wouldn't regret it.  That kind of passion is missing from the Titans locker room today.

You have talent? So what? Talent without production is called potential. Winning is all that matters.  Kendall Wright, Jurrell Casey, Jason McCourty, Jake Locker, do you have that same burning fire inside of you that those players had? Are you willing to go to war for your teammates? If not, then the culture of this locker room will never change.  We need someone to step up and say "losing is no longer an option". We need that, and we need it soon.  Two toned blue has been too irrelevant for too many years.  It's time to rise back to the top, because we, as fans, have been there.  We know what it feels like.  We're tired of losing.

Trey Frisbey
Boy Meets Sports
1/31/2014
Twitter: @boymeetsports

The Six Cancerous Players In The Titans Locker Room

Most Titans fans have heard TE Delanie Walker's comments about the "cancerous" players in the Titans locker room last season.  Walker mentioned the cancer earlier in the year after a crucial loss.  Many of us are pretty sure of two players that may have been unhappy with the organization and ready to get out of Tennessee, but who are the other four?  It's hard to speculate, but I'm going to because it makes for interesting content.

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1. Kenny Britt- Britt is the most obvious player on the 53 man roster that was completely out of it last year.  His lack of work and concentration sent his career into a downward spiral.  He believes he's better than he is and never quite figured out how to separate his personal life from his football career.  It's sad because his potential was sky high.  Potential only gets a try-out, though.

2. Chris Johnson- CJ is never slow to point the finger at other players.  Like Britt, he thinks he's better than he actually is.  I could have hit some of the holes he's missed the past few years.  He's fast, but guess what? Everyone in the NFL is fast.  He's said he won't take a pay-cut to stay in Tennessee.  See ya!

3. Akeem Ayers-  Ayers hasn't lived up to the hype coming out of college, and claims he played through a key injury all of last season.  When I see a guy talking about his college team on twitter more than the team he plays on to make money, a red flag goes up.  That's the basis for a few of the players I've chosen.  You're in the NFL now. Take pride in your team.

4. Tommy Campbell- A guy that's not heard from much in the media, mostly because he's never lived up to his "athletic" expectations.  He was given every opportunity to beat out Alterraun Verner at the CB position this year and he couldn't do it.  He's a hell of an athlete, but he doesn't have the mental capacity to be a star. He may not have the will either.

5. Kevin Matthews- Not too sure if the guys attitude was a cancer to the team, but the fact that he kept resigning with the squad after a number of cuts seems a bit off.  His dad was the offensive line after all.  He may or may not be a good guy, but I don't know how well the whole deal sat with the players.

6. Jerry Gray- May not have been a direct cancer to the players, but the way he coached the latter part of the season brought a lot of people down with him.  There were rumblings of him changing the defensive plan midway through the season.  I wonder if it was out of spite? He knew Gregg Williams was going to be the defensive coordinator regardless.  Did he want to prove that his way was the right way? My guess is yes.

The Titans 2013 season was a huge disappointment.  Training camp was filled with so much hope and promise.  The talent was there but something was just off.  Speculation will continue into the 2014 season. We'll see if the new regime can turn things around.  I'm tired of watching scrubs in Tennessee on Saturdays and Sundays.

Trey Frisbey
Boy Meets Sports
1/30/2014
Twitter: @boymeetsports

The Case to Keep Munchak

After browsing twitter for the past month or so, it's obvious where the fans stand on their opinion of Mike Munchak and his return for the 2014 NFL season.  It's hard to find many supporters for him and that's understandable considering the record his teams have held over the past two seasons.  You are only as good as your record says, yes, but the way this team plays and leaves their hearts on the field should be a factor in his job future as well.  He's made mistakes, yes, but he deserves just one more year, and here is why.

Team Chemistry

Coach Munchak's team have had problems closing games this season, but I have yet to see a game where they quite on each other or the coach.  This group really seems to love each other.  While the wins haven't come, I have a hard time believing they won't in the near future.  hypothetically, if we gave this team five or six mulligan plays this season, they could very well be 9-5 or better.  They love each other and they love their coach.  The wins will follow.  They just haven't gotten over that hump yet.

Improvement From 2012

Sure, the record may not indicate any improvement from last year to this year, but the play on the field has definitely said otherwise.  Other than two games, the Titans have been in every game this season going into the fourth quarter.  I know fans want wins, and rightfully so.  Close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades, but the improvement does need to be acknowledged.  Accept it people.  I know you love the mob mentallity, but it's not as bad as you make it out to be.

One More Offseason of Improvements

Justin Hunter, Delanie Walker, and Bernard Pollard are three names on the 2013 roster that we didn't hear last year.  They were off season pick ups that have really helped this team improve and move forward.  If Munch can have the courage to fire Bruce Matthews and have one more successful draft and free agent class, this team should get over the hump in 2014.  The quarterback position is still a big question mark, but next season could be a perfect storm for this team.  The division is anyone's to win in the next few seasons.

Trey Frisbey
Boy Meets Sports
12/15/2013
Twitter: (@boymeetsports)