Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The Tennessee Titans looked different Sunday. They ran and passed the ball effectively. They did not shoot themselves in the foot with turnovers. They remained poised when the Jaguars tied the game in the third quarter. Actually, they resembled the play of their quarterback Vince Young. Tennessee notched their first win of the year in large part to Chris Johnson's franchise record 228 yards on the ground, but quarterback Vince Young executed the Jeff Fisher philosophy with near perfection. Move the chains, control time of possession, and win the turn over battle. Something that did not happened on the way to 0-6. Young had his first turnover free start as a pro, and extended drives with timely plays with his legs. The Titans looked like...well...the Titans. Vince Young's opening day "meltdown" last year seems so fresh in our memory that we forget he lead the Titans to the playoffs in 07 and has just as many playoff wins as a Titan as Kerry Collins....zero. The Titans had lost their last 8 games dating back to last year with Kerry Collins under center. Maybe owner Bud Adams was right all along. The proof is in the win column.

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