By rushing 800 yards for November only, the Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson earned himself the title of the AFC offensive player for the month. Johnson appreciates being given the title, but he will not rest satisfied with that achievement.
Although he is the first player ever wearing Titans jersey to win this award since Steve McNair won it in October 2003, Johnson has set a higher goal: to break Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards which was made in 1984 while Dickson was playing with the Los Angeles rams. Already leading the NFL with 1,396 rushing yards, Johnson has five games to realize his promise.
Johnson is already tying some record set by Dickerson. He has rushed for at least 125 yards in six straight games, a record only reached by Dickerson in 1984 and Hall of Famer Earl Campbell in 1980. And Johnson is doing even better than Dickerson in average yards per carry: he is the first players in NFL history to average 5 yards or better per carry in each of those six games, and the previous best record was made by Jim Brown who made it in five games in 1958.
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Friday, December 4, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Young made it to help Titans win first game of season
Seeming to prove his edge over Kerry Collins, Vince Young successfully brought a long expected win to the Tennessee Titans, also proved Coach Jeff Fisher to be wrong in insisting that Collins gave the team more chance to win.
Getting rid of 0 from record finally, now 1-6 Titans believe that Young is the very starting quarterback in Titans jersey for remaining nine games. Fans were right and Owner Bud Adams was right when they said that they preferred Young to Collins as the Titans starting quarterback before Sunday’s game and forced Fisher to change his mind to give the starting job to Young, in time before Collins might lead the team to the seventh loss of the season.
“We’ve got to find out how he’s developed over the last two years,” Adams said after the game. “He hasn’t played that much. We’ve got to get him in and find out what he can do. Otherwise we’re going to have a high draft choice, and we’re going to be looking for another quarterback.”
One win may be incidental, and now what Young needs to do is to play more games to show how much he’s really grown and whether he’s worth expectation.
Getting rid of 0 from record finally, now 1-6 Titans believe that Young is the very starting quarterback in Titans jersey for remaining nine games. Fans were right and Owner Bud Adams was right when they said that they preferred Young to Collins as the Titans starting quarterback before Sunday’s game and forced Fisher to change his mind to give the starting job to Young, in time before Collins might lead the team to the seventh loss of the season.
“We’ve got to find out how he’s developed over the last two years,” Adams said after the game. “He hasn’t played that much. We’ve got to get him in and find out what he can do. Otherwise we’re going to have a high draft choice, and we’re going to be looking for another quarterback.”
One win may be incidental, and now what Young needs to do is to play more games to show how much he’s really grown and whether he’s worth expectation.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Titans CB Finnegan questionable for playing against Patriots
After missing another day of practice on Friday with a hamstring injury, the Tennessee Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan will be listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots.
The injury occurred on Sept. 28 when the Titans played against the New York Jets. After doing some limited work on Oct. 8, the cornerback has not taken any practice.
Other questionable players include starting safety Michael Griffin and defensive back Vincent Fuller. Griffin also missed Friday’s practice with a neck stinger, and Fuller returned to practice after forearm was broken. He has yet to be cleared for contract.
Starter out for Sunday game is starting cornerback Nick Harper, who broke his forearm, too. Rookies Jason McCourty and Ryan Mouton would play in Harper’s position again this weekend.
The injury occurred on Sept. 28 when the Titans played against the New York Jets. After doing some limited work on Oct. 8, the cornerback has not taken any practice.
Other questionable players include starting safety Michael Griffin and defensive back Vincent Fuller. Griffin also missed Friday’s practice with a neck stinger, and Fuller returned to practice after forearm was broken. He has yet to be cleared for contract.
Starter out for Sunday game is starting cornerback Nick Harper, who broke his forearm, too. Rookies Jason McCourty and Ryan Mouton would play in Harper’s position again this weekend.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Titans coach Fisher stick with using Collins as starting QB
While fans are calling on Facebook and Twitter for change, the Tennessee Coach Jeff Fisher did not think it necessary to switch starting job from veteran quarterback Kerry Collins to Vince Young.
Fisher said Monday the difference now is the Titans won 13 games with Collins in 2008, while they hadn’t won a game with Young when the switch was made in 2006.
“Kerry’s not the problem,” Fisher said. “Kerry’s making plays and putting the ball where it needs to be put. I’m not pleased with the interceptions, but other than that going back over the last few weeks, Kerry’s made some great throws. We just need to play better around him.”
Starting only one game in 2008 season, Young lost his starting job to Collins. Although Fisher has said that Young would be the franchise’s starter of the future, the coach had no plan to give him the job in near future. Fisher insists Collins is their best chance to win a game.
Fisher said Monday the difference now is the Titans won 13 games with Collins in 2008, while they hadn’t won a game with Young when the switch was made in 2006.
“Kerry’s not the problem,” Fisher said. “Kerry’s making plays and putting the ball where it needs to be put. I’m not pleased with the interceptions, but other than that going back over the last few weeks, Kerry’s made some great throws. We just need to play better around him.”
Starting only one game in 2008 season, Young lost his starting job to Collins. Although Fisher has said that Young would be the franchise’s starter of the future, the coach had no plan to give him the job in near future. Fisher insists Collins is their best chance to win a game.
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