Midway through this video, Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon begin an interesting discussion about Peyton Manning’s happy feet, Albert Haynesworth’s MVP-worthy play and Monday night’s game featuring the Titans and Colts.
Eddie George, Steve McNair and Frank Wycheck will be added to the Titans/Oilers Ring of Honor during Monday night’s game against the Indianapolis Colts. I find it interesting that all three played for the Houston Oilers. Wycheck began his career with the Washington Redskins.
George, McNair and Wycheck join the following men in the Ring of Honor:
- Bud Adams, owner, founded franchise in 1959
- Elvin Bethea, DE, Oilers, 1968-83
- George Blanda, QB/PK, Oilers, 1960-66
- Earl Campbell, RB, Oilers, 1978-84
- Mike Holovak, GM, Oilers, 1989-93
- Ken Houston, S, Oilers, 1967-72
- Warren Moon, QB, Oilers, 1984-93
- Jim Norton, P, Oilers, 1960-68
- Bruce Matthews, OL, Oilers/Titans, 1983-2002
- Mike Munchak, G, Oilers, 1982-93
(list courtesy of the Tennessean)
All the players on the above list are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Are Eddie George, Steve McNair and Frank Wycheck Hall-of-Famers?
I think George will be the first of the trio to be inducted, but I don’t think he’ll go in on the first ballot.
McNair is a borderline Hall of Famer. He might be inducted many years in the future. Too bad there isn’t a Tough Guy Hall of Fame.
I don’t know about Wycheck. Being a tight end works against him, but he had 505 catches at that position.
Congratulations to the three Oilers/Titans.
LenDale White and Chris Johnson have each been nominated for player of the week honors at NFL.com.
White, who rushed for 149 yards and three big touchdowns against the Chiefs, is competing against the Rams’ Steven Jackson and the Redskins’ Clinton Portis for the FedEx Ground NFL Players of the Week. Click here if you would like to vote for LenDale.
Johnson played drums after rushing for 168 yards and a touchdown against Kansas City, and competes with the Rams’ Donnie Avery and the Panthers’ Jonathan Stewart for the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week. Click here to cast your vote for Chris.
I strongly encourage you to vote for Chris. So far, he has not been a weekly winner of the rookie award. Dallas Cowboy running back Felix Jones has won three times … no doubt because of the number of Cowboys fans everywhere. So spread the word, Titans fans, and help Johnson get some much-deserved recognition.
Winners for both honors will be announced on Friday, October 24.
A few weeks ago, I wrote: “It’s too bad the Titans don’t have a fight song.”
Now, thanks to songwriter Ryan Parker, enthusiastic Titans fans now have a song to sing.
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They used to be the Oilers a long long time ago,
When they played in the Houston Astrodome,
They’ve gone from being spoilers to starting 6 and 0,
Since they moved to Tennessee to call it home,
They had a Music City Miracle to conquer Buffalo,
Then they came within a yard of winning in the Super Bowl,
They’ve had the same head coach leading all the way,
That’s one of many reasons that I’m loving how they play,
They’re the Tennessee Titans,
They’re the Tennessee Titans,
They’ll keep on fighting all the way,
They’re the Tennessee Titans,
They’re the Tennessee Titans,
Tennessee Titans all the way,
From Billy “White Shoes” Johnson right on to Warren Moon,
To a runner like Earl Campbell rumbling through,
They’re the first team I recall who ever had a catchy tune,
To help them celebrate in doing what they do,
So here is to the Titans like McNair and Eddie George,
And the current team who’s fighting for their faithful fans to forge,
A final destination across the end zone line,
In Tampa in February of 2009,
They’re the Tennessee Titans,
They’re the Tennessee Titans,
They’ll keep on fighting all the way,
They’re the Tennessee Titans,
They’re the Tennessee Titans,
Tennessee Titans all the way …
As a Titans fan, this game was fun to watch. As a fan of the NFL, it was unpleasant.
The Kansas City Chiefs are a really bad football team.
Before the season began, I said the Chiefs had no chance to win this game, and that Tennessee’s players should be forced to walk home from Kansas City if they lost.
The Titans victory was as much a product of the Chiefs lack of talent and passion as it was a solid effort by the NFL’s best team.
Chiefs running back Larry Johnson did not play due to a team-imposed suspension. LenDale White, Chris Johnson and the Titans defensive line dominated the Chiefs this afternoon and rolled to a 6-0 record.
Story of the Game: Thunder and Lightning
LenDale “Thunder” White rumbled for 149 yards and three touchdown runs against the weak Chiefs run defense. White is no speedster and he managed to break an 80-yard run in the fourth quarter.
Chris “Lightning” Johnson ran for 168 yards. His touchdown run for 66 yards occurred later in the fourth quarter while the Titans were trying to run out the clock.
Johnson earned an unsportsmanlike conduct after his touchdown run after he began playing with a drum set he found near the end zone. No one on the Titans bench, including Coach Fisher, seemed upset at Johnson.
The Other Story of the Game: Titans D KO’s two Chiefs QBs
With no Larry Johnson, Kansas City’s hopes of winning today were in the hands of fragile Brodie Croyle. Croyle did not survive two quarters. He was knocked out of the game, and for the rest of the 2008 season, with a knee injury.
Backup QB Damon Huard played well, but he injured his thumb by hitting a player’s helmet after a pass attempt in the third quarter. Tyler Thigpen finished the game for the Chiefs and ended the Titans bid for a shutout by leading the team to a field goal and a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Kerry Collins
Collins, as always, did what he was asked to do: manage the game and avoid turnovers. However, he looked a little off-target today, and the offense stalled (again) in the third quarter. Thankfully, the Titans were playing the Chiefs and didn’t have to generate a lot of passing yards.
Next Week: Indianapolis Colts
The Colts are no longer a great football team. Next Monday night will be an opportunity for the nation to see the changing of the guard in the AFC South.
Even so, I expect this to be a tough game, and I hope that Kerry Collins’ lack of production doesn’t hurt the Titans’ ability to win this game. If it turns into an offensive shootout, the Titans might lose. If the Titans keep it close and keep the football out of Peyton Manning’s capable hands, they have a better chance of winning.
Go Titans!
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