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ESPN.com is reporting that the Tennessee Titans have reached an agreement with quarterback Kerry Collins on Monday.

The move suggests that the Titans are not thrilled with current starter Billy Volek and instead of baptizing rookie Vince Young by fire, they opted to sign Collins, even though the regular season is a mere 14 days away.

Anybody that happened to catch Tennessee’s game with Atlanta Saturday night saw an offense that didn’t take many shots down field. Volek relied on tight ends and backs to make most of the catches and when he did complete a pass, it wasn’t for more than 10-yards. Collins is definitely a guy that can throw the ball vertically and maybe offensive coordinator and/or head coach Jeff Fisher feel that Collins is the better man for their offense.

Regardless, this move is puzzling on a couple of levels. First off, Collins is 33-years old and despite throwing for 20 touchdowns last year, he didn’t finish the ’05 campaign practically well.

Collins isn’t the future, Young is. And the Titans can’t honestly think they are on the brink of a playoff berth, but this move insinuates that Collins is somewhat of a missing link to the stagnant offense.

What this move spells out to me is that Fisher is extremely worried about his job and he thinks that Collins might be the answer to get him at least one more season and propel him into Vince Young-future.

Side Note:

Staying on topic with quarterbacks, Carson Palmer makes his preseason debut tonight against the Green Bay Packers (ESPN, 8pm Eastern).

Although it’s only his first game and head coach Marvin Lewis will probably play it safe, it’s going to be interesting to tune in to see how Palmer moves around on his surgically repaired knee.

The Eagles have traded an undisclosed future draft pick and reserve linebacker Mark Simoneau to the New Orleans Saints for wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth.

Though it’s not news that the Eagles have wanted to upgrade their receiving corps, the timing of this trade is a bit surprising. From a fantasy perspective, this helps Stallworth’s long-term value as the Eagles’ offense is more pass friendly than the Saints’. However, it will take some time to acclimate, so don’t expect him to contribute immediately.

On the other side, the effect on Reggie Brown will be mixed. He’ll benefit from the extra attention Stallworth will demand, but he’ll also lose a few targets, so right now I see this as a short-term wash, making me a little leery of drafting either guy too early until things shake out.

From a QB perspective, this move certainly helps Donovan McNabb while hurting Drew Brees.

It looks like Greg Jones did more than just sprain his knee. Reports are flying that he’s out for the season, which both helps and hurts Fred Taylor. On one had, Jones won’t be there taking away carries, but on the other, Taylor loses a very good fullback. Maurice Jones-Drew should get more action as well…Javon Walker appears to be 100% back. He caught three passes for 41 yards in Denver’s last preseason game…Torry Holt is having an MRI done on his sternum, but the injury doesn’t appear to be serious. That combined with Steve Smith’s return to practice is enough to move Smith ahead of Holt…Nate Burleson is adapting well to Seattle’s offense and has gotten a lot of reps with Darrell Jackson being out.