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      Chris Simms arrested for driving under the influence of Mary Jane

      July 1, 2010 /

      The New York Post is reporting that Titans’ quarterback Chris Simms was arrested Thursday morning for driving while under the influence of marijuana. Apparently he was driving with his 8-months pregnant wife in the passenger seat.

      Simms and his wife Danielle, both 29 of Nashville, were stopped as Simms drove their 2009 Mercedes Benz through an NYPD Manhattan South Task Force checkpoint on W. Houston Street at about 1:35 a.m., according to a source.

      Simms reeked of marijuana and admitted to officers he had smoked earlier in the car, a source said.

      “He was muttering,” a source told The Post.

      He also had red eyes, flushed face and slurred speech, sources added.

      No drugs were found on Simms or in the car, and his wife, Danielle, was allowed to take the car home.

      Simms was arrested and spent this morning getting booked.

      He is currently awaiting arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court on charges of operating a motor vehicle while impaired by marijuana.

      The misdemeanor charge carries a maximum fine of $1,000 and up to one year in jail.

      Hey, why not take a marijuana-induced joyride with your pregnant wife when your NFL career is hanging on by a thread? Makes perfect sense.

      The Titans are having one hell of an offseason. Chris Johnson is pissed about his contract, Vince Young is punching people in strip clubs and now the highly valuable Chris Simms is getting pulled over for what can only be described as being a f**king moron.


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      Vince Young unlikely to be suspended

      June 28, 2010 /

      While speaking at the NFL’s Rookie Symposium over the weekend, commissioner Roger Goodell said that Titans’ quarterback Vince Young is unlikely to be suspended following an incident in which he punched a man in a strip club earlier this month.

      From FOX Sports.com:

      Goodell acknowledged that a first-time legal offender like Young is unlikely to face an NFL suspension. Young, though, is guilty of embarrassing the NFL with a physical confrontation that was caught on the strip club’s security camera.

      When announcing a six-game suspension for Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in April, Goodell said one of the reasons for the punishment stemmed from behavior that “undermines or puts at risk the integrity and reputation of the NFL, NFL clubs or players.”

      Asked whether Young did the same and if that would factor into his final decision, Goodell said, “I think you have to look at these cases individually and understand them in a way of what are the issues going on with any individual. The intent of the (personal conduct) policy is to intervene so you help some individuals make a better decision and avoid these troubles. So when I sit down and look at all the facts around Vince or any other player, you want to make sure they understand that and what the policy was designed to do and more importantly understand the responsibility (of being an NFL player).”

      Some think that Goodell is too harsh on players and maybe he is. But the thing he does well is look at each situation separately when it comes to making a decision about whether or not to punish a player. If he needs to compare two separate incidents in order to determine the appropriate punishment for a player he will, but he’s not going to suspend Young for six games just because he served Big Ben for that amount. Nor should he.

      Young made a mistake, but this was also the first time he’s been in any sort of trouble. Goodell recognizes that and while he can’t be pleased that the incident occurred, I think it’s fair that Young goes without punishment.


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      LenDale White sounds off about Pete Carroll

      June 24, 2010 /

      While appearing on Clay Travis’ radio show on 104-5 The Zone in Nashville, former Titans and Seahawks’ running back LenDale White had some unflattering things to say about Pete Carroll and his former coach’s involvement in the USC scandal surrounding Reggie Bush.

      On USC (from Larry Brown Sports):

      “I don’t want to bad mouth nobody, but as big as this scale is and as much as they (the NCAA) saying somebody took, for you not to know anything is kind of unbelievable to me. I don’t know. If you’re the athletic director I’m pretty sure you get wind of something, that somebody’s put something in your ear. When I was going to school there, and we were partying too much on campus, coaches could show up at our dorm room and tell us to calm the partying down. But you can’t tell if somebody took a $750,000 home? I don’t know. It’s weird to me.”

      On his release from the Seahawks:

      “I was shocked. I’m still shocked. I would figure if there was a problem or anything needed to be said or done, that my old coach would grab me to the side and whisper something in my ear and tell me step it up or do something different. I would figure that.”

      “Thursday (the day before the release) when I was leaving practice, Pete Carroll hugged me and told me everything was going well. I thought everything was fine. I went to Vegas, just having fun for Memorial Day weekend and then I get a call Friday morning telling me they’re going in another (direction). I never really got an explanation.”

      “I actually called Pete and asked Pete what was going on. Pete never knows why anything, right? Pete, he beat around the bush. He just said it wasn’t going to work out. He didn’t really give me an answer. He didn’t give me a clear explanation.”

      When he showed up to the NFL scouting combine in 2006, White was so out of shape that one GM was actually quoted as saying that he “needed a bra.”

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      Why the Titans have a leg up in the Chris Johnson holdout

      June 21, 2010 /

      There doesn’t appear to be a quick resolution to the Chris Johnson holdout situation in Tennessee. He doesn’t want to play this season for the $550,000 he’s scheduled to make and recent reports indicate that he wants $30 to 40 million guaranteed.

      The Titans’ stance is simple: They don’t want to negotiate a player’s contract after only two seasons. That includes any player, even one has valuable as Johnson.

      According to ESPN.com, the Titans have a good reason not to cave into Johnson’s demands:

      There’s an interesting angle to Johnson’s case, and it applies to any of the potential training camp holdouts this summer; namely, the 30 day rule. [Ed. note: Someone in the league office must love the number 30, given the 30 percent rule in effect this offseason as well]. The 30 day rule essentially forces holdouts back into camp 30 days before the first game of the regular season (Sept. 9 when the New Orleans Saints host the Minnesota Vikings), which this year works out to Aug. 10. If the player is not back with their team by that date, they lose a year of service, which may affect their free agency status depending on what happens with the new collective bargaining agreement.

      Given how productive he’s been in his first two seasons, I don’t blame Johnson for demanding more money. That said, I think I side with the Titans at this juncture.

      Let’s say they give into Johnson’s demands and re-work his contract. Let’s even say that they give him $40 million guaranteed; will he eventually ask for more money in a couple of years if he continues to play well?

      In the current landscape of the NFL, free agents make the most money and that’s often regardless of whether or not they’re the best at their position. Johnson wants to be the highest paid running back in the league, but even if the Titans honor his wishes, he likely won’t be the highest paid within two years. Then what happens? He asks for another raise? I know this is a hypothetical, but it’s something that the Titans have to think about.

      I think Johnson deserves a raise, but if you step into the Titans’ shoes, it’s hard to fault them for bulking on the idea of paying him now. Generally speaking, teams don’t even consider re-working a player’s contract until after they’ve been in the league for three years. Johnson is one year early on his contract demands.

      Of course, no player did what Johnson did in his second year either, making this situation incredibly tricky for both parties.

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      Titans’ first round pick Derrick Morgan off to a rough start

      June 18, 2010 /

      …and I don’t mean on the field.

      According to the Tennessean, Morgan was pulled over for going 91 miles per hour in a 70 mph zone and then was hauled off to jail because of a suspended license. He was apparently driving back to Nashville from Georgia to get to one of the Titans’ OTAs.

      “Made an honest mistake, had no idea my license was suspended from an unpaid ticket 5 months ago, notices were sent to an old address,’’ Morgan wrote. “not letting this get in the way of our team goals and going to continue to maintain focus, sorry to all the fans, and I will learn from this.’’

      The Titans are having themselves one hell of an offseason. Chris Johnson is pissed about his contract, Vince Young is beating people up in strip clubs at three in the morning and now their first round pick is getting arrested for driving on a suspended license. Jeff Fisher must be thrilled.

      That said, I think we’ve all done a few 91s in a 70 before. While he still should have used better judgment, this incident doesn’t make Morgan a bad egg. If he puts in the work this offseason and stays out of trouble, then nobody is going to remember this come the regular season.

      It sounds like the kid needs some driving lessons, though. Two tickets in the last five months? Slow down, check all of our mirrors and hands at 10 and 2, Derrick.


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