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      Titans’ OC Heimerdinger diagnosed with cancer

      November 24, 2010 /
      Sep 12, 2010; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger during the game against the Oakland Raiders at LP Field. Photo via Newscom

      Sad news out of Tennessee on Wednesday as coach Jeff Fisher announced that offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger has been diagnosed with cancer and will undergo chemotherapy.

      From ESPN.com:

      “Mike is very sick. And Mike is going to be, potentially as early as today, undergoing chemotherapy for cancer treatment. I don’t know whether or not he’ll be back (Thursday) or whether he’ll be here inside the facility or whether or not he’ll be able to participate in coaching this game.”

      “We are going to continue with the game plan. I will make sure this game will get called and the offense will be prepared. I just want everybody to keep Mike and his family in their prayers.”

      “He’s been sick — very sick — for three weeks. We just got the news this morning.

      “I don’t want to go into detail anymore than that. I think we owe it to Mike to allow him to enjoy some privacy with his family.”

      Fisher went on to say that the “Vince Young stuff is behind us.” When serious news like this come up about, all other issues seem inconsequential. My heart goes out to Heimerdinger and his family.

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      Titans to place Vince Young on injured reserve

      November 22, 2010 /
      JACKSONVILLE, FL - OCTOBER 18: Quarterback Vince Young of the Tennessee Titans grimaces in pain during the first quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the game at EverBank Field on October 18, 2010 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images)

      The first step in ensuring that quarterback Vince Young never takes another snap in Tennessee has just been taken.

      Titans’ coach Jeff Fisher told the media on Monday that the team will place Young on injured reserve. Young tore a tendon in his thumb in an overtime loss to the Redskins on Sunday and afterwards Fisher said that the quarterback wouldn’t retain his job whether he needed surgery or not. Rusty Smith, who replaced Young on Sunday, will remain the starter and Chris Simms was signed as his backup.

      Owner Bud Adams is still a VY fan but it’s apparent that Fisher is not. The two of them got into a “verbal confrontation” following the loss to Washington and Young apparently berated Fisher under his breath as the coach was trying to address the team in the locker room. Young also reportedly tossed his shoulder pads into the stands at LP Field.

      Adams has since stated that Young will definitely be a Titan in 2011, but that remains to be seen. He’s due a roster bonus of $4.25 million and if Fisher has no plans to start the 27-year-old next year, then the Titans could be forced to trade or waive him in the offseason. It doesn’t make sense to pay that much money (he’s also owed over $8 million in base salary next year) to a backup that’ll never see the field.

      Placing Young on I.R. is only the tip of the iceberg.

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      Vince Young, Jeff Fisher get into “verbal confrontation”

      November 22, 2010 /
      NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 21: Lorenzo Alexander of the Washington Redskins forces a fumble by quarterback Vince Young of the Tennessee Titans during the first half at LP Field on November 21, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

      It appears as though Vince Young’s time in Tennessee is running out.

      According to reports, Young got into a “verbal confrontation” with coach Jeff Fisher following the Titans’ overtime loss to the Redskins on Sunday. Per Jim Wyatt of the Nashville Tennessean, Young told Fisher, “I’m not running out on teammates, I’m running out on you.” Young also was apparently “throwing out expletives under his breath” in the locker room while Fisher was speaking to the rest of the team.

      Speculation has started to grow that Young won’t take another snap with the Titans, and not just this year – ever. He tore a tendon in his thumb during the loss to Washington and was replaced by Rusty Smith. Following the game, Fisher said that Young wouldn’t retain the starting quarterback job whether Young needed surgery to repair his thumb or not.

      Considering Young is owed $8.5 million in 2011, plus a $4.25 million roster bonus, chances are the Titans will place him on injured reserve this season and then revisit the situation at the end of the year. One would have to imagine that they’ll first try to trade him, but they’ll probably wind up releasing him in the end.

      And that’s probably a wise move. I’m only going on what I read, so keep that in mind. But it’s apparent that Young is lacking in maturity and it’s probably safe to say that he doesn’t know the first thing about being a leader. He may have a lot of physical skill, but that only goes so far in the NFL – especially for quarterbacks.

      Maybe a change of scenery will do wonders for him. He’s still young and again, he’s talented. But either way, his days are numbered in Tennessee.

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      Vince Young benched indefinitely in Tennessee

      November 21, 2010 /
      Tennessee Titans Quarterback Vince Young (10) looks on as his Tennessee Titans fall to the Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium, in Miami Florida.November 14, 2010. The Miami Dolphins beat the Tennessee Titans 29-19. . UPI/Susan Knowles... Photo via Newscom

      Vince Young tore a tendon in his right thumb in a 19-16 overtime loss to the Redskins on Sunday and may need surgery. But whether he has surgery or not, Titans’ head coach Jeff Fisher has made it clear that the starting quarterback job won’t be Young’s once he returns.

      According to the Nashville Tennessean, Young tossed his shoulder pads into the stands and left LP Field “abruptly.” Teammate Michael Griffin reportedly chased after him as he left the stadium, but Young brushed him off and continued walking.

      This is what Fisher had to say about replacing Young with Rusty Smith, as well as his quarterbacks’ attitude following the game:

      “Vince tore a flexor tendon in his thumb and I was not satisfied with his ability to control the ball so I stayed with Rusty,” Fisher said. “He never said to me he was OK and wanted to go back in, and I was told he was a little upset after, and I was also told he threw half his uniform in the stands.

      “Clearly that is no way to respond, so we have some things we have to sort out with him. He may need surgery, and if that’s the case, he is done for the year. If that’s the case, Rusty is our guy.”

      Fisher was later asked if Young had lost his starting job and Fisher said, “Yes, right now he has.” While it’s a bit premature to say that VY is done in Tennessee, he has to be about out of chances. He had a mental breakdown two years ago when he considered quitting football altogether. Then he was given the starting job in preseason this year after playing well in the second half last season and the Titans thought he had turned a corner.

      Now he can’t beat out Rusty Smith. So again, while it’s too soon to draw any conclusions about his future in Tennessee, one would think that the Titans will be searching for a new quarterback next offseason. Either that, or Fisher is trying to send a message to Young that he has to be more of a leader. That he can’t act like a child when things don’t go his way and that he can’t lead his teammates when they’re the ones chasing him out of the locker room.

      Some players have all the talent in the world but nothing in the intangibles department. It appears as though Vince Young is one of those players.

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      Randy Moss held to just one catch in his Titans’ debut

      November 14, 2010 /
      EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - OCTOBER 7: Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss answers questions from the media during a press conference at Winter Park on October 7, 2010 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)

      Somewhere in Pittsburgh right now, Patriots’ coach Bill Belichick just read Randy Moss’ stat line from his first game as a Titan and said, “Suck it, Randy.”

      After being a malcontent in his previous two stops, Moss is now working on his third team this season and he’s already 0-1. While he was targeted four times in the Titans’ 29-17 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday, he caught just one pass for 26 yards in his Tennessee debut.

      And that catch didn’t come until the Titans’ final drive in the fourth quarter.

      Moss spent most of the day riding the bench and he even admitted after the game that he wasn’t as good as he could be.

      “My debut, man, it was actually a bad game for me. I think I just tried to be as much help to them as I could, just try to play within the offense. So I felt comfortable out there, but I don’t think that I had a very good overall game. I think that my blocking really wasn’t that good, where I wanted it to be. So I’ll just go back at the drawing board and come back again next week.”

      As for the players who did factor into the game, Chad Henne completed 19-of-28 passes for 240 yards with one touchdown and an interception. The only reason Henne was in the game was because Chad Pennington (who’s season, if not career, is likely over with) hurt his shoulder just two snaps into the first quarter. Then Henne injured his knee in the second half and had to be replaced by Tyler Thigpen, who completed 4-of-6 passes for 64 yards and a touchdown.

      Henne, who was on crutches following the game, will have an MRI on his knee Sunday night. If he can’t go, Thigpen would get the nod against the Bears next week.

      The win was big for the Dolphins, who remain two games behind the Jets in the division. The loss drops the Titans a game back of the Colts in both the win and loss columns, and into a tie with the Jaguars at 5-4.

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