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Titans feeling vindicated by quarterback change

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November 2

Tennessean

columnist David Climer

"Next, maybe we can persuade Kenneth Stanley "Bud" Adams Jr. to tackle the health-care debate. Or work on global warming. Or see what he can do about the war in Afghanistan. Look, if the 86-year-old Texas billionaire can fix what ailed the Tennessee Titans, why not let him get down to business on some of the world's other ills? Bud's suggestion - make that edict - that Vince Young replace Kerry Collins at quarterback ignited a spark that had been missing in the six preceding Titans losses and triggered a 30-13 victory over Jacksonville on Sunday. For one day at least, the Titans looked like the team that had been projected as a Super Bowl contender, not the ragtag outfit that started the ..."

Intrigue at QB ensnares Titans

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October 30

Houston Chronicle

"VY is Bud's guy. Again. From his Galleria-area office, Titans owner Bud Adams ordered quarterback Vince Young back into the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Jacksonville. And why not? The Titans couldn't be worse. Young is 18-11 as a starter, and he can't do worse than Kerry Collins. Despite the Titans' 0-6 start, coach Jeff Fisher preferred to stick with Collins as his starter, but the hammer came down from Houston. Fisher, who has been with the organization since 1994, knows Adams well enough not to forget the golden rule of business: He who has the gold rules. Adams told the Tennessean two weeks ago that Fisher would be evaluated after the season. Adams fired Oilers coach Bum ..."

Titans turn reins over to Vince Young

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October 30

Tennessean

"Kerry Collins has a hunch about why it happened. He doesn't like it, but that doesn't matter. Vince Young doesn't care about the reason. He's just happy he has his old job back, and a second chance. The Titans pulled a U-turn at quarterback on Thursday — Collins is out and Young is in beginning with Sunday's game against the Jaguars at LP Field. Coach Jeff Fisher said the move is long-term. As the Titans try and make something out of a 0-6 start, Young will be at the controls, fulfilling the wish — and ultimately the command — of owner Bud Adams. So Young, the third overall pick of the 2006 draft, will once again be on full display come Sunday. "I'm still in Kerry Collins' corner because I ..."

Titans to start Vince Young against Jaguars

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October 29

Tennessean

"The Vince Young era will resume on Sunday when the Titans play the Jaguars at LP Field. Coach Jeff Fisher will announce later today that Young will replace veteran Kerry Collins as the starting quarterback, according to sources familiar with the situation. Fisher could not immediately be reached for comment. Young, Collins and Fisher are expected to speak with reporters after practice, which is scheduled to begin at noon. The quarterback switch comes a few days after Titans owner Bud Adams informed the coaching staff he wants Young to start immediately. Young, the team's first-round draft pick in 2006, has played sparingly since last September's season-opener against the Jaguars. Collins ..."

Fisher to reveal Titans' QB plans on Thursday

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October 28

Tennessean

"Justin Gage is like the rest of the Titans right now. The receiver knows there could be a change at quarterback for Sunday’s game against the Jaguars. “I shouldn’t say I sense it, but I think it is in the air right now,’’ Gage said Wednesday. “I am not sure how it is going to play out or what is going to go on. But … we have to be prepared for either quarterback.’’ So will it be Kerry Collins or Vince Young? Coach Jeff Fisher said he plans to announce the starter on Thursday. The coach declined to go into specifics about how reps were divided in Wednesday’s practice, and for the first time this season Collins and Young were off limits to reporters. So was offensive coordinator Mike ..."

If Collins isn't starting, it's news to him

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October 27

Nashville City Paper

"If a change from Kerry Collins to Vince Young at quarterback is coming this week for the Tennessee Titans, then it's a message the incumbent starter has not received. Players were due back at Baptist Sports Park on Tuesday to begin preparation for Sunday's game with the Jacksonville Jaguars at LP Field. Reports and speculation have cited owner Bud Adams as pushing for a switch from Collins to Young as soon as this week as the 0-6 Titans return from a bye week. "I haven't gotten any indication from him of a change," Collins said last week when asked if there had been any inklings of a potential quarterback change from Coach Jeff Fisher. Practices were closed to the media last week, but with ..."

Ex-Titans stick with Kerry Collins for now

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October 10

Tennessean

"Ten years ago, the quarterback controversy involved Steve McNair and Neil O'Donnell. These days, it's about whether starter Kerry Collins should be replaced by Vince Young in the wake of a 0-4 start. Everyone has an opinion. This week several former Titans weighed in, and most agreed now's not the time to bench Collins. But it might be coming soon, they said, and some think adding a package for Young is a good idea. "You are going to have to look at Vince at some point,'' former Titans running back Eddie George said. "If Kerry is struggling and can't get the offense going, you have to generate something. I don't think now is the time to make a starting change, but you have to implement ..."

Titans QB Collins keeps fighting

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October 9

Indianapolis Star

"Their paths crossed at Penn State in 1992. Jim Caldwell was quarterbacks coach and a year away from his first head coaching job at Wake Forest. Kerry Collins was a strong-armed sophomore quarterback. "He's a great leader, No. 1," said Caldwell, whose unbeaten Indianapolis Colts will try to stop Collins at Tennessee on Sunday night. "He's a guy that, even when times are tough, you want that guy leading the way." As the old saying goes, this is one of those tough times. The Titans have fallen from their AFC South championship perch of a year ago with an 0-4 start. Collins, who went to the second Pro Bowl of his 15-year career in February, has completed just 56.9 percent of his passes with ..."

Titans quarterback Kerry Collins ignores fans' calls for Vince Young

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October 8

Tennessean

"Kerry Collins tuned out talk radio long ago. During football season, he pays little attention to what's being written or said about him. But the Titans quarterback has been around the game long enough to know what happens when the team he's directing is losing games. "The first guy you look at is the quarterback. Every quarterback that's played long enough has been through it with the exception of maybe a couple,'' the 15th-year pro said with a shrug on Wednesday. "But I learned over the years that I just ignore that stuff. I am not stupid; I know what's being said. … But my main focus is to get a win and to do what I need to make that happen.'' Vince Young, meanwhile, is trying to stay ..."

Fisher: Titans (0-4) staying with Collins

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October 5

ESPN.com

"A week after struggling against the New York Jets, Kerry Collins didn't fare much better Sunday as the Tennessee Titans dropped to 0-4. But the Titans, who finished the 2008 regular season 13-3 before their ouster in the first round of the playoffs, were adamant Collins would remain as starter. "Kerry gives us our best chance to win,'' coach Jeff Fisher said Sunday after a 37-17 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. With Vince Young as an option off the bench, Collins completed 29 of 48 passes for 284 yards, with a touchdown and two interceptions, his fifth and sixth of the season. Collins hooked up with Nate Washington for a 14-yard score late in the third quarter, cutting the lead to 30-9, ..."

Titans want Kerry Collins for better or worse

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September 29

Tennessean

"The last time the Titans started 0-3 they made a change at quarterback. It's not happening this time. Coach Jeff Fisher said on Monday he's happy with the play of starter Kerry Collins and there will be no switch for Sunday's game at Jacksonville or any time soon. It's not even a consideration, he said. Fisher pointed out that the Jets, who beat the Titans 24-17 Sunday, have a tough defense that gave Patriots quarterback Tom Brady "fits" in Week 2. "Kerry has been fine. He has been fine,'' Fisher said. "It is a tough defense to attack and he made some great throws. I thought he did a great job, as best he could, redirecting protections. "Kerry is not the reason. He is certainly not the ..."

Kerry Collins takes the heat for loss

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September 28

Tennessean

"Quarterback Kerry Collins was pointing a finger on Sunday, but had it aimed squarely at himself. The 15th-year pro said he didn't make the plays necessary to win the game, so it was mostly his fault the Titans lost 24-17 to the Jets and remained winless. "You always leave some plays out there. In a game like this … it will become more magnified,'' Collins said. "We put together some nice drives. There were some good things we did, but when we needed to we didn't make the plays. "There's blame to go around for everybody; I put a lot of blame on myself. … We didn't (overcome) some things and as much as anybody, the blame falls on me.'' A week after fumbling the football to stop a potential ..."

Misery for Collins in M'lands return

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September 28

New York Post

"Kerry Collins' return to the Meadowlands as a Titan was a miserable one, as the former Giants quarterback was harried, harassed and eventually hammered by the Jets' top-ranked defense. Gang Green smothered the Titans 24-17, and once again they did it by getting after -- and eventually getting to -- an opposing quarterback. "That's a tough blitz. I could've done some more things with protection to help it, so that's on me," said Collins. "That's their M.O. They bring heat. They overload you on any particular side. There's things I could've done differently to help us out. I just didn't get it communicated well enough." Collins -- who spent five years as a Giant, including the 2000 Super ..."

Jets going after Titans QB

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September 24

New York Post

"What does the Jets defense have in store for an encore this week? Texans quarterback Matt Schaub was so rattled by the Jets' swarming defense on opening day, it appeared he was seeing ghosts dressed in green chasing him. Last Sunday, Tom Brady, the Patriots Hall of Fame-bound leader with three Super Bowl rings, was reduced to looking as ordinary as, well, Schaub is. Up next is veteran quarterback Kerry Collins, when the 0-2 Titans come to Giants Stadium on Sunday. When you consider how the Jets' blitzing defense harassed Schaub and Brady, on the surface it would appear Collins will be a statue waiting to be cracked and crumbled. But though Collins is one of the least mobile QBs in the ..."

Quarterbacks feel some minor pains

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August 25

Tennessean

"Quarterback Kerry Collins again wore a light brace on his left knee during Monday's practice. Coach Jeff Fisher indicated Collins might get a day off soon because of soreness. "I like to refer those things to Jeff,'' Collins said. "But it is nothing I can't handle. I'm 36. Something is going to pop up from time to time.'' Quarterback Patrick Ramsey, dealing with sore ribs, was given the day off on Monday. Roster holes: The roster openings created by the release of receiver Chris Davis and center Doug Datish will be filled soon, Fisher said. The Titans conclude training camp Wednesday but still have two preseason games. "We'd like to get somebody in over the next day or so, just to help us ..."

Collins likes his new Titans' toys

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August 20

Nashville City Paper

"How much better can it get for the Tennessee Titans passing offense? Last year, the Titans finished 27th in passing for the second consecutive season, relying mostly on Chris Johnson and the rushing attack to prop up a conservative offense. Included in those totals, the Titans passed for an average of just 176.2 yards per game. But if preseason is any indication, the Titans' upgrades in the passing game are beginning to take hold and give the team a much more explosive look, capable of making both down-the-field plays and yardage after the catch – something sorely lacking from the team in recent years. Veteran quarterback Kerry Collins, 36, appears rejuvenated at the thought of the ..."

Kerry Collins' backup remains close call

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August 11

Tennessean

"If Patrick Ramsey has closed the gap on Vince Young in the battle for the Titans' No. 2 quarterback job, Coach Jeff Fisher isn't saying. But Fisher said that in the coming weeks he plans to use the backup quarterbacks in different ways to help the coaching staff make such a decision. He might even let Young start a preseason game instead of Kerry Collins. "Part of the preseason process is to put people in different situations and scenarios, so it's not unlikely that Vince wouldn't have a start. There is a chance that Vince will start a preseason game as we move forward,'' Fisher said Monday. "And we'll give Pat a chance to play a little earlier in the game.'' Collins is expected to start ..."

Collins appears on CMT Awards

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June 17

Nashville City Paper

"Tennessee Titans quarterback Kerry Collins made an appearance on the CMT Music Awards that are airing tonight from the Sommet Center as a presenter. Collins has aspirations of writing country music songs, and has collaborated with some Music City songwriters in the past few months while trying to break into the business. The Awards are part of the wrap-up to the weekend of the annual FanFest in Nashville."

Look for spring in Collins' step this fall

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May 21

Nashville City Paper

"Kerry Collins admits it's been a long time since he has been this excited entering an NFL season. And why shouldn't he be excited? The Titans finished 13-3 a year ago under his leadership, and have made a concerted effort to add more weapons on the offensive side of the ball with the aim of helping Collins and the Titans go further in the postseason than the past couple of years. "I've worked out more in this off-season than I have in the last several," Collins said. "I've been in here everyday and I've really put a lot of time in in the weight room, more so than I have in several years in the past. This is from a veteran many folks thought would be enjoying his retirement from the NFL by ..."

Kerry Collins empathizes with Brett Favre

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May 13

Tennessean

"Another offseason of Brett Favre coming out of retirement talk is in full swing, but Titans quarterback Kerry Collins can understand where the future Hall of Famer is coming from. "I am not surprised,'' Collins said Tuesday. "He loves to play the game, loves to be around the game. It is hard for all us to not have it, to not be a part of it. I certainly understand his desire to play as long as he wants. And I think he has earned that right.'' Favre, the longtime Packers quarterback, announced his retirement last offseason then ended up playing for the Jets, throwing 22 touchdown passes and 22 interceptions for a team that missed the playoffs. When the Jets released Favre in April, he ..."

Passing game potential revives Kerry Collins' spirits, arm

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May 10

Tennessean

"No one has to remind Titans quarterback Kerry Collins about how much life has changed for him of late. In the past year, he's gone from backup to starter, earned a new contract, and at age 36, has a new outlook on his NFL career. At the same time, plenty has also changed around him. When the Titans held their first minicamp last week, Collins had a new weapon to throw to in speedy receiver Nate Washington. Later this month, the team's newest toy - receiver Kenny Britt - will also be one of his targets. It's done even more to re-energize Collins, who's preparing for his 15th NFL season. "I am excited about the additions that we have made to our receiving corps,'' Collins said. "Obviously, ..."