Wow

by Steel Spike on Sep 21, 2009 12:24 AM EDT

Awfully quick of us to lay blame (Holmes, Reed, Carter).

Reed: Missed two clutch field goals today. Boo-hoo. How many times has he come through for us at the end of games or in O.T.? Last week comes to mind. He went from hero to goat in 10 days... Every PK misses every now and then, that's why they make them kick instead of just giving the team the 3 points (or PAT).

Holmes: Hmmm...I seem to remember a little play in a certain Super Bowl that just so happened to bring us our 6th title, and earned him the MVP of the game. So he dropped some passes today. Hines drops passes too. So did Jerry Rice...

Carter: I recall a tidbit of information posted on this site about how we are 5-2 when The Beast is out and Carter played in his stead. I also recall alot of people saying that there wasn't a huge drop off in talent when Carter plays. Sure, maybe he made some bad reads, played soft, missed tackles, and let balls through that The Beast would have intercepted. Is Ryan Mundy really that much better than Tyrone?

How quick we are to throw people under the bus (hehe, Bus) when they have an under achieving day. Let's not be so quick to condemn someone for having an off day. Shall we forget about the past, and concentrate on tomorrow? No, because understanding what happened is the key to fixing what went wrong. But, understanding does not mean dwelling. We lost. Move on, because bitching and moaning won't change that fact.

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I feel differently about the fans' reaction

I haven’t seen the level of bitching and moaning that you’re calling out. As always, people here are analyzing the game and in doing so certain players’ (Reed, Carter, Holmes) disappointing performances are being discussed. Like it or not, those three players (and Gay) deserve a large share of the blame. Does who we blame mean anything in the long run? Absolutely not. It’s OK to blame certain players for a loss, but it’s not OK to start calling for Cech or for pulling Gary Anderson out of retirement.

In regard to the dwelling in the past, I find it absolutely necessary. The past is our biggest tool in understanding the present and predicting what to expect next (isn’t that our goal?). All things considered, I concede that with our level of fanaticism we walk a fine line of being overly harsh and retrospective, but hey, that comes with the territory of obsession…

by HereWeGo on Sep 21, 2009 9:17 AM EDT reply actions

Some more than others

Some posts merely point out why they thought we lost the game and some border on we’re this close to being Detroit and some are no matter what, we have the next 10 super bowls wrapped up. I prefer the ones that point out what went wrong and what could be done to rectify the problems, the others make for a few good laughs. We lost because, by and large we had a handful of fairly important players/positions that simply did not execute on a consistent basis during the game. There are a lot of coulda, woulda, shoulda’s about this game but who wants to be a Titans fan. There were also some things we did better but still not good enough like run blocking, running, and calling a little more unpredictable game. Kickers have bad games, Reed has less than most. Recievers drop balls and we did our share of that in this one. Those are the too biggest things that kept points off the board. Learn from it and get better from it and move on. If we don’t and play the same as yesterday we lose to Cincy, if we play to our potential we win by 10.

by DarinS on Sep 21, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions