5 Questions With the Titans

The Tennessee Titans come to FedEx Field this Sunday for what promises to be an epic showdown with the Redskins. With that in mind, we asked five hard-hitting questions of Jimmy Morris from Music City Miracles. Jimmy asked questions of us too, and you can read our answers at this link.

And now to the questions:

Curly R: I really hate the Colts...don't you?

MCM: I promise I hate them more than you do. I am an Alabama fan as well as a Titans fan so my hatred for Peyton Manning has been brewing for years and years. Every time they roll through the regular season and bow out in the playoffs I am happier than a fat kid at Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.

(Editor's note: Ironically, the fat kid at Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, Augustus Gloop [file photo], did much the same, rolling through the Golden Ticket sweepstakes and then getting sucked into a chocolate pipe once he made it into the factory.)

Curly R: Baltimore is 4-1 under Steve McNair, while the Titans are still looking for that elusive first win. Did the Titans give up on him too soon?

MCM: This question is a staple in my 5 questions. The Titans didn’t give up on McNair. They just could not afford to bring him back at the salary he wanted. The franchise is rebuilding and McNair only has a couple of years left. It was time for both sides to part. He had a great career here and will always be one of my favorite players.

Another point to be made here is if McNair was on this team it is still not a playoff team. There is a much better supporting cast in Baltimore. If you look at his numbers they really aren’t that good. In 5 games he has 911 yards passing (182 yards per game) with 5 TDs and 6 INTs. He is still one of the best come from behind guys in the league though.

Curly R: Is a five-game suspension enough for Albert Haynesworth? The guy is a maniac.

MCM: I wrote the day after it happened that I thought they should suspend him for the rest of the year. There is absolutely no excuse for what he did. That being said, he isn’t a maniac. He just has a terrible temper (again not trying to excuse his actions). He needs to get anger management help because besides the incidents that have been highly publicized he is a good guy. He has handled the suspension well and even went against the NFLPA’s request to appeal.

5 games might not be all he gets though. There has been a lot of talk about whether or not the Titans will add anything on. Fisher has said in a couple of interviews” if” Haynesworth returns “not” when he returns.

Curly R: Is Vince Young the guy to carry this Titans franchise into the future?

MCM: Vince Young is the guy. I know the national media still isn’t sold on him but the guy is a winner. He has that leadership quality that cannot be taught. All accounts from Titans camp say he works as hard as anyone and he hate losing. He is not satisfied with playing well in a loss. I am excited to see how much better he gets as the season goes along. He will be a star in this league.

Curly R: The Titans appear to be headed toward their third losing season in as many years...has Jeff Fisher overstayed his welcome in Tennessee?

MCM: Contrary to a lot of the reports out there, the majority of the fans in Tennessee are still behind Fisher. The biggest knock his detractors have is that he is conservative. This just in, he has always been conservative and at one point it worked pretty well for the franchise. What the Titans are going through right now is more of an indictment on GM Floyd Reese than Fisher. There has not been a lot of talent to work with in the past 2 years. I hope he is given the chance to see the rebuilding through. Who would the Titans bring in to replace Fisher that would be a better coach? If they find someone by all means let him go. I just don’t see that person out there.

Thanks, Jimmy for answering our questions!