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Jeff Fisher anyone?

The Titans have seemingly defied the odds for years now. Somehow, Jeff Fisher always has this mix of a walking mass care ward and NFL scrubs inches from the Super Bowl. Here's a guy who either outcoaches or gets more out of his players than any other NFL coach... or both.

Still, this could be the year that the Titans finally fall to earth. Who knows - with Fisher, it seems that anything is possible, and they could be back in the playoffs. But if you look at this team, aside from McNair, there really isn't a single player that makes you raise your eyebrows.

What if they crash and burn this year (finally)? Would Fisher's success allow him to keep his job, or would a team that seems to desperately need to rebuild finally part ways and go in a new direction with their team? Is it possible?

Enter the New Orleans Saints. A team standing in almost complete contrast to the Titans. Inconsistent, underachievers, overly talented, mediocre (with no playoffs in the last 3 years). There is a distinct possibility that the Saints struggle again this year and Haslett gets run out of town faster than Devery can cover 40 yards.

Might we have a fit in '05? Can you imagine what Fisher would do with a team this talented? A true defensive mind with an ability to get the most out of his players and overcome injuries. The thought is as intoxicating as far-fetched... but maybe, just maybe...

Let the first conspiracy of the year begin... and it wasn't even 08 that created it! ;)

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Conspiracies like this one are great, but you have to hope that Haz will turn it around this year so we don\'t have to wonder anymore.

Conspiracy #1: Head Coach
 

Although I think it\'s a bit early in the season to be talking coaching change, due to the fact some may get distracted from week 1 against the Seahawks, I\'m right there with you, WhoDat. I\'d love to see Fisher manning the controls for the Saints. Here\'s a guy who had a Haslett-esque start to his coaching career by being at or around .500 for 3 seasons or so. Then he finally got the most out of his talent, defense especially, and the Titans really started playing football. My outlook is a little different than yours as far as this season for the Titans, though. I think Chris Brown is going to make Tennesee forget about Eddie George. He\'s just as big, he\'s just as strong, and he\'s FASTER. He\'ll be a handful for the opposing defense. Tennesee never really had great receivers, so nothing has changed, but McNair finds some amazing way to get it done. Defensive production may drop with Kearse gone, but Fisher will find a way to make that defense click. I think Fisher will be in Tennessee after this season, but it doesn\'t hurt to dream.

Here\'s a little football humor for you as well:

If the Buccaneers are called the Bucs, and the Jaguars are called the Jags, what are the Titans called? :P

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The TANS.

Oily ones, at that.

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LOL...that isn\'t where I was going for a punchline, but very creative. :P

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Watching Chris Brown in the preseason, raised an eyebrow for me. There aren\'t too many players in the NFL that can stiff-arm Roy Williams to the ground.

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I\'ll betcha Ryan Moats could do it, B-n-B. :P

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I love Moats, but no :(

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Ya know I had to mess with ya. Especially since I think he\'s the best thing in Louisiana Tech since Willie Roaf or the sororities bid nights. :P

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No, no NO!!!!!














Nothing is better than sorority bid night. You\'ve got to love naive, freshman women, who are completely out of their element. ;)

[Edited on 9/9/2004 by BlackandBlue]

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Rumors now that Jeff could get the boot. Who\'da thunk it? Looks like the \"conspiracy theorists\" aren\'t as crazy as we seem! LOL

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whodat plain and simple i would love it

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Jeff Fisher?

You got me hook, line and sinker !!

Forgive the pun, but this is a coach that could really take us to the next level. Whodat, you make me very excited, but the harsh reality is that you are like my prom date........

Full of promise, but still I am left loving myself, with no fisher to nibble on my hook.

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;) A while back it was monkeys flinging poo, now it seems fish are our recurring wildlife theme...

I\'d love to have Jeff Fisher, but the Titans would be insane to let him go. He has two years left on his contract, and this is really the first year he\'s not been successful. In five years, Fisher has led the Titans to four playoff appearances, two divison titles, two AFC championship games, and one Super Bowl appearance. All this, as WhoDat said, with a team largely comprised of injury-prone riff-raff.

This season, strangely, has some Titans fans calling for Fisher\'s head. I don\'t know who they think they\'re gonna do better with (see our coaching search lists!), but they\'d better shaddup before they get their wish.

I think the Titans record this season is somewhat of an aberration, with injuries that: actually kept Steve McNair off the field (for once), kept Chris Brown struggling (though he was running rampant before), and even affected their kicking game (Joe Nedney was injured for the second season in a row).

The salary cap finally caught up with them, as the Titans were one of the hardest-hit teams in free agency. They lost half of their starting D-line (including Javon Kearse), but responded by drafting DT Randy Starks and DE\'s Antwan Odom, Travis Laboy, and Richard Schoebel. All are quality players who\'ll contribute for years to come. Seems to me that the fans should understand a rebuilding year...

Nonetheless, if they\'re still so mad and want to get rid of him, we\'ll be happy to have him down here...

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I agree that the Titans would be nuts to let him go. But even ESPN and the NFL channel are reporting on rumblings now. I think the supposed feeling in Tennessee is that he had plenty of time to get over the hump (a la Tony Dungy) and couldn\'t. He\'s been there a long time and with McNair getting close to retirement and virtually every other hold over from his glory days gone and the team in such a bad spot, now could be a good time to start over from scratch. I don\'t know if that\'s true or if the Titans will follow through, that\'s just how it seems.

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Kinda sounds like our Saints huh?Ain\'t no guarantees that good ole Benson\'s gonna fire Haslett either. Something about six million reasons to keep the bone headed yard egg and his band of masked theives acting like they\'re coachs.

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If the Saint\'s don\'t fire Hazlet and the Stadium talks break down one more time, look for the LA Saint\'s in 08. The only reason you would keep Hazlett around for another year was to ensure a losing season. You would lose alot more than 6 million in revenue by keeping him. Props to WhoDat for your genie in a bottle interpretation.
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New Orleans has been sinking since it was built, and now it appears to be sinking even faster than before - thanks to the New Orleans Saints :exclam: