SUMMARY: In an interview yesterday, LB Keith Bulluck admitted he wanted rookie Vince Young to start at QB for the Titans. "I just have to be honest and say I’d rather just go ahead and go with Vince," Bulluck said. "Kerry Collins has the experience and he’s played a lot of football in this league, but Vince is hungry. He has that drive that will definitely inspire a lot of people on his side of the ball. Of course he’ll make mistakes because he is a rookie, but if we’re losing we might as well go with the future." Young is often asked when he thinks he'll start. "You have to see what coach says, I am waiting on that time," Young said. "I want to show good progress each week and get better and better as the weeks go on."

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Hmmmh. I find this quote by Bulluck particularly interesting.

"I’m trying to get things started because I don’t know how much longer I’m playing football for. So we need to get this process and this show on the road because we have guys here with great talent that want to win."

Hmmmh. I find this quote by Bulluck particularly interesting.

"I’m trying to get things started because I don’t know how much longer I’m playing football for. So we need to get this process and this show on the road because we have guys here with great talent that want to win."

Yes, I do too... I think he's saying that "hey, I've been here for 7 years! hello... let's get this thing on the move during the peak of my career!"

Bulluck is getting out of line with the press in my opinion. I guess reporters have found out he's good for a quote. While I often agree with his position, I don't think he should be arm chair coaching the team through the media.

It is a bold statement. Not enough to cause trauma to the team or Collins no matter how it turns out, but it is bold. He's really just saying out loud what everybody is saying on the inside. And coming from your team leader, could have impact. It will force Fisher to discuss the issue seriously instead of coming at it from an immovable position. Bulluck represents the team and that speaks loudly.

Personally, I like it cause I'm a Vince Young dude.

I don't know if it was exactly his place to say that. But because it obviously reflects what others on the team feel, as well as fans, I'm glad he relayed the message. Bulluck for Prez!

By the way, Bulluck and Hope lead the nation in total tackles right now.

Bulluck likes to talk. He said it well, in a way that doesn't hurt Collins, but stated it as his opinion. He wasn't speaking for the rest of the team, and it wasn't a negative thing. I was VERY surprised at the quote about not knowing how much longer he'll play. He signed a 6 year contract and this is the third season, right? Wouldn't you imagine he'd play another couple of years after that, barring injury?

i have no problem with bulluck saying he wants young....

I think you are seeing Bulluck and Haynesworth a little more vocal than most, b/c they feel they have the leverage to do so. Both are our best 2 defensive players and players that every team in the league wants. The titans need bulluck and haynesworth more than they need the titans, so that will let them have the leaway (sp?) to speak their mind more...

I don't disagree with Bulluck, I just don't think it's a linebacker's job to make starting quarterback comments to beat writers. I'm sure his comments would have been much more effective if made in private to Coach Fisher, Coach Chow, or even Schwartz for that matter.

There's not any way to interpret Bulluck other than, "I think Fisher is screwing up." Is Fisher screwing up? Probably. But it doesn't help anything to have Bulluck pointing it out to the world.

I'm sure his comments would have been much more effective if made in private to Coach Fisher, Coach Chow, or even Schwartz for that matter.


No, that would only get him benched, just look at Volek.

i don't see this as just some linebacker commenting on the starting qb...

i see this as the titans best player and team leader as voicing his opinion on the direction of the team...

No, that would only get him benched, just look at Volek.

:ha: :ha:

sounds like Bulluck is throwing Collins and the coaching staff under the bus to me. He is gone, out of here, traded since that is all it takes :suspect:

I agree Keith.

Speak it Keith, VY needs to start soon

i don't see this as just some linebacker commenting on the starting qb...

i see this as the titans best player and team leader as voicing his opinion on the direction of the team...

In my opinion, team leaders should not undermine their coaches decisions.

That's the job of the fans! START VINCE YOUNG.

Although I agree with Bulluck, I think he's getting a little out of line with all his quotes to the media. I'm sure he's just frustrated.

:scared: i hope coach doesn't bench him because of it

i don't see this as just some linebacker commenting on the starting qb...

i see this as the titans best player and team leader as voicing his opinion on the direction of the team...


I think it's great that Bulluck feels this way - and that he likes Vince
But it's not his place to say it to the media..
I think it makes it all the more harder for Fisher, heaps more pressure on him..
If he goes with Collins this Sunday, we all know our best player disagrees with it.. the TV crews, newspapers will have a field day.. they can whip this up as much as they want.. Hey Drew do you agree with Bulluck? Pacman, what do you think? not good..
It could be of course that Fish has already decided to start VY .. and has told Bulluck.. but that seems a bit too far fetched!

I certainly don't blame Bullock for making the statement but it would probably have been better not to voice it to the media. No way Fisher starts VY against the Dallas defense , Colts or Greg Williams defense it doesn' make sense. I believe he will be the starter after the bye week against Houston unless Collins wins 2 of the 3 games with great performances but not much chance of that. The schedule after the bye week is much better for a rookie and will give VY a chance to be very sucessful for the last 10 games. I think this has been the plan all a long and one of the reasons Collins is here, he will live with it Volek wouldn't.

hey...i seem to be in the minority on being all right with Bullucks comments to the media...that's fine...

you guys seem to think that bullucks comments are going to undermine coach fisher, and i'm assuming here, give the media something to talk about which could become a distraction. And the result of those things would be what? Losing?

Check...already getting our butts whipped...

I think his comments would have been worse if he was dogging collins...but I didn't read it like that...he was fair to collins and praising and confident of Vince...I think that is a good thing...

now vince not only knows he has the blessing of the team's best player (which he probably already knew from private conversations), but that the team leader is willing to say so in public, which represents an even bigger endorsement...

To me these comments are either going to have no effect or a positive effect. i don't see how it will be detrimental to the team...

the only thing missing from his quote wwas at the beginning he should have said "on behalf of the whole organization and all its fans..."

I certainly don't blame Bullock for making the statement but it would probably have been better not to voice it to the media. No way Fisher starts VY against the Dallas defense , Colts or Greg Williams defense it doesn' make sense. I believe he will be the starter after the bye week against Houston unless Collins wins 2 of the 3 games with great performances but not much chance of that. The schedule after the bye week is much better for a rookie and will give VY a chance to be very sucessful for the last 10 games. I think this has been the plan all a long and one of the reasons Collins is here, he will live with it Volek wouldn't.

Why wouldn't you play him against certain teams?? He's going to have to play against them sooner or later...

Why wouldn't you play him against certain teams?? He's going to have to play against them sooner or later...

i guess the logic is that he may either be 1.) overmatched b/c those teams are so good or 2.) hurt b/c those teams can blitz so good...

but I don't like those reasons b/c Collins will also be overmatched which will cause Young to play anyway (see Chargers game)...and Young will be able to take much more punishment than collins on blitzes and he will be able to avoid them easier...

To me these comments are either going to have no effect or a positive effect. i don't see how it will be detrimental to the team...


I hear what you're saying Zack.. I just think that when other players see Bulluck questionning Fish in public, cos that what he's doing, they may lose a little respect..
OK the upshot of it all could be that Fish goes, and we get to where we want to be sooner, ie VY starting and all that.. Just think it may have been better with Bulluck saying it to Fish..
I want VY in there anyhow.. I thought there were going to keep him on the sidelines all season 'learning'.. if they're going to give him a series here and there just make him the starter and be done with it
I completely agree with what Bulluck said, he's a legend as it is.. just think he could have kept it out of the media for now..

I hear what you're saying Zack.. I just think that when other players see Bulluck questionning Fish in public, cos that what he's doing, they may lose a little respect..
OK the upshot of it all could be that Fish goes, and we get to where we want to be sooner, ie VY starting and all that.. Just think it may have been better with Bulluck saying it to Fish..
I want VY in there anyhow.. I thought there were going to keep him on the sidelines all season 'learning'.. if they're going to give him a series here and there just make him the starter and be done with it
I completely agree with what Bulluck said, he's a legend as it is.. just think he could have kept it out of the media for now..

Exactly. If Fisher says Collins is the starter and Bulluck tells the newspaper he thinks Young should be the starter, that's Bulluck saying he thinks Fisher is wrong. What's next? Bulluck's proposed starting lineup each Saturday in the Tennessean?

i'm guessing there is a lot of disagreement on every football team...

if lamont thompson said the statement, I would think he could have just been quiet...but I think bulluck has earned the right to be vocal...it's not like he isn't doing everything he can to help the titans win...

and his tone wasn't all that negative...i thought he was fair to collins and praising of vince...

how will this hurt the titans? will this start a revolt among players? no. Will this put bulluck in the dog house? no.

What it will do is give vince more confidence...

are you guys against the comments from bulluck questioning his teammates effort?

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060922/SPORTS01/60922003/1027

Bulluck's comment goes to show just how much respect and faith that even the best players on the team have for Collins. The best of the best who practice daily with these guys can see the strides that Young has made. Young has a better feel for this team than Collins. The offense is designed more for a mobile QB and always has been. I say, since they went and screwed up the QB position so bad anyway, why not just go ahead and start Vince. He is the kind of guy who learns from mistakes. Vince doesn't get "down on himself" for throwing INTs. He learns from it and moves on. Not all QBs need the 1 to 3 season clipboard time to learn the speed of the game. This guy wants to WIN! How can he do that from the sidelines? Start Vince versus the Cowpies and let the VY era begin!

hey...i seem to be in the minority on being all right with Bullucks comments to the media...that's fine...

you guys seem to think that bullucks comments are going to undermine coach fisher, and i'm assuming here, give the media something to talk about which could become a distraction. And the result of those things would be what? Losing?

Check...already getting our butts whipped...

I think his comments would have been worse if he was dogging collins...but I didn't read it like that...he was fair to collins and praising and confident of Vince...I think that is a good thing...

now vince not only knows he has the blessing of the team's best player (which he probably already knew from private conversations), but that the team leader is willing to say so in public, which represents an even bigger endorsement...

To me these comments are either going to have no effect or a positive effect. i don't see how it will be detrimental to the team...
i totally agree with what bulluck said so im with u

I don't see anything wrong with Bullucks comments.
That's his opinion, he never said Fisher was wrong or that the team was divided against Fisher,
he just gave his own opinion of who he'd like to see start.

Bulluck is getting out of line with the press in my opinion. I guess reporters have found out he's good for a quote. While I often agree with his position, I don't think he should be arm chair coaching the team through the media.


What he said.

It can't be good for team unity to create a pro Vince/pro Collins camp. Not that I think there would be many in the pro Collins camp

Bulluck is the TEAM leader and thats that...

if lamont thompson said the statement, I would think he could have just been quiet...but I think bulluck has earned the right to be vocal...it's not like he isn't doing everything he can to help the titans win...
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yeah, the only people on the team that could get away with that are Bulluck, Hope, Haynesworth....., yeah thats about all the leaders we got, id say Bennet but for some odd reason, i dont think ne one woould listen to the white WR, eventho hes a beast

its cause hes white

:rolleyes:

idiots.

lol

It's possible we draft that White WR from Notre Dame next year too. He's highly ranked, if not the top WR on the market, and a freak athlete. Wouldn't that be something. Starting two caucasian WR's. Almost unprecedented. I'm sure even Bennett laughs about being a white wr. Regardless of the political correctness, the truth is what it is, he is one of only a handful of white wr's or rb's.

It's possible we draft that White WR from Notre Dame next year too. He's highly ranked, if not the top WR on the market, and a freak athlete. Wouldn't that be something. Starting two caucasian WR's. Almost unprecedented. I'm sure even Bennett laughs about being a white wr. Regardless of the political correctness, the truth is what it is, he is one of only a handful of white wr's or rb's.

No way J. Samardzjia gets drafted ahead of Calvin Johnson/Mario Manningham/Ted Ginn/Reema McKnight.

Calvin Johnson goes first in terms of WRs in the next draft. CJ = non suicidal TO.

Keith didn't make this statement to the local media, it was an interview on Sirius Satellite radio. He declined comment when the local media asked him about it. Lots of players go on satellite radio and say some honest things that they wouldn't normally say to the local media.

It's possible we draft that White WR from Notre Dame next year too. He's highly ranked, if not the top WR on the market, and a freak athlete. Wouldn't that be something. Starting two caucasian WR's. Almost unprecedented. I'm sure even Bennett laughs about being a white wr. Regardless of the political correctness, the truth is what it is, he is one of only a handful of white wr's or rb's.

Truth it is, but saying no one would listen to him because he is white is moronic.

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I see you had a productive day

I see you had a productive day
I wanted to post it yesterday, but thursdays are my busy day.
Sorry for any delays.

Sounds very busy :ha:

I think Bulluck is way out of line!

The last thing we need is our locker room dividing up and turning against our HC..... But i guess its to late for that now!

I wanted to post it yesterday, but thursdays are my busy day.
Sorry for any delays.


It was worth the wait! :yes:

I say put VY in against Dallas - let the new era begin!

Oh god.. i hope Jeff doesnt change any plan he might have had of starting VY now that Bulluck has said it, as a matter of pride and to prove his decisions are not based on pressure from other players.

I think Bulluck is way out of line!

The last thing we need is our locker room dividing up and turning against our HC..... But i guess its to late for that now!

he's not dividing anyone up...
i bet about two people on the board actually heard the interview and the context of the answer which bulluck gave.
its opinion... do you think anyone on the team is thinking ..."we HAVE to go with kerry, its the only way we'll have a chance at the playoffs" NO!

look at the situation and you could see that the team is already on vince's side.
look at the way they play when he is in and you can tell the team is already on vince's side.

fisher is stubborn and afraid to take risks... even slight ones.
the team may be already dividing... but not against each other... against fisher.
a quick fix would be to start vince. all would be happy.
even if we lose we hhave an exuse. if we win its a plus. vince gets time to mature. bulluck gets a chance to feel happy that the team may be ready to play good football again before he retires.

its what we need

The last thing we need is our locker room dividing up and turning against our HC..... But i guess its to late for that now!

If they turned against Fisher I think the Volek debacle is more to blame than Bulluck's interview.

You can see where KB is coming from with his comments. Nothing wrong in my book with saying what you think.

By the way, I just watched the highlights from the last Cardinals game, the one that Warner threw the picks and then fumbled the snap to lose the game. I can see why everyone is wanting Matt to play.

Things are bad all over.

I can see why everyone is wanting Matt to play.

I heard they haven't got the OK from Mrs Warner to start Matt,
that's what they're waiting on.

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Bulluck is the TEAM leader and thats that...

agreed. Therefore, he can say what he wants to the media in a respectful manner, as he did.

Furthermore, his statements were exactly right. Vince Young IS hungry. Also, Vince Young WILL inspire the guys on his side of the ball. And he will make mistakes. But when he gets the ball there is def more motivation on the offense.

I hope to see VY make some plays at LP on sunday.

He will energize the team and the crowd. The other players believe in him and feel that he can bring us victories.

The law of expectation begins to work it's magic..

Titans right b4 the game annouce him as the starter....the players and fans go crazy...they stick those WRS thy dont miss takcles...and b4 u know it...titans win the game.

young lights up the passing game using bennet as the deap threat and givens over the middle and hittin troupe with many dump passes, and watching troupe burn and turn. RB chris brown gets his holes b/c the boyz are too worried about young.

titans win...in a gr8 game and a shockin upset at LP field ...24-17


ohh crap...i woke up...collins started and we lost again...

do you think anyone on the team is thinking ..."we HAVE to go with kerry, its the only way we'll have a chance at the playoffs"

No i don't - thanks for asking. But I do think that some of the players are thinking: "Fisher is the Head Coach and I trust his judgement".

And when Bulluck fails to control his frustrations and publicly defies his Head Coach he divides the team into two groups:

1. Those who believe in Fisher
2. Those who don't

No i don't - thanks for asking. But I do think that some of the players are thinking: "Fisher is the Head Coach and I trust his judgement".

And when Bulluck fails to control his frustrations and publicly defies his Head Coach he divides the team into two groups:

1. Those who believe in Fisher
2. Those who don't

Bulluck spoke out of frustration and I don't think he or the team is second guessing coach fisher.

All the players respect Fisher's decision. When you're upset, you would say anything. Just do anything to win! I'm sure you've argued with your parents many times or spoke up against them. That does not divide the household.

I'm just as upset not to see VY on the field. I've been hoping to see Collins injured. When I sit back, I realized that VY is still a kid and I'm not willing to see him out there getting punished by bigger opponents at this time.

I'm sure you've argued with your parents many times or spoke up against them. That does not divide the household.


Sure, there has been some rough times... But I don't speak out to people outside of my family about familystuff!

My point being that it is absolutely OK for Bulluck to be frustrated with Fisher and letting Fisher know his feelings.. But there's no reason to do so through the media!

Bullock is the leader of the Titans. I think it's about time he stepped up and demanded that Fisher make a change. Young should be the starter and Collins on the bench. Collins hasn't done anything, but caused a lot of headaches and pain.

watch the games and u'll know.