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| Colts trying to figure out what's wrong with run defense |
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09/27/2006 |
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| t carries and scored one TD in the Giants' season-opener. More recently, shifty runners have given the Colts just as many problems. Drew finished with 103 yards Sunday, and Taylor had 74. The good news may be that they face the New York Jets and Tennessee Titans, two teams that rank among the bottom fourth of the league in rushing this season, the next two weeks. Then again, the Colts aren't worried about numbers. They just want to get it right. ``The goal every week is to get better,'' Reagor said. ``L |
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| Titans struggling to slow, let alone stop anyone |
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09/22/2006 |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -Linebacker Keith Bulluck isn't holding back in practice. If he sees a mistake, he doesn't hesitate to point out the problem to his Tennessee Titans teammates. He just wishes his younger teammates could learn quicker from their mistakes. ``If they're completing passes on you in practice, they're going to complete passes on you in the game,'' Bulluck said Thursday. ``If the look team is gashing the defense in practice, more than likely you're going to get gashed in the game. ``You' |
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| Chargers, at 2-0, hope to avoid snakes in the grass |
NFL Football |
09/21/2006 |
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| ol kids when they saw the twitching carcass. Schottenheimer, clearly not a fan of reptiles, hollered for the rattler to be taken away. ``It's only 14 feet,'' the coach joked once his heart rate returned to normal. The fang-less Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans certainly didn't make the Chargers jump like they did at the sight of the dead diamondback. If it seems like the Chargers opened the season by facing the NFL equivalent of a junior varsity schedule, well, they did. The Chargers won their first two |
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| Dolphins hope to extend Titans' road woes in matchup of 0-2 clubs |
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09/21/2006 |
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MIAMI (AP) -With the second-youngest team in the NFL, a struggling veteran starting at quarterback and a soon-to-be-starter playing backup, the Tennessee Titans could expect to endure some growing pains. The Miami Dolphins, a Super Bowl hopeful, did not. Yet somehow, the teams are in exactly the same place. Both are 0-2, averaging 11.5 points per game and seeking perhaps a season-saving victory Sunday when the Titans visit South Florida for the third consecutive season. Since 1990, 79 teams have starte |
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| Fisher: Volek lied to him, repeatedly asked to be traded |
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09/20/2006 |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -Coach Jeff Fisher lashed out at critics of the Tennessee Titans' dealings with Billy Volek, saying Wednesday that Volek lied to him and never took advantage of the opportunity to be the starter. The Titans finally traded Volek on Tuesday to the San Diego Chargers for a sixth-round draft pick that could become a fifth-rounder depending on playing time. Fisher said Volek asked to be traded the day the Titans signed Kerry Collins late last month. ``I never at anytime in my career have |
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| Dolphins' Brown eager for Tennessee test |
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09/20/2006 |
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DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -Even in a 33-point loss at San Diego last weekend, the Tennessee Titans could at least say they had some level of success against star Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson. Ronnie Brown took notice. The second-year Miami running back, who has a total of 100 yards on 30 carries in the first two games, knows the Dolphins (0-2) on Sunday will face a porous defense that's yielded 63 points in the season's first two games. But after studying film, Brown knows run defense isn't exactly |
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| Fisher sticking with Collins after worst loss since 1989 |
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09/18/2006 |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -The Vince Young era hasn't arrived yet for the Tennessee Titans. If Kerry Collins keeps posting a 1.3 passer rating, it won't be far off. Jeff Fisher insisted again Monday he is sticking with Collins as his starter even after the veteran's anemic performance in a 40-7 loss at San Diego that was the franchise's worst loss since December 1989. ``Kerry was brought here because of his experience,'' Fisher said. ``We're sticking with Kerry and continuing to develop Vince.'' And what a |
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| Chargers DE Olshansky to miss Titans game |
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09/15/2006 |
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -Chargers defensive end Igor Olshansky will miss San Diego's home opener Sunday against the Tennessee Titans because of a sprained left knee. He was injured early in Monday night's 27-0 win over the Oakland Raiders. Olshansky did some individual work on the sidelines Friday while wearing a brace, but has yet to return to team drills. Jacques Cesaire, a four-year pro with 17 career starts, will start for Olshansky. The Chargers have their bye next weekend, and Olshansky said he could retu |
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| Titans' RT Bell, RB Henry wait-and-see for San Diego |
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09/15/2006 |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -Three starters and one key backup remained idle Friday when the Tennessee Titans practiced for their game Sunday at the San Diego Chargers. Starting right tackle Jacob Bell, defensive tackle Robaire Smith and fullback Ahmard Hall, and backup running back Travis Henry didn't practice for the third consecutive day. Coach Jeff Fisher said each will be a game-time decision. Bell and Henry are suffering from toe injuries, while Hall is nursing an ankle sprain. All three spent Friday's p |
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| Chargers hope to avoid home letdown |
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09/14/2006 |
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| nale against Denver, losing both the game and quarterback Drew Brees to a shoulder injury. So it's hardly surprising that coach Marty Schottenheimer preached the importance of defending their own turf in advance of Sunday's home opener against the Tennessee Titans. ``I've always said that that is one of the two elements that has to take place if you want to win the division and be in the playoffs,'' Schottenheimer said. ``It's never been wrong. If you win seven or eight games at home, that gives you conside |
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