Agreed, their weak offseason will lead to a weak real season and fisher's firing, I bet. They will probably have the same season as the Texans, about.
OK, I'll go out on a limb and say the Texans will have a better record than the Titans. The two losses to them last year were two of the most senseless losses I've ever seen. I thought our talent was better but we gave them both games. This season, David Carr is replaced by two better QBs plus we had a good draft. The Titans talent level seems to be worse, especially without Pacman's big plays. Fisher is a goner. BTW, I say this as someone who wants the Titans to do well because I want VY to succeed. But I'm a realist and it doesn't look good.
Not that difficult to predict since cheap azz Bud Adams didn't spend any money to sign quality free agents in the offseason! Same ole Bud. You can take the cheap Bud out of Houston, but you can't take the cheap out of Bud!
I typed that offhand; should be "league officials". Here's the actual quote from SI: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/08/18/snap.judgments/index.html
Ugh. This thread has gotten off-track. Sorry for even bringing up Vince's name (in an analogy, no less).
the biggest concern with mario is that a lot of the whispers we heard leading up to the draft - engine idled too often, lacked definitive moves, too often a non-factor - are, at least from afar, looking ominously accurate. but, it is the preseason. and this regime has hit on so many other players in their two drafts that i'm willing to give mario a much longer leash. i still think he's going to be a beast once okoye gets comfortable, etc.
