Tennessee Titans 2007 Draft Preview
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04/02/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Titans' needs could change drastically between now and draft day, depending on what happens at two important positions. After losing Travis Henry to free agency, Tennessee is in need of a running back, and is reportedly considering both unrestricted free agent Corey Dillon and restricted free agent Michael Turner. Turner would cost the Titans first- and third-round picks, a price that would be exceedingly high for a career backup. If the Titans strike out on both players, a running back could be on the team's list of needs. Meanwhile, the organization has a major decision to make in regard to troubled cornerback Pacman Jones, who could miss up to half of 2007 due to suspension. It appears unlikely that Tennessee would cut Jones at this stage, though his track record makes it probable that the Titans will target secondary help on the first day. A quality pass rusher (Tennessee ranked near the bottom of the league with just 26 sacks in 2006) and reliable wideout (top pass-catchers Drew Bennett and Bobby Wade escaped via free agency) should also appear at or near the top of the team's wish list.
2006 Record: 8-8
First Pick: No. 19
Number of Selections: 10 (1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7)
RECENT FIRST ROUND HISTORY: 2006 - Vince Young (QB, Texas); 2005 - Pacman Jones (CB, West Virginia); 2004 - none; 2003 - Andre Woolfolk (CB, Oklahoma); 2002 - Albert Haynesworth (DT, Tennessee); 2001 - none; 2000 - Keith Bulluck (LB, Syracuse); 1999 - Jevon Kearse (DE, Florida); 1998 - Kevin Dyson (WR, Utah); 1997 - Kenny Holmes (DE, Miami); 1996 - Eddie George (RB, Ohio State); 1995 - Steve McNair (QB, Alcorn State); 1994 - Henry Ford (DL, Arkansas); 1993 - Brad Hopkins (OT, Illinois); 1992 - none; 1991 - none; 1990 - Lamar Lathon (LB, Houston).
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Since Houston's braintrust of head coach Gary Kubiak and general manager Rick Smith focused much of their attention on defense last season, tabbing defensive end Mario Williams and linebacker DeMeco Ryans in the first two rou
Pittsburgh Steelers 2007 Draft Preview >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Despite expectations that he would introduce his 4-3,
Tampa-2 defense in Pittsburgh, new head coach Mike Tomlin appears set to keep
Dick LeBeau's 3-4 zone-blitz scheme, at least for now. Still, you can expect
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Baltimore Ravens 2007 NFL Draft Preview >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Ravens filled their most pressing offseason need by
trading for running back Willis McGahee on March 8th, but following the
defections of right tackle Tony Pashos (Jaguars), guard Edwin Mulitalo
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New England Patriots 2007 Draft Preview >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Patriots have endured perpetual health problems in the
secondary, particularly at safety, where Rodney Harrison has missed most of
the last two years due to injury. If New England doesn't target secondary help
with one of
New York Jets 2007 Draft Preview >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Jets could use some assistance in the secondary, where
safety Kerry Rhodes is the only player that warrants special notation in the
opposing scouting report. New York added a wealth of players to the front
seven via free
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FOOTBALL TRASH TALK
NFL Football Trash TalkTrash talk has a place in every competitive endeavor (except baseball; those stirrup-wearers are too busy chewing on their sunflower seeds and their supplements to worry about what their opponents are doing).
Fantasy sports is no exception. Any intelligent discussion of the subject would probably start with a thesis statement or a definition of terms. Thankfully, this wont be an intelligent discussion.
Let me just say that I am happy to take a place in this space alongside my talented colleagues, even our commissioner. (You should see how she bleats like a demented paper boy about league fees on our fantasy site).
Trash talking, I would argue, is primarily about amusing your friends, their sheeplike demeanors and sloping foreheads notwithstanding. The best place I have found for football trash talking is at www.SportsAlarm.com.
Beyond the entertainment factor, though, I would recognize that the sophomoric ritual has one advantage, when properly applied. It magnifies your fantasy triumphs and mitigates your fantasy failures by transforming the eventual point total into an afterthought. Winning makes it seem like your opponent really is a truss-owning, lapel-pin-wearing nitwit. And in defeat, trash talk can be the air bag to break the fall from your hyperbolic heights. The plug-necked yahoos on your team, you can say, will be sacking groceries by the end of the season.
The best trash talk, in my view, is layered and nuanced. And it doesnt focus only on your opponents team. It picks apart your opponent. The idea is to create a shock-and-awe-scale blizzard of nonsense, and the goal is to make your opponent drop his hands from his keyboard in exasperation.
What team does your opponent root for? Accuse a Giants fan of having a Joe Namath pillowcase. Wheres your opponent from? Give a look of concern no matter his reply, then say, I'll try to type slower for you next time. Is your opponent into politics? Label everyone a tax-and-spend corporate shill.
Cap all that with a liberal application of irrelevance. For instance, dont just conclude by saying your opponent is a twerp who drafts like my grandmother. Say that your opponent is a sweater-wearing, eyebrow-plucking twerp who drafts his team about as well as Zsa Zsa Gabor gave acceptance speeches at the Oscars. By the time your foe makes sense of that, his starting running back will have had puppies.
But what about you? Hmm? Recall a memorable slam? Have a tried-and-true technique? Know someone who seems impervious to insult? Take a moment and tells us about it. Put together some (fit-for-publication) thoughts. You wont be too busy returning phone messages from your friends, Im sure, to reply.
In addition to the trash talking, the Sports Alarm has a huge gallery of high resolution pictures of beautiful women and models in bikinis. The most popular models are: Lindsay Lohan, Carrie Underwood, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Paris Hilton.