Sep 20th 2008 10:37PM by JJ Cooper (author feed)
Filed under: Texans, Titans, AFC South, NFL Injuries
The star quarterback has had the cops called to look for him, has quit on his team and has now potentially dropped to third string. That doesn’t sound like the headlines of a team that’s playing to go 3-0 this week, but if Tennessee can top the Texans this week, they’ll be the first Titans’ team to go 3-0 since 1999.
As we all know, that season turned out to be a pretty good one.
Now, it’s an uphill battle this week with Justin Gage potentially out with a hamstring injury. That may not seem like a big deal, but Gage has seven catches this year, while the rest of the Titans receiving corps has five. If Gage can’t go, the Titans will likely start Brandon Jones (Tennessee’s No. 3 receiver who actually is second among wideouts with three catches). But if Gage is out, the combo of Jones and Justin McCareins will allow the Texans to bring a safety up into the box to try to slow down Chris Johnson and Lendale White because Jones and McCareins will scare nobody.
That would just put a little more pressure on the Titans defense, but that’s something their used to. And if they can keep up their pace from the first two games (8.5 points per game), the Titans can stick with just about anbody, even if the receivers are awful.
