The fact that they coughed up the ball multiple times on their side of the field when they were in range for at least a field-goal really hurts. There was some sloppy play in this game and if you allow a team to hang around, they might just beat you.

As we found out yesterday.

Oh and Vince Young got hurt….no word on if he’ll miss Sunday’s game against the Texans. Which the real loser here is the city of Houston, who can only seem to sell out a Texans game when Vince comes to town. Kind of sad that more people like Vince than like the local team, but then again, it is the Texans…

Owner Bud Adams has closed up shop on the Arena Football League team, three years after bringing them back. Attendance was low at games and Adams said that keeping the team going wasn’t viable in our market.

This is bad news for a lot of people. It’s bad news for those working for the team who are out of jobs today. I hope they land on their feet quickly.

It’s bad news for downtown businesses who saw patronize from Kats fans on game nights.

It’s sad news for the Nashville sports community. I went to a Kats game last year and it was pretty empty in the stands. But I still hoped the team would make it. It was an affordable, fun way to take in some football. And it helped with Titans and college football withdrawal in the off-season.

And let me just ask the painful question–is this team’s failure here an indictment on the Nashville Sports Council?

The Titans early season successes have generated a lot of positive stories and buzz for the team. Even a poor offensive and special-teams showing yesterday (but still a win, mind you) was highlighted by one of the best defensive efforts I’ve seen in a long time around here.

And I guess all that good news and talk that wasn’t about him upset the Pac-Man. Word is that Pac-Man thinks he’s done enough that he should be reinstated for the last half of the season.

Note to Coach Jeff Fisher: Even if the league should allow Jones to return, do NOT allow him anywhere near this team. The team has a great chemistry right now that would be totally destroyed by allowing Pac-Man back into the locker room. If he must come back early, trade him away and don’t destroy the hard work everyone on this team has done to rebuild the team–not only on the field, but off it.

This whole telethon on the radio thing is nothing new. Other stations do it and I can understand that the hosts of various talk shows in the local and national markets have charities that are near and dear to the hearts. And they are perfectly within their rights to use their platform to increase awareness of whatever charity they deem fit.

That said, I just can’t listen to these stations when they do a telethon like this. I hate to sound heartless, but hearing the various station personalities on the air, asking for my donation like it was a PBS pledge drive just makes me want to flip over and see what the other guys are talking about. And as I do, I feel totally heartless for doing so…but dammit, these telethons aren’t why I tune into the station.

Go ahead, call me a heartless, uncaring jerk and we can all move on…

Meanwhile, the investment group that has a minority ownership in the Sounds is buying the team in Jacksonville.

You know, if I were a conspiracy theorist, I’d find both of these stories worthy of concern.

So, just add one more reason for me to dislike the family of networks that is ESPN…and shockingly this has nothing to do with Lee Corso.

I guess ESPN wasn’t thrilled with the fact that the Titans were on Monday Night Football the other night. I’m guessing they’d rather be covering Dallas or Chicago or some other city’s team. Why do I say this?

Becauce Mike Terrico couldn’t even bother to get the names of the Titans players right during the broadcast. Which this smacks of unprofessionalism, but it’s really no more than I’ve come to expect from ESPN. They look down their nose at Tennessee for some reason I’ve never understood. We’re not all rednecks here Terrico, not that you’d be bothered to look into that or care…cause you’re too busy not getting the players names right on the Titans.

So, next time Monday Night Football features our beloved Titans, I’ll be doing what I should have done–turning your useless banter off and turning on the voice of the Titans, Mike Keith. Yes, Keith is a homer, but he could show you a thing or two Terrico…cause Keith doesn’t get the names of the opposing team’s players wrong.

I guess that’s because he’s a professional…

So what does that say about you?

I love it!

Great defensive play and some good strides on offense. And we’ve got wide-receivers for Vince to throw the ball to…who knew?!?

Savor it folks. This team is on the rise….we may not be going to the Super Bowl this year, but in the next five years, definitely.

The Titans head to New Orleans to play the struggling Saints. The Saints were picked by many to go to the Super Bowl. The Titans are looking to head into their bye-week with a 2-1 record. It should be a good game, but I’d be happy if Vince and the boys blew out the Saints like everyone else has the past two weeks.

Let the Aints start rolling next week…tonight, let’s hope the Titans take care of business in a big way.

There are times when I’m driving up I-24 to work that it feels more like a month….

All that said, how electric was it with two minutes to go, seeing Vince come in with a chance to lead the team downfield to a win? You could just feel the electricity around middle Tennessee and hold your breath.

The Titans have a good team and next week we can hopefully show the nation what we’ve got on national TV on Monday Night Football. But I will admit–part of me is worried. The Saints are a wounded animal and playing at home for the first time after being destroyed the last six quarters….this could be a huge trap for the Titans.