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The Tennessee Titans have serious crushes on the top quarterbacks in this draft. They love Geno Smith; they don't see how a team can pass on him. Matt Barkley? He's tremendous. The Bills would be crazy not to draft Ryan Nassib, and the Titans aren...

Matt Hasselbeck's been a more valuable influence on Jake Locker and a more important leader for the Tennessee Titans than most people know. But the Titans parted ways with him Monday, unable to find common ground that would drive down the quarterb...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Some thoughts out of the Titans' 32-27 win over the Arizona Cardinals at LP Field on Thursday night. The Cardinals wanted to test out rookie left tackle D.J. Young as they look to replace the injured Levi Brown (triceps) for t...

It amounted to fast-break basketball on grass: a summer tournament seven-on-seven football game. Stratford High School coach Eliot Allen watched it unfold from his usual spot in the back of an end zone, not interacting with the kids representing h...

Frank Reich doesn't hold the keys to the kingdom. But as we take every item we can find that has even a slight connection to Peyton Manning and put it into the equations, Reich comes into play today. He's the Arizona Cardinals new wide receiver...

Is there less buzz about the upcoming NFL draft than usual? I certainly think so. The lockout and labor impasse are putting a damper on everything. There has been no free-agency build up. And there won't be trades involving veteran players. ESP...

Playing a bit of catch up on some issues connected to the AFC South: Bowers' stock: Even before what was reported to be an unimpressive pro day Friday, the stock of Clemson defensive end Da'Quan Bowers was falling, according to Adam Schefter: "Fo...

William Grooms from Hilton Head Island, S.C., writes: I am a Jaguars season ticket holder. And you're always fair to them. My question is, and I know we need a lot of help on defense. But if one of the top three QBS are available at 16, do you think ...

Dave from Japan writes: Dude, I'm sorta bummed out about the Jags. We're leaking assistant coaches. Wayne [Weaver] looks nervous, but not about assistant coaches. Vic [Ketchman] left. Can you give us Jags fans a few encouraging words? Paul Kuharsk...

Cincinnati quarterback Carson Palmer is ready for a change of scenery. The Titans are in need of a quarterback. I'd tossed out Palmer's name after Tennessee announced it was finished with Vince Young, but once Marvin Lewis got a new contract fr...

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans Wade Phillips has started to evaluate the Texans' defense, says John McClain. Gary Kubiak will take his time hiring the rest of the defensive staff, says Alan Burge. Examining Rick Smith's draft rec...

Poised to boost their lead to 23-7 or at least 19-7 with just under six minutes left in the third quarter Sunday, the Eagles had a first-and-goal from the Tennessee 3-yard line. But Tennessee right defensive tackle Jason Jones knifed through cente...

NASVILLE, Tenn. -- A quick look at Tennesse's 37-19 win against the Philadelphia Eagles. What it means: The Titans forged a comeback on what was not their best day, winning for the third time against an NFC East opponent and improving to 5-2, the ...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 7: Gigantic obstacle: For the Philadelphia Eagles, the 6-foot-9, 330-pound King Dunlap will play left tackle for the injured Jason Peters. Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Dave Ball would seem primed for a cl...

Some bullet-point thoughts on the Jaguars' 28-27 preseason loss at Philadelphia on Friday night. Impressive: Luke McCown made some big throws as he completed 11 of 15 for 244 yards and three touchdowns -- a 73-yard touchdown to Troy Williamson...