<![CDATA[Deadspin: Jeff Fisher]]> http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: Jeff Fisher]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/jeff fisher http://deadspin.com/tag/jeff fisher <![CDATA[Jeff Fisher Is Putting Together A Terrible Coaching Staff In St. Louis]]> Jeff Fisher, he of that popped collar and tied sweater, has the Rams' reins and he's not relinquishing them. In fact, he's already gotten started on doing some fantastically stupid things: More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5876513&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Congratulations To New Rams Coach Jeff Fisher, Who On At Least One Occasion Popped The Collar On His Pink Golf Shirt And Tied A Sweater Over His Shoulders]]> Reader John sends in a photo, taken with Jeff Fisher "at a bar in Florida this summer," where Fisher was reportedly pounding beers like a champ. Good for him: turning around these Rams won't be so casual. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5876016&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Titans Owner Bud Adams Didn't Seem To Know He Lost $8 Million In A Team/Coach Divorce]]> Right after the Tennessee Titans confirmed, via one-sentence press release, that it had parted ways with coach Jeff Fisher after 16 seasons, the news seemed to surprise Bud Adams. When a reporter from The Tennessean called, he said ... More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5745326&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Is This Randy Moss Anonymously Bashing Jeff Fisher On Nashville Radio?]]> Someone named "Woody" called into our old friend Clay Travis's show, blasting Jeff Fisher and hoping he's done in Tennessee. Then someone else pointed out that it sounded an awful lot like malcontent receiver Randy Moss. Very interesting. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5714692&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Vince Young Just Can't Pull Himself Together]]> Remember in the summer of 2009 when VY was all ballsy and told Esquire that he'd be the next "next black quarterback to win a Super Bowl" And "be in the Hall of Fame"? Probably not with the Titans. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5696238&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jeff Fisher, Private Eye, Goes Clubbing]]> A day after Kenny Britt got involved in a scuffle at a Nashville nightspot, Fisher went to Karma Lounge — at midnight — and did his own investigation. His findings: Waka Flocka Flame is about to blow up. [Tennessean] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5673953&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[No, ESPN Did Not Tell The MNF Coaches To Take Timeouts (UPDATE)]]> Paranoia swept the blogosphere this morning, as word spread like wildfire that ESPN had told the Jaguars and Titans to use their timeouts at the end of a blowout to get more commercial breaks. Great story. Too bad it's not true. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5667940&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Everything You Need To Know About The Titans Suing Lane Kiffin And USC]]> The Tennessee Titans filed a lawsuit against USC and Lane Kiffin on Monday after the Trojans hired away former Titans running backs coach Kennedy Pola. Clay Travis sifts through the legalese and tells you everything you need to know. [FanHouse] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5597751&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jeff Fisher Joins the People Disappointed in Lane Kiffin Club]]> USC is set to hire Tennessee Titans running backs coach Kennedy Pola to serve as offensive coordinator under coach Lane Kiffin, causing Titans coach — and USC alum — Jeff Fisher to question the professionalism of the Trojans' head man. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5595553&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jeff Fisher Mental Breakdown Watch, Day 1]]> The "leader" of the 0-6 Titans showed up to speak at a Nashville luncheon today wearing a Peyton Manning jersey. Said he "just wanted to feel like a winner." See, it's hilarious because he's a failure! [MusicCityMiracles/RecklessLove] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5386146&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Blame the Wildcat: Favre Is a Wide Receiver and Fisher Is Skydiving...And McNabb Is Benched]]> Brett Favre learned everything he knows about playing wide receiver from an instructional book written in an obsolete vernacular. And for some reason Jeff Fisher decided to make his arrival at Friday's practice via parachute. Both teams have added field goals since we last checked in, making the score 13-3 in favor of the Jets. Thanks, once again, to Christmas Ape for the images. Continue after the jump for the rest of the scores. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5097128&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Vince Young's Got A Gun: Searching For Answers To The Quarterback's Bizarre Unraveling]]> Plainly this won't be the last bit of news to trickle out about Vince Young's meltdown, but it's probably the last bit of news to explain the post-midnight visit with Coach Fisher. In addition to abruptly leaving his home without his cell phone, Young had a gun in the car. According to The Tennessean the gun was not loaded, but in Tennessee you can buy bullets easier than you can buy condoms. And we now know it was Young's friends and/or family who telephoned Coach Fisher and Coach Fisher who then notified the police to be on the lookout for Vince Young.
"Given the totality of the situation, Coach Fisher was concerned about Young's emotional well-being. He contacted the police department and expressed to us his concern,'' Aaron said. "Once he came to Baptist Sports Park and was assessed, it appeared the concerns from earlier in the night were unfounded.''
The Titans also issued their own statement:
"Last night, we received a call from people that are closest to Vince informing us that he had left his house in a state of mind that had them concerned; and that he was unreachable, having left his cell phone at the house. Not having all the facts available to us and approaching the matter prudently, we contacted Metro Police to make them aware of the situation and asked for their assistance in locating Vince. He was located at a friend's house, where we made contact with him. He then came to the practice facility where it was determined that those initial concerns by his friends and family were unfounded and he returned home without incident."
Vince Young's agent has just issued his own comments on the night claiming that Young just went to a friend's house to watch a little Monday Night Football. At least according to Pro Football Talk.
"This is all being blown way out of proportion," agent Major Adams told the Nashville City Paper. He just went to watch both of the games last night at a friend's house. I had talked to him. He told me where he was and everything. "He said he can't believe he can't just go and watch a game and people need to know where he is 24 hours a day," Adams said.
Which means, according to Young's people, he was watching former Vandy quarterback Jay Cutler—a player the Titans passed up over Young—dissect the Oakland Raiders defense. Of course it seems pretty unlikely that if this was all there was to the story that the resulting furor would have arisen. Speculating on someone's mental state is always freighted with danger. Not least because trained doctors and psychologists often differ after talking to the same individuals. But, clearly, Vince Young is not responding to the pressure of being a starting NFL quarterback very well. But — why? Of all the NFL cities where he could play, Nashville is probably one of the top five most laid back markets. Maybe the most laid-back and least critical in the NFL. There's only one major newspaper (and many educated residents question the use of the term "major" here), reporters are limited, by all accounts even local talk radio is civil and even-tempered. So if Young is feeling overwhelmed in this media market, he should be thankful he's not on either coast. But where does this leave us? By contacting the police Coach Fisher served notice that he truly believed his quarterback was in such a fragile emotional state that he might do himself harm. Clearly these concerns outweighed any fear, which Fisher surely recognized, that this story would become huge national news once he contacted the police. Any hope, at this point, that Young's refusal to re-enter the game was going to blow over is gone. For better or worse, and it's almost all for the worse, Vince Young's mental health is now more of a concern than his ability to read defenses. Or read at all. Quarterbacks like to believe that it's external forces: linebackers, critics, coaches, wide receivers, the media that create the greatest obstacles to their success. All too often, as we see now with Vince Young, the greatest foe is often inside. Police: Titans feared for Young's safety [Tennessean] Agent says Young was watching football [Pro Football Talk] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5047422&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[This Vince Young Melt Down Is Getting Uglier...and Scary]]> It's beginning to look like Young is on the verge of a full-scale collapse. All day long Nashville airwaves exploded with talk of Young's alleged refusal to return to the field after his second interception. Now, things off the field are looking worse. Last night at 12:30 a.m., according to WKRN News, Titans coach Jeff Fisher and Young had an emergency meeting at the Titans facility after Young left his apartment and couldn't be located for several hours.
According to sources, questions about Young's state of mind began when the quarter back left his home abruptly at 7:30 p.m. Monday. According to the same sources, Young seemed emotionally down and left his cell phone behind. Titans' officials alerted Metro police to be on the lookout for Young's SUV.
The video story from WKRN is also here. Eventually, after alerting the police to be on the lookout for Young's SUV, Fisher was able to track Young down and meet with him at the Titans headquarters. As he left the facility, Fisher pronounced the whole thing a "misunderstanding." Which is what Fisher also said about Young not going back into the football game. He also refused to go on camera and said his quarterback was fine. Leaving all this aside, Young's mental state seems to have moved well beyond a football issue and into a more serious realm involving potential mood swings and mental health struggles. You don't contact the local police force and ask them to be on the lookout for your missing quarterback's SUV if everything is going fine. Stay tuned, this whole situation is just getting started. Concerns for Titans Quarterback prompt midnight meeting [WKRN] Titans worried about VY's mental state [Music City Miracles] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5047255&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Drug Dealers Are Terrible Character Witnesses]]> Time for a Pacman Jones update, because now that all the newspapers are finally catching up on the story of his weekend in Vegas, we figured we should help keep them updated. (With a local TV news, of course.) Turns out, one of Pacman's buddies is a drug dealer in Tennessee, and he was taped recently with some choice thing to say about the decisions Pacman has been making lately. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=239985&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Why Do We Consider The NFL Fun Again?]]> Anyone who watched the NFL last season ended up captivated by two charismatic, outsized personalities: Clinton Portis and Chad Johnson. Every week, each did something creative, original and undeniably fun; we found ourselves rooting for their on-field exploits much more than we would have otherwise. And their dances and costumes didn't distract us from the greatness of the game at all; if anything, it enhanced it. A player enjoying playing the game they love, and sharing that joy with the fans. It's one of the things that makes sports great. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=163412&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Athlete Run-Ins: Craps With Jeff Fisher]]> Last week, we held a contest for readers to send in their best athlete run-in stories, and, we're proud to say, we got some doozies. We'll be running a couple a day on the site over the next couple of weeks, and we suspect you will enjoy them. More »
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