Comments on: LenDale White has an interesting theory about the '09 Titans

By: Crusty

Crusty — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:42:52 +0000

With White at starting RB The Titans would have been 3-13 at best.

By: Dead Coach

Dead Coach — Thu, 06 May 2010 13:23:18 +0000

The real reason for the Titans problems last season was the wrong punter. They started 0-6, then changed punters and finished 8-2. This sounds ridiculous at first, but the guy they picked up came from Denver, who started 6-0 with him and finished 2-8 without him. Oh, and the 2 games that Tennessee lost with him were the ones he punted the least in. I know it’s crazy to think the punter has that much influence, but it’s a hell of a coincidence. OK, it’s a stupid theory, but it has a lot more going for it than “not enough Lendale White”.

By: johnny696

johnny696 — Thu, 06 May 2010 11:24:36 +0000

Interesting these comments come out on Cinco De Mayo. Back on the tequila there LenDale?

By: HamBurghlar

HamBurghlar — Thu, 06 May 2010 10:12:19 +0000

It’s called the Terrible Towel curse, you fat bastard. Should have never stomped on it, just ask Douchemanzadeh… You’re doomed to fail in the NFL now (not like you haven’t already). Have fun as the #4 RB in Seattle!

By: green&bold

green&bold — Thu, 06 May 2010 08:02:01 +0000

Yes. That’s it! They lost 5 more games cuz your fat ass didn’t get the ball. Genius!

By: kpweaver27

kpweaver27 — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:03:53 +0000

I think he’s partially right though. As dangerous as CJ can be, he wasn’t as scary as he was in 2008 when White was present. Maybe White wasn’t as good of a back in ’09, but he kept CJ fresh.
I know it sounds insane but look, I’m a Colts fan, and here’s how he did against us. In week 5, he posted just 34 yards on 9 carries for an underwhelming 3.78 yards per carry.
In week 13 he did better in part due to the improved Titans passing offense, but on 28 carries, he managed 117 yards, for a slightly better but still suspiciously average 4.18 yards per carry. It sounds cocky to say but he just didn’t scare us that much. He racked up the yardage by sheer carries, and against some teams he dominated. Still, it’s not as if the Colts have what anyone would call a great run defense, so it’s hard to explain. CJ still needs a complimentary back.

By: jless303

jless303 — Wed, 05 May 2010 23:59:56 +0000

I just saw LenDale White in Denver at the Jay z concert and I can assure you he aint that fat anymore! Besides all you grown men typing and bashing on him are probally the example of the United States being over weight and probally lost your breath typing on this blog! Stop hating!!! Go do your thing in Seattle LenDale and if you are over weight just do the like the “BUS” did in Pitt and run there ass’ over! Just dont do it against the 49ers, hate to see Willis have to light you up! lol
Non hater!

By: dannymac17

dannymac17 — Wed, 05 May 2010 23:44:13 +0000

you arm chair GMs are the finest among the internet.
i honestly think some of yous guys is wetarded

By: ddbig77

ddbig77 — Wed, 05 May 2010 23:43:13 +0000

Looks like Lendale is back on the Patron.

By: bigbolt

bigbolt — Wed, 05 May 2010 23:32:42 +0000

LenWhale White dropping knowledge

By: brucewayne

brucewayne — Wed, 05 May 2010 23:15:43 +0000

“Too much Chris Johnson” LMFAO!! I don’t know who is more delusional, White or the idiots that have posted agreeing with him. Thank you for your post NoQuarter, saved me the trouble of looking it up. It was as I remembered it. Johnson CARRIED the Titans to their 8-2 finish. Had Collins and the defense not been so bad to start the season, he could have done the same then. Poor QB play and defense took C.J. out of games early on. Once Young got in and the D improved, C.J. was able to carry them.

By: CRose12

CRose12 — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:31:34 +0000

I love that multiple people on here are calling LenDale White fat, he just came into Mini Camp for the Seattle Seahawks at 218 pounds. That is the most trim he has been since he was high school.
He is right about too much C.J. tho. C.J. is amazing but you need to have balance. The first half of the season they didnt have balance on the offensive end. They had a ton of three and outs, which led to a tired defense and poor defensive play.

By: favre uses allens mullet as handlebars

favre uses allens mullet as handlebars — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:48:46 +0000

sim448 says:
May 5, 2010 6:15 PM
he has a point. they should have kept him involved.
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Wow! Thats the dumbest thing ive heard all day. Them not making the playoffs had nothing to do with a horseshit banged up defense at the beginning of yr or a terrible Collins? You stick two rookies ( ryan mouton and McCournty) that have been in the league for 6-8 months against Peyton Manning and Tom Brady back to back weeks and tell me how your team is going to do. Might not be 59-0 but it would be a beatdown.
White wouldve been no help cause the titans were losing most of the time so they needed the most explosive player in the league out there at ALL times.
Maybe Fisher proved a point and that is if your going to let yourself go to waste getn fat right up until contract time your going to sit and ultimatelty be traded. I laughed all season long looking at that pig on the bench. Besides The Ringer is going to be more then white has ever been or will be.

By: HerbertJablonski

HerbertJablonski — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:40:57 +0000

Yeah, because in 2008, they averaged 137 rushing yards/game as a team, while in 2009 they averaged 162 rushing yards/game as a team. Always hurts to get more rushing yards, yeah great theory Lendale.

By: ItalianArmyGuy

ItalianArmyGuy — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:41:11 +0000

Lendale is absolutely right.
It was not until VY got on the field and added a compliment to CJ’s running that the Titans started winning.
If White had seen the field more earlier, they wouldn’t have had that problem

By: NoQuarter

NoQuarter — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:26:12 +0000

Game 1 (L- 13-10): Chris Johnson 15 carries/57 yards
Game 2 (L- 34-31): Chris Johnson 16 carries/197 yards
Game 3 (L- 24-17): Chris Johnson 22 carries/97 yards
Game 4 (L- 37-17): Chris Johnson 16 carries/83 yards
Game 5 (L- 31-9): Chris Johnson 9 carries/34 yards
Game 6 (L- 59-0): Chris Johnson 17 carries/128 yards
Game 7 (W- 30-13): Chris Johnson 24 carries/228 yards
Game 8 (W- 34-27): Chris Johnson 25 carries/135 yards
Game 9 (W- 41-17): Chris Johnson 26 carries/132 yards
Game 10 (W- 20-17): Chris Johnson 29 carries/151 yards
Game 11 (W- 20-17): Chris Johnson 18 carries/154 yards
Game 12 (L- 27-17): Chris Johnson 27 carries/113 yards
Game 13 (W- 47-7): Chris Johnson 28 carries/117 yards
Game 14 (W- 27-24): Chris Johnson 29 carries/104 yards
Game 15 (L- 42-17): Chris Johnson 21 carries/142 yards
Game 16 (W- 17-13): Chris Johnson 36 carries/134 yards
Games in which Chris Johnson had 20 or more carries: 7-3
Less than 20 carries: 1-5
100 yards or more: 8-4
Less than 100 yards: 0-4
Great theory, Lendale.

By: DENVERDANTITANFAN

DENVERDANTITANFAN — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:13:17 +0000

LenDale better take advantage while he can, because this might be the last offseason that anyone cares what he has to say.
I don’t think Kerry Collins was the reason they started in a hole. In 2009 they had a bend but don’t break defense with an awesome punt returner in Chris Carr. In 2010 they had a defense that broke constently and a revolving door of disappointing return men.
Not to mention their first three losses consisted of a 4th quarter lead they lost in overtime by a field goal, another 3 point loss, and a loss by seven points where they committed 4 turnovers, 2 were a result of the return game.
LenDale keeps forgetting his fumble in the red zone of the Balitmore playoff game. You know after CJ went down and he because the primary back?

By: smithopher

smithopher — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:13:05 +0000

LenDale White is a decent football player, and it sucks to see him get forced out when he was the teams starter before Johnson came around. That said, Johnson is on a level which only Adrian Peterson shares with him. I can’t call Johnson flat out better until he does it again. Peterson has been a beast since he got in the league, Johnson’s rookie year didn’t produce a 296 yard game.

By: NoQuarter

NoQuarter — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:45:04 +0000

Let’s look into some other theories:
1. Kerry Collins played like JaMarcus Russell.
2. Haynesworth gone.
3. Kyle Vanden Bosch, Jevon Kearse, and Keith Bullock were shells of their 08 selves.
4. Injuries and the secondary and inconsistent play by those that were healthy.
5. Kerry Collins played like Ryan Leaf. In fact, they lost a lot of their early games when they threw too much. When they started winning is when Chris Johnson’s carries went up. Oh, wow, that’s the only of the theories that we even needed to disprove LenDale.

By: vanhelsing

vanhelsing — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:44:41 +0000

only right like a stopped clock is twice a day.
the defense sucked early, esp with hurt DBs. opponents passed to early leads. collins had no one to throw to.
vince’s return coincided with the return of healthy CBs.

By: BigMikeSkinsFan

BigMikeSkinsFan — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:37:39 +0000

how could you understand him thru his mouthful of food?

By: Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:22:59 +0000

I was all set to clown on him, but maybe he’s got a point.

By: flek

flek — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:19:28 +0000

Blame it on the rain.

By: TFBuckFutter

TFBuckFutter — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:16:05 +0000

“rayg says:
May 5, 2010 6:42 PM
Actually, leaning on a running back too much actually does prevent teams from being playoff successful. How many playoffs wins did the Lions get with Barry Sanders? How many rings does LT have again? How about AP? Show me a team with a dominating running back and I’ll show you a team that doesn’t have Lombardi’s in the trophy case.
You can look at the greatest NFL running backs of all time and very few of them are wearing championship rings.”
You mean like Emmitt Smith, Tony Dorsett, Walter Payton, Marshall Faulk, Jim Brown, Jerome Bettis, Franco Harris, Corey Dillon and John Riggins?
9 out of the top 20 rushers all time have won at least 1 championship.
Not to mention Curtis Martin and Thurman Thomas appearing in Super Bowls.
And if we expand it to include #s 21 and 22 you have another Super Bowl Champ in Jamal Lewis, and Super Bowl Loser in Eddie George. And #24 Ottis Anderson has 2 SB Rings.

By: drainthe;izard

drainthe;izard — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:09:49 +0000

I have a theory: the Titans sucked wind for most of the season.

By: Shanahan's Rat Teeth

Shanahan's Rat Teeth — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:03:06 +0000

☻☼CBS, FOX, ESPN, NFLN nbc says:
May 5, 2010 6:09 PM
My take on this: Haynesworth and Def. Cord Departure, Keith Bullock too old, Kerry Collins sucks, Cortland Finnagen almost as overrated as Nnamdi and that mix get’s you an 8-8 season
—Can you please explain how Nnamdi is overrated?

By: TFBuckFutter

TFBuckFutter — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:46:58 +0000

“PittsburghSteelerz says:
May 5, 2010 6:06 PM
2,000 rushers typically don’t prevent you from making the playoffs.”
O.J. Simpson is the only other 2000 yard rusher to miss the playoffs.
Terrell Davis is the only 2000 yard rusher whose team wasn’t bounced in the first round.

By: rayg

rayg — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:42:27 +0000

Actually, leaning on a running back too much actually does prevent teams from being playoff successful. How many playoffs wins did the Lions get with Barry Sanders? How many rings does LT have again? How about AP? Show me a team with a dominating running back and I’ll show you a team that doesn’t have Lombardi’s in the trophy case.
You can look at the greatest NFL running backs of all time and very few of them are wearing championship rings.

By: lamajet

lamajet — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:41:36 +0000

And there I was, thinking from the topic heading that he had an interesting theory that was actually interesting. Should have been: Lendale White Has a Completely Self-Serving Theory About the ’09 Titans

By: Nonpopulist

Nonpopulist — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:40:57 +0000

I don’t begrudge the guy for wanting to play, but I watched every game Titans game last year and our losses came from special teams screw-ups and the defensive scheme of Chuck Cecil to give up any short pass inside of about 8 yards. I actually wanted Lendale to get more carries because there is no good indicator of how well Johnson will hold up. But it’s a moot point because the team drafted and signed better and cheaper backups for this season.