Comments on: Titans tried to convince Wes Welker to join them

By: flipola

flipola — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:50:19 +0000

Obviously a talent like Welker would have been great, but the WR corps (when healthy and staying out of trouble), is pretty good already. I’m more pleased with the guys we have signed, than upset over not landing Welker.

By: lightcleric

lightcleric — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:59:24 +0000

Is Buddy going to fire this GM for not getting Welker like he fired the last one for not getting Peyton Manning?

By: wikipediasaidso

wikipediasaidso — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:57:34 +0000

Eatitfanboy says: “For whatever reason (150 year old owner, lack of recent success, whatever), the Titans are apparently not coming off as a very enticing free agent landing spot. ”

You mean, except for newly signed Levitre, Walker, Hill, Greene, and Fokou – at least three or four of whom were said to have multiple teams interested?

OK, then.

Yes, they are paying (and some would certainly say overpaying) to get their guys. That happens when you haven’t been to the playoffs in four years. But it’s not like they’re just being used as leverage to get a few more dollars from a “more enticing” team, and coming up empty.

By: dbfan4ever

dbfan4ever — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:47:01 +0000

Tavon Austin will make you forget about those other guys!

By: boogerhut

boogerhut — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:45:19 +0000

I have a hillbilly friend from Tenn that’s a Titans fan. I bought his wife one of those padded sumo suits for her b-day in anticipation of the coming whoopings.

By: ingraven

ingraven — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:42:30 +0000

Titans have tried to get A LOT of players to join them, unfortunately they are STILL the Titans.

By: tigerhawkeye

tigerhawkeye — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:39:54 +0000

So the Titans can’t land talent at receiver until their QB starts putting up good numbers, and their QB can’t put up good numbers until they land talent at receiver. Seems to me that the simple answer is to get a better QB and build the team up around him.

By: mikebrownistheworstownerinprosports

mikebrownistheworstownerinprosports — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:37:20 +0000

I can just picture Welker weighing his options. On one hand Peyton Manning, on the other…Jake Locker. Hmmm tough choice.

By: eatitfanboy

eatitfanboy — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:36:42 +0000

For whatever reason (150 year old owner, lack of recent success, whatever), the Titans are apparently not coming off as a very enticing free agent landing spot. They need to adjust to this reality and come up with with a new plan.

Either wait for the second tier of free agency and/or focus on the draft. Shooting for the moon and coming up empty time after time isn’t helping your teams image.

By: nyyjetsknicks

nyyjetsknicks — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:13:53 +0000

Welker wants to get back at the Pats. If the Bills, Jets or Miami had an elite qb, that’s where he would have gone.

By: supesfan34

supesfan34 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:02:14 +0000

Zing, nice slam against Locker….

By: ephillips122

ephillips122 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:02:07 +0000

Ya, that’s kind of a crappy situation.

By: castleanthrax

castleanthrax — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:53:45 +0000

Wonder how Mariani is coming along…that was a grusome injury in pre season last year.

As a Pats fan he reminded me of what Welker was in Miami in the beginning. Maybe they have that in Mariani already depending on his rehab.