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Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on November 2, 2009 2:24 PM ET
Titans owner/quarterback coordinator Bud Adams doesn't often speak to the media, but he certainly doesn't hold back when he does.
After reports surfaced that coach Jeff Fisher's job would be evaluated at the end of the year, Adams appeared to soften his stance after Tennessee's first win of the season.
"He's under contract here for several years. We just don't let guys go earlier than their contracts [when it comes to] coaches," Adams said.
Well, then. Perhaps Adams wouldn't consider firing Fisher, but ESPN's Adam Schefter raised the scenario of another team taking Fisher's contract off Adams' hands. It wouldn't be a trade, just a chance for the Titans to start over without any financial responsibilities.
The Titans also have to decide what to do with Vince Young's contract.
"That's what I came up here for, to get that big tall guy named Vince Young to show what he can do. You know he hasn't played that much, his contract is coming up pretty soon for renewal," Adams said. "We need to see what he can do and he kind of proved today that he can do it. That's the main thing I wanted to see."
Young clearly has to win over his head coach and the rest of the organization, but Adams sounds like he's open-minded to Young's future in Tennessee based on how he plays the rest of this season.
"We've got to find out how he has developed over the last two years, he hasn't played that much. We've got to get him in and find out what he can do because otherwise, we're going to have a high draft choice and we better be looking for another new quarterback," Adams continued.
"I'm not saying [Jeff Fisher] did or didn't wait too long, I just go by the scores. The scores looked not too good when you're 0-6."
And even though Young was only a small part of the team's victory Sunday, he enjoyed a remarkably clean first start of the season. Nine to go.
Titans owner/quarterback coordinator Bud Adams doesn't often speak to the media, but he certainly doesn't hold back when he does.
After reports surfaced that coach Jeff Fisher's job would be evaluated at the end of the year, Adams appeared to soften his stance after Tennessee's first win of the season.
"He's under contract here for several years. We just don't let guys go earlier than their contracts [when it comes to] coaches," Adams said.
Well, then. Perhaps Adams wouldn't consider firing Fisher, but ESPN's Adam Schefter raised the scenario of another team taking Fisher's contract off Adams' hands. It wouldn't be a trade, just a chance for the Titans to start over without any financial responsibilities.
The Titans also have to decide what to do with Vince Young's contract.
"That's what I came up here for, to get that big tall guy named Vince Young to show what he can do. You know he hasn't played that much, his contract is coming up pretty soon for renewal," Adams said. "We need to see what he can do and he kind of proved today that he can do it. That's the main thing I wanted to see."
Young clearly has to win over his head coach and the rest of the organization, but Adams sounds like he's open-minded to Young's future in Tennessee based on how he plays the rest of this season.
"We've got to find out how he has developed over the last two years, he hasn't played that much. We've got to get him in and find out what he can do because otherwise, we're going to have a high draft choice and we better be looking for another new quarterback," Adams continued.
"I'm not saying [Jeff Fisher] did or didn't wait too long, I just go by the scores. The scores looked not too good when you're 0-6."
And even though Young was only a small part of the team's victory Sunday, he enjoyed a remarkably clean first start of the season. Nine to go.