A few months later, White's recent weigh-in of 229 pounds has added additional fuel to the fire regarding his chances of having his best year as a Tennessee Titan in 2009.

At the opposite end of the spectrum, the Titans have also utilized recent picks in the sixth on the likes of "immortals" such as Joel Filani, Ryan Smith and Jonathan Orr: a motley crew of players who failed to make their marks in Nashville.

In 2009, I'm excited about the potential of this year's crop of sixth-rounders: WR Dominique Edison and CB Jason McCourty.

Mired in the quagmire of inconsistency throughout his first two seasons in the NFL, Williams has yet to fulfill the promise that GM Mike Reinfeldt saw in the Fresno State alum during the 2007 Draft.

With the news that Williams won't be ready to practice again until training camp as a result of injuries, one has to wonder if his days in a Tennessee Titan uniform are coming to a grinding halt.

In 2006, Vince Young emerged as the league's offensive rookie of the year as a result of his stellar play during his debut season. Last year, the wheels of Chris Johnson revitalized a once-stagnant Titan offense by providing the team with a legit threat to take it to the house on any given play.

First impressions are lasting, and judging by the rave reviews received by WR Kenny Britt and TE Jared Cook, we may be on the verge of witnessing yet another breakout performance by a Titan offensive rookie in 2009.  

What a class act... Jeff Fisher is the epitome of class and professionalism, and it's no wonder he has the longest tenure coaching one team (15 years) as compared to Andy Reid's 11th year coming up with the Eagles.

One of the most striking comments made by Fisher was his answer to Monty's question: "What is the most important role of a head coach in the NFL?"

Fisher barely blinked an eye in his answer: "Player development..."

I totally get what Fisher was saying. Basically, he flat out admitted in that two-word answer that all the X's and O's in the world will never produce a winner without a complete investment by the coaching staff of a team into making their players constantly improving as NFL works-in-progress....

This is why Kerry Collins runs the Titans' offense today, and not Vince Young...because Young, for whatever reasons, psychological or otherwise, stopped developing as a player. Fisher pulled no punches on the point, but he did manage to say he was still squarely in the camp of Young's potential development, and that the two get along well (despite Vince Young's recent public tantrums that he needs to know he'll be getting more playing time).

Fisher was so impressively upbeat in his interview that I actually started believing him----player development is "job one" for any NFL head coach.

Let's face it, the coaches don't perform the playbook, the players do...If you don't see your main job as developing the talent you draft into its fullest potential, then you will soon see yourself on the NFL unemployment line.

Fisher made this point clear. And by deferring to Andy Reid as an esteemed colleague, I believe it's safe to assume Andy Reid smells the same coffee, too.

Reid has been often criticized for brain-freezing in the big (I mean BIG) games or perhaps screwing up some clock-management. But one thing he is absolutely great at is player development.

I can give you chapter-and-verse on the players he has stuck with and goaded to their ultimate professional achievement. Donovan McNabb is the obvious poster-child. So is David Akers, Reid's athletic kicker who has had more resurrections than Jim Morrison's ghost.

There are dozens of other player-development examples. But the unifying theme is always, "Coach Reid saw something in me and he brought it out to its fullest..."

Let's hope this player-development charisma continues to flourish with names like McCoy and Maclin and Peters and Andrews and several other key acquisitions made by the Eagles this offseason.... Because if it does, the Eagles are going somewhere this year, brother, and it's about time Andy Reid got his due as one of the top 2-or-3 player-development coaches in the league.

A year prior to Dash's arrival, sightings of Rob Bironas on field goal tries seemingly far outnumbered the kicker's appearances on extra points. To make a long story short, many promising Titan drives ended with threes being added to the scoreboard instead of sixes.

Last year, the Titans' red zone woes disappeared, thanks to CJ and the re-arrival of offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger. The team finished second behind only Peyton Manning and the Colts in red zone touchdown efficiency, crossing the goal-line on 28 of their 45 red zone opportunities.

In 2009, I'm expecting continued success from the Titans inside the twenties.

Only days after the opening of unrestricted free agency's floodgates, the Titans reeled in speedy WR Nate Washington. On the first day of the NFL Draft, Jeff Fisher and crew decided to do the unthinkable: they uncharacteristically selected a WR in the first round (Kenny Britt) for the first time since switching their nickname from the Oilers to the Titans.

Lost amid the attention devoted towards the acquisitions of Washington and Britt is the plight of the team's incumbent #1 WR: Justin Gage.

Despite the newcomers stealing his thunder, I'm expecting big things from Gage in 2009.

As promised, today we're going to continue our trip down memory lane by taking a look at the ten (actually eleven) most memorable wins during the organization's tenure in Nashville.

Since we're in the midst of the offseason, let's take a trip down memory lane. In my next two posts, (including today's) I'll take a look back at my top ten Titan wins and losses since the franchise's move to Nashville.

We'll save the best for last by discussing the wins in the next post. Meanwhile, let's start things off by taking a look at my top ten (it's actually eleven) most heartbreaking Titan losses.