Now, team owner Bud Adams reportedly has inserted himself into the scenario.
Adams informed Fisher that he would like to see Vince Young start this weekend against the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to The (Nashville) Tennessean.
Adams apparently told Fisher his preference after the Titans' 59-0 demolition last week at the hands of the New England Patriots, according to the report.
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But during the Titans' bye week, Adams was more insistent about starting Young, The Tennessean reported.
"I have been wanting [Fisher] to play Vince Young more because Collins has been having his problems out there," Adams told The Tennessean last week. "I just think we need to find out how well [Young] can do.
"If you don't play the guy and lose all your games, it is hard for you to see what he can do for you. Vince has won a lot of games for us.''
On Monday, Fisher declined to say whether Young or Kerry Collins would start against the Jaguars, citing "competitive reasons."
"Both quarterbacks had a good week, but [Collins] had anespecially good week last week," Fisher said. "I'm not going togo into details about the lineup changes. Those are competitiveissues."
The Titans (0-6) are one of three remaining winless teams in theleague -- St. Louis and Tampa Bay are both 0-7. Fisher does want toshake up things for a team that has lost eight straight gamesdating to last season, after Tennessee sprinted to a 10-0 starten route to the NFL's best mark at 13-3.
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"We've had a week to do some different things. And especiallyconsidering the circumstances we're in right now with the record,there's things that you need to do differently," Fisher said."Let's just say I'm not going to be as specific and [will be]open-ended from a competitive standpoint."
Collins has completed 108 of 197 passes with five touchdowns andeight interceptions this season. His receivers also have dropped anumber of passes, stalling drives and contributing mightily to all of the losses.
"It's really no different than what we've been saying sinceWeek 1. We have to improve around him. We have to get open. We haveto make the tight catch," Fisher said of the team around Collins."We have to run after the catch. We have to make more plays. He'sputting the ball where he needs to put it for the most part, and wejust need to help him."
The Titans have been down this path before, as Young replacedCollins during a winless start in 2006. Young went on to winOffensive Rookie of the Year, helping Tennessee finish 8-8 after an0-5 start.
Collins was signed just before the '06 season. He went12-3 as the starter in 2008 and signed a two-year, $14 million deal thisoffseason to return.
Since injuring his knee in last year's season opener,accompanied by a bizarre incident a day later in which police werecalled to search for him, Young has not had any meaningful playingtime for the Titans. His only appearances this season came late inthe last two blowout losses.
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