Wow! Surprising move by the Titans. O'Donnell has pulled them out of the fire more than once.
And who the heck is Billy Volek?
This could be the season right here.
QB O'Donnell among final cuts
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 31, 2003) -- The Tennessee Titans needed more room under the salary cap to add help at defensive back, so they cut veteran quarterback Neil O'Donnell -- a move that raised eyebrows across the league.
The Titans released O'Donnell in February to get under the salary cap then, and coach Jeff Fisher stayed in close contact with the 13-year veteran during the next few months as the quarterback visited Minnesota, New Orleans and Miami.
Tennessee finally re-signed O'Donnell in late June. But three-year veteran Billy Volek played well this preseason, leaving the veteran too expensive an option for a team with needs for backup help at other positions.
Fisher said O'Donnell was disappointed and surprised by the decision.
Can't believe this thread didn't get more of a responce. This a big, big news, IMhumbleO.
Love 'em. Hate 'em.
But a LOT of the talking head experts are picking the Titans for the Super Bowl this year, and given McNair's recent "health" problems - I find this move (1) completely shocking and (2) shockingly stupid.
The Titans w/ Eddie George and Billy Volek? If McNair goes down?
Kiss it goodbye.
My 2 cents, anyway.
~Da Wease
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i couldn't agree more weezy. i saw this last night on the ESPN2 Bottomline and my mouth just dropped. it was a very suprising move indeed and hopefully they won't have to realize the loss of this backup QB.
This is one absolutely HUGE roll of the dice by Jeff Fisher.
Mouth-dropping is exactly right.
Personally, I'da cut somewhere, anywhere else.
And I'm still asking.
WHO the hell is Billy Volek?
He ... (quote) "had a good preseason"?
This may all work out ... but MY money's on a lost SB
opportunity.
OK, perspective from a Titans fan. First of all, if Steve goes down
the Titans are toast-period. NOD was a perfect come off the
bench kinda guy, if Steve missed a few plays, however, there
is no way he could have carried the Titans for more than 1 or
2 games, too old and slow- something I think Jets fans already
know. Cutting NOD saves about 600k for the cap, which I think
the Titans will use to get some depth in the DB. Now, who the
hell is Billy Volek ? His main claim to fame, is that he kept David
Carr on the bench for 1 or 2 years while he started at Fresno
State. He has a cannon for an arm. Younger, more mobile and
a lot cheaper, and I hope like hell we never see him on the field
this year.
xbird wrote:First of all, if Steve goes down, the Titans are toast-period. NOD was a perfect come off the bench kinda guy, if Steve missed a few plays, however, there is no way he could have carried the Titans for more than 1 or 2 games ...
Well .... YEA. 1 or 2 games is exactly the issue.
"... NOD was a perfect come off the bench kinda guy" ... is the point.
I doubt seriously O'Donnell could carry the team for 14 weeks, thu the playoffs and the Super Bowl. But he's made a 4-year career of pulling the Titan's fat out of the fire on more than one occasion - including the Super Bowl year.
And now they're relying on somebody called Billy Volek.
That, in my opinion, is shocking.
And, fantasy-wise, effects the Titans across the board.
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by ScreamingWeasel » Mon Sep 01, 2003 8:28 am 
