The Tennessee Titans (0-6) have finally benched Kerry Collins and Vince Young will be starting his first game of the season against the Jacksonville Jaguars (3-3).  The Jaguars are coming off a close OT win over the weak St. Louis Rams, so this could be the Titans chance to get their first win of the year.  The Jaguars beat them 37-17 earlier this month, but Young gives the Titans offense a much different look.  His athleticism and running ability will add to the Titans solid running attack led by Chris Johnson.  He had a great game last week, getting 128 yards on 17 carries.

Although in my opinion Young should have been the starter long ago, I don’t think he will make a big enough difference for the Titans to win.  He will be rusty and he still doesn’t have an accurate arm so he may turn the ball over.  Young is a good football player with the physical gifts, so if he can get himself ready mentally then the Titans may have chance. Its a fresh look for the Titans though, so they may be sloppy.  I think they will battle the Jaguars better than they did last game, but the Jags running game led by Maurice Jones Drew will be too much for the Titans to handle, and the Jags should win again.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:  Jacksonville Jaguars 28, Tennessee Titans 21

The Titans have signed 27-year old running back Alvin Pearman.  Pearman played in 1 game for the Jaguars last season and he caught 1 pass for 23 yards.  Pearman will replace Javon Ringer as the #3 RB and he will immediately replace Mark Jones as the kickoff returner and punt returner.  Pearman has now played in 27 games in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 58 times for 238 yards (4.1 ypc) with 2 TD runs and he has also caught 36 passes for 276 yards (7.7 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Pearman is a solid special teams player so he will help the Titans there.  He has returned 81 punts for 693 yards (8.6 avg) and he has also returned 14 kickoffs for 314 yards (22.4 avg) in his career.  This was a good signing for the Titans as Pearman will help them in many roles starting this weekend against his old team…..the Jaguars.

The Titans have placed WR/KR/PR Mark Jones on the Injured Reserve List due to a severe hamstring injury.  This is a shame for the Titans as Jones at least could catch the ball.  He returned 13 kickoffs for 264 yards (20.3 avg) and he also returned 3 punts for 23 yards (7.7 avg) in three games for the Titans this season.  In addition, Jones caught 1 pass for 9 yards this year.  This is a big loss for the Titans who have had big troubles on special teams this year.

The Titans will probably be without 22-year old running back Javon Ringer for the next 2-3 weeks with a back injury.  Ringer has played in six games for the Titans this season and he has carried the ball 7 times for 47 yards (6.7 ypc).  He has also returned 9 kickoffs for 181 yards (20.1 avg) this season.  The Titans will just lean on Charles Johnson and LenDale White a little more with Ringer out of action.  Ringer was a very solid 5th round pick for the Titans out of Michigan State.

The Titans have signed John David Booty to the practice squad and he will serve as the #3 QB on the Titans.  This might be the kind of move that leads to a switch to Vince Young at QB as Booty is a younger player who could be a long term backup for the Titans.  It’s possible that the Titans could consider cutting Kerry Collins and going with youth at QB although I think that would be a huge mistake as Booty doesn’t have any game experience.