After winning 8 of their last 10 in 2009, once they replaced Kerry Collins with Vince Young, hopes were high going into 2010. They started off by winning 5 of their first 7 and adding Randy Moss, in a very uncharacteristic move. Normally this team doesn’t like to add big name, big ego players in the decline of their career, especially not at skill positions, but most agreed it was the right move.

However, things fell apart in a week 11 overtime loss to the Redskins. Vince Young hurt his thumb, but wanted to go back in. Jeff Fisher didn’t let him and Young threw the ultimate hissy fit, throwing his pads into the stands and walking out of a post-game locker room team meeting. Fisher then placed Young on IR to get him to go away and banned him from team facilities.

Stuck with a combination of Kerry Collins and Rusty Smith at quarterback, as well as a supporting cast that largely sided with Vince Young and thus didn’t play hard for Fisher after Young was put on IR, the Titans finished 6-10. Jeff Fisher’s job is safe for 2011, but it has been announced that Vince Young is done in Tennessee. They will either try to trade him or release him this offseason.

The relationship between Young and Fisher was doomed from the start. Young gets more of the blame from the media, but I think Young, Fisher and owner Bud Adams are all equally at fault. Fisher never made an attempt to embrace Young as his starter after Bud Adams forced him to spend the #3 pick in 2006 on him. Young was repeatedly benched, even mid game like he was week 2. And that was when he was playing well. This is another lesson in the importance of good Coach/Quarterback relationships.

The Titans will start over with a new quarterback this offseason, but it most likely won’t be a rookie. Jeff Fisher is in the final year of his deal and needs a good year to keep his job. That pretty much eliminates the possibility of them drafting a rookie. Their veteran options are fairly limited as well. Donovan McNabb and Kyle Orton are the only experienced starters on the market this offseason, unless Detroit makes Shaun Hill available or Dallas makes Jon Kitna available or Philly somehow doesn’t resign Michael Vick. I can’t see the Titans rolling the dice with someone like Kevin Kolb.

As for Randy Moss, he kept his mouth shut. He didn’t insult his quarterback’s hair like he did in New England or insult a chef’s cooking like he did in Minnesota. The only problem, he didn’t play well either. Moss caught 6 passes for 80 yards in 8 games, was benched before week 14, and didn’t play more than a couple snaps weeks 16 and 17.

Moss kept his mouth shut, but after that terrible performance, it’s safe to say that Moss won’t be in high demand this offseason. His negatives have officially outweighed his positives and at 34 years old in February, I wouldn’t be surprised if he didn’t have a job come September. It also is worth noting that after Moss left New England, the Pats went 11-1 and Moss’ teams went 2-10. Teams should just stop trading with Bill Belicheck. No one ever wins.