Mariota spoils Fisher's return - The Daily News Journal
Sunday night with the Titans in their home preseason game against the Rams was much about saluting the past and greeting the future. During the first quarter on the Nissan Stadium Jumbotron, former Titans coach Jeff Fisher, now the Rams’ skipper, was honored with a tribute. The reception from Titans fans was warm. All week leading up to his first return to the stadium where he coached for a dozen seasons, Fisher said all the right things. “All of the players that came through there, getting through the move process, the relocation process, and then the ’99 season and the 2000 season -- where I think we had a better team than we did in ’99 – (and) it didn’t work out for us. “It’s a... I owe a tremendous amount to the (Titans owners) Adams family for the opportunity. Never mind that the Titans slowly spiraled downward during Fisher’s tenure that started in 1995 in Houston and ended 2010 in Nashville, including now not making the playoffs since 2008 or winning a postseason game since 2003. Of his replacements,... The Titans drafted Oregon quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota, who so far as a Titan seems to understand and embrace all that it takes to be a NFL. Source: www.dnj.com
