Volek vs. Collins (not GATFT)

fisher has no obligation to tell fans what's going on inside the locker room

Titans | Volek still unsure why he wasn't given an opportunity - from www.KFFL.com
Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:07:29 -0700

Jim Wyatt, of the Tennessean, reports former Tennessee Titans QB Billy Volek, traded to the San Diego Chargers Tuesday, Sept. 19, still does not know why the Titans never gave him an opportunity to be the team's starting quarterback. "The funny thing is, to this day, I still don't know why I am not starting (for the Titans)," Volek said. "The only thing that I can think of is I was kind of a scapegoat for the offense, not putting up 40-50 points in the preseason…If you want to point the finger at me, point the finger at me. I am fine with that. But let me know why I am not playing, and that never happened here. No one told me. Yes, I leave with some bitterness. But I am trying to think of the good times."

then fisher reacted with the whole lies speech

 

Volek didn't earn squat? He EARNED the spot WHILE McNair was still here, but of course they wouldn't sit a guy like Steve for some unknown backup.

 

Nope. Nothing is that definitive. Fisher could've chose to work through the drama. That's what Wade Phillips does in Dallas with TO. And I can't imagine Billy Volek, who had never had problems before this, became some unmanageable player. I'm thinking, Volek had a ****ty day, or maybe just couldn't get along with Chow, and lost his cool. Fisher, rather than being the bigger person for the sake of winning games for the organization, reacted in the same fashion as Volek and took the whole matter way too personal.

Volek didn't walk away clean from the situation. But Fisher is the head coach. He's an older man. He should be able to handle these type of conflicts between player and coach. For the sake of the team, make the difficult situation work. At least, I feel that should be his responsibility. Win is the first priority for the coach. I think Fisher's pride led him to a decision that did not give the Titans the best chance to win in the beginning of 2006.

 

TO's worth it, a stop gap qb is not. hell, even two different organizations got rid of TO, despite his talent.

 

Some of you are very forgiving of a coach that threw away the beginning of the regular season in 2006 because his feelings were hurt.

Me, not so much.


And Volek isn't T.O. My point is, Dallas can handle TO, and he has to be harder to deal with than Volek. Our coach can't even deal with the problems a Billy Volek causes. And would rather lose games than give the team the best chance to win because of it.

 

You can put up with a headcase/unstable player at other positions. At QB, you have to be a leader, you have to step into that role and build the confidence of the rest of the team in you. I don't know what went on during offseason workouts and in the locker room that summer, but if Volek wasn't earning the job, then he shouldn't get it. Collins has been fine, the only problem was the short time he had initially to get used to the team.