I posted this on twitter thought i’d share it here…
Since 1999 the Titans have had…
215 victories (Near top ten)
13 winning seasons
10 playoff berths
7 seasons 11 or more wins
5 division titles
3 times AFC #1 seed
2 times NFL best record
3 AFC title game appearances
1 Super Bowl appearance
2 2,000 yard rushers
2 NFL Offensive Player Of The Year
1 NFL Offensive Rookie Of The Year
1 NFL Defensive Rookie Of The Year
1 NFL Comeback Player Of The Year
1 NFL MVP
Overall i think the Titans have done pretty good over the course of their first 25 years and for a long time have hovered in and around the top ten in total victories and had the leagues best record on two different occassions.
From 1999-2003 the Titans won 61 games winning more games than any other team during that span.
The Titans set a record winning their first 13 home games in their new stadium The Coliseum or aka The Tomb of Doom
The first ten years 1999-2008 the Titans were top five in the NFL in total victories and only New England,Indy,Philadelphia and Pittsburgh won more games. They also had an NFL defensive rookie and offensive rookie of the year during that time.
The drafting was top notch when Floyd Reese was GM and the team drafted Jevon Kearse,Keith Bulluck and Albert Haynesworth those first years in Nashville. Letting WR Derrick Mason go was a big mistake but they were in salary cap hell at the time.
Chris Johnson was a really good pick by new GM Mike Reinfeldt in his second draft in 2008 and the next year CJ ran for 2,000 yards and set the NFL record for most yards from scrimmage with 2,509 yards a record that still stands as CJ is the only NFL player to ever gain over 2,500 yards in a season.
In 2011 they brought in Matt Hasselbeck and at the time i wish they would’ve waited on drafting a QB as Jake Locker had accuracy as well as injury issues. Hass led the Titans to a winning record that year and of course the next few years there would be a rough period before things got on the right path again.
2013 one of the few things GM Webster did right during his tenure was signing Delanie Walker one of the best TEs the team has had.
In 2016 JRob took over as GM and did well starting out getting the team back winning again bringing in RB Demarco Murray and drafting Derrick Henry along with safety Kevin Byard.
In 2018 Mike Vrabel took over as head coach and his first four years he had winning seasons winning a couple division titles and appearing in an AFC title game.
In 2020 Derrick Henry had a 2,000 yard season rushing and Titans are the only NFL team with two seperate 2,000 yard rushers.
Last season and this one the team is dealing with the fallout from JRob and his bad decisions in drafting as well as trading AJ Brown.
Hoping our new GM Ran Carthon can right the ship.
I also hope Levis development goes well due to the O line issues at the moment.
Looking back over the teams first 25 years we had an entertaining team that had some really good players at times and came close several times in the postseason. No other team in the league had better RBs as Eddie George,Chris Johnson and Derrick Henry were all excellent and CJ as well as Henry has shattered records with so many long TD runs including Henry’s 99 yard run which in 2018 was the longest in NFL history along with Tony Dorsett’s 1983 run.
I’ve been a Titans fan since day one in 1999 and the only really tough stretch was 2012 through 2015 four straight losing seasons and thats the longest stretch they had without a winning season.
I couldn’t imagine being a fan of a team like Jacksonville where they have had just 4 playoff berths since 2000 and have had 14 seasons with 10 or more losses.
We are knocked at times for not winning a title but i think the Titans will get titles in the future and our time will come.
There have been several times the Titans have had chances to win a title but fell short and the latest one was 2021 against Cincy turnovers doomed us just like in 2008 and 2000.
I’m hoping lord willing to be here for the next 25 years and during this stretch we will definitely hoist a couple Lombardi’s…
I am grateful as well, i grew up without a team and when Bud decided to revamp everything and rename the team i hopped aboard.
When the Oilers first moved here i am sure plenty like me took a wait and see stance to see what would happen.
When they said they were renaming the team and starting out in the new stadium with all new look it felt like getting a brand new team in a way.
I just wanted a team to call me own and the Titans were like a new team in a lot of ways in 99 as they were starting in a new stadium with a new image in new uniforms with a new name.
That first season was so much fun and the Super Bowl run watching all the games especially Buffalo we all thought it was over and then the Music City Miracle happened.
So much fun especially the first ten years '99 through '08
To me its been a blast and i have been up from Memphis numerous times to see games and i even won season tickets in a contest called Hall of Fans a few years back.