Polamalu Out 3-6 Weeks, Calls Knee Injury ‘Best-Case Scenario’

In the third quarter of last night’s game, Titans tight end Bo Scaife caught a short pass near the sidelines, was quickly hit low (see: on the knee) by linebacker James Harrison, and then put the ball on the ground. As in, he literally just placed the ball on the turf so he could grab his injured knee.

After the game, Scaife wasn’t too pleased with Harrison’s tackling tactics:

Emotionally drained only one game into the season, Titans’ blog Music City Miracles kept it brief with some quick post-game comments, though they did share some immediate thoughts on what went wrong:

I cannot understand why the Titans did not change their defensive scheme late in this game. Ben Roethlisberger was picking them apart late because he had all day to throw. Why in the world would you not blitz on pretty much every down? I understand the concept of not wanting to give up the “big play,” but when they can get at least 12 yards on any passing play they want, what do you have to lose? Who knows if blitzing would have made the outcome different, but you have to at least sell out on a couple of plays.On the other side of the field, Behind The Steel Curtain is still gathering their thoughts but one commenter has already focused in on some of the things that led to the victory, chief among them the offensive line play:

Thoughts from our SBN team sites after the half:

Behind The Steel Curtain:

Well, if nothing else, I think it’s safe to say that the 2009 season is going to be much like the 2008 season. Inconsistent offense, timely defense, solid special teams and loads of frustration for those fans looking for perfection out of the Black ‘N Gold.Music City Miracles:

Just three plays after Polamalu’s interception, Big Ben gave the ball right back to the Titans with an bad decision and throw on third down.

After one quarter, Roethlisberger is just 4-of-6 for 26 yards, one interception and has been sacked twice.