What about Bob?

NASHVILLE - The guess here at the airport right now is that those pass interference calls in the fourth quarter of the Titans-Jets game looked even more egregious on your television than they did on the replay screens at LP Field.

But the view from Section 327 provided two hilarious moments on those calls.

Sitting above the lights (hey, it was a last-minute, spur of the moment trip), we got to see an angle not afforded us on television. So, since the natural reaction on an incomplete pass is to immediately look to the referee for a flag, that's what we did in the fourth quarter.

The ref that threw the first P.I. flag was roughly 35 yards away from the play. Man, he used every bit of himself to launch that flag. He looked like Lamar throwing the javelin at the Greek Olympics in "Revenge of the Nerds."

As you might expect, the crowd booed louder with each play. It grew into a "Ref, you suck" chant after every ensuing play.

And when the chance came to throw another flag for pass interference, that same ref didn't hesitate. He was just more casual about it. He slowly pulled the flag from his pocket and slyly dropped it on the field. From our point of view, it was like he was saying, "Oh, I suck, huh? Yeah, well, watch this, Tennesseans."

Hilarious stuff, especially when you're amid long-suffering Jets fans on a road trip and the breaks go their way.

According to a Nashville police report, the Titans quarterback had mentioned suicide several times during a meeting with his therapist Monday night. That's why Titans coach Jeff Fisher, who was told of the situation by the therapist, called police to try and locate Young after repeated attempts to call him were unsuccessful.

Very strange stuff here, especially after Young himself said yesterday that everything was fine, that he wasn't depressed, and that he just needed some time to get past a few things.

Forget the fact that Titans coach Jeff Fisher was so concerned about Vince Young's state of mind - and the fact that he was unreachable for several hours Monday night - that the coach called the police to enlist their help in locating him.

Forget the fact that Young's own mother suggested to a reporter that he was unsure whether he wanted to continue playing football after being booed for the first time by Titans fans on Sunday afternoon.

When it all comes down to it, there's only one place to point the blame blame for all the controversy surrounding the former first-round draft pick: It's the media's fault!!!!

Well, maybe not entirely.

But at least the guy seems to be in the right frame of mind, having suffered an injury that will keep him out for up to a month. But you do have to wonder a guy who was so distraught by being booed by the home crowd that he went into a mini-tailspin over the situation.

Try playing in New York, kid.

With Vince Young expected to miss up to a month with a knee injury, the Titans have turned to former Bucs quarterback Chris Simms.

Simms was in New England yesterday for a visit with the Patriots, but was unexpectedly told the team was not interested. The Patriots, of course, are without Tom Brady, who is out for the year with a knee injury.

The Titans got word on Monday night that Young was upset, in part about being booed for the first time during Sunday's game against the Jaguars.

They tried to reach him.

They couldn't.

They left messages on his cell phone.

He did not return them.

They called the police.

Young was located.

He was watching Monday Night Football.

At a friend's house.

Everything was fine.

Read the thing for yourself.

I guess we've all been in situations where we couldn't locate someone close to us and panicked that something bad had happened.

Several weeks ago, this happened in the Glauber household.

I stayed home to do some power washing of the house. My wife took our kids out to do some shopping and see a movie.

I decided I'd leave my Blackberry inside to avoid being distracted while washing down the house.

A few hours later, as I was cleaning up, my wife pulled into the driveway with a very agitated look on her face. I asked her why she was home to early.

She said she'd called repeatedly, leaving messages each time, and asked why I hadn't picked up the phone.

I told her I'd left the Blackberry inside, and had the windows closed because I was washing down the house. (She is not a big fan of the Blackberry, since it generally intrudes upon our home life ... like, all the time. I thought she'd be happy to know that I was able to put it down for a few hours.)

So, why did she come home?

She thought I'd fallen off the ladder.

This time it's Titans defensive end Jevon Kearse getting his name into the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

He was charged with DUIin Tennessee.

Even though the Titans quarterback said as much in a recent column on NFL.com, he now says he never seriously considered stepping away from football.

Young admits he occasionally overcome with the burden of expectations after his rookie season, but that he never seriously considered walking away. Even though he said just that in the column.

Oh, well.

Not a good month for Young.

A few days ago, he apologized after pictures of him drinking at a party and walking around shirtless surfaced on the Internet.

The lesson in all this: You're a quarterback, Vince. Everything you do or say can or will become an issue.

That's the lesson Vince Young learned after he saw bare-chested pictures posted on a couple of entertainment websites.

A few weeks back, it was Matt Leinart trying to explain away photos showing him helping some coeds drink from a beer bong and then taking a dip in a hot tub.

It's a different world out there, fellas.

Pacman Jones will apply for reinstatement this week, but it would be a major upset if NFL commissioner Roger Goodell decides to put him back in the league's good graces that quickly.

Jones hopes to be traded to the Cowboys, although talks have bogged down in recent days. But Goodell said at the NFL owners meetings in Palm Beach earlier this montht that he had no plans to change his timetable for any possible reinstatement. Goodell has said he will address the matter before the start of training camp. Goodell also shot down any speculation that he might rule sooner if circumstances - i.e. a trade - dictated a quick resolution.

Former Jets center Kevin Mawae, now with the Titans, has been elected president of the NFL Players Association, a post previously held by cornerback Troy Vincent.

Vincent has moved up to assistant executive director, and could be on a path to one day succeed Gene Upshaw as head of the players union.

Mawae's election is a good choice by the players. He is an extremely intelligent player, cares about what happens to his NFL brethren, and is respected around the league by players and executives for his honesty and candor.

It's pretty obvious there's no future in Tennessee for suspended cornerback Pacman Jones, who has been barred from even working out with the team until the summer. So what better time than now to put him on the market and see if someone is willing to take this talented, yet misbehaving defensive back off their hands.

Not sure what it would take to get Pacman in a trade, given that it's still uncertain when he'll be reinstated.

My guess is a ham & cheese sandwich and a side of fries will do the trick.