NFL Notes

TITANS: Jeff Fisher has stayed away from a quarterback controversy all through the Tennessee Titans' dreadful start.

Now, team owner Bud Adams reportedly wants a change.

Adams informed Fisher he wants Vince Young to start over Kerry Collins this weekend against Jacksonville, according to the Tennessean. The Nashville newspaper cited sources yesterday that Adams apparently told Fisher his preference after the Titans lost to New England 59-0 on Oct. 18 and became more insistent during the bye week.

A call to Adams' Houston office was referred to the team's media relations department in Nashville. A message was not immediately returned yesterday.

Fisher declined Monday to say who his starter will be Sunday for "competitive reasons." He had stuck with Collins throughout the 0-6 start as the best chance to win.

In an interview on WKRN-TV last night, Fisher said that the quarterback decision would "be revealed over the next couple of days."

He denied any tension with Adams.

49ERS: A 49ers offensive line already struggling for stability lost Tony Pashos for the season yesterday.

The 49ers put the starting right tackle on the injured reserve list. Pashos sustained a fractured scapula during the first half of Sunday's game against the Houston Texans.

LIONS: Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz wasn't about to tip his hand about the recovery of quarterback Matt Stafford.

Stafford wasn't much more forthcoming himself as the Lions returned to practice yesterday after their bye week.

The rookie quarterback has missed the last two games with a knee injury, and with backup Daunte Culpepper (hamstring) also at less than 100 percent, Schwartz is going to make the St. Louis Rams try to prepare for Stafford, Culpepper and third-stringer Drew Stanton.