Titans vet Bulluck on new teammates: Remember, it?s only May

Asked if he felt the good vibes, seven-year veteran linebacker Keith Bulluck was bluntly honest.

?No. I?m out there working on my stuff. We?re all working against each other. It?s competition. Like I say, at times I get bored, and I?ve got to get that out of my mind knowing that it is May and I could be elsewhere doing something else,? Bulluck said.

?But I kind of go with the team considering everyone else is here working, and I?m no different than anybody else.?

The youth movement that started when the Titans had salary cap problems has extended into this year even though the team has millions of dollars to spend under the cap. Of the 19 rookies, 10 are draft picks, and the roster features 21 players with a year or less of experience.

?Our organization is basing our core around rookies and second-year guys, so it?s real important they get up to game speed,? Bulluck said. ?And they?re really not going to understand what this league is about until the games get here.?

Fisher said the veterans are helping the rookies and sees improvement from the players from a two-day session at the beginning of May when they were sent home with information.

?We?re encouraged, and we feel like we have filled some holes. These guys have potential to be good players, and we just have to help them get better,? Fisher said.

The Titans resume their current minicamp Monday and also have sessions planned to be open to the media Tuesday and Thursday. They also are on the field May 29 and 30.

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WATCH THAT HELMET ROOKIE: Rookie running back Chris Henry made an impression on his new teammates during the first two sessions with veterans, and it wasn?t a good one.

The running back who was told in college to keep his head down kept running into his defensive teammates with his helmeted head. The problem? Nobody is wearing pads during these minicamps.

?Nobody?s quite figured out the tempo, and guys going harder than other guys,? defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch said. ?Everybody?s just competing. He?ll learn. And that?s the big thing right now. We have to get our work in and learn how to work.?

But Vanden Bosch said Henry looked good physically and showed off his speed.

?It?s always hard to tell when you don?t have pads on. So far everyone?s been real impressed by him,? Vanden Bosch said of Henry.

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ROOKIE REPORT: Gauging the rookies with only two days? of work against the veterans isn?t easy. But all eyes are watching the rookie receivers and top draft pick Michael Griffin.

The Titans are working Griffin at cornerback, and he worked with the No. 3 defense Thursday as the coaches rotate players in the secondary to find the right combination. Griffin was a safety at Texas, and coach Jeff Fisher said they are not going to move him around right now.

?We?re going to let him settle in and learn the concepts and learn the defense. Then yes, he could be moved around. Like we said after the draft from corner, nickel back, safety or wherever we need him,? Fisher said.

Vince Young has been keeping his own eye on the rookies on the offensive side, especially at running back and receiver. Only Chris Davis and Joel Filani were here Wednesday and Thursday. Third-round draft pick Paul Williams was scheduled to arrive Sunday because Fresno State had not concluded yet.

Fisher said the rookie receivers have done well, learning an offense being installed quickly.

?We would like to see them more consistent catching the ball, but overall I think they?re doing fine,? Fisher said.

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EXTRA POINTS: Rookie cornerback Michael Griffin has been given the locker to the right of veteran cornerback Nick Harper. On Harper?s left? The empty locker of suspended cornerback Adam ?Pacman? Jones. Griffin, who was given Vince Young?s No. 10 during the rookie orientation, now has the No. 33. He wore No. 27 in college at Texas. … The biggest signal that Chris Brown won?t be back with the Titans? Rookie running back Chris Henry has his No. 29.

(Compiled by Teresa Walker)