Titans fail to OCCUPY their End Zone. The Texans, however, did OCCUPY theirs, and frequently.

Sunday 23 October 2011

Titans fail to OCCUPY their End Zone. The Texans, however, did OCCUPY theirs, and frequently.

This was one miserable game, from start to finish. The booing started in the 1st Quarter; the booing was ominous.

The Defense was booed for it's inability to stop a known-sorry-ass Texan offense (both pass and run); the Offense was booed for it's inability to run, or pass (and catch) the damned ball. The entire overall effort of this Titans team, today, was one big, fat, collective FAILURE to COMPETE.

CJ didn't stand out as a catalyst because that $53 million is weighing him down, but he's not the only player on the team. Sure, he was paid the 'big bucks' to get out there and be a 'spark', but there's other players too that could've stood out. There was no team member with any 'sparks' whatsoever; no one else stood out as a 'team leader'. There was no evidence that anyone on that field was putting out the extra effort that's required of a professional NFL team player. I was reminded of the Titans team that lost in the snow, 59-0, to the New England Patriots back in 2009. If the Titans hadn't been playing at home, and were matched up against a better team than the lame-ass Texans, they might've had those numbers eclipsed today.

Fans were calling for backup QB Jake Locker just past halftime. He did come in during 'garbage' time, but he's no Tim Tebow.

Whatever those players and coaches did during the bye week was ineffectual. Yes, for that, blame the coaching staff as well. Munchak and his staff were out-coached.

Lame ducks, the lot of 'em. We expect much better, really.

Oh, some photos. At least I had fun with these.