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The bad news for the Tennessee Titans is that they are an unmitigated train wreck at 1-6 following another blowout loss, this time to the New England Patriots. The good news for the Titans is that they will surely get the number-one overall…wait, the New York Jets. Nevermind. In the process of getting pasted 31-13 by the visiting Patriots, their secondary got thoroughly roasted. Wide receiver Kayshon Boutte apparently wasn’t satisfying with mopping up the field with the Titans secondary, he had to take shots at them after the game too. Specifically, he didn’t think much of their effort. “It felt good, something we worked on all week. Big throw. Big catch,” Boutte said regarding his touchdown catch. “We took advantage of lazy cornerback play, lazy safety play, and [it was] just a big play.” As if the Titans already don’t have self-esteem issues. Titans interim head coach Mike McCoy (who is probably praying he never gets the interim tagged removed) wasn’t overly thrilled with Boutte’s comments. “I don’t agree with it,” McCoy said. “I think our players have prepared, and played hard, week in and week out. I do not agree with it.” I really didn’t expect him to say, ‘you know, he does make a great point. You should see these guys in practice! Lay! Zee!’ Tennessee Titans couldn’t stop the run either It wasn’t just the secondary getting torn apart, the Titans also couldn’t stop the Patriots from running the ball. The Pats racked up 175 yards on the ground on their way to 387 yards of total offense. McCoy said on Monday that it’s more than just one thing that leads to these kinds of dreadful defensive results. “It’s a combination,” McCoy said. “We have to be in the right gaps at certain times, run fits, who is supposed to be doing certain things – that was the biggest thing. It was not just one position, or one person, it was everybody.” It certainly didn’t help that all-world defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons left the game with an injury. He is far and away the Titans best football player. The Tennessee Titans also can’t run the ball themselves Let’s just keep it going. It’s not just that the Titans can’t stop the run or the pass, they can’t run or pass on offense either. Having a lousy passing game is kind of par for the course when you have a rookie quarterback, putrid offensive line and really no weapons of note to speak of. Sorry, Calvin Ridley, but you’re oft-injured and ineffective. When it comes to running the football, the Titans had 39 yards on 12 carries. Raise your hand if you are shocked that this team won a game this year. McCoy was asked about the importance of running the football. “It’s critical – you have to run the football,” McCoy said. “You can’t be one-dimensional in this business. In a perfect world, there’s some balance to it all.”
