Opening gift was bad harbinger for Titans against Oakland
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Mike Mularkey gets a plus for being aggressive.
The Titans coach gets a minus for being aggressive at the wrong time.
His team might have lost anyway, because the Raiders may just be better. But a couple head-coaching decisions impacted the opening day 26-16 loss to Oakland, and left observers with plenty of second guessing.
Mularkey called for an onside kick on the game's opening play, and rookie safety Shalom Luani played it well and safely cradled it. Tye Smith of the Titans was surely executing his assignment but had he cut inside of Luani and looked for the ball, it was his.
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