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Broadcast: Covering all that went wrong for the Titans in Pittsburgh

PK121921PITTSBURGH -- Oh what fun we had unraveling that beautiful 19-13 Titans' loss, another game they simply handed away.

The conversation from the Heinz Field press box covered the turnovers, the lack of offense, the defensive response, the narrowed lead in the AFC South, the quick turnaround to Thursday's game against the 49ers and everything else that was top of mind.

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Scouting preview: Titans have to take advantage of Big Ben's minimal movement

Scouting preview: Titans have to take advantage of Big Ben's minimal movement

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Titans need to continue the winning trend against the Pittsburgh Steelers who are fighting for their playoffs hopes.

The Steelers are only two games back in the win column from the lead in the AFC North. With a loss, they will be done.

The Steelers are a talented but flawed team.Dontrell Hilliard

Dontrell Hilliard/ pool photo, Donald Page, Tennessee Titans

The flaws start with a former strength in veteran quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

I mentioned last season that Ben Roethlisberger was done, and the Steelers should be looking for his replacement because former second-round pick Mason Rudolph is not the answer moving forward.

Roethlisberger is a statue in the pocket and must utilize a short passing game to be effective because of several factors.

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Continuity on offensive line can key better pass protection for Titans' stretch run

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Titans run block well and pass protect poorly. And while it’s a full offense thing, the spine of it is certainly the offensive line.Taylor Lewan

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The ability to sustain the run-blocking effort without the starting line intact for five of the team’s 13 games is impressive. The inability to reliably keep Ryan Tannehill on his feet and allow him some chances to let plays develop is unimpressive.

As with virtually every big question attached to the Titans, injuries are at the heart of it.

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Are sacks and hits having a cumulative effect on Ryan Tannehill?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ryan Tannehill is strong-willed and tough and the things he is facing can be part of the deal.

But when a quarterback is getting hit and sacked at the rate Tannehill is, his clock gets sped up and, on some level, psychologically, things have to change.Ryan Tannehill

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Tannehill’s been lacking his No. 1 receiver in A.J. Brown, which really affects the passing game and as he sorts things out his pass protection has been inconsistent.

The quarterback has been sacked 37 times, which is on pace for 48 in the first 17 game season. That would be the second-most of his career to 2013. In his second season in Miami when he was sacked 58 times.

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Who the Titans are now

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Titans are an unthreatening offense that can string together an occasional good drive or take advantage of field position but can’t find big plays.

It’s the team’s drive to play complementary football, the offense is very much the little brother to the defense. And that’s not the way it was drawn up.Harold Landry and Jeffery Simmons

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The team was designed around Ryan Tannehill, Derrick Henry and A.J. Brown, with a bonus helping of Julio Jones.

Seven players have cap hits north of $4 million, and five of them are on offense. Some of that is where players are in terms of age and contract life, but it still says something about the emphasis of the roster construction.

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Scouting review: How the Titans got their sacks and got sacked

Scouting review: How the Titans got their sacks and got sacked

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Titans did exactly what they needed to do versus the Jaguars.

They tried to establish the run ending with a team total of 102 yards, they attacked the middle of the field with tight ends Geoff Swaim and Anthony Firkser and they utilized the short passes to get the ball out of the hand of the QB.

Julio Jones was a focus early and ended the game with four receptions for 33 yards.

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Naquan Jones/ pool photo, Donald Page, Tennessee Titans

Jones, as I mentioned in the preview, will need to adjust his game to a possession receiver who will win versus tight coverage because he will struggle to separate with speed or acceleration out of his breaks like he used to.

Why teams aren’t playing more press-man or bump coverage against Jones and forcing him to work hard versus a tight release I am not sure. Jones can’t run by any corner anymore and it would force him to work hard to release off press and change the quarterbacks’ eyes away from a perceived covered option.

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Titans finally help a bad team implode

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Laquon Treadwell lined up wide right with Laviska Shenault to his left, and the two took off downfield at the snap.

At about 10 yards, Treadwell cut in and Shenault cut out, heading directly for each other. Shenault saw the trouble quickly and went to the ground to avoid what might have been a real train wreck.

That left Treadwell to trip over him/run into Elijah Molden and fall on top of Treadwell’s legs, after which the ball landed behind them both, toward the sideline.

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“I was laughing, honestly,” Kevin Byard said. “End of the game, two guys run into each other. I don’t want to speak too much on it. But I was talking some trash a little bit to them. It’s one of those things. I don’t know. It’s tough for them boys over there.”

En route to a 20-0 win over Treadwell, Shenault and the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Titans often forced the issue, but they also stayed out of the way and allowed the visitors to make mistakes. It’s something Tennessee failed to do enough in losses earlier this season against other terrible teams, the Jets and the Texans.

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Post-game broadcast: Breaking down everything the Titans did

PK121221NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- An opportunistic defense took advantage of a miserable team.

Sunday afternoon we watched the Titans do to the Jaguars what they should have done to the Jets and the Texans earlier this season.

This time they got it right, cut their magic number for winning the AFC South down to two, got things corrected in the turnover differential department and didn't need to do anything dramatic on offense while they forced turnovers and watched Jacksonville do stupid stuff.

Let's all talk about it all as we do after every game.

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