Never mind better, Titans were a way worse team on opening day

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Never mind fixed or better. The Titans looked nothing close to the same in a season-opening debacle. They looked a lot worse.

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But in a 38-13 thrashing the Titans' stars they are counting on to do a great deal for them were overwhelmed. And didn’t play the complementary football their coaching staff talked about all offseason.

It’s not a sign of a great team when month-long messages get lost at a long-awaited kickoff.

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Paul Kuharsky has covered the Tennessee Titans since 1996, first for The Tennessean, then ESPN.com and now independently at paulkuharsky.com. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee and one of the longest-tenured Titans beat reporters in the franchise's history.