The film shows the same maddening mix from Cam Ward while Cedric Gray and Anthony Hill make a case for a Titans youth movement at linebacker.

By DREW BEATTY, film analyst

Tennessee Titans fans might be starting to feel some deja vu, but despite another close, gritty preseason win against an NFC West team, the cloud hanging over the 2-0 team remains depressingly stormy.

Tennessee left its second preseason matchup with a 19-16 win over the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. However, this win came courtesy of 16 unanswered points after the Titans’ starters mercifully withdrew from a beatdown via Seattle’s backups.

Cam Ward against Seattle
Cam Ward against Seattle / Tennessee Titans

A 2-0 preseason start already comes with a few thousand grains of salt on a regular basis, but a 2-0 preseason start in which a majority of the roster’s most significant pieces have played downright poorly is less than ideal.

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