Reading the coverage of the Tennessee Titans ...

By turning to Zach Mettenberger, the Titans punted and now they are on defense, says David Climer of The Tennessean. It wasn’t desperation, it was surrender -- at least for the short term.

To which I say: The status quo wasn’t cutting it and Jake Locker was not going to give the Titans continuity with his propensity to get hurt. The change came a little sooner than I expected, but I think it was the right move and I don’t see it as surrender -- though I see no hope for anything that rates as a successful season.

The Titans hope that Mettenberger, Bishop Sankey and Taylor Lewan are a trio the offense is centered around for a long time, says John Glennon of The Tennessean.

Nate Washington will spend the Titans bye break rehabbing his injured shoulder, says Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean.

Combine what the Titans have done so far with what Arizona did in Ken Whisenhunt’s final season in 2012 and you have a man mired in one miserable stretch, says David Boclair of the Nashville Post. The coach has lost 17 of his last 20 games.