Tennessee's Challenge Now? Just Win One Game

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Tennessee Titans aren't panicking. One more loss, they just might.

The team that lost only three games in the 2008 regular season already has matched that in 2009. The Titans are saying all the right things about not pointing fingers, tuning out critics and the need to dig out of this 0-3 hole.

The AFC team that earned home-field advantage throughout the playoffs? Not talking about the postseason right now, not with all three losses to AFC teams and the defending AFC South champs sitting on the bottom as one of six winless teams left in the NFL.

"It's not the division, it's not playoffs,'' coach Jeff Fisher said Monday. "It's just win a game, win a game.''

The Titans have blown second-half leads in each game. Fisher is taking the blame on the latest after going with rookies at returner. That cost him two turnovers and 14 points in Sunday's 24-17 loss to the New York Jets. Fisher said it's his responsibility to get someone that can make those plays, though he still thinks Ryan Mouton will be a good player.

Now the Titans will be without defensive back Vincent Fuller for up to six weeks with a broken right forearm and All-Pro cornerback Cortland Finnegan hurt a hamstring. Fisher did not give an estimate on Finnegan's status but the coach said the Titans are looking at their options for help both at returner and at cornerback.

This wasn't expected from a team that went an NFL-best 13-3 in 2008 with 20 starters back. Even linebacker Keith Bulluck said after the Jets' loss he wouldn't have believed anyone forecasting such a woeful start.

"But we are 0-3,'' he said.

[Alymero]

I don't see any way around it now...Collins will open his locker next week and see his equipment gone and just a pink slip in its place. Also, when Jeff Fisher tries to get into his office he'll notice that the locks have all been changed with a note attached to the door to report to management ASAP.