Five Things the Titans Need to Do

If you pay any attention to the NFL, I don't need to tell you how bad my Tennessee Titans are. Complaining at this point is too easy. Instead, fans need to focus on what the team can do right now to lessen the pain. Here are some suggestions:

• Start Vince Young and LenDale White next Sunday: Personnel decisions won't have much of an effect on the Titans' fortunes this season. I mean, what's the difference between one win and two? Does it matter who throws the ball at a defensive lineman's chest or who gets tackled two yards behind the line of scrimmage? The Flaming Thumbtacks have no reason not to get these young players some valuable first-string experience, especially considering that Young and White appear to be the best players at their respective positions.


• Let go of Jeff Fisher: I love Jeff Fisher and think he's an excellent coach, but the Titans need a sea change right now; not only has the team become a mainstay in the NFL's lower echelon, but they are also showing little promise for the future. Sure, the Titans have some promising young players, but these players are being formed by a culture of losing, resignation, and futility. A new face on the sidelines might be a necessary first step toward transformation.


• Trade Keith Bullock and Craig Hentrich: These guys are veterans who've had great careers. They don't deserve this kind of suffering.


• Give every season-ticket holder a plane ticket to Baltimore and two seats at a Ravens game: That way, Titans faithful can watch all of the good players their team has gotten rid of.


• Petition the NFL to release the team from the league for a year or two: This season's Titans, Raiders, Texans, and possibly Packers have no business being in the NFL. Sure, every sports league has bottom-feeders, but having three, maybe four, teams that are substantially inferior to their peers and have little hope of winning more than two games gives the NFL a great opportunity: Put these teams in a special, developmental league until they can rebuild and again be competitive.