... over four weeks ago, the Tennessee Titans and their fans were teeming with optimism.  And with 20 of 22 starters returning from a loaded 13-3 squad, why not?

Coach Jeff Fisher said himself that he felt this team was perhaps more talented than last year's.  Throw in the fact that the stench of a bitter, early playoff exit was still on their minds, and just about everyone had this motivated squad picked to be playing deep into January.  

Little did folks know that by the time summer gave way to autumn, the talk of the town would not, in fact, be about home field advantage or playoff seeding.  No, these days it's more murmuring about next year's draft, Fisher's job security and what little dignity can be salvaged this seaso...

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