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SAN FRANCISCO - Ask a handful of Titans what's been different about their defense over the past couple of weeks and you'll get a handful of answers.

NASHVILLE - In their bye week, the Titans addressed a number of issues responsible for their 0-6 start.

Both illustrate the weekly competition between youth and experience on the Titans defensive line, easily the most difficult position on the roster to earn and keep a starting job or playing time.

They've offered each other some encouraging words during the difficult times, like after each lost his starting job.

Submitted by Michael C. Wright on Sun, 11/01/2009 - 13:02. As promised, here's the rundown of some things you should know about Jacksonville's game today at Tennessee.

NASHVILLE - This is precisely what Titans coach Jeff Fisher was expecting. An impressive offensive performance by a quarterback trying to revive his status.

Titans defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil wasn't completely satisfied, but he saw improvement.

For the first time since a game against the Jaguars on Sept. 7, 2008, Vince Young started at quarterback for the Titans.

NFL rules prohibit a pass rusher from "forcibly hitting in the knee area or below a passer who has one or both feet on the ground." A clarification issued this season by the league's competition committee prohibits a defender on the ground who hasn't been blocked or fouled into the quarterback from lunging or diving at his lower legs.

Bucs Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky Analysis: Assessing the Titans' final 10 games, I see at least three winnable games and still believe they are capable of pulling a surprise in a game where most people wouldn't give them a chance.

No one can accuse Bucs general manager Mark Dominik of being afraid to pull the trigger on a blockbuster trade.

Vincent Fuller had the option of taking it easy over the last few weeks while his teammates practiced.

Easing the pain of the worst NFL loss since 1976 usually involves playing again as quickly as possible.

If the Titans are considering a change at quarterback, they haven't told starter Kerry Collins about it.

Players from the Tennessee Titans comment on their 59-0 loss to the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, October 18, 2009.

FIRST QUARTER TEN NWE TD 05:51 0 7 FG 00:47 Stephen Gostkowski 33 Yd 0 10 SECOND QUARTER TEN NWE TD 09:56 0 17 TD 08:59 0 24 TD 06:20 0 31 TD 01:53 0 38 TD 00:12 0 45 THIRD QUARTER TEN NWE TD 10:13 0 52 TD 00:11 0 59 FOXBOROUGH, Mass.

TITANIC TRIUMPH: The New England QB threw six touchdown passes for a 59-0 victory, the largest winning margin since the AFL and the NFL merged AGENCIES , FOXBORO, MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW ORLEANS Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009, Page 19 The New England Patriots Julian Edelman is tackled by the Tennessee Titans Dave Ball at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - For the second week in a row Titans quarterback Kerry Collins watched the end of a game from the sideline, the outcome well out of his control.

This was the history-making Tom Brady everyone remembers. And those were the hapless Tennessee Titans fans are beginning to expect.

Titans at Patriots Today, 4:15 p.m., on Ch. 4 When the Patriots run New England's rushing game continues to be a mystery.