Head coach Mike Vrabel spoke with reporters Tuesday and passionately defined why the 5-11 Tennessee Titans need to do extra than simply play the function of spoiler throughout Sunday’s regular-season finale versus the 9-7 Jacksonville Jaguars.
“It sucks to lose,” Vrabel straight mentioned, as shared by Nick Suss of the Nashville Tennessean. “It (expletive) sucks. Shedding. Terrible. That’s why I need to win. Since you don’t sleep. You need to win for the gamers that bust their tail. That’s it. It’s not about, ‘Hey, we’ll go into the offseason with a superb notice.’ No one is aware of what you probably did on Jan. 7 or (Jan.) 8 or (Jan.) 6 in April if you come again. However you need to see simply all of it come collectively and simply put 4 quarters collectively.”
Conflicting reports emerged in December concerning whether or not Titans common supervisor Ran Carthon may move on from Vrabel as quickly as this Monday. Vrabel has gone 53-45 as Tennessee’s head coach, however the Titans are about to overlook the playoffs for a second consecutive 12 months.
Based on NFL insider Michael Lombardi, Vrabel has two extra years remaining on his contract.
“We simply (have not) executed that within the alternatives that we had that have been like ‘OK, we fought and we have been shut,'” Vrabel mentioned in regards to the Titans producing what he would take into account an entire efficiency towards Jacksonville. “I feel that’s why (I need to win). You simply put your self in a aggressive state of affairs. Give you a approach to make a play within the second half to win the sport. That’s what I hope for.”
Per John Shipley of FanNation’s Jaguar Report, Jacksonville can clinch the AFC South division title (by way of tiebreaker advantage, if wanted) with a win over Tennessee. The Titans theoretically don’t have anything to play for at Nissan Stadium, however Vrabel clearly will not be desirous about draft positioning when he leads his gamers onto the sphere this Sunday.
