NASHVILLE — With a 34-14 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday and a record of 3-7 on the season, it’s time for the Tennessee Titans to face an embarrassing reality.

Tennessee is, without question, the worst team in the AFC South. But that really doesn't say enough about how far away they are from competing. The Titans don’t do anything well, and they may be the worst team in football as things currently stand.

The Titans were significantly outplayed in every facet of the game by the Jags on Sunday. It has never been more apparent how many holes there are in this roster.

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"We're not executing on the keys we talked about all week," said rookie quarterback Will Levis when reflecting on the loss. Levis added that even down by multiple touchdowns, the Titans were trying to stay true to their style of play. "We're still playing our style of ball. When you're in a position there, it's easy to think you have to force something or make something happen."

Meanwhile, Titans head coach Mike Vrabel said the obvious – Tennessee isn't doing enough to win football games and needs to improve.

"We just didn't do enough to win. When you look at the film, it wont be as bad as we think and certainly won't be as good. There was some opportunities," said Vrabel in his postgame press conference on Sunday. "It's certainly frustrating, but we have to find a way to keep improving and not let that derail what we have to do each week. As frustrating as it is, come in, get ready to work, and find the answers."

Vrabel and Titans players can cite execution and consistency all they want. They can talk about not doing enough to win and needing something to change. I mean, what are they supposed to say at this point?

Some Titans players are showing up each and every day and doing their job. Jeffery Simmons, Peter Skoronski, DeAndre Hopkins, and Azeez Al-Shaair come to mind as guys that fall into that group. But as a collective, the Titans don’t have enough talent. Things are not going to suddenly shift on a dime and be like they used to be because this is not the same caliber roster as the one Tennessee used to have. 

There is no more “getting back to our style to football.” That means nothing. The 2023 Titans’ style of football is sloppy, undisciplined, and lacks physicality. It has been the same old story every week.

With Tennessee completely irrelevant in the AFC, wins and losses no longer mean much for this team. The main question is how do you get back to being a competitive roster? How do you fix all of these holes when you are significantly behind every other team in your division in all three phases? 

The Titans are going to end up with a top 10 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft that could potentially land in the top five. They'll also be flush with cash and cap space in free agency. But you may be further away than you can fix in one offseason. 

At this point, Titans fans should root for the success of Will Levis, Jeffery Simmons, and other longterm fits while looking for the best draft pick possible. Landing Olu Fashanu or Joe Alt might be Tennessee's only chance of fixing this organization's chronic offensive line issue.

It might be a difficult reality to come to terms with, but the Titans are one of the NFL's very worst teams with one of the most uncertain futures. That's not where you want to be.

Titans rookie QB Will Levis is currently set up to fail

The Titans need to be better around Will Levis.