Blowout loss pushes Titans owner Bud Adams to the brink

• Adams says team was 'grossly out-coached and outplayed' vs. Bears
• Adams: 'At this time, all aspects of the organization will be closely evaluated'
• Titans are 3-6 and have allowed more than 30 points in seven games

NASHVILLE -- The Chicago Bears met the NFL's version of the Bad News Bears on Sunday at LP Field, and the result left Bud Adams anything but amused.

The Titans owner said he's upset with the direction of his team in the wake of its 51-20 loss to the Bears, and he made it clear no one's job is safe if things don't improve.

"In my 50 years of owning an NFL franchise, I am at a loss to recall a regular season home game that was such a disappointment for myself, and fans of the Titans,'' Adams told The Tennessean. "We were grossly out-coached and outplayed from start to finish today.

"At this time, all aspects of the organization will be closely evaluated, including front office, coaches and players over the next seven games. If performance and competitiveness does not improve, I will look at all alternatives to get back to having the Titans become a playoff and championship football team."

Five turnovers and uninspired play contributed to one of the most embarrassing losses in franchise history. When it was over, chants of "Let's Go Bears!" were loud and clear throughout the stadium. Titans fans had long since crowded the exits.

The Titans (3-6) have allowed more than 30 points in seven games.

"If a team underperforms, I'm the first guy you should look at for that, not anybody else, not assistant coaches, it starts with me," Munchak said. "If we don't finish this season the way it should, then what needs to happen will happen. Sure it starts with me, I'm the head coach. …

"We're getting ahead of ourselves here — we've got seven games to play, so we'll worry about what it means when we see how we finish up. We didn't coach well, we didn't play well and obviously we got beat by a very good football team today."

Munchak could not be reached after Adams spoke with The Tennessean.

Chicago's 51 points were the most the Titans have allowed at LP Field, and called to mind the worst loss in franchise history, a 59-0 defeat at New England in 2009. That team responded by winning eight of 10 games to close out the year.

"This was worse. … This is the worst. It's the most embarrassing game I've ever been a part of," defensive tackle Sen'Derrick Marks said. "Everything was bad. They had more fans in the stadium — it sounded like we were playing an away game. There's nothing good you can say about it. It's the worst experience I've ever had."

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Jim Wyatt also writes for The Tennessean, a Gannett property