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Titans owner Bud Adams mum on coach Mike Munchak's future

Jim Wyatt, USA TODAY Sports
Titans coach Mike Munchak looks on during Sunday's 55-7 loss in Green Bay.
  • Tennessee was destroyed 55-7 by the Packers in Green Bay on Sunday
  • Owner on coach Mike Munchak: "Liking him and getting the job done are two very different things"
  • The Titans have lost four of six games

GREEN BAY, Wis. β€” Titans owner Bud Adams was so discouraged with Sunday's game against the Packers, he turned his television off before the 55-7 debacle was finished.

"I was pretty upset," Adams said from his home in Houston. "I just didn't want to watch any more of that mess."

So is he mad enough to pull the plug on coach Mike Munchak after two seasons?

"I like Mike, I really do. But liking him and getting the job done are two different things," Adams said. "If he is not getting the job done, that is what I have to find out. Right now, we are not looking very good. Something is wrong and I want to find out what the problem is and what needs to be done to fix it."

Adams said he planned to meet with Munchak, whose contract runs through 2014, and the front office after the season before making any decisions. The finale is next Sunday against the Jaguars at LP Field.

The Titans (5-10) have lost four of six games since a 51-20 loss to the Bears that prompted Adams to put everyone on notice. The team has been more competitive in recent weeks, but the wheels came off against the Packers. The Titans trailed 55-0 before scoring with just 1:39 left.

"I want to sit down with Mike and our guys and discuss the whole thing with them and see why we are not doing better," Adams said. "It is not against the law to check with my people. Mike will tell me what he thinks is wrong. … I want to find out how he feels why we can't win more games. The way we played today β€” my god, I wouldn't even want to come and watch that."

The Titans looked like they had a number of problems aside from injuries and "freezing cold" temperatures, Adams said. He didn't sound discouraged with the play of quarterback Jake Locker, who was 13-of-30 passing for 140 yards, threw two interceptions and was sacked seven times.

"He didn't have a chance," Adams said. "They were on him like a dog on a cat. He was kind of fighting for his life."

The owner admitted he's hearing from disgruntled fans.

"I know we need to do something to make things get better. I'm used to winning games. We've had some good teams," Adams said. "And people are not happy β€” they don't want to watch games like this. I don't want to watch games like this. People under my suite at the stadium, they let me know in their voices they don't like what is going on.

"I'll be 90 years old on my next birthday on January 3. I am in good health, but it is a chore to fly up to Nashville and when I get up there I don't like to see them play poorly. The fans are not happy with me. I need to figure out what I need to do to make things work and see if changes need to be made."

The Titans were 9-7 last season in Munchak's first year as a head coach.

Jim Wyatt writes for The Tennessean

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