Reading the coverage: Obituaries for the Titans

<em>Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky </em> <p>An all-Titans edition of Reading the coverage:</p> <p>A <a href="http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090110/SPORTS01/90110020/1027" target="_blank">dream season was dashed</a> for the Titans, writes Jim Wyatt.</p> <p>David Climer says <a href="http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090110/COLUMNIST0202/90110028/1027" target="_blank">the Titans blew it</a>.</p> <p>Joe Biddle says Alge Crumpler was <a href="http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090110/COLUMNIST0201/90110029/1027" target="_blank">devastated by his fumble</a>.</p> <p>Wyatt's <a href="http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090110/SPORTS01/90110026/1027" target="_blank">report card</a>.</p> <p>Chris Johnson's injury put more heat on LenDale White. The Tennessean's <a href="http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090110/SPORTS01/90110031/1027" target="_blank">notebook</a>.</p> <p>Referee Terry McAulay explains the "<a href="http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090110/SPORTS01/90110025/1027" target="_blank">natural delay</a>" in a delay of game call that didn't happen, according to Jessica Bliss.</p> <p>Derrick Mason <a href="http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090110/SPORTS01/90110035/1027" target="_blank">delivered</a> in the clutch, writes Jeff Lockridge.</p> <p>Defeat clouds Kerry Collins' <a href="http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090110/SPORTS01/90110034/1027" target="_blank">strong season</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=65297" target="_blank">Ghosts of the past</a> haunt Titans in loss, says Terry McCormick.</p> <p>Another piece on Crumpler's <a href="http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=65301" target="_blank">emotional state</a> after the fumble and loss, from McCormick.</p> <p>Titans return to the <a href="http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=65301" target="_blank">bad old days</a>, says Matt Wilson.</p> <p>And now, a&nbsp;roll call of national writers and what they had to say about Ravens-Titans:</p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/sports/football/11titans.html?_r=1&ref=sports" target="_blank">Greg Bishop</a> of the New York Times.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/sports/football/11ravens.html\" target="_blank">Ray Glier</a> of the New York Times.</p> <p><a href="http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/11245761" target="_blank">Pete Prisco</a> of CBSSports.com.</p> <p><a href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/6205048.html" target="_blank">John McClain</a> of the Houston Chronicle.</p> <p><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/columnists/rgosselin/stories/011109dnspogosselin.420fba3.html" target="_blank">Rick Gosselin</a> of the Dallas Morning News.</p> <p><a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/peter_king/01/10/ravens.titans.insider/index.html#?eref=T1" target="_blank">Peter King</a> of Sports Illustrated.</p> <p><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/9060162/Sloppiness-costs-Titans-big-opportunity" target="_blank">Alex Marvez</a> of Foxsports.com.</p> <p><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Ai6HodBQzLmy9VN.LPm_8r5DubYF?slug=jc-ravenswin011009&prov=yhoo&type=lgns" target="_blank">Jason Cole</a> of Yahoo.com.</p> <p><a href="http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=505748" target="_blank">Dennis Dillon</a> of Sportingnews.com.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/story?id=09000d5d80e0717b&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true" target="_blank">Thomas George</a> of NFL.com.</p> <p><a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/football/articles/2009/01/11/rookie_ravens_have_quite_a_time/" target="_blank">Mike Reiss</a> of the Boston Globe.</p> <p><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-11-titans-ravensjan11,0,4385517.story" target="_blank">Dan Pompei</a> of the Chicago Tribune.</p>

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