Defense is polite, but it should be pissed at Titans' offense

mdi construction barGLENDALE, Ariz. – Brian Orakpo chose not to talk to reporters after the Titans’ miserable 12-7 loss.

I saw him say that as I approached his locker room at University of Phoenix Stadium and I turned to Wesley Woodyard, a few stalls Image 1away, who then said the same.

So I turned to start to look for someone else, and thought, two big names on defense not wanting to talk after a good-defense, bad-offense game can sure look be taken as the defense being pissed.

Which it has every right to be.

But Woodyard’s wheels were spinning the same as mine, and he called me back, telling me he knew how I might spin it and choosing instead to answer.

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Paul Kuharsky has covered the Tennessee Titans since 1996, first for The Tennessean, then ESPN.com and now independently at paulkuharsky.com. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee and one of the longest-tenured Titans beat reporters in the franchise's history.

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