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Titans waive WR Nick Williams and QB Austin Davis; sign LB Robert Spillane and have one open roster spot The Titans announced this afternoon that they are waiving wide receiver Nick Williams and quarterback Austin Davis to make room for linebacker Robert Spillane and a player to be named later. There is all sorts of stuff to read in to these moves.First Ryan Succop Jersey , obviously the Titans were just as frustrated with Williams’ critical drop and failure to cross the face of the defensive back on Mariota’s one interception Sunday. It was a very bad day for him and ultimately it cost him his job. Davis’ release is not surprising. The Titans prefer to carry only two quarterbacks on the 53-man roster and now that Marcus Mariota and Blaine Gabbert are both healthy, there was no need for him to be here. I would imagine the Titans will look to add a young quarterback to the practice squad to give them a third arm in practice though. Spillane’s addition makes me at least a little bit concerned that Wesley Woodyard isn’t going to be back this week (or maybe even longer) and the team is bolstering numbers at the position to prepare for his absence. We will know more about Woodyard’s prognosis tomorrow when the Titans release their first injury report for the week. I am happy to see Spillane get a shot though as he was one of the feel good stories of training camp.The big news out of this announcement, however, is that empty roster spot. It almost certainly will be a wide receiver that fills it — there’s no way that Tennessee is carrying just four receivers in to the Ravens game — but who that someone could be is anyone’s guess. My initial reaction is that it must not be one of the two receivers currently on practice squad — Cameron Batson and Chad Hansen — because the Titans probably would have simply announced that move at the same time. I would expect it to be a veteran receiver instead. Losing Rishard Matthews and Nick Williams out of that wide receiver room in the last couple weeks has left them exceedingly young and inexperienced at the position. It may sound like non-sense, but having an experienced player that you can bounce things off of can be very helpful for a position group.The names that are out there include Dez Bryant, Jeremy Maclin, Markus Wheaton, Corey Coleman, Jeremy Kerley, Bennie Fowler, and Jeff Janis. Out of that group, really only Bryant, Maclin, and Kerley would qualify as true veteran type players. However, if I’m looking for a veteran presence to help mold a young wide receiver room, Dez Bryant is about the last guy I’d want to add to the group. He also doesn’t fit as a slot receiver which is really the role that any receiver the Titans add would preferably fill.I think Maclin makes the most sense out of this group. He’s a solid veteran who likely doesn’t have the top gear that once made him special, but he can play in the slot and be a role player while also helping guide some of these young players. Could a trade be in the works? I usually don’t buy the idea of in-season trades, but Jon Robinson has been known to aggressively work the trade markets and there are rumblings that at least a couple high profile wide receivers might be available for the right offer. Devante Parker from the Dolphins is almost certainly available in a trade as reports are already out there saying that Miami is listening. Demaryius Thomas of the Broncos and Amari Cooper of the Raiders could also be potential targets. Thomas has a big contract that Denver would like to get out from under and he’s no longer producing at the level that he was in his prime. Cooper seems to have struggled to mesh with new head coach Jon Gruden in Oakland and considering how trade-happy that team has been Marcus Mariota Jersey , I wouldn’t put anything past them.Cooper would be a dream addition in my opinion. He’s a proven NFL wide receiver who is still young enough to be a part of a building core here in Tennessee. He would also be a great complement to the skill set of Corey Davis. However, there is no guarantee that the Raiders are even willing to listen right now and the cost would likely still be very high given his production and age. One final takeaway from today’s moves is that the Titans didn’t do anything at offensive tackle which likely is good news for Taylor Lewan’s foot injury. Logan Ryan also let it slip during his show on the Midday 180 today that Lewan was getting a lift in this morning which seems like something he wouldn’t be doing with a serious foot injury. (We also learned that Lewan looooooves Halloween music and had commandeered the weight room sound system today.)We will most likely find out who fills that 53rd spot within the next 24 hours. Who do you think it will be? NEW YORK (AP) — The mood around the Jets' facility was predictably somber, a mix of disappointment and disbelief after another brutal loss.New York blew a 16-0 lead at Tennessee on Sunday before falling to the Titans 26-22, the team's sixth straight defeat in what has spiraled into another lost season. New York is 3-9 with a game at AFC East-rival Buffalo next Sunday, and this latest loss hung like a dark cloud for everyone involved."Frustration, obviously. (Ticked) off, obviously," coach Todd Bowles said during a conference call Monday. "It's one of them games you'll remember for the rest of your life, as a player or a coach, and you'll never forget about it. It can propel you to be better at your job or it can make you go in a shell. I don't think we have those kinds of guys, but of course everybody's frustrated and (ticked) off." Bowles has come under heavy criticism in his fourth season as the losses have piled. While management has not commented on the coach's future, it seems unlikely Bowles will return after this season. He has a 23-37 record and will fail to reach the playoffs in any of his seasons.It appeared the Jets might get a surprising win on the road Sunday, controlling most of the game against the Titans. But Marcus Mariota and Tennessee whittled away at New York's lead before connecting with Corey Davis for an 11-yard go-ahead touchdown with 36 seconds left.The Jets had a chance — albeit unlikely — to answer back, but Josh McCown was intercepted by Malcolm Butler to end it."Like I said, this game will stick with me for the rest of my life," Bowles said. "I've been in about three of them, and this will go right up there with them games. You're at your wits' end for a second and then you come back — How can we get better? What do we've got to do? How can we improve? — and you go X, Y Jurrell Casey Jersey , Z and you keep on moving, keep grinding."A few Jets players were relayed Bowles' comments, and they echoed the sentiments of their embattled coach."Guys are really sick," nose tackle Steve McLendon said. "Like Coach Bowles said, it's one of those games that's really going to stick like glue for the rest of your career. Not just the rest of your career, but the rest of your life."McLendon added that as professional athletes, he and his teammates will try to use the adversity as something to adjust to and move forward from."Are we going to have the right attitude, or are we just going to give up and let adversity get the best of us?" he said. "I think for these next couple of weeks, it most definitely defines the character, the player, the man, the drive, the focus, the want-to, the will, the determination, the commitment. These next couple of weeks are really going to show what kind of man we are through adversity. … We have to hate losing more than we love winning."Gloomy Monday mornings have been all too common for the Jets the past few seasons, and their current skid has been perhaps the biggest test for the team to stick together.Several players D’Andre Walker Jersey , including safety Jamal Adams and wide receiver Quincy Enunwa, have defended Bowles and stressed that it's on the players to act like professionals and not make so many mistakes and commit penalties. Against the Titans, the Jets were flagged 11 times for 96 yards, including three times on the Titans' final drive.New York's special teams unit had a solid game, with Jason Myers kicking five field goals, Andre Roberts breaking off a few long returns, and the Jets blocking an extra point and a punt.But, Jeremy Bates' offense struggled to get anything going consistently, finishing with just 280 total yards and going 3 for 14 on third-down situations. The Jets have scored just one touchdown or less in each of the past five games.The defense also wilted late, allowing Tennessee to crawl back into the game — and win."It's everything when you struggle in any area," Bowles said. "Offensively, you can say we can call better plays, you can say we can play better as players and it's all the above and it's all inclusive. It's frustrating and it's not from a lack of trying or everybody trying."It just hasn't happened and it's extremely frustrating that we can't get touchdowns instead of field goals."The search for solutions has been an ongoing theme for Bowles and his staff, and they're running out of time."You never run out of answers as a coach because you might as well retire," Bowles said. "You can be at your wits' end and be (ticked) off and frustrated and not sleep at night, and you still have to wake up the next day. It's my job to lead them into games the next week and to correct the mistakes and be a leader."