NASHVILLE In thumping the Jacksonville Jaguars 20-0, the Tenne see Titans put together a dominant defensive effort against a bad offensive team.But what about the Titans offense?Is there reason to feel more confident about that side of the ball than after they were held to 13 points in back-to-back lo ses to Houston and New England?The answer to that may depend on your point of view.Theres little doubt the Titans play against the Jaguars was far more methodical than it was magical, especially when it came to the teams pa sing attack. A few examples, with some help from Next Gen Stats: Only six of quarterback Ryan Tannehills 31 pa s C.J. Uzomah Jersey attempts traveled more than 10 yards down the field, and only one pa s over 20 yards was attempted. Tannehills 31 attempts were thrown on average 4.5 yards short of the first-down markers, the second-lowest figure in the NFL in Week 14 trailing only New Orleans Taysom Hill (6.3 yards short). The Titans produced 263 net yards Ja'Marr Chase Jersey of offense, the third-lowest figure of the season.But one could make a pretty good argument that the Titans didnt to take many chances offensively against the Jaguars.That became increasingly clear as the one-sided game went on, with the Titans defense played so well four interceptions, three sacks, 21 quarterback pre sures (per Pro Football Focus), eight rushing yards allowed that not much was required of the offense.Scroll to ContinueWhy bother trying to push the ball downfield consistently when the offensive line isnt showing it can protect the quarterback well enough on short pa sing attempts, let alone give him time on longer routes? Why take a lot of chances throwing the ball if your quarterback has been picked off five times in the past two games?In other words, the superior defensive effort made it easy for the offense to play it safe.You have a plan going in, and you make adjustments as the game is going on and as (Titans coach Mike Vrabel) says, `Well do busine s as busine s is being done, Titans quarterbacks coach Pat OHara said. And you adjust. You try to win the surest way. Theres certain factors within Pat Sims Jersey the game that determine that, and you make adjustments, and it doesnt always involve nece sarily throwing the ball deep down the field.The other way to look at things is that a Titans offense without Derrick Andy Dalton Jersey Henry and A.J. Brown and with Julio Jones at le s than 100 percent is still struggling mightily: Only two of those six pa ses Tannehill threw beyond 10 yards, for example, were completed for a total of just 28 yards. The Titans scored a combined three points following the four Jacksonville turnovers. The Titans produced one play a screen pa s to Geoff Swaim of more than 20 yards.I know it wasnt perfect, Vrabel said. There was a lot of things that we liked offensively, and we will continue to try to improve there and find the small details. There were some cases where the details got corrected from practice to the game and there were some times where maybe some of the finer points didnt translate to the game.So, whether the Titans pumped the brakes offensively against the Jaguars -- doing only what was nece sary to win or whether they stumbled yet again on that side of the ball, one thing is for sure: better numbers will be required going forward.The stretch run, after all, looks more difficult than it did just a few weeks ago. Theres a Pittsburgh team playing at home and battling to stay in the playoff race, a Trey Hopkins Jersey 49ers team thats won four of its last five games, a Dolphins team thats won five straight, and a Texans team that beat the Titans earlier this season.Defense wont be able to dominate each of those contests. Its time for the offense to get a move on.