NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Outside linebacker Dre'Mont Jones had a message for the Tennessee Titans and their fans on his way out of town at the NFL trade deadline.

“Cam is the truth too y'all give 'em time, he can be great,” Jones wrote on social media about Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward.

Both the fans and the Titans find themselves needing more patience at Tennessee's bye than has been needed in 31 years. That's when the franchise last went through a true rebuilding project when it was called the Houston Oilers, who struggled mightily through the NFL's first season under a salary cap.

These Titans have matched the 1994 Oilers' 1-8 record for the worst start and need only one more loss to clinch a fourth straight losing season.

The bright spot for now and the future is Ward.

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