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Pees left the Lucas Oil stadium during Sunday's game with a medical problem, said the team, and will be held in the night for observation
Erik Bacharach, USA TODAY – HUI NETWORK – Tennessee

INDIANAPOLIS – The bad news has a positive update.

Titans defensive coordinator Dean Pees is doing well, said coach Mike Vrabel after his team's 38-10 loss to the Colts on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium. The team sent a statement in the second quarter claiming that Pees "was suffering from a medical problem during the match. He was treated by medical staff and transported to a local hospital for later observation. "

According to Vrabel, Pees, 69, was assessed and kept overnight for tests.

"But all that I've heard so far has been very positive, namely that he should recover completely and recover from everything that was happening on the upper floor." said Vrabel.

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Vrabel took up his duties as defensive player in the absence of Pees.

"I've been able to swap the headphones," Vrabel said. "It's something we think we're equipped for, but we really have to make sure that Dean's health is good and then I have to find a way to make sure we're better prepared to play football."

Players would not say how it affected things on the ground until they expressed their wishes.

"First of all, I want to make sure to pass on my prayers to Dean Pees," said cornerback Logan Ryan. "I like the guy to death."

"First of all, the prayers are with the coach Pees. A great man, "said linebacker Wesley Woodyard. "Every time something happens like that, it makes you think outside of football. Once this match is over, we are only concerned about his health.

"We really miss him and we want him to come back, but we can not apologize, we have to go and no matter who's calling, we still have to go and run, and today we We performed no phase. "

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Vrabel and the Titans lost 38-10 in Indianapolis one week after their most complete performance of the season.
Erik Bacharach, USA TODAY – HUI NETWORK – Tennessee

Most players echoed this sentiment.

"At the end of the day, I'm a player," said Kevin Byard, head of the Titans. "I'm answering calls and we did not play well today."

He added: "We still have defensive calls and we have not played them well."

Ryan, however, said that it required adjustment.

"I mean, yeah," he says, "you can sit here and say it's our job, but it was different, it was a little different, it's a little bit different." is sure there is no excuse – it's just a difficult situation for Dean … The loss hurts, but you want to wish Dean the best. "

The Titans, who conceded the season's best score, 16.8 points per game, helped the season to a peak in points and failed to hit quarterback Andrew Luck once when he passed behind.

"It was adversity, dude," said Ryan about the untimely exit of Pees. "I mean, you do not go into the game thinking that (your) D-coordinator will get sick just before, we have to adapt on the fly, we have not done a good job. We did not do a good job no matter what phase of today, just like last week, we struggled to keep pace with the Patriots. he was able to give them a head start today. "

Contact Erik Bacharach at [email protected] and on Twitter @ErikBacharach.