For now, Jags owner will keep Bradley

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sometimes, the end for a coach is done matter of factly, the pink slip delivered after his team played hard until the final game but didn’t win enough.

Other times, the end for a coach looks like it did for Gus Bradley on Thursday night against the Tennessee Titans.

But Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan said it wasn’t.

Moments after the Titans beat the Jags 36-22, Khan told the Florida Times-Union: “Actions speak louder than words. Very little for me to say.”

Khan said Bradley would not be fired despite the Jags’ embarrassing performance in which it appeared the players quit on the fourth-year coach.

In his fourth season, Bradley’s 41st loss in 55 games was arguably his ugliest.

If Khan made sweeping changes, he would be justified. By standing pat — for now — the fan base may lose faith in his leadership and decision-making if they haven’t already. Their anger may turn to apathy.

With the Jags 2-5 and showing no pulse, no hope and no fire, Khan wouldn’t have been blamed if his decision was made at halftime.

First-half yards: Tennessee 354, Jaguars 60. The Titans’ yardage total was a first-half high in the NFL this year. At one point, it was 260-29.

First-half penalty yards: Jaguars 50, Tennessee 14. Jalen Ramsey (late hit) and Dante Fowler Jr. (punching a player) showed no poise.

First-half first downs: Tennessee 20, Jaguars 3. The Jaguars didn’t run a play in Titans territory until six minutes remained in the second quarter. Their five first-half drives resulted in five punts.

First-half score: Tennessee 27, Jaguars 0. It was the second-biggest halftime deficit of the Bradley Era, behind only the Indianapolis Colts’ 30-0 lead in Week 3 of 2014. Former UCF QB Blake Bortles’ pro career started at halftime.

The unraveling began on Tennessee’s second drive. On a first-down throwaway by Marcus Mariota, Ramsey was flagged 15 yards for a cheap shot on tight end Phillip Supernaw. The Titans used the free yards to take a 3-0 lead on Ryan Succop’s 32-yard field goal.

Tennessee made it 10-0 on Mariota’s 36-yard touchdown pass to Kendall Wright, who got behind free safety Tashaun Gipson.

Rookie Derrick Henry scored on a 6-yard touchdown run (his first as a pro) to make it 17-0. The drive was aided by 15 free yards when Fowler slugged tight end Anthony Fasano.

The Titans surpassed 100 yards rushing with 7 minutes, 9 seconds 7:50 left in the second quarter and then made it 24-0 on DeMarco Murray’s 14-yard run.

On Thursday night, the Jags trailed 24-0 when the Titans faced a third-and-13 from their 3-yard line at the two-minute warning. Tennessee conceded the punt by running Murray around the left side … and he gained 19 yards. It was the longest third-down conversion allowed by the Jaguars this year.

The Titans marched to the Jaguars’ 4 before Succop’s 22-yard field goal ended the first half.

There would be no miracle comeback. There wouldn’t be anything but more of the same.