The first thing Mike Mularkey should do as Titans' interim coach

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Mike Mularkey will stand up in front of the Tennessee Titans Wednesday morning as the team's interim coach and deliver an initial message that will say a lot about what's coming.

Mike Mularkey takes over as the Titans' interim coach.There is a lot he can cover in that, but I am sure he will also want to keep it simple.

The No. 1 thing he needs to do is tell the players what he expects the Titans' identity will be going forward.

In 23 games, Ken Whisenhunt was never able to articulate what the Titans' identity was or needed to be.

And that's a major problem.

General manager Ruston Webster is complicit in that, too. He and Whisenhunt talked a lot about versatility, but…