The only thing this loss is showing is it's revealing the fans that actually watch football and understand and the one's that are emotional and don't have much of an aptitude beyond the bubble of being a Patriots fan.
I think most people with a clue realized that this team had serious offensive issues for quite awhile (at least since the first Buffalo game) and that there's a reason we were trading for a WR midway through this season. I also think most people knew that barring some out of nowhere type of freak run, this was not going to be a team that contended for the SB. It's Brady and Belichick, so you give them the benefit of that outside shot.
But realistically, this game was more frustrating than dissapointing. They did kind of what we expected. The defense held the Titans to 14. They got gashed on the run sure, but they stopped the play action. They did what they ultimately needed. The offense couldn't score when they needed to and pissed away a turnover and a redzone trip. If it didn't happen tonight, it happens next week or vs the Ravens. This team performed about where it was.
No need to get emotional or to start screaming the end is nigh. They have area's they needed to improve. This team was in this exact same position in the early part of this decade. They need to make some moves in the off season. We will see.