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Titans owner Amy Adams Strunk speaking with moves team is making

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- While Tennessee Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk takes a lot of grief from fans of her team, short of selling the team she's actually done what they wanted.

She fired head coach Ken Whisenhunt -- who was hired by her brother-in-law Tommy Smith -- back on Nov. 3. And on Monday she said the team would not give general manager Ruston Webster a new contract, effectively firing him as well.

Strunk convinced Steve Underwood to drop the "interim" tag from his title as the franchise's CEO and president. Now he will spearhead the interview process for a new GM and coach, with interim coach Mike Mularkey getting a chance to interview for the job.

Underwood will be joined by Strunk; another member of the ownership group, Kenneth Adams IV, who works in the team's headquarters; and VP of football operations Vin Marino, who is heading the football side of the business until a GM is hired.

We know very little about Strunk, as she’s stayed completely in the background since taking on the role in March of 2015. Underwood said the team needs to do a better job of showing the degree to which she's involved.

"She is directly involved in the operations of our business not some days, every day," he said. "I don't think there is anything missing from her dedication to making our franchise what it needs to be."

As for her lack of a public profile and the desire of so many fans in Nashville to hear from her and get to know her, he said he'd pass that sentiment along to her.

I don't think we're going to see her in front of cameras any time soon. But given a choice between action and talk, I'll take action -- how about you?

She spoke pretty loudly when she fired Whisenhunt after 23 games and then decided to part ways with Webster. Both were the right moves.

We’ll know a lot more about her in the next few weeks as she decides on their replacements.