Titans' C Kevin Mawae knows why he was released last year by Eric Mangini: he's outspoken and probably would've clashed with the new coach. "The last thing you want is a guy that knows all the rules in there, and I definitely would've been one of the guys to call him out on it," Mawae, formerly the Jets' union rep, said Wednesday on a conference call. "It all boils down to accountability. You want a player to be accountable, and the player wants the coaches to be accountable. And, I think that may have been an issue there." Mawae, 36, who made six Pro Bowls with the Jets, believes left guard Pete Kendall was jettisoned for the same reason. "They wanted to get young and get guys that weren't going to speak out against the staff, and obviously Pete didn't fit that mold," said Mawae, adding that he's heard second-hand that certain veterans on the Jets are unhappy under Mangini.