NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee linebacker Brian Orakpo is off to the best start of his career with four sacks in four games.With the Titans trying to shake off a 1/3 start, he wants even more.I want to excel in everything I do, Orakpo said Thursday.Yeah, its definitely a fast start, and I attribute that to a lot of hard work I put in in the offseason and just playing my game. I feel very comfortable in my abilities and just got to keep coming and leading these boys.The three-time Pro Bowl linebacker, who turned 30 in July, actually has four sacks over the past three games and is responsible for most of Tennessees six sacks so far. This compares to last season when he had five of his seven sacks over a four-game stretch and ranks among the best in franchise history.This is why Tennessee signed Orakpo as a free agent coming off a season where injuries limited the linebacker to just seven games.Orakpo, who tore a pectoral muscle three times while playing with the Washington Redskins, has started every game since coming to Tennessee and tied for the team lead with seven sacks.Defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau said Orakpos approach never changes.Hes doing the same thing that he always does, LeBeau said. He just plays hard every down. He makes plays. Hes a great leader in the game, hes a great leader on the sideline, hes a great leader in the locker room. Hes just a plus. Hes a coachs dream. He does the same thing every year. He doesnt know any other way to do it.Orakpo has become the 13th player in franchise history with four sacks within the first four games and sixth since 1999 when the team became known as the Titans. That includes Carlos Hall (2002), Kyle Vanden Bosch (2005), Albert Haynesworth (2008), Dave Ball (2010) and Derrick Morgan (2015).If Orakpo adds another sack when the Titans play Miami (1-3), he would join Vanden Bosch, Jason Babin (2010) and Haynesworth with five or more sacks in the first five games.Were hoping to join him in the sack column soon enough, Morgan said. I actually think were doing a good job of getting pressure on quarterbacks.Its just a matter of getting home. Were playing a lot of quarterbacks that are getting rid of the ball pretty fast as a whole. Were not getting home and getting the sack. I think thats going to come as the year progresses.Miami quarterback Ryan Tannehill already has been sacked 11 times this season, including five in the Dolphins 22-7 loss at Cincinnati on Sept. 29. With left tackle Branden Albert yet to practice because of illness and an ankle injury this week, Orakpo could be going against rookie Laremy Tunsil.Orakpo said the 13th draft pick overall out of Mississippi, is bigger and more athletic than most rookie tackles. Orakpo also has confidence in his teammates whove been so close to beating a path to the quarterback, hitting the passer just as the ball has been thrown.We got a lot of guys frustrated in this locker room because we all want the sacks, we want to have those high sack numbers, want to be one of the tops in the league, Orakpo said. And they definitely will come.Game notes The Titans had The Weather Channel on at least two TVs inside the locker room Thursday monitoring Hurricane Matthew ahead of Sundays game. 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"Its embarrassing to be at home and play the way we did," said defenceman Josh Gorges. New Delhi -- Going simply by the number of Spanish players in the ATPs top 100 - 11 to be exact - ?this is a hard story to tell. Administration of the sport in the tennis powerhouse has been in a state of flux, with three presidents in less than two years, marked by acrimonious ties with the players and a resultant stand-off. ?Miguel Diaz Roman, 56, who took over as the president of the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation (RSFT) in July this year, believes times are changing; he cites the willingness of top Spanish players to turn out for the Davis Group World Group play-off tie against India as the surest sign.Speaking to ESPN in an exclusive interview, Diaz, who is in New Delhi along with the rest of the Spanish team, said, Our first task has been to try to repose the players lost faith in the federation.We want to bring outliers into the federation fold. Its only been little over two months now but relations between us and the players are already on the mend and the strength of the team weve fielded in this tie says a lot.The unwillingness of Spains top players to appear for Davis Cup ties over the past few years has proven costly with regards to the national sides continued presence in the elite group.Former captain Carlos Moya, who quit after the side slipped to the Europe/Africa Group 1 for the first time since 1996 following a loss to Brazil two years ago, came out in the open, expressing his exasperation at being unsuccessful in convincing the countrys top players to turn out for Davis Cup ties.Injured world No. 2 Rafa Nadal and No 5 David Ferrer were the two absentees as Spain slumped to a 1-3 loss to Brazil on clay. Admitting that the federation has little control over its players, Diaz said, Its important for our top players to play Davis Cup ties given the legacy we have in the sport.Nadal, for instance, has not been playing Davis Cup for a while. We have no control over the players. The players must understand that success of the federation lies in the success off its players.ddddddddddddDelivering a damning verdict on the federation ahead of last years Wimbledon, Nadal had termed it a terrible situation, one that was hurting sponsors enthusiasm, dreams of young players and tennis at large in the country.Nadal was speaking in the aftermath of the suspension of then president Jose Luis Escanuela for financial irregularities. A lot of the turmoil and internal wrangling last year also had to do with Escanuela naming Gala Leon, a former No. 27-ranked player, as the first female captain of the Spanish Davis Cup side.What followed was an out-in-the open players revolt. After Escanuelas suspension on the eve of Wimbledon, the next president Fernando Fernandez-Ladreda, who took over almost immediately, sacked Leon in his first move and went on to appoint current captain Conchita Martinez in her place.With Martinezs contract set to expire this December, Diaz says he would be careful to avoid a repeat of last year.We will hold a meeting with the players and discuss whether she should continue in her current position. Players opinion is crucial in this regard and we want to avoid any bad blood, he said.Finances, Diaz adds, have been crippling. Money in sport is non-negotiable. And we are no La Liga, he says, There are a lot of things we want to change in the existing system. To hold more tournaments across all tiers, for instance. We also want to buy an ATP 250 and WTA event in the next two years at least and being able to pump in enough money for that will be crucial.Talking of the Spanish model of tennis, Diaz said the club tennis culture and a solid coaching structure have proved to be pivotal - one that India could attempt to replicate. India in the past had the Krishnans and Amritrajs. Germany had a Becker, but today they have none. Today we have a Nadal and a Ferrer, but in five years from now, who knows. ' ' '