Seven of the next 12 games will be against teams in the bottom half of the rankings. “It’s got to get better, you’ve got to take advantage of the opportunities when the ball comes to you”, Whisenhunt said. You’re playing well in a lot of moments and it’s just those small details that are killing us, but in our business close losses really don’t add up to much.
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It may be a matter that the Titans have to see themselves have success in order to get over that proverbial hump. “A lot of times you say things that aren’t really indicative of the way you really feel as a group or individually”.
Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt said his wide receivers need to do better in contested catch situations. “The only way you can get through it is to get a win, make a play in those situations, and try to learn from that. I was out there in full pads running teams, so I know what that means”, Warmack said. Dolphins lead series, 18-15.
The Miami Dolphins (1-3) are coming from a bye week after suffering a 27-14 loss to the New York Jets in Week 4. The game marked the return of Jake Locker from a shoulder injury, and even though he was just 9 of 21, he had two touchdown passes and his defense stepped up in a big way that day.
The Titans could get a break this week in the form of a visit from the struggling Miami Dolphins, who just fired their coach.
Tennessee lost another close one, a 14-13 affair against Buffalo, in Week 5 at home as they blew away their lead in the closing seconds courtesy of Bills first-year starter Tyrod Taylor, as reported by Yahoo Sports.
Orakpo believes that the Titans have to find a few way to win, but once they do, the team will have something to build upon confidence-wise.
Tennessee has the NFL’s stingiest defense against the pass, ranks third in fewest yards allowed and has the most sacks per pass play.
Other Titans listed as probable are safety Michael Griffin (not injury related), guard Chance Warmack (knee), cornerback Cody Riggs (knee) and tight end Chase Coffman (not injury related).
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Quarterback Marcus Mariota said the offensive line is doing good work to sell the plays.
