The tension within the Tennessee Titans locker room continues to rise after they suffered another embarrassing loss at the hands of the Buffalo Bills in Week 7 action.
One week after WR Calvin Ridley voiced some frustrations, both he and WR DeAndre Hopkins voiced different layers of frustrations pointed squarely at the coaching staff and the inept passing game.
For the veteran Hopkins, he was more judicial in his response than the younger Ridley. Coming off a game with one reception for minus two yards, it would be easy to point a finger, but Hopkins took a professional approach.
Hopkins really stressing the fact that the players just do what they’re told, after another loss
“I go out there and run what’s called…out of my control”
“We go out and do what we’re told” pic.twitter.com/yvdxeXkFB4
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“I go out there and run what’s called…out of my control” He said, “We go out and do what we’re told”
This is a telling quote without going too deep into the situation and should remind fans that players can only do so much.
Ridley was not quite as diplomatic. Although he had a better game than in Week 6, he was still frustrated by the lack of production (although some of that was self-inflicted with drops). But, he does hit on a pertinent topic: the Titans’ second half downfall.
Calvin Ridley’s reaction. #Titans pic.twitter.com/xsxrFoEMXQ
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“Right now we haven’t been that good in the second half all season, we just got to try to figure it out,” he said before calling out practice habits “Practice better. I don’t know, get better at practice.”
In watching the Titans in 2024, Ridley hit on one thing that has jumped out that cannot be ignored. The coaching staff does not adjust as the game progresses. Once again, the Titans were outplayed in the second half by the Bills. A trend that has become a recurring theme throughout the season and it is clear that the players are searching for answers.
The Titans will return to practice on Wednesday as they attempt to get better before their Week 8 battle with the Detroit Lions. After six games in 2024, everyone can see that both coaches and players must get better for the Titans to succeed. Tune in this Sunday to see if they made any progress.