The Tennessee Titans are in a bad spot, folks, sitting at a brutal 0-5, and wide receiver Carnell Tate just laid it all out there. When ESPN’s Turron Davenport asked Tate about dealing with all this losing, especially after coming from a winning culture at Ohio State with a national championship under his belt, his response was a gut punch. “It’s rough,” Tate said. “I ain’t never lose like this in my life, so we just trying to turn it around for real, for real.” That’s the kind of honesty you get when things are truly spiraling.
Offense Missing in Action and the Numbers Don’t Lie
It’s one thing to be 0-5, it’s another to be one of three teams in the whole league stuck in that nightmare. And the Titans’ offense, man, it’s a legitimate struggle. They are scoring the fewest points per game in the entire league, putting up a dismal 11.6 points on average. Think about that for a second. It’s almost impossible to win games in the NFL today with that kind of output. Rotowire’s Ian Hartitz pointed out an even wilder stat: Tennessee is the *only* team that hasn’t completed a single pass of 30 or more yards downfield. You’ve got to stretch the field, create big plays, and they just aren’t doing it. The lowest point came this past Sunday, getting absolutely clobbered 26-3 by the Houston Texans, a team that was also winless before that game. Houston out-gained them 329-187, a total domination.
Ward and Tate Try to Find Answers Amid the Chaos
Amid all this turmoil, the players are clearly trying to navigate the mess. Carnell Tate, for his part, is focusing on what he can control. When asked how he’s dealing with it, he said, “I’m just staying focused on what I can controlling what I can control. As long as you can do your 1/11th, each person do their 1/11th, we can go out there and win some games.” It’s a team game, no doubt, and every guy has to do his part. Meanwhile, quarterback Cam Ward, the guy under center trying to make something happen, reportedly met with head coach Robert Saleh this week. You know those conversations aren’t easy when the record looks like this.
The Titans are desperate for a win, and they’ll be trying to break this awful streak on Sunday when they visit the Indianapolis Colts. It’s a chance to stop the bleeding, to finally get that first W and show some signs of life. You’ve gotta wonder if they can pull it together and actually do their 1/11th. We’ll be watching to see if they can finally turn it around.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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