Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but the Tennessee Titans lost another football game by a significant amount of points. The Titans fell to 1-6 to the New England Patriots 31-13 on Sunday in Nashville, and they are running out of head coaches to fire.
Interim coach Mike McCoy obviously wasn’t happy with Sunday’s result and he was particularly nonplussed by his team’s two turnovers.
“That’s something that can’t happen,” McCoy said of the interception and fumble. “We’ve got to avoid that. You’re going to have some mistakes. There’s going to be some things like that that come up, but it’s happened too often in the last couple of weeks.
“It’s something we harp on, we talk about it all the time, and players got to go out there and play, and we got to do a better job as coaches also. So we are all in this thing together.”
Cam Ward was responsible for both of the Tennessee Titans turnovers
Rookie quarterback Cam Ward was 25-34 passing for 255 yards, one touchdown and one pick. He was also sacked five times and fumbled for a scoop six.
In short: It was a typical Cam Ward day.
“I can put stuff behind me fast,” Ward said. “I think as a quarterback, you have to be able to play the next play, got to be able flush stuff. And it’s really me watching all my bad plays. How can I prevent it? What situation are we in? What down are we in? And even on some good plays, there’s some stuff that I can continue to do better, but I just got to be to build off the bad plays and make them into more good plays.”
Dike proves to be a rare bright spot for the Tennessee Titans
Chimere Dike is a rookie wide receiver and kick returner who really shouldn’t be relied upon too much. But, considering that Calvin Ridley was out for this game and there really aren’t any other playmakers on offense, he’s been getting some chances.
Against the Patriots, Dike caught four passes for 70 yards and one touchdown. The Titans had an impact on a fantasy game and it had nothing to do with the opposing defense!
“Me and Chim, we just see it the same way, from how he sees the field to how I see the field,” Ward said. “I think he had an unbelievable day, not only in the return game, but especially at receiver. I think the more reps me and Chim get together, the better we’re going to be, but this is only the start.”
Dike would most likely not be getting these chances on a functional team, but he’s not on a functional team so he’s making the most of his opportunities.
“I mean, I think it’s just the reps we put in, right?,” Dike said. “Obviously ran it throughout camp, and the season and then also just watching film, putting in time, being able to see things the way you see them. It was really nice to connect on that.”
Ward and Dike will do their best next Sunday to help the Titans not lose too badly to the division-leading Indianapolis Colts.
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