The Tennessee Titans need to fundamentally shift their offensive identity

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Marcus Mariota #8 of the Tennessee Titans looks to pass against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 29, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Marcus Mariota #8 of the Tennessee Titans looks to pass against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 29, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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(Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images)
(Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images)

What comes next?

The question I keep asking myself after seeing this team is, “How is the offense this bad?”

Complain all you want about Marcus Mariota, but he is not the reason the Tennessee Titans are losing games. He has been accurate:

He has been effective with big plays:

And he isn’t turning the ball over. I don’t have a tweet for this but you know, 0 interceptions kinda tells the whole story.

So if you have an accurate quarterback who is capable of making big plays down the field, how are you one of the worst scoring offenses in the NFL?

Again, I think this all goes back to the offensive play calling and the personnel the Titans are using. So, here is what Arthur Smith is doing wrong specifically.

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