Tennessee Titans top areas of concern ahead of Week 2 versus Seahawks

Ryan Tannehill, Tennessee Titans (Mandatory Credit: Imagn Images photo pool)
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Mike Vrabel, Ryan Tannehill #17, Tennessee Titans
Mike Vrabel, Ryan Tannehill #17, Tennessee Titans (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

Fortunately, the Tennessee Titans are a resilient group.

The Tennessee Titans were absolutely humiliated at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals this past Sunday, losing 38-13 on their home field.  Whatever you want to believe caused it, this is concerning for a team that had potential Super Bowl aspirations, and many adjustments will have to be made starting this week of practice.

The good news is plenty of the mistakes made on Sunday are fixable, but some are legitimately worrisome moving forward.  Can we expect things to get right back on track in Week 2 in Seattle, or should we be patient as the team takes time to gel?

One thing many are wondering about is the culture of the Titans at this point, and whether or not the team came in with an attitude problem this year. The answer to both of those questions is a resounding no.

You can point out several weaknesses with this team, but culture is not one of them. A team with a bad culture would not have as many fourth-quarter and overtime game-winning drives as they had last year.  A team with a bad culture would not have come back short-handed after a COVID-19 scare and immediately dismantled one of the best teams in football. A team with a bad culture would have massive drama after such a brutal affair on Sunday, the Titans have not had that.

Head coach Mike Vrabel makes his fair share of mistakes but he is down to earth and knows how to hold others accountable when needed.  His comment on Julio Jones on Monday is a perfect example of that.

The players clearly know that too, as absolutely nothing has come of that comment and as far as we can tell, it is just back to business as usual.  Not a finger has been pointed by or at anyone in particular, and everyone will go right back and do what they can to fix the issues that plagued them in Week 1.

Does that mean every single issue will be fixed by next week? Absolutely not, but we know that this team is more than capable of bouncing back from their most recent disaster.

Now, onto more concerning matters.