Calvin Ridley's struggles with Titans have reached a boiling point

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley was displeased following Sunday's 20-17 defeat to the Indianapolis Colts. Ridley recorded zero catches on eight "targets" (more on that caveat later). The veteran wideout was visibly frustrated in the locker room.

"I need some [targets] in the beginning of the f***ing game, too, then," Ridley told reporters. "Sh*t is getting f***ing crazy for me," Ridley concluded.

Ridley entered Sunday's AFC South showdown with just nine receptions for 141 yards and one receiving touchdown. He exited Sunday's contest with the same statline after going catch-less.

Titans head coach Brian Callahan previously stated that he "needed to get the ball to Ridley more." Callahan made those comments leading up to Sunday's game versus Indianapolis, one in which the Titans possessed two weeks to prepare for following the Week 5 bye. Despite making that proclamation with a fortnight to prepare, Ridley was targeted twice during the first half.

Five of Ridley's eight targets occurred during the fourth quarter, per Underdog Sports, as the Titans went into desperation mode. Ridley was credited with one dropped pass, but the majority of his eight "targets" were borderline uncatchable.

Pro Football Focus credited Ridley with a 49.3 grade on offense on Sunday, his second-lowest individual grade of the season, following his 49.0 against the Miami Dolphins in Week 4, the previous Titans game. In Tennessee's three most recent games, Ridley has recorded a whopping 14 receiving yards on two catches. His two-touchdown performance against the Green Bay Packers in Week 3 (Tennessee's worst overall showing of the campaign) feels like decades ago.

Ridley now ranks 113th in the league in receiving yards and is tied for 160th in receptions. General manager Ran Carthon made him the ninth-highest paid receiver in the league from a total value ($92 million) perspective, per OverTheCap, and his annual average salary of $23 million is 17th-highest among receivers (and it was higher than that at time of signing). It's safe to say Ridley's early-season production has come nowhere near meeting the value of his contract.

Yet the tape indicates very little of Ridley’s struggles are self inflicted. Tennessee's passing offense now ranks 31st in the league in passing, at 135 yards per game. Starting quarterback Will Levis threw for 95 net passing yards against a struggling Colts secondary that entered Sunday as a bottom-two unit in the league.

Callahan, Levis, and the struggling offense overall are largely to blame for Ridley's absence this season. Enough was enough for the veteran wideout after Sunday's lackluster showing. The Titans must actually get Ridley involved next weekend after failing to deliver on their promise versus the Colts.