Titans wide receiver Kendall Wright caught six touchdowns last season and averaged a yard more per catch than he did during the 2013 campaign, but that wasn’t enough to make him feel good about his production in 2014.
Wright said that he was “definitely surprised” after seeing his catches, yards and targets drop sharply in his third year with the team. Wide receivers coach Shawn Jefferson said that “it was indicative of our season,” which saw three different quarterbacks start games, but Wright wasn’t willing to blame lack of chemistry with quarterbacks for the downturn. He also won’t say if he thinks the change in schemes that accompanied head coach Ken Whisenhunt’s arrival had a negative impact.
“I think a lot of things, but thinking and doing what I have to do are totally different,” Wright said, via the Tennessean. “So I just keep my thoughts to myself. I don’t even speak them out loud. Whatever I have to do, I’ll do.”
Wright was willing to agree with Whisenhunt’s opinion that he needs to be sharper in terms of route running and technique, but there’s little doubt that more consistent quarterback play behind an offensive line that can also get the running game in gear would be a tide that lifts all Titans boats. The first part of that may be the most significant and the team hopes they took care of it by tabbing Marcus Mariota as the man to throw Wright passes this season.
