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Today’s Hot Take: Cam Ward’s mechanical issues need to be fixed if the Titans want a chance at salvaging their season

The Titans gave it all they had this past Sunday, but ultimately fell just short as they lost on a game-winning field goal to the Texans, 16-13. Ward threw for 194 yards and a touchdown, including the game-tying drive with just under two minutes to go.

Although Ward is improving week by week, there are still a lot of mechanical issues that he has to work through. According to a Clutchpoints article, Titans offensive coordinator Nick Holz told reporters he is working with Ward to raise his arm slot. His current lower release is leading to too many passes being batted down at the line of scrimmage.

With the amount of pressure that Ward faces each game, a higher release point may allow Ward a quicker release time, therefore leading to more open receivers downfield. He's has continued to improve over the course of the season, but time will tell if he is able to implement these actions into his current game.

What You Need to Know: Calvin Ridley is set to hit the IR this week, and Chimere Dike could miss time with a concussion

Every week seems to get tougher for the Titans as they seemingly lose a player via trade or injury. As they grow thinner at each position, their depth gets weaker, and they continue to struggle.

The wide receiver position took a massive blow as it saw two players go out with injury on Sunday. Kick return specialist and wide out Dike was hit on a punt return, ultimately leading him into concussion protocol. We will see how much time he misses with a concussion, as we can hope for less than one week.

The other player hurt was Ridley, as he broke his fibula on Sunday as well, which will most likely end his season. The Titans will now ponder what they will do with Ridley, as he does have an out in his contract after this season. He will be turning 32, and this injury will not make things easier.

Ridley would be a dead cap hit of around $15 million a year, but free up around $8 million in cap space. With players like Dike and Elic Ayomanor coming onto the scene, it will be interesting to see what the Titans do with Ridley and how they handle his injury going forward.

Before You Go: The Titans face a difficult test this week when the Seahawks come to Nashville

The Titans have no days off as they will take on the 7-3 Seahawks from Nissan Stadium this Sunday. The Seahawks are having an impressive season after acquiring Sam Darnold as their quarterback this past offseason.

Seattle has a top-15 defense, to go along with a top-10 offense. The Titans definitely have their work cut out for them, as Ward will face another difficult task in what has been a tough rookie season thus far.