Jim Wyatt, Titans senior writer/editor

JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser each week during the 2022 regular season will speak with a writer or media member covering the Jaguars’ opponent.

Titans senior writer/editor Jim Wyatt about Sunday’s 2022 Week 14 game between the Jaguars and Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn.

Question: The Titans are 7-5 with back-to-back losses to the Cincinnati Bengals (20-16) and Philadelphia Eagles (35-10). They remain three games ahead of the Jaguars (4-8) and Indianapolis Colts (4-8-1) in the AFC South. What’s the state of the Titans entering Sunday?

Answer: Right now, it’s kind of a frustrated group. You lose two games to start the season, then you win five straight – and seven of eight – and you feel like you’re hitting your stride … then the last two weeks they just haven’t played very well. They’re coming off a really bad performance Sunday. [Titans Head Coach] Mike Vrabel said he feels like this team is at a crossroads. We’ll kind of see where it goes. I feel like the Titans feel like they need to step it up. If not, even if you find a way to win the division, you’re not going to put yourself in a great position going into the postseason if you’re not playing your best football.

Q: Is there anything that defines this team as different from past Titans teams?

A: They’re still looking for offensive playmakers. You can’t ignore the fact that [wide receiver] A.J. Brown is gone [having been traded to the Eagles). [Rookie wide receiver] Treylon Burks has shown some promise in his rookie season, but he missed a four-game stretch with an injury and left Sunday’s game early against the Eagles after dealing with a concussion. That’s certainly not his fault, but in his absence, they have struggled to find guys who can consistently make plays and take some attention off [running back] Derrick Henry. They have had trouble up front offensively. The line has dealt with injuries and they just haven’t found consistency there. That certainly affects what…