The Tennessee Titans came into the season expecting their offense to lean on Cam Ward and one of its biggest new weapons. Two games in, that plan has hardly taken shape, and wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson is already drawing the kind of attention no big-money signing wants.
Ward’s early numbers tell part of the story. He sits 28th in the league in passing yards and has thrown only one touchdown. The offense around him has not helped much, either, with the defense and the rushing attack both failing to give the rookie quarterback much breathing room.
But Robinson’s start has stood out for all the wrong reasons. After signing a four-year, $70 million deal with Tennessee and reuniting with Brian Daboll from their Giants days, he has managed just six catches for 47 yards and no touchdowns. He has only six more receiving yards than running back Tyjae Spears and trails both Carnell Tate and Ayomanor.
That production has already put Robinson on the wrong kind of list. Alex Kay of Bleacher Report labeled the deal one of the most regrettable contracts through Week 2, writing, " Robinson was supposed to be a safety valve for up-and-coming quarterback Cam Ward, but the pair can't seem to get on the same page. The battery has only hooked up six times on the season, generating a meager 47 yards and zero touchdowns in a pair of defeats."
Kay added, " These are unacceptable marks for a wideout who is being paid handsomely to move the chains and rack up a high volume of catches in Tennessee's offensive system. If Robinson can't get on the same page as Ward, his contract will be one the Titans quickly come to regret."
There is still a long way to go, and it is only Week 2. Still, when a team commits that kind of money, it expects immediate returns, and Robinson has not delivered them yet. The former Kentucky standout now gets a chance to reset in a familiar setting, as Tennessee heads to New York this week to face the Giants, the team he and Daboll came from last season.
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For Tennessee, the switch adds a new layer of uncertainty because it comes alongside other injury concerns for the Giants as they approach kickoff. A different quarterback changes the reads, the rhythm and the game-plan details, and it leaves the Titans dealing with a moving target instead of the version of New York they may have anticipated when the week began. [Read more 🡒]