Cam Ward: I'm very disappointed, we're better than we showed today

The first game of the Robert Saleh era did not go the way the Titans would have drawn it up.

The Jets pushed the Titans around en route to a 23-10 win that wasn’t even as close as that sounds. The Titans only found the end zone with 2:42 left to play in the game and they only possessed the ball for 21 minutes across the entire afternoon.

Quarterback Cam Ward was pressured often while going 19-of-32 for 140 yards in his first game under Saleh and offensive coordinator Brian Daboll. He said after the game that he felt the team had opportunities that they didn’t capitalize on and that they’ll do a better job of it in the future.

“Those are some big plays that we could have had, but we still got a lot of things to clean up for sure,” Ward said, via Turron Davenport of ESPN.com. “I’m very disappointed. We’re better than what we showed offensively. We trained a lot this offseason. We had some hard days. It didn’t pay off for us today, but it’s going to pay off for us eventually, whether it’s next week or the week after, but we’re going to get it rolling, and it’s exciting.”

Titans fans seemed unconvinced that better days are right around the corner. Loud booing could be heard during several portions of the game.

“It doesn’t make me feel any type of way,” Ward said. “The fans come here for a show. They spend their money to come see the Titans win games, and we want them out here each and every day.”

The Titans will be back at home to face the Eagles in Week 2 and a repeat of Sunday won’t have anyone buying that the Titans are on the right path in Ward’s second season.