On Tennessee outgaining Detroit by nearly double but turning the ball over four times: "Yeah, unfortunately it's the same story of just giving them some easy ones. Once again putting our defense on a short field a couple of times there in the first quarter, first half. I've got to protect the ball better, put our defense in a better situation. But I think there were some good things in the first half that we did. We moved the ball, possessed the ball, but none of it matters when you get your butt kicked, so all good."
On a breakdown of his interceptions: "Yeah, the first one, was trying to check it down and kind of got hit as I threw and the ball just moved on me, and then the second, that was a great play by the safety, just robbing the over route. At the time I threw it he was still in the position to cover the deep shot, and he cut the crosser well. It was a good play."
On if he threw the ball late on his second interception: "I really don't think so. I have to get back and watch the tape, but maybe a hair. But I think, if anything, I'm waiting a second longer and launching it up to (Titans WR) Nick Westbrook (Ikhine), who got behind the safety as he was driving. I think just the way that the action of the fake took, I thought – maybe a hitch sooner. I'll have to watch it."
On why there seems to be a disconnect between the progress being made in practice and the performance in the game: "Yeah, I think there's days where, in practice, I think we're doing a good job individually, offense, defense, special teams, but then we put it all together and I put the defense on a short field twice and then there's other issues on other parts of the ball and we're not all clicking together. And so, just got to keep going back to work and figuring it out."
On Tennessee keeping up with Detroit in the first two quarters until they tied the game at 14: "Yeah, I think the first pick I threw, I thought I bounced back well, we kept moving the ball, went right back down the field, tied it up 7-7 and then they go up 14-7 on either a punt return or a long run and so – but then we tied it again there and so, yeah, there's some fight. Guys definitely are fighting back, and I was proud of the way we moved the ball, but not enough."
On their four plays on the goal line before halftime and not being able to score: "Yeah, it's – first play, I've got to give (Titans WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine) Nick Westbrook a better chance. I put a little too much on it and it sailed out of bounds – and then I think maybe I take a little bit off of it, maybe it was a little hot for (Titans WR) Tyler (Boyd) there as we spread it left. And then the last play, (Titans WR) Calvin (Ridley) got pushed out of bounds, which I thought there might have been some holding there, but that was an unfortunate series-end."
On not being able to get points in a two-for-one scenario: "Yeah, I mean, to have moved the ball so well down the field, (Titans WR) Nick Westbrook (Ikhine) makes a big catch there one-on-one, and then to not get the seven, yeah, it's deflating, but you've still got a half of play and you've got to put it behind you."
On his connection with Titans WR Calvin Ridley and if he noticed him doing anything differently in practice: "Yeah, I noticed that he came to work every day with a great attitude and catching as many balls as he could and he was hungry and you could tell that he wanted to bounce back, and we all did. And so, I was happy with – we were clicking man. He can take the top off a defense and then they start to adjust and play more zone when they're up by a couple scores because they can't play man, there's no reason to. But I was happy to see him move the chains for us."
On how much a player like Titans WR Calvin Ridley working hard in practice can spread to the rest of the team: "Yeah, it's a great lesson for the younger guys. A rookie like (Titans WR) Jha'Quan (Jackson) who can see that work ethic and see it pay off, and we need more of that. But I've seen guys go the opposite way, when they have a bad game, they can tank or they can act like they don't care, and he did the exact opposite. He is a first-class professional."
On if the trades that Tennessee made weighed on the team: "Not a lot. I think, human nature, it was a distraction for an hour or two on Wednesday and then you move on. I've been on teams that are 10-0 and you're trading people, and so it's normal NFL business."
On what they can do to stop the bleeding in a game like this and change the result and attitude: "Yeah, it only takes a play here or there to – we played two darn good teams on the road, man, and when you're giving the ball up, that's just a – even if you don't turn it over, those are still hard games to win. So, we shot ourselves in the foot but there's a lot of football ahead and all it takes is to get a W at home and get some momentum swinging."
On if he expects to go back to the normal week of a backup quarterback where he will not know if he will play or not: "I'm not sure. I'm going to watch the tape and see how we can correct and make our team better, but that's out of my hands."
