Perhaps by no fault of his own, wide receiver Adam Humphries could have a down year in his first season with the Tennessee Titans.
There are a few reasons for this, but chief among them is the fact that quarterback Marcus Mariota does not have a lot of success throwing to slot receivers.
As was noted by Scott Barrett of Pro Football Focus, Mariota’s quarterback rating when throwing to the slot is worse than when he throws to any other position on the field.
Although Mariota hasn’t been very effective when targeting tight ends (eighth-worst) or outside wide receivers (eighth-worst), he’s been especially bad when targeting slot wide receivers (worst).