Titans offensive coordinator Terry Robiskie says the team needed more than an infusion of talent in the passing game this offseason.

It needed an attitude adjustment.

“For me the big thing was, I believe we need more consistency and more dominance from a mental standpoint in the passing game,” Robiskie said after the team’s first week of organized team activities. “I believe for us, for me, we are at that point, we are who we are. We’re a physical football team. We believe in being physical. We’re going to play physical. We’re going to do that. And I think theory-wise, we don’t care who we play against. We make up our mind we’re going to run the football, and we make up our mind we’re going to run this play, we’re going to run that play. …

“We’ve got to get that mindset in the passing game. … And I don’t know if we’re at that point. We’ve got to get that mindset that I don’t care what the coverage is, one of us is going to win, and we’re going to throw it and we’re going to catch it.”

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Last month, the Titans used three of their first four draft picks on pass catchers.

They selected former Western Michigan wide receiver Corey Davis with the fifth overall pick and used third-round selections on former Western Kentucky wide receiver Taywan Taylor and former Florida International tight end Jonnu Smith.

The infusion of talent should bolster a passing offense that ranked 25th in the NFL last season, in contrast to the Titans’ third-ranked rushing attack.

“We’re going to bring a lot of firepower to this offense, I can tell you that,” Smith said.

Marcus Mariota is participating in 7-on-7 drills during OTAs as the quarterback continues to recover from a broken right leg suffered in late December. But it will take time to develop an on-field rapport with his rookie receivers as they work to transition from college football to the NFL.

“We’re all working hard,” Taylor said. “We’re all trying to come in and compete and just learn the offense. We want to do as much as we can, so we can do anything to help this team be successful.”

“I’m ready to do anything that they need me to do – play inside, outside, catch the ball, block. Whatever they need me to do, I’m going to do it to the best of my ability,” Davis said.

The Titans’ leading receivers last season were wide receiver Rishard Matthews, tight end Delanie Walker and running back DeMarco Murray. Wide receiver Tajae Sharpe, a fifth-round pick last year, had the fourth-most catches.

"I wouldn’t say that was lacking," Matthews said about the receivers' mental approach. "You’ve got to put it in perspective, the type of offense we run. But I think we’re good. I’m a big, a positive guy. I love the group."

But the Titans clearly needed an upgrade in production.

The coaching staff believes that begins with an infusion of talent – and a certain swagger.

“We’ve got to get that dominating mindset,” Robiskie said. “That’s to go get open, that’s to find a hole in the zone, that’s man-to-man, get him off me. It’s like, don’t let him hold you. Slap the hell out of him, get him off you, go get open. We’re going to throw it to you, catch it. ‘Well the ball’s thrown a little bit to the right, well the ball was a little bit low, well the ball was a little bit high.’ Nobody cares. Get that mindset, ‘I’m going to catch it.’”