In his three years with the Tennessee Titans to date, quarterback Marcus Mariota has established himself as a team player: Unselfish and willing to do whatever it takes to help the rest of the offense. While Mariota has shown an aggressiveness beyond merely the passing game that is uncanny among quarterbacks, he won't be going on the attack to increase his options in the passing game.

According to a report by Jason Wolf of The Tennesseean, Mariota has been working in minicamp without his top two wide receivers in Rishard Matthews and Corey Davis, and as a result has found himself in several situations where he has failed to find an open receiver during plays. After practice, Mariota stated that he did not plan to lobby to the Titans for more depth in his receiving corps.

"I don’t make those decisions," said Mariota. "That’s up to our GM (Jon Robinson) and our coaching staff. I’m more than willing to play with the guys that we have and just continue to grow with them."

Wolf's report states that the Titans' top two wide receivers in minicamp are currently Tajae Sharpe and Taywan Taylor, neither of whom have a wealth of NFL experience. Behind Sharpe and Taylor are Michael Campanaro, Nick Williams, Darius Jennings, and Zach Pascal, along with undrafted free agents Cameron Batson, Deontay Burnett, Devin Ross, and Jordan Veasy.

Mariota stated that he plans to get the Titans' wide receivers together for workouts at some point during the Titans' six-week break before training camp.

"They’ve done a good job," said Mariota of his receivers. "I think when you’re a rookie, you’re just trying to survive. You’re trying to understand the offense. You’re trying to do your best to be out there and make the most of your opportunity. With that being said, I think every single one of those guys have made plays and they’ve shown glimpses and hopefully they can continue to build off of that."

Should the Titans choose to pursue a veteran wide receiver before the beginning of the season, they still have several options. Chief among them is star wide receiver Dez Bryant, who has not signed with an NFL team since being released by the Dallas Cowboys in April. Former Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jeremy Maclin is also an option.

Adding a veteran to the receiving corps proved to pay dividends for the Titans last season, as free agent pickup Eric Decker led all Titans wide receivers with 54 catches.