In just a couple of days, the Titans will hit the practice field for training camp, taking their first hopeful steps toward turning around a wretched 2024.

What must happen for the Titans to return to some form of respectability?

There are plenty of issues to be addressed on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball, beginning with the team’s first training camp practice on Wednesday.

Here are five key offensive questions for the Titans heading into 2025:

How well will Cam Ward handle pressure situations?

The No. 1 pick in the draft had a good offseason overall, but there were times — perhaps predictably — when Ward struggled in difficult situations, like third down and red-zone drills.

In one of the Titans’ final minicamp sessions, for instance, Ward threw a pair of interceptions.

The Titans desperately need better quarterback play in each of those situations in 2025, as Tennessee last year finished 24th in offensive red-zone conversion percentage (53.3 percent) and 20th in third-down conversion percentage (37.7 percent).

Will Levis posted a red-zone completion percentage of 52.4 percent last season, 24th among NFL quarterbacks who had at least 20 attempts inside opposing 20-yard lines.

In addition, Levis graded out at just 33.3 when under pressure last season, per Pro Football Focus. That figure tied for 23rd out of 25 NFL quarterbacks with at least 135 drop-backs under pressure.

If the Titans want to improve the woeful offense of 2024 — the unit averaged just 18.3 points per game — they’ll need Ward to succeed more often on third down, in the red zone and under pressure.

Who becomes the third wide receiver?

Coming off his third 1,000-yard season, Calvin Ridley will lock down one starting outside position, and free-agent addition Tyler Lockett — a 10-year veteran — seems a very likely bet to serve as the team’s slot receiver.

But who will be the other starter on the outside?

Van Jefferson could be the answer, as the Brentwood native has five years of experience, the third-highest total on the team. But Jefferson hasn’t been particularly productive since 2021, the last time he caught as many as 25 passes in a season.

Might one of the Titans’ two fourth-round draft picks, Chimere Dike or Elic Ayomanor, find his way into a starting role? Dike, who averaged 19.1 yards per reception on 36 catches last year at Florida, offers a speed option, while Ayomanor was very consistent in two years at Stanford — totaling 63 receptions and six touchdowns each season, and averaging 14.7 yards per catch.

The sleeper candidate is 2022 first-round pick Treylon Burks, who appeared to hold great potential when coming out of college but has been injury-prone and unproductive in his 27 NFL games over three seasons.

Which receivers make the 53-man roster?

It’s easy to believe that five receivers are near certainties — Ridley, Lockett, Dike, Ayomanor and Jefferson.

But should we consider Jefferson a lock, considering — as previously referenced — he hasn’t been very productive over the last few years and that the Titans would suffer only $1.2 million dead money if they cut him?

It’s something to consider, based on how Jefferson — and other receivers vying for spots — performs in camp.

First-round picks get more chances to prove themselves than other players, but it still feels as if Burks is coming to the end of his time in Nashville if he doesn’t really impress in camp.

Two receivers, James Proche and Jha’Quan Jackson, are currently on the roster mainly because of their return abilities. But Dike has experience as both a return man and a receiver, which could hurt the chances of Proche and Jackson.

Bryce Oliver flashed when given opportunity late last season and is valuable as a special teams gunner as well.

We can’t overlook undrafted free agent Xavier Restrepo, who was highly productive with Ward at Miami last season and looked solid during the offseason as well. Is he good enough to earn a roster spot or would the Titans try to sign him to the practice squad?

Mason Kinsey and Colton Dowell, now that the latter has recovered from ACL surgery, will be battling as well.

In taking a pre-training camp stab at which receivers make the initial 53-man roster, I’ll go with Ridley, Lockett, Dike, Ayomanor, Jefferson and Restrepo. But those names are subject to change as camp goes on.

How will running back carries get divided?

Tony Pollard produced a good first season with the Titans in 2024, posting career highs in rushing attempts (260) and rushing yards (1,079), while averaging 4.2 yards per carry.

But he also logged 71 percent of the team’s rushing attempts, in part because Tyjae Spears missed five games due to injury and partly because Pollard was simply more effective than Spears, who carried 84 times for 312 yards (3.7-yard average).

The Titans’ hope is that a healthier Spears, who ran 20 times for 95 yards against Jacksonville in Week 17 last season, will be able to take some of the load off Pollard’s plate. There’s also the possibility that 6-2, 226-pound rookie Kalel Mullings, a sixth-round pick, bulls his way into the picture — or that 5-11, 228-pound Julius Chestnut does the same.

Ideally, fewer carries for Pollard will keep him fresher down the stretch, after he was held under 50 rushing yards in three of his last five games last season.

Is Dan Moore the answer at left tackle?

The Titans have revamped a shaky offensive line for 2025, replacing last year’s unit of JC Latham-Peter Skoronski-Lloyd Cushenberry-Dillon Radunz-Nicholas Petit-Frere with the fivesome of Dan Moore-Skoronski-Cushenberry-Kevin Zeitler-Latham.

The most notable change will be at left tackle, where Moore will take over after the Titans signed him to a whopping four-year, $82 million deal that includes $50 million guaranteed and $30 million in his first year.

The hope is that Moore, 26, will bring the Titans long-term stability at the position, after Dennis Daley gave up 12 sacks in 2022, Andre Dillard allowed 12 in 2023 and Latham — who was moved from right to left tackle after he was drafted — surrendered seven in 2024.

But is it fair to expect a huge upgrade from Moore?

The good news is that he played in 66 of 68 games over the past four seasons, racking up over 1,000 snaps at left tackle in each of those years for Pittsburgh.

The bad news is he surrendered 34 sacks and 184 pressures during that stretch, per Pro Football Focus, which is an average of 8.5 sacks and 46 pressures per season. Moore allowed 12 sacks in 2024, the highest total of any player in the league.

Is there reason to believe those numbers will be better in Tennessee?