It is officially Titans depth chart overreaction season. A couple of days ago, Turron Davenport tweeted out the unofficial Tennessee Titans depth chart as we head into the preseason Week 2 showdown with the New England Patriots inside the confines of Nissan Stadium. Since there ain’t much shit else to write about, let’s dive right in and overreact.
#Titans unofficial debt chart for Week 2 of the preseason remains the same for the most part. A few additions such as DeAngelo Yancey have been added. pic.twitter.com/I6Kv3wEPsX
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) August 12, 2019
First of all, Taywan Taylor. I have been pretty critical of Taylor for a while now, but you would’ve thought the sky was falling if you logged on to Titans Twitter after preseason Game 1. I didn’t feel like such a lunatic anymore for suggesting Tajae Sharpe is actually the better receiver and asset to the Titans offense. Nonetheless, the Titans still have him atop the depth chart at one of the three WR spots. Time will tell whether that sticks or not.
The ILB mix has made for an interesting discussion this offseason. I mean, Jayon Brown is poised to become one of the best linebackers in the league this season. He’s a lock – but how do you keep Wesley Woodyard off the field given how productive he’s been since joining the Titans? Conversely, how do you deny the progress Rashaan Evans has made? He was drafted to be #TheGuy, so wouldn’t you want to let him? I figured Brown and Woodyard would be the guys Week 1, but it looks like the Titans are rolling with Brown and Evans instead.
The pass rush looks exactly how you’d expect it to – Harold Landry and Cameron Wake are your starters, with the impressive Sharif Finch and Kamalei Correa backing them up. The more I see it, the more I’m okay with how the Titans addressed the pass rush this offseason. Finch is going to open some eyes in 2019.
We’ve all been gushing over Amani Hooker since the day he was drafted. A lot of pundits even think he could be an impact player at the NFL level. That’s why it’s surprising to see him behind Joshua Kalu on the depth chart. Now, I’ll say – I’ve been a sort of apologist for Kalu in the past, but I figured the writing was on the wall this offseason. Maybe that’s not the case?
Another surprise – Cody Hollister has one of the backup spots on the WR depth chart. For all the talk about Kalif Raymond (and to be fair, rightfully so), he’s behind Hollister on the depth chart. Oof. Hollister killed it in the game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Maybe there’s room for both guys, but the Titans are going to be cutting good players at wide receiver before this offseason is said and done.
Akeem Hunt is ahead of David Fluellen, Dalyn Dawkins, and Alex Barnes. When did that happen? We all knew Jeremy McNichols was putting on a show, but I always thought this was a two horse race between Dawkins and him. Where did Hunt come from?
Tune in next week as we completely overreact to another fucking meaningless preseason game.
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