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Ben Arthur
AFC South Reporter
In a scrum Tuesday with Nashville media, new Titans coach Brian Callahan touched on the offensive line vs. wide receiver debate. He brought up the conversation from a couple years ago around Ja’Marr Chase, whom Cincinnati selected with the fifth overall pick in 2021, and Penei Sewell, who was selected two picks later by Detroit.
At the time in their rebuild, the Bengals needed both a premier wide receiver and a left tackle for Joe Burrow’s development. They elected to go with the receiver.
Callahan may have a similar mindset for Tennessee in this draft.
“At the end of the day, the NFL is about scoring points. Having people that can score points is important,” he said at the NFL Scouting Combine. “When all things are equal, guys that can score touchdowns tend to make more of an impact.”
Callahan’s remarks were part of a larger theme from Titans brass in Indianapolis: a strong emphasis on improving at receiver. It could inform how Tennessee proceeds with the seventh overall pick, which prior to this week, many league observers penciled in being a left tackle (Notre Dame’s Joe Alt and Penn State’s Olu Fashanu are popular choices in mock drafts). After all, the Titans have failed to find a long-term answer at left tackle since a declining Taylor Lewan was cut last February.
The hole at left tackle has been at the forefront of what has been arguably the NFL’s worst offensive line since the start of 2022. Callahan has hired his father, legendary O-line coach Bill Callahan, to help turn the tide, but it’s also going to take an infusion of new talent.
The same could be said about Tennessee’s receiver corps. Treylon Burks, a 2022 first-round pick drafted to essentially be A.J. Brown’s replacement, has been a disappointment through two seasons. He has just 49 catches for 665 yards and one touchdown in that span, missing 12 possible games. Behind a 31-year-old DeAndre Hopkins, who last…
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Publish date : 2024-02-29 00:04:07
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