After a lackluster 2021 campaign, the Tennessee Titans are hoping their offense can rebound in 2022.
The Titans have seen a major revamp of their offense ahead of the upcoming season, with several new starters set to take over for departed ones. The biggest changes come at wide receiver, tight end, and offensive line.
The acclimation of new starters aren’t the only concerns, though, as Ryan Tannehill is looking to bounce back from a down season and running back Derrick Henry is coming off an injury-shortened campaign.
With all that in mind, let’s go through every position group and see what the biggest burning question is at each going into the 2022 season.
Quarterback
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Can Ryan Tannehill bounce back and get the Titans over the hump?
Tannehill is coming off his worst season as a Titan in what was a turnover-plagued 2021 campaign.
After doing a good job taking care of the football in the two years prior, Tannehill had more interceptions (14) in 2021 than he had in 2019 and 2020 combined (13). Also, Tannehill tied his career-high with 10 fumbles.
The veteran signal-caller’s disappointing season culminated with a debacle in the playoff loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Tannehill tossed three back-breaking picks in the contest, which ended up dooming the Titans.
To be fair to Tannehill, he did have a lot to overcome.
The offensive line provided poor pass protection that led to his being sacked 47 times, the seventh-highest total in the NFL. Also, the offense saw injuries to several key players, with running back Derrick Henry and wide receivers Julio Jones and A.J. Brown all missing significant time.
While Henry is returning healthy in 2022, Brown and Jones are now playing elsewhere, which has led to a total revamp of Tennessee’s receiving corps.
The only member of the 2021 group who made any semblance of an impact that is returning in 2022 is Nick Westbrook-Ikhine. Other key additions include Robert Woods, Treylon Burks and Kyle Philips.
But the jury is still out on all three. Woods is no doubt a proven commodity, but he’s also coming back from a torn ACL. Burks and Philips have shown flashes in camp and the preseason, but there’s not telling how rookie wide receivers will perform in their first seasons.
One position group that has definitely been upgraded is at tight end, where Austin Hooper and Chigoziem Okonkwo were added. Both should be good targets for Tannehill all over the field,…
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