Due to the Tennessee Titans’ lack of success this season, a lot of the fanbase has started to shift their focus to the upcoming offseason. One of the most popular topics of conversation has revolved around Tennessee’s offensive line.
However, one narrative that is largely exaggerated is how the Titans supposedly have no choice but to spend their future first-round picks on building an offensive line.
While it’s certainly a realistic possibility they go that way in the spring, by no means is it their only choice, nor the only way to accomplish the aforementioned goal.
Believe it or not, the opportunities have been there for this franchise to get good offensive linemen on the second and third days of the NFL draft.
The problem is, this team under former general manager Jon Robinson legitimately sucked when it came to identifying offensive line talent, subsequently leading to bad decisions more often than not.
For example:
- IOL Creed Humphrey (PFF grade: 75.2) was there when the Titans picked OL Dillon Radunz (2021 second round).
- IOL Quinn Meinerz (PFF grade: 81.5) was there when the Titans picked LB Monty Rice (2021 third round).
- LT Bernhard Raimann (PFF grade: 82.8) was there when the Titans picked OT Nicholas Petit-Frere (2022 third round).
- RT Zach Tom (PFF grade: 78.8) and LT Braxton Jones (PFF grade 64.8) were there when the Titans picked RB Hassan Haskins (2022 fourth round).
- LT Christian Darrisaw (PFF grade: 86.1) was there when the Titans picked CB Caleb Farley (2021 late first round).
- Taking Isaiah Wilson over literally anybody else (2020 late first round).
2nd year Left Tackle, Bernhard Raimann is having a breakout season!
💪 Lowest pressure rate allowed from second-year tackles (5%)
-Per @PFF
💪Top 8 pass pro grade
💪 Top 5 run block grade
💪 Highest graded offensive lineman on the team #ForTheShoe pic.twitter.com/Ii4QKSB6K4— Ʊ Bring The Juice Ʊ (@BTJPod) November 17, 2023
Obviously, hindsight is 20/20, but had the Titans made the right choices with those picks, I’d argue that an offensive line comprised of those Day 2 and 3 selections would be one of the better offensive lines in the NFL.
If the new front office decides they want to go the offensive line route early, then that’s perfectly fine, especially if it’s for Notre Dame’s Joe Alt or Penn State’s Olu Fashanu.
Marvin Harrison Jr. is obviously the other #Titans
— Shaun Calderon (@ShaunMichaels98) November 14, 2023
With that said, let’s play devil’s…
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