Tennessee Titans: Recovering from Ruston Webster

We profiled Webster’s 2014 first round pick, left tackle Taylor Lewan, last week…and highlighted the recent free fall from the Titans’ 11th overall pick.

Stripped of being a team captain and having his banner removed from Nissan Stadium should be the wakeup call that Lewan needs. If that doesn’t get his attention, then Jack Conklin, this year’s first round right tackle, taking reps at his position during rookie camp certainly should.

Webster’s 2nd round pick was running back Bishop Sankey, and his days are certainly numbered in Tennessee. With every chance in the world to cement himself as the team’s feature back, Sankey turned in two forgettable campaigns.

By the end of the 2015 season, it appeared that Sankey completely lost his confidence, and as a result, the Titans completely overhauled the position when they brought in DeMarco Murray via trade and drafted Derrick Henry in this year’s 2nd round.

Sankey won’t be fighting for playing time this season…that ship has sailed. He will be fighting to keep a roster spot when training camp begins this summer.

Quarterback Zach Mettenberger (6th round) was also given every chance in the world to first prove himself as a starting qb in 2014, then as a backup last season. In both instances, he failed miserably, becoming just the second qb in the modern NFL era to post an 0-10 record as a starter. He was released last week, and is now reunited with Ken Whisenhunt in San Diego.

Are we starting to see a trend here?

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