Training camp is here, and these are the quick notes from multiple sources on the scene.
If these tweets aren’t from the Titans themselves, then they are likely from beat writers like Greg Arias, Paul Kuharsky, Jason Wolf, Terry McCormick, or John Glennon so go check out their full twitter accounts for more information or a complete look at their view from training camp.
So, here are the high points from training camp so far:
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August 2nd:
-Injuries are always a good way to start when they aren’t serious and it is the only time you see that word during a training camp practice. Aaron Wallace looks like he will miss weeks, not days thanks to an ankle sprain and could be a great IR candidate for this team if they want to stash him long term.
Kevin Dodd still isn’t practicing, but he is getting very close and is day-to-day based on feel. Likewise, Andy Gallik didn’t practice today with a sore knee, nothing serious with either one of those guys.
-Tre McBride is someone that has been consistently good throughout training camp, but he is someone I didn’t want to talk much about because he was doing all his work against guys at the bottom of the roster. That is still true, but he continued his impressive streak today so he definitely has earned a mention at the top of the post.
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-Kevin Byard made his presence known on a blocking drill where he reportedly “pancaked” Dorial Green-Beckham who is one of (if not the) biggest skill players on the team. Byard has been physical in camp thus far, which is outstanding considering we already know how good he is when the ball is in the air.
-Speaking of rookie DBs, Kalan Reed had a nice interception on Marcus Mariota during one-on-ones. That is the first time that his name has been mentioned in these posts, and good for the 7th round pick.
-Rishard Matthews and Tajae Sharpe continue to be very good and look like the clear starters outside. More on Sharpe later, Matthews beat Perrish Cox clean in one-on-ones with a nice route. Marcus Mariota later found him in the back of the endzone in 7-on-7 drills for a touchdown.
-I said we were done with injuries, but this one seems sort of routine and minor. Kendall Wright banged up his hamstring today but it didn’t look serious at all and was downplayed later by Mike Mularkey. I doubt that he really needs to show anything at this point anyway given how good he has been so far and his quality play in the slot in the past.
-Harry Douglas did get the backup reps in the slot for Wright, and everyone seemed to agree that he was fine there.
-Sean Spence saw some first team reps today at ILB in place of Wesley Woodyard. Woodyard later came in, but it is interesting to know that they are testing Spence there in case anything happens.
-More eyes were on the OL vs DL today which is great because I have been craving information on them. By all accounts here is how the individual drills went: Lewan beat Casey, Spain beat Blackson, Klug beat Warmack, and Conklin beat Bass.
There is a sort of running competition among the OL and DL to see who is the most dominant individual, and Mike Mularkey said that so far the most dominant player has been rookie Jack Conklin at right tackle. Yesterday he beat Derrick Morgan consistently, and he has been talking to everyone from Taylor Lewan to Ropati Pitoitua to see what he needs to work on, which is great news. Mariota said after practice that Conklin is doing great and that when he makes a mistake he does a great job learning from them.
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-Tajae Sharpe has been very impressive so far. Paul Kuharsky called him “legit” on a periscope last night, and today Marcus Mariota said, “Really from the moment he got here, his route running has been very crisp.” I will say it again, with Mariota’s top-end accuracy, if you can get someone to run consistent routes who can do something after the catch, then Mariota can make that player a star.
-Finally, Bishop Sankey drew some praise today from Mike Mularkey. There is a strong chance that if no one offers the Titans a decent draft pick then the Titans could keep Sankey and let him be a change of pace back. He would give the Titans something different from their hard-nosed running backs and he has all of training camp and the preseason to make a good impression on this head coach and GM.