Titan Sized
FanSided

Jack Conklin game 4 review with GIFs

By Will Lomas

Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Jack Conklin (Michigan State) with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Tennessee Titans as the number eight overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Jack Conklin (Michigan State) with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Tennessee Titans as the number eight overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft at Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports /
facebooktwitterreddit

The Tennessee Titans may be losing games, but there is a lot of things to like. I am not going to preach moral victories, but man it is great to have a good OL again, and that is starting with Taylor Lewan and Jack Conklin.

More from Titans Draft

While Taylor Lewan is the top tackle in the NFL by a healthy margin according to PFF, Jack Conklin is the 4th overall tackle and the 2nd right tackle and he looks like a stud. Speaking of PFF, let’s look where they have other 1st round rookie offensive linemen ranked in the order they were drafted:

(The numbers beside them are their overall grades and in parentheses I have their rank at their position)

Live Feed

Titans re-signing Jeffery Simmons leaves a Hulk-sized footprint in AFC South
Titans re-signing Jeffery Simmons leaves a Hulk-sized footprint in AFC South /

FanSided

  • Bergkamp FIFA 23 Challenges: How to Complete the Trophy Titans Icon ObjectiveDBLTAP
  • Other teams should get in on Aaron Rodgers sweepstakesWith the First Pick
  • 3 NFL teams that need to swoop in, steal Aaron Rodgers from the JetsNFL Spin Zone
  • Will the Tennessee Titans trade up for a quarterback?With the First Pick
  • Titans could select local product for latest quarterback projectFanSided

    • Ronnie Stanley 71.2 (40th)

    Jack Conklin: 86.2 (4th)

    Laremy Tunsil 70.7 (42nd)

    Taylor Decker 72.8 (38th)

    Joshua Garnett, unranked hasn’t played

    Germain Ifedi (G) 40.4 (74th if he had played more snaps, hasn’t had enough to qualify)

    So, one of these things is not like the other. Jack Conklin has been absolutely great for any offensive tackle, not just for a rookie.

    What is that? You want some examples? Well, I am glad you asked let’s take a look at my timeline from yesterday and bring some of those gifs in.

    Here is Conklin just using some power and hand placement to work a guy who has about 40 lbs on him.

    Conklin is a great right tackle, but in a pinch he could probably also play some left tackle. The Titans showed this look 7 times by my count on Sunday and I think they will use it more in the future. Jack Conklin at left tackle with Taylor Lewan as a jumbo tight end to his size. Great combo of power and athleticism.

    These two gifs show some fun power by Conklin, just plays with such strong hands and good feet at times that you really have to remember that he is a rookie.

    Conklin isn’t just a physical player, watch his great pass pro technique on these plays. Just looks so smooth for someone who doesn’t have a clean kickslide.

    More from Titan Sized

    This is the last gif to show what a great day he had. There is a lot to this play, watch how well he works his guy into a pile in the middle of the field to give Mariota a lane to run if he wants it. Then, as soon as he feels that it has turned into a run both he and Taylor Lewan flip the switch and turn to run blockers. After the smoke clears both tackles have pushed their defenders 8 yards from where they started.

    Now, he had some issues too. He will get bucked about once per game and lose his balance and end up giving ground against great speed to power rushers. However, I will take one of two bad plays if he can be great 95% of the time like these gifs show.

    He is winning with technique, power, leverage, hand use, feet, and awareness and if you are a Titans fan there is no way on Earth you could have been expecting any better from Jack Conklin to start his career.

    Kudos to Jon Robinson for getting him to Tennessee even when everyone wanted Laremy Tunsil, and the same to Russ Grimm for taking him and making him better. Those may be the only two people on the staff that I really want to see back in 2016, and we all know Robinson isn’t going anywhere.

    Home/Titans Draft