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Tennessee Titans most important OTA story line: WRs

By Will Lomas

FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 13: Corey Davis #84 of the Tennessee Titans catches a touchdown pass during the fourth quarter against the New England Patriots in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Gillette Stadium on January 13, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 13: Corey Davis #84 of the Tennessee Titans catches a touchdown pass during the fourth quarter against the New England Patriots in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Gillette Stadium on January 13, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /
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Biggest question facing the Tennessee Titans WRs.

People argued that after EDGE and LB, the Tennessee Titans biggest need in the draft was finding a deep threat/playmaker at WR.

Jon Robinson and the Titans went ahead and passed on the wide receivers in the draft, electing to only add Deontay Burnett as an UDFA.

That is a pretty big gamble that your 2017 NFL Draft picks will pan out, and it leads into the big question for the WRs:

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Can either Corey Davis or Taywan Taylor emerge as deep threats for the Tennessee Titans?

When I say deep threats, I think the intimidate reaction is to think of a burner, guys like Desean Jackson, Mike Wallace, Will Fuller, John Ross, etc.

If that is what you think of, then Taywan Taylor should be that guy. He is straight line fast and showed the ability to get behind DBs at the collegiate level. That wasn’t a fluke either, he showed flashes of that a couple of times this year against the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Indianapolis Colts too.

Seeing him fit in a new offense during OTAs and hearing the coaches talk about him as someone they like to stretch the field would be a big step in his career.

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On the other hand, a deep threat doesn’t always have to be a little guy who outruns people. Someone like Corey Davis who can run exceptional routes, win with the ball in the air, and force missed tackles after the catch can be that playmaker too.

I think Davis has the speed, length, hands, coordination, athletic ability, and technique to be a WR1 in the NFL if he can stay healthy. So for him, a successful OTA period is just him practicing every day and looking like the guy we saw in stretches last year.

So look for someone thriving in the new offense, or at least seeming to get more snaps/reps than they have in the past. More time in this offense with better coaching, can only be a good thing.

Right now it sounds like Corey Davis is the guy most poised to break out, but the OTAs are far from over.

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