Tennessee Titans training camp notes: Day 6

What stood out for the Tennessee Titans after their day off?

The Tennessee Titans took Tuesday off and a lot of people looked better for it. Who stood out most for Tennessee?

Injuries:

-Jonnu Smith was back after missing a day (I think).

-Rashaan Evans missed again, and it is starting to get a little concerning. Alabama linebackers always usually come in with some injury concerns and the longer this goes to scarier it gets with the first preseason game just 8 days away.

-Brian Orkapo is out again, but I am not really worried about that.

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-Rishard Matthews was reportedly running routes before practice, so whatever is bothering him may be getting better.

-Yesterday Tye Smith was moved to IR and I have absolutely no idea why.

-The final injury concern was that Johnathan Cyprien and Kendrick Lewis both had injuries today and left. Lewis didn’t seem to have a big injury, but the one to Cyp was reportedly pretty bad. He went into the locker room and walked under his own power but there have been no updates since.

It looked like a lower body issue, but that is all I will speculate right now.

-Jurrell Casey and Malcolm Butler had rest days and are fine.

Offense:

-The winner of the offense today seemed to be Corey Davis. After a report came out on him Wednesday morning about how he was motivated to get better, I was afraid that he was going to have all eyes on him and people were going to criticize any little mistakes.

While some of that did happen, he dominated in large part and had a filthy route in redzone period where he beat Logan Ryan twice in one play both inside and then when he jerked back outside. In fact, let’s look at the clip:

-Jonnu Smith had a great day. He apparently looked good all day including a screen pass where he was wide open and had a lot of space to work with down the field. If they can get him in space, he can be deadly, not because he is electric but because he is such a great combination of size and speed.

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-Marcus Mariota had a great day, as far as I can tell he was constantly in sync with guys like Corey Davis and Taywan Taylor. The offense seemed to do the easy stuff well and got some chunk plays. Like the past few weeks I expect tomorrow to swing back towards the defense, but with a new offense and guys missing these are the kind of days you want to see.

-Quinton Spain and Lewan got praise for great blocks to spring Derrick Henry for what would have been a huge gain in the team period. It is great to hear about running backs actually running after so much reporting being on the passing game…

-But speaking of that, Henry drew rave reviews for the fact that he is a much better receiver than this coaching staff perceived before getting to Tennessee. However, people are also reporting that Dion Lewis looks great in opportunities too.

It is hard to say who actually looks better out there without seeing them in real competition, but I am hoping to get a better feel in about a week.

Defense:

-With Malcolm Butler, Jurrell Casey and Brian Orakpo out, the defense still looks good but not nearly as soul crushing as it has been at times during the peak of training camp.

-Harold Landry deserves a lot of credit. He was getting praise from all over and the coaches were finding ways to get him to the QB. One way was just a straight up outside rush vs Dennis Kelly where the right tackle reportedly didn’t even touch Landry.

Another was was to kick Derrick Morgan inside and line them up next to each other. I can’t stress how important that is. The fact that this coaching staff is finding ways to get Landry and Morgan on the same side likely means that when the season rolls around we will see Morgan, Orakpo, Casey, and Landry all on the field together at the same time.

-Outside of Corey Davis, Logan Ryan and Adoree Jackson seemed to be handling their business really well. While there were plays made by the offense, there really wasn’t a “wow X player got beaten badly deep” play or anything to make you really concerned.

If Butler and Byard are going to be the playmakers, then having dependable players who can lock down wide receivers is key, it gives those guys a chance to take risks. Not saying that Jackson and Ryan can’t make plays, but it is probably Butler and Byard who will do it most often.