Stage set for Tennessee Titans rookie to start vs Cleveland Browns?

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 25: Head coach Mike Vrabel of the Tennessee Titans looks on during the second half of a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Nissan Stadium on August 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - AUGUST 25: Head coach Mike Vrabel of the Tennessee Titans looks on during the second half of a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Nissan Stadium on August 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /
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The bad news is that one of the Titans best interior linemen Corey Levin was cut likely because he couldn’t play offensive tackle.

Some reckless speculation here, this is what I think happened with the offensive line:

-The Titans were always going to only keep 8 on the roster with Lewan exempt. So the five starters obviously made it.

-I think that the bond between David Quessenberry and Mike Vrabel along with some decent preseason play earned him the backup tackle spot over Tyler Marz.

-Nate Davis was always a lock to make the roster.

-It came down to Levin vs Jamil Douglas for the back up interior guy who can snap the ball. Again, pure speculation, but I think this all goes back to the Kevin Pamphile re-signing. The Tennessee Titans promised him a chance to compete for the RG spot instead of being just a backup OT. However, when the Lewan suspension came down they found themselves short on tackles with NFL experience. Now stuck in a position where they needed to keep Pamphile as a backup OT as much as a guard, Levin might have felt slighted that he was never really given the chance to earn a starting spot despite clearly being on of the best offensive linemen for the Titans this preseason. That led to a mutual decision to part ways.

At least that is the only way I can make sense of this.