Tennessee Titans: Mike Vrabel talks Taylor Lewan return, RG rotation

ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 29: Head coach Mike Vrabel of the Tennessee Titans looks on during the second half of a game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 29, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 29: Head coach Mike Vrabel of the Tennessee Titans looks on during the second half of a game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 29, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) /
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Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel talked about the rotation at right guard in Week 4, and the return of left tackle Taylor Lewan.

The Tennessee Titans deployed a rotation at right guard in Week 4, and head coach Mike Vrabel explained his thinking in doing so.

The rotation consisted of rookie Nate Davis, who was making his NFL debut after being a healthy scratch the first three weeks, and Jamil Douglas, with the former getting the majority of snaps on Sunday (40 to 24).

On Monday, Vrabel talked about his decision to rotate Davis and Douglas in Week 4, which was done in order to evaluate the rookie better in his first game of 2019, according to the head coach.

There were no glaring issues for Davis, outside of his allowing a defender through on an RPO that almost led to a sack. Thankfully, Marcus Mariota was able to get rid of the football before the defender took him down.

Vrabel also gave his evaluation of how things went with Davis.

So, will Davis get the start in Week 5 against the Buffalo Bills? Vrabel didn’t really answer that one way or the other.

As long as his conditioning is up to par, there’s no reason to believe Davis won’t start against Buffalo. He played well in his debut and took up 62 percent of the snaps.

Regardless, once Davis takes the field on Sunday, the Titans will have their offensive line at full strength for the first time this season. That’s because Mr. Taylor Lewan is returning in Week 5, and joined the team at the facility on Monday morning.

Vrabel said Lewan made the Titans coach give him a hug when the two saw each other for the first time.

Vrabel also went on to say that Lewan’s temporary replacement, Dennis Kelly, did a good job in the star left tackle’s absence, which he did. The Titans offensive line had a lot of issues through the first four games, but Kelly was hardly the biggest problem.

On a side note, Vrabel admitted his decision to go for it on fourth down in the fourth quarter with the team leading 24-10 instead of kicking a chip shot field goal was the wrong move.

It’s OK coach, we forgive you. Just please, don’t do it again, OK?