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Tennessee Titans: Nate Davis on his way, and other snap count takeaways

By Michael Moraitis

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Derrick Henry #22 of the Tennessee Titans rushes against Deion Jones #45 of the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 29, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Derrick Henry #22 of the Tennessee Titans rushes against Deion Jones #45 of the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 29, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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Tennessee Titans right guard, Nate Davis.
KNOXVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 3: Nate Davis #64 of the Charlotte 49ers pass blocks Defensive lineman Darrell Taylor #19 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the game between the Charlotte 49ers and the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won the game 14-3. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) /

Nate Davis is on his way

Shout it from the rooftops, Titans fans: right guard Jamil Douglas‘ days as the team’s starter are officially numbered, if not done already. Gone are the days of 12.4 pass-blocking grades — or at least we hope.

While Douglas and Nate Davis rotated in and out with each other throughout the entire game and it was Douglas who actually got the start, Davis saw the majority of snaps at right guard on Sunday, and by a pretty significant margin.

The 2019 third-round pick saw 40 snaps (62 percent) to Douglas’ 24 snaps (38 percent). That tells me that not only was Davis’ conditioning fine, he also played well in his NFL debut. Had either one of those things not been true, the snap counts for both players likely would have been more even.

The only hiccup that was noticeable was when Davis allowed a defender through on a run-pass option play that almost got quarterback Marcus Mariota sacked, however the Titans signal-caller was able to get the ball away to avoid it.

We’ll get better looks at Davis as the weeks go on, but for now this is a great sign and means the Titans might have gotten an upgrade on what has been a struggling O-line.

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