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Tennessee Titans: What we learned from Week 6 loss to Broncos

By Michael Moraitis

DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 13: Quarterback Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Tennessee Titans throws a pass during the fourth quarter against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High on October 13, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos defeated the Titans 16-0. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 13: Quarterback Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Tennessee Titans throws a pass during the fourth quarter against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High on October 13, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos defeated the Titans 16-0. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/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 isn’t ready

I was surprised to see that right guard Kevin Pamphile was inactive on Sunday. He had practiced fully all week and it looked as though he was ready to return. It would have made sense for Tennessee to at least give him some snaps to see if he was a better option than rookie Nate Davis.

Instead, it was Davis who got the nod and played the entire game. What we saw was a rookie offensive lineman who doesn’t look ready for prime time quite yet, as he was getting bulldozed by opposing defensive lineman and committed at least one penalty.

We have no idea if Pamphile will even be an upgrade, however he does have the experience factor over Davis. Now, this is not to say we’re throwing Davis out for good, but the Titans simply have to do something different along the offensive line in order to try and make an improvement.

Of course, these offensive line issues were here long before Davis made his debut in Week 4 and it would be short-sighted to blame him solely. It just comes down to trying new things, and it’s time the Titans see who really deserves the starting right guard spot after they were unable to get the competition we all expected to occur during training camp.

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