The Tennessee Titans made their first splash in free agency by signing offensive tackle Dan More to an overpriced four-year contract.
Moore has been a league-average starter at best throughout his career. According to the metrics, Moore was one of the least effective pass blockers in the NFL this past season, though the advanced metrics are far more endearing. Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi believes him to be worth more than $20 million per season.
Legendary offensive line coach Bill Callahan will be asked to continue developing Moore into a viable long-term starter at left tackle, but this is almost certainly a situation where the Titans were willing to overpay to upgrade the offensive line.
Borgonzi and Chad Brinker had each worked for successful organizations for nearly their entire careers, before teaming up in Tennessee. Together, they were willing to overpay for Moore's services, even after saying that blockbuster deals in free agency are not the way to build a championship roster.
If nothing else, Moore's signing admitts that Borgonzi and Brinker think sophomore offensive tackle JC Latham is a better option at right tackle than left tackle. That isn't a bad thing because things have changed in the last decade, and both tackles are equally important now, but it might just be reality. Last year, Latham was asked to make the switch from college right tackle to NFL blindside protector. This offseason, they'll ask him to go back to his more familiar position., with Moore having essentially played every career snap on the left side.
Latham's entire college career was spent at right tackle, so it never made a ton of sense to move him to left tackle, though the Titans often referenced his high school experience at left tackle. The Titans didn't feel like they had a choice, with weaknesses at both positions, prompting a move to the blindside.
Brian and Bill Callahan were involved inat decision, but it appears all parties came together, Borgonzi and Brinker included, to reverse course after a year of up-and-down play from Latham.
Brian Callahan was asked if he would consider moving Latham to right tackle and he said, "I wouldn't box ourselves into not signing a good player because we have a guy at left tackle...How do we find the best two tackles we can find? If we have to move him, we'll move him."
In retrospect, it doesn't seem like the bar was very high for what they considered to be a better option at left tackle.