Titans’ offensive line finishes dead-last in PFF’s rankings
Professional Soccer Focus posted its end-of-year rankings for the offensive traces of all 32 NFL groups and the Tennessee Titans didn’t truthful effectively, as you’d count on.
In the long run-of-year rankings from PFF’s Sam Monson, Tennessee was dead-last on the record at No. 32 general. Right here’s what Monson needed to say in regards to the group.
Tennessee’s line ranks lifeless final in PFF pass-blocking effectivity over the season (81.3), surrendering 172 pressures on 531 pass-blocking snaps.
The Titans completed third worst within the league at producing yards earlier than contact within the run recreation, averaging simply 1.0 yards on the yr.
Monson additionally unsurprisingly listed Nate Davis and Ben Jones as the 2 greatest linemen from the group, which is correct. Jones was Monson’s choose as the higher of the 2, although.
Finest Participant: Ben Jones
The 2 greatest gamers on the Titans line (Ben Jones and Nate Davis) every performed in 12 video games. Jones allowed one sack and 10 whole pressures in these video games whereas ending with one of the best PFF run-blocking grade on the road.
Struggling in move safety is nothing new for a Titans offensive line that has performed so for years now, however the struggles in run-blocking have been not less than a bit shocking contemplating that has all the time been a power for this unit it doesn’t matter what.
We don’t have to re-hash how terrible Dennis Daley and Aaron Brewer have been, or the struggles of Nicholas Petit-Frere, or the accidents that plagued the group the whole season. Been there, performed that.
What’s vital now’s the Titans fixing this unit, which may take as much as 4 new gamers. Daley and Brewer is not going to be starters in 2023, Jones could retire due to concussions, and Davis may depart in free company.
The revamp will begin in free company, the place the Titans should add not less than one veteran starter, and fairly probably extra relying on how issues shake out with the aforementioned gamers.
They’ll then wrap up the revamp within the 2023 NFL draft, the place they need to be trying offensive line at No. 11 general. It’s doable the Titans add a number of linemen there, additionally.