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Tennessee Titans offensive line is struggling

By Colton Pickard

NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 20: Taylor Lewan #77 of the Tennessee Titans points at the defense during a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Nissan Stadium on September 20, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans defeated the Jaguars 33-30. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 20: Taylor Lewan #77 of the Tennessee Titans points at the defense during a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Nissan Stadium on September 20, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans defeated the Jaguars 33-30. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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The Tennessee Titans offensive line has ranked in the bottom half of the NFL after starting the season 3-0, according to Pro Football Focus.

The Tennessee Titans have had a pretty good start to the 2020 season. The Titans have started the season 3-0 and have done just enough to beat all three of their opponents this season.

The offensive line has also been apart of the Titans doing just enough to get by. Ryan Tannehill has been protected for the most part with only three sacks, and the run game seems to be doing pretty well, too. Neither has been great, but they haven’t been bad, either.

Pro Football Focus’ Sam Monson ranked all 32 NFL offensive lines, and the Titans, although serviceable, hasn’t been good enough to rank in the top half of the NFL, according to Monson.

"Pressures allowed: 22Rush yards before contact average: 1.3“The Titans ended 2019 with a top-10 offensive line, according to our rankings, but they then let Jack Conklin walk in free agency, which was always going to have a detrimental effect,” Monson wrote. “Ironically, his replacement in Dennis Kelly has been one of their better performers, and the line as a whole has just not been able to recapture its form from last season yet.“Right guard Nate Davis has taken a step forward, but he remains the weakest link (59.8 PFF grade). However, his pass blocking has been a huge improvement, and he has yet to surrender a sack after being beaten for eight in his rookie year.”"

Seeing that there have been 22 pressures and only three sacks, it doesn’t help the offensive line any, but it does help the strong defenders of Tannehill. He’s either used his athleticism to avoid those sacks or managed to get the ball out in time before going down.

The loss of Jack Conklin has definitely hurt the Titans and if Taylor Lewan is out for any game this season, the offensive line will continue to struggle. The season isn’t going to get any easier than the Titans’ first three opponents, so if the Titans want to continue to win, then the offensive line is going to have to improve as the season continues.

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The Titans offensive line has this Sunday off with their game against the Steelers being moved to later this season, so they’ll have an extra week before their next game to prepare and improve.

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