Tennessee Titans: What Stood Out at Camp Day 4
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four days of practice in the unyielding Tennessee heat saw just the slightest bit of strain and agitation at Saint Thomas Sports Park. More trash talk, more self-called holds and more physical exertion mean the grind of training camp is settling in. Each day, we will analyze the biggest takeaway, individual stand-out or […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four days of practice in the unyielding Tennessee heat saw just the slightest bit of strain and agitation at Saint Thomas Sports Park. More trash talk, more self-called holds and more physical exertion mean the grind of training camp is settling in.
Each day, we will analyze the biggest takeaway, individual stand-out or topic du jour that came out of practice and what it could mean for the upcoming season. Let's take a look at Nate Davis…
Nate Davis was selected by Tennessee in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Charlotte. At 6-3 and 316 lbs, Davis is a physical player with athleticism and is in the competition for the right guard spot occupied by Josh Kline. Davis worked with the first-team offense in Monday's practice during eleven-on-eleven drills and performed well enough, according to Vrabel.
"We do different things each day to try to put guys in positions to work with other guys" Vrabel said of Davis' reps. "That was the case with Nate (Davis) today. Like a lot of practices, there are going to be some good things that he did and some things that we have to continue to fix. That’s how every practice goes."
Davis will likely be a back-up to Kevin Pamphile. Taking advantage of his opportunities, though, may be essential moving forward. Vrabel and Robinson still have to find their best five offensive lineman in the first month without Taylor Lewan.
One thing that the rookie will have to continue to workshop is his stance. He told us in May that he tended to play too low to the ground which affected his explosion, saying that when he would "kind of raise up then go and that kind of loses too much time."
We will continue to see different variations of starting offensive linemen in the early days of camp. As it stands today, Davis would serve best as a solid reserve in 2019 while there are more experienced options available in front of him.
