NASHVILLE, Tenn. – We don’t have to know them for them to be good, but the Titans receiving core is giving a lot of reps high in the rotation to players who hardly rank as sure things.
With Rishard Matthews still not back from an unknown injury suffered or aggravated during OTAs, Corey Davis and Taywan Taylor continue to work as the starters in the base offense.
Taylor told me 100 percent of his snaps have been outside through three days of camp, whereas last year it was about 25 percent. He brings a great element of speed and like Davis, seems to be carrying himself with more confidence as the start of his second season.
“Marcus that’s our guy, our leader, our quarterback,” Taylor said. “I’ve definitely been trying to make sure I’m getting reps with him and coach has been telling me, ‘Make sure you go with Marcus’ and things like that. You want to get the most realistic looks and like you said, that’s our guy.”
I spent Saturday’s practice charting just how many snaps each receiver got with the offense when Marcus Mariota was the QB.
