It’s not nearly as flashy as the aforementioned passing attack, but the Tennessee Titans’ offense is going to be quietly efficient this year -- part “exotic smashmouth,” part “surgical devastation”. One of the key players in this revamped aerial assault could be fifth-round rookie wide receiver Tajae Sharpe, who has done so well that he bumped a former second-round pick out of the starting lineup and then off the team.
Sharpe has run exclusively with the first-team this offseason and has caught both of his targets for a total of 35 yards receiving in the preseason. This comes a year after Sharpe put up 176 targets in his senior year in college. No, Sharpe isn’t a deep threat or likely to contribute double-digit touchdowns, but he is a smooth route-runner and has secure hands. That makes him the perfect security blanket for quarterback Marcus Mariota, who had a mediocre 18th-best Passing Success Rate among the 39 quarterbacks to take 150 or more drop backs last year.