Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel is well known for coming up with creative ways of saying and describing things, so when it was time for him to talk about the team’s struggles in pass protection early on in training camp, he didn’t disappoint.
Vrabel talked about the dominant force Tennessee’s defensive front has been against the O-line early on in training camp, but the way he described it was, well, different.
While he did note things have gotten better for the O-line since pads came on for the first time in Monday’s practice, Vrabel had an unusual way of describing the group’s lackluster pass protection before that.
#Titans HC Mike Vrabel said pass protection, and the pressure from the defense, looked like "shit through a brass horn" early on in camp, but said the pockets have been better since the pads have come on.
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) August 1, 2023
I can’t say I’ve ever seen what that looks like, but we’ll just have to take Vrabel’s word for it that his description is accurate.
Nevertheless, the offensive line remains arguably the biggest question mark on the team as the Titans are welcoming in four new players, with the only returning starter for the moment being Aaron Brewer, who is moving to center.
Right tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere is another returning starter from last year’s putrid group, but he’s suspended for the first six games.
The rocky start to training camp is the exact opposite of what we wanted to see from the offensive line given the circumstances, but it’s also important to note the unit is going up against quite the formidable defensive front.
Hopefully that difficult matchup will serve to help the offensive line improve as camp progresses.
