Eight observations after Week One of Titans training camp

By John Glennon

In a normal year, media at Tennessee Titans practice would have been pouring forth personal observations for several days now – tracking Ryan Tannehill passes, analyzing the new slot cornerback and evaluating a new crop of rookies.

The battle to gain the upper hand on the COVID-19 virus, however, has pressed pause on normalcy.

Players have only recently been allowed to enter the facility full-time after being tested, and are now entering into what's termed an acclimation period, where they'll do work in the weight room, improve their conditioning and participate in walk-throughs on the field.

Only then will they start to ramp up toward the kind of training-camp practices we're used to.

The bottom line for media is that we won't get live looks at Titans on the field until Aug. 14, more than two weeks after training camp started.

But we're still learning about the team, even if we're not strolling the sidelines quite yet. In that light, here are eight observations on the Titans after a week of training camp, one that's unlike any we've experienced:

No snaps to second string?

With Logan Woodside currently holding the best chance at opening the season as the Titans' back-up, I wondered how many NFL teams in 2019 began the season with a back-up who'd never taken a . . .

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Author: John GlennonMulti-media journalist with extensive expertise covering the NFL, NHL, professional soccer and more, including the Tennessee Titans and Nashville Predators for The Tennessean with articles, videos and podcasts. Strengths include the ability to write quick, concise and thorough analysis, as well as the ability to uncover unique human-interest stories. In working as a reporter, John developed skills that extend beyond the sports journalism world. An efficient and effective communicator, John is confident, calm and productive under deadline pressure and knows the power of the written word. John brings to Broadway Sports a work ethic second to none, an intellectual hunger, and an ability to inform and entertain readers, viewers and listeners. Reach out directly to John at: