Corey Davis' offseason work on his craft a key to Titans' receiving corps
By Steve Cavendish, guest reporter
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- There’s a scene in the middle of Hoosiers where, faced with putting a player he benched back into the game, Gene Hackman’s beleaguered high school basketball coach opts to go with just four players.
“My team’s on the court,” he tells a ref.
That’s general manager Jon Robinson with this corps of wide receivers. The Titans didn't re-sign Eric Decker. And instead of drafting another receiver or adding a high-profile name through free agency, the Titans GM has opted to go with a nucleus of Rishard Matthews, Taywan Taylor, Tajae Sharpe and Corey Davis.
It’s a group that has some question marks: Sharpe is returning from a yearlong injury; Matthews posted lower numbers in 2017 than in 2016; Taylor showed bursts of talent, but caught only 16 balls in his rookie season.
And then there’s Davis, the fifth-overall pick in last year’s draft and one of the players whose improvement may determine whether or not the Titans will contend for an AFC championship.
Davis’ numbers were good for a rookie. He was tied for fifth in receptions (34) and seventh in yards (375).
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