Jan 2, 2017; Arlington, TX, USA; Western Michigan Broncos wide receiver Corey Davis (84) reacts after catching a touchdown pass during the second half of the 2017 Cotton Bowl against the Wisconsin Badgers at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Does this trade make sense for the Tennessee Titans by Will Lomas

An update on Tennessee Titans 1st round pick, Corey Davis.

It has been a little bit since I talked about how great Corey Davis is. However, instead of repeating myself by talking about his positives, lets talk about his con (singular).

Coming into the 2017 NFL Draft, there were questions that maybe an ankle injury to Corey Davis was going to hamper his progress to become an NFL receiver.

Luckily for the Tennessee Titans it looks like Corey Davis is already ahead of where some feared he would be. Not only that, he may be the healthiest 1st round receiver.

A new story from Sports Illustrated notes that it was Corey Davis, not Mike Williams or John Ross who has been able to practice with his team in OTA.

If you are questioning how important this time is, just look at what Chris Burke points out in his article with quotes from Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn on Mike Williams:

“Mike Williams’s recent setback was much more an unpleasant surprise. The No. 7 pick tweaked his back during the Chargers’ rookie minicamp, an injury that thus far has forced him to sit during OTAs. His coach, Anthony Lynn, said this week that Williams ‘is getting behind right now.’

“’f he wasn’t a rookie it would be different,’ said Lynn, per ESPN.com. ‘But he has so much to learn, and some of this you can only learn on the field.’”

There isn’t a lot you see from these OTAs that translate. Technique from DBs and the connection between a quarterback and his wide receivers are probably the two big things you see on the field that translates to actual football.

With limited/no contact, front seven guys on defense and the line, running backs and tight ends can only get minimal work.

A quarterback and a wide receiver are different. You can work on big things like timing and routes.

Where you really get better though is the subtleties that get boiled down to “chemistry”. Finding out where a wide receiver likes the ball to end up, if they will lay out for passes, if they have the burst to really break hard our of their routes, the size difference between someone like Corey Davis and Taywan Taylor, etc.

This is where hard working quarterbacks and wide receivers can really find a way to become more of the sum of their parts.

Corey Davis is the only wide receiver able to do that right now and Tennessee Titans fans should be ecstatic.