NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Contemplating the retirement of tight end Craig Stevens, I built to a conclusion: Rookie right tackle Jack Conklin stands to suffer the most with Stevens gone.
That may wind up being the case. Conklin will be attacked by defenses looking to overwhelm the rookie when the Tennessee Titans look to pass, and the quickest medicine for that could be putting a quality blocking tight end next to him to assist.
But the preseason film doesn’t reveal that’s been the case so far, even as coach Mike Mularkey talked of Conklin being more comfortable as a run-blocker than a pass-protector at this stage.