Andre Dillard proving the Titans could do worse than Dennis Daley

Making a statement like "Dillard might be worse than Daley" could absolutely come across as recency bias. Dillard is the guy actively hurting the Titans, so obviously it's going to feel like he's been just as bad. So let's go one step further.

Instead of simply referring to their shared shared struggles for comparison, let's actually look at the pass protection numbers for both players.

In 2022, Dennis Daley played 942 offensive snaps for the Titans. He allowed 12 sacks, nine QB hits, and 31 hurries for a total of 52 pressures in pass protection. It doesn't get much worse than that, right? Right?!

So far in 2023, Andre Dillard has played 434 offensive snaps. He has allowed eight sacks, nine QB hits, and 17 hurries for a total of 34 pressures. that remarkably makes Dillard on pace to allow 17 sacks, 19 hits, and 36 hurries for a total of 72 pressures in the same number of snaps as Daley had (All numbers via PFF).

There's just a not a justification for Dillard to see the field anymore. But the Titans may not have another option. Nicholas Petit-Frere went down with a shoulder injury on Thursday night that could force him to miss some time. That leaves a big hole at left tackle with limited options.

I don't see the Titans moving Peter Skoronski to tackle mid-season. So that leaves 2023 sixth round pick Jaelyn Duncan or Dillon Radunz as potential solutions. At this point, there's no reason to not try one of those guys out there. You have to protect your rookie quarterback.

It feels like it can't get any worse than Dillard right now. But then again, we said the same thing about Daley last season...and here we are.