Tennessee left tackle JC Latham made his debut on Saturday, playing left tackle for the Titans against the defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers. Tennessee won the game, 17-13.
While Latham and the first-team offense didn’t play long, it was the first game together for the rebuilt unit, which includes last year’s first-round pick, left guard Peter Skoronski, and center Lloyd Cushenberry.
How did the group fare?
After the game, Latham gave the offensive line a grade.
“As a whole, as a group, I’d probably give it a B,” Latham said in the locker room after the game.
“There’s still some things we can clean up, but I didn’t feel like I played to the standards of the group. I give myself a C, honestly. Did some good things out there, but a lot of errors I can improve in, so I feel like didn’t live up to the standards of the level we want to play at.”
Where does Latham feel he needs to improve after one week preseason?
“Pass protection,” Latham answered. “I didn’t use my hands as much as I’d like to.”
You love seeing Latham hold himself to a different standard. Tennessee’s offensive line was one of the NFL’s lowest-ranked units this offseason but should be much improved in 2024 with the additions of Latham, Cushenberry, and legendary offensive line coach Bill Callahan.
JC Latham @TKJaayy gave the @Titans first team offensive line a B for their work in the preseason opener.
Latham gave himself a C, saying he didn’t play “to the standard of the group.” pic.twitter.com/SNS9o8O15O
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) August 11, 2024
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