Don't be surprised if Brian Callahan flips the Tennessee Titans' 1st round draft script on its head

Didn't you get the script for the Tennessee Titans and the franchise's first round draft plans?

If not, it reads all the way, from top to bottom, that the Titans are a guaranteed lock to draft an offensive tackle with the seventh overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. 

Go ahead, bet the mortgage. Tattoo Joe Alt or one of the other bigs on your chest. Find Will Levis and ask him just how excited he is to know he'll have one of these big guys protecting him for the foreseeable future.

I mean just look at Jim Wyatt's latest mock draft roundup: 23 of the 24 mock draft that include the business's top experts, or 95.8%, have the Titans taking a tackle prospect at No. 7. The lone wolf was A to Z Sports' own Travis May, who took Alabama EDGE Dallas Turner at seven overall.

While it makes all the sense in the world for the Titans to go tackle, especially after the unmitigated disaster we've seen over the last two seasons, I wouldn't be so sure about the Titans taking one, here.

And that's because Brian Callahan has been in this situation, before, but went a completely different direction with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2021 when they drafted Ja'Marr Chase instead of a tackle like the vast majority of people thought they would. The near-consensus opinion was the Bengals would take Oregon tackle, Penei Sewell, but they went the Chase route, instead.

Of course, Callahan wasn't part of the top decision-making in that process, but he had a front row seat and saw how the sausage was made. Not only that, the decision has worked out wonderfully, as Chase has developed into a top-5 receiver in the league. 

If there's anyone who can flip the Titans' draft script at No. 7, it's Callahan. With Carthon alongside, too, of course.

"At the end of the day, the NFL is about scoring points, and having people that can score points is important," Callahan told reporters recently. "I'll always lean, when all things are equal, (on) guys that can score touchdowns tend to make more of an impact."

Obviously, you can't score points with your quarterback lying on his back and it's safe to be said the Bengals haven't figured out their offensive line problem to this day. At the same time, one of the top receivers in this draft can easily come in and make the immediate impact Chase did, especially with DeAndre Hopkins and Calvin Ridley in the mix. That also sounds awfully reminiscent of Cincy, as Tyler Boyd and Tee Higgins were already on the roster when Chase arrived.

Taking a tackle makes sense and honestly, the Titans should prioritize it over receiver. Especially after signing Ridley. Still, at the same time, I'd hold off on locking in this in because as we all know - nothing is guaranteed in the NFL.