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Could the Titans cut Andy Levitre?

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Three years ago the interior of the Titans line was abysmal.  To their credit, they recognized the problem and threw a ton of resources at it.  They signed Andy Levitre, the consensus best guard available in free agency, to a 6-year $46.8 million dollar contract, drafted Chance Warmack in the first round and Brian Schwenke in the 4th round.

The jury is still out on Schwenke.  Warmack improved steadily during the 2014 season, but Levitre has been a disaster.  He has been so bad, in fact, that he has been removed from the starting lineup for the last 2 practices.  This team has plenty of money, but they just cannot pay a guy $6.5 million to be a backup.

Now, two practices on the second team doesn't mean a guy is going to be permanently removed from the starting lineup.  The coaching staff could just be doing this to try and light a fire under Levitre, or they could just be shuffling guys around to see what they have at different positions.

And don't sleep on Fernando Velasco.  I included him on my initial 53-man roster projection while most did not.  Say what you want about Velasco, but that dude is a solid interior offensive lineman.  The Titans were dumb to let him walk 2 years ago.  They better not make the same mistake again.