Spencer has at least one advantage at center

Counting the preseason, the Titans will start their fourth center of the year on Thursday against Indianapolis.

Fernando Velasco started one preseason contest before he got cut, Rob Turner started the first six games before getting demoted, and rookie Brian Schwenke made three starts before suffering a high ankle sprain.

Chris Spencer will make his starting debut against Indianapolis.

“The biggest challenge for me … is dealing with a new quarterback and a new center,” Titans offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains said. “You have a center that does things differently than the guy that was playing before him, and all of a sudden, schematically things have to change a little bit because of strengths and weaknesses.”

One advantage Spencer has going for him is that he’s worked a lot this year with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, and now both will be in the starting lineup.

“Chris and I have worked together so much, just throughout training camp and practice and all that stuff, that there’s really no concern at all,” Fitzpatrick said of Spencer, a 2005 first-round draft pick of Seattle who has played in 114 NFL games.

in Seattle.

“Spence is a veteran guy who’s been through a lot before. He’s very poised out there. You never want a nervous center, a guy who’s wide-eyed out there and twitching with snap counts. He’s just a guy that’s played in a lot of NFL games. It gives you a lot of confidence having a guy like that in front of you, not having to worry about some of those little things.”

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Source: Titans Insider