Tyler Nickel
Jake Scott has spent the past four seasons with the Tennessee Titans after being drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round of the 2004 draft. Jake Scott,was one of the better pass protecting guards in the NFL during the 2011 season.
As usual, we will be looking at some stats that have been provided by Pro Football Focus. According to PFF, Jake Scott has only allowed five sacks and 12 hits since joining the Titans in 2008. Looking at 2011 isolated, he allowed two sacks, one quarterback hit and 11 QB pressures.
As far as his run blocking abilities go, Scott is an average player. PFF gave him a grade of 0.4 in that category during 2011 and a -16 in 2010, but he did score a +7.0 in 2009. Needless to say, his scores are kind of all over the place and much of it probably depends on Chris Johnson's effectiveness. Still, Johnson did average 4.7 yards per carry when running off the right guard (Scott) last season, according to PFF. The league average was about 4.6 ypc.
There are a couple of things that are really appealing when examining Scott, though. Yes, he will be 31 by the time the season starts, but he has not missed a game due to injury in his entire career. In fact, he has started every game since 2005.