Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - AJ Brown Noise Is A Zombie & Top Offensive Tackles in the NFL Draft

Episode Date: April 18, 2022

The AJ Brown-Tennessee Titans contract saga just won't die. Despite the GM and coach saying publicly and privately they aren't trading him, the news cycle continues to ask for blood. A few tweets from Media and AJ alike have caused a buzz. Does it matter and what's the outcome? Tyler is dragged into the madness again against his will. Next, the 2022 NFL Draft preview series continues with the Offensive Tackle position. Tyler takes a look at the top names and the guys who are, not only in the Titans range, but a fit for them systemically. Finally, dig deeper into the tackle spot as Tyler goes over some mid-round options that could fill a need if the Titans want a young big man.Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitansFollow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPodSubscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitansSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.Shady RaysEXCLUSIVELY FOR OUR LISTENERS, HEAD TO SHADYRAYS.COM AND USE CODE LOCKEDON TO GET FIFTY PERCENT OFF TWO OR MORE PAIRS OF POLARIZED SUNGLASSES.Athletic GreensTo make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NFLNETWORK. Blue NileThis Mother’s Day give mom something she’ll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON at checkout.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the Locked on Titans podcast. I am your host, Tyler Rowland. Titans fans, it is a Tuesday edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. On today's show, the Tennessee Titans began their off-season workouts on Monday, but the conversation was all about who was not in attendance rather than who was. Then, we'll take a look at the offensive tackle class in the 2022 draft, who makes sense for the Titans, not only in the first round, but throughout the mid rounds as well.

All of that and more on a Tuesday edition of the Locked On Titans podcast. Let's get it. You are Locked On Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast. Part of the Locked On Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Titans fans, it is a Tuesday edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. We're going to kick off today's show talking about the Titans opening their offseason activities and who was not in attendance for the Titans, which is making a lot of waves. And we got some tweets to go over as well.

Before we get into that, I want to thank you guys for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen every day. If this is your first ever listen to the Locked on Titans podcast, make sure you subscribe on whatever platform you do stream. You are going to find the Locked on Titans podcast free and available on all platforms, and that includes the Locked on Titans YouTube

channel. Subscribe over there. Smash that notification bell so you know when all the content goes live and throw a thumbs up on the video. If you're watching on YouTube right now, you can follow me on Twitter at TicTacTitans, follow the show on Facebook at LockedOnTitansPod. I am going to be putting out daily, Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content, not only during the season, but all year round. And with the draft right around the corner, it's a perfect time

to get locked in to the Locked on Titans podcast. But with that being said, I tried to dead this rumor as many times as possible. And as much as I have tried to avoid it as content, it's just something that can't be ignored. It's the biggest talking point within the fan base on Monday. So it's something that whether I like it or not, needs to be covered. And the A.J. Brown trade rumors, the A.J. Brown contract discussion, all that, it's just continuing to be at a fever pitch.

And Adam Schefter from ESPN, who has been on a cold streak, in my opinion, with tweets as of late, came out early on Monday morning and dropped this little tweet right here. Let's go over it. It says, Second round picks that include wide receivers Debo Samuel, A.J. Brown, and Terry McLaurin. For the record, McLaurin's a third round pick. Are not expected to participate in their team's on-field off-season programs because they want new contracts at a time this off-season when wide receiver deals have exploded per

league sources. Schefter followed it up with this right here, or my apologies, right here. He says, Tennessee's offseason program opens today, San Francisco's Tuesday, but this is an issue that hangs over these players, their teams, and this draft. Teams will have option to extend these players' contracts or explore trades for them. Now, I can tell you guys, reading these tweets from Schefter,

this is coming directly from these players' agents. He is trying to create leverage for the players. This situation is going to hang over the players, hang over their teams. Okay, let's just dive into this right now. The Titans' offseason activities right now are voluntary. How many of you guys right now listening are going to work for voluntary shifts?

Not your scheduled shifts, not what you get paid for, but voluntary shifts. And what if they told you you're not going to get paid any extra money for going to that voluntary shift you're just doing it for the good of the company how many of you guys are doing that

if you're honest it's probably 1% 2% of the people listening right now would realistically do that and it's probably you guys who own your own business and it's your business

you can't afford to miss anything okay people aren't signing up for voluntary shifts at work for no additional money who own your own business, and it's your business, you can't afford to miss anything. Okay? People aren't signing up for voluntary shifts at work for no additional money just to be a good soldier. Especially when the team owes you and should pay you

$20 million more than what you're expected to make. Now, A.J. Brown, if he got an extension, the money wouldn't kick in this year. But knowing that he had that guaranteed money in pocket before he goes out there and risks his health, I get that. Any business person who thinks with business acumen

understands that if you're getting paid drastically less than what you're worth, you're not going to go do things for free. A.J. Brown does not need to be at OTAs. Right now, Ryan Tannehill didn't go to OTAs. Mike Vrabel wasn't at OTAs today. So, I just think that I don't have a problem with what A.J. Brown is doing.

He could sit out the entire offseason. The Titans typically do these extensions in July. That's when they do them. So, who cares if A.J. Brown doesn't do anything with the Titans until training camp? Who cares? Who cares? Saying he's a bad teammate or he doesn't care.

It's all nonsense. And quite frankly, I haven't seen a lot of that. I haven't, but clearly there's somebody who has. I'm going to throw a tweet up here from A.J. Brown that he dropped right before I went on today. Quote, I'm a diva and a bad teammate all of a sudden? LOL. Okay.

Do what you have to do then. And so we'll... Now, as I've said to certain people online who have said, oh, I've seen it. I've seen people saying he's a bad teammate. I've seen people calling him selfish. Okay, look, guys. This is the age of the internet. If you dig enough, you'll find a dissenting opinion on anything.

There are people who will tell you the sky is green if you go on the internet long enough. Okay? So, the reality here is AJ's probably seeing some stupid fans say some stupid things. But, AJ Brown's going to be a Titan. I said it before. I said it about Harold Landry.

I said it before. I'll say it again. All of this is slow news period offseason nonsense. AJ Brown will be a Titan. He will not be traded. He will get his extension in July. He will be in training camp. He will play for the Titans in 2022. And I've lived long enough that I've become the villain

here by rehashing this news in this room and this story once again, but it's just everywhere. And I can't help but speak my mind on it. If you're calling out AJ Brown as a bad teammate because he wants to get a new contract and he's skipping voluntary shifts at work, then you're foolish. And if you're A.J. Brown and you're listening to this, logical fans don't feel this way.

You're going to be a Titan forever. A.J. Brown, well, maybe not forever, but I know that A.J. Brown will be a Titan in 2022 and he'll get his contract extension because I believe that John Robinson knows how to run a football team. But that's going to do it for this conversation. We're going to get into the offensive tackle group.

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of the Locked on Titans podcast. We just talked about the new rehashing of A.J. Brown's situation, some tweets and all this nonsense. A.J. Brown will be a Titan. I'm not worried about that. But with that being said, we're going to get into our breakdown of the offensive tackle class in the 2022 draft. Continue the 2022 Locked on Titans NFL draft preview.

Before we get into that, I do want to thank you guys for making the Locked on Titans NFL Draft Preview. Before we get into that, I do want to thank you guys for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen every day. Now, I just got to tell you guys about some awesome stuff we're doing at the Locked on Podcast Network. So, number one, the 2022 Ultimate Mock Draft. The first episode dropped on Monday. The second episode dropped today on Tuesday.

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That's all three days going live, 30 minutes before the draft kicks off each day. So 7.30 on Thursday, 6.30 on Friday, 11.30 in the morning on Saturday, all of that Eastern time, of course, which is the best time zone and the only one that matters. I know that's going to make a lot of you Central folks mad. I don't care.

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after the Titans make their selection? I'm hoping that the answer is your boy. But with that being said, let's move into this tackle class because you guys know when I get into these prospects, I dig in deep and I am excessively wordy, which you may already know. But moving forward, the number one offensive tackle in the NFL draft to me is clearly Evan Neal from Alabama, 6'7", 337 pounds.

The big keywords that I put next to him are versatility and reliability. He's a versatile guy, played multiple positions along the offensive line, started as a freshman, as a sophomore, as a junior, all different spots. He's incredibly athletic for a guy that size, powerful, got real strong hands as well. Now, he can be a little top-heavy, which leads to balance issues, getting a little over his toes too much. He doesn't have incredible lateral agility,

which may limit him when it comes to taking on speed rushers on the edge. He could slide into guard if you needed him to do that, though, if it became that big a problem. But I think he's a tackle. Along with that, he's got to learn how to sustain blocks. He gets on guys, he drives them. But to sustain the block throughout the play, that's something he can work on as well.

But again, versatile guy. He can play up and down the line. He can play right tackle, left tackle, play guard if you need him to. Reliability. I just believe that Evan Neal is going to be a solid starter in the league for 10 years. So he's my number one tackle. Number two is Akem Ekwunu.

6'4", 310 pounds out of NC State. I call him the zone animal. He would just be perfect in a zone run scheme. He's nasty. Just a nasty temperament. And I love that in an offensive lineman. Great power as well. He's going to bulldoze people off the line.

He's going to move people. He's going to move bodies, man. That's what's most important. Obviously, getting picked this high, he's an athletic guy, maybe not as big as some of the offensive, like the 6'6", 6'7", so at 6'4", great athletic ability, and people just rave about his character and his leadership. Now, got to get better with his hand placement because he can be a little overaggressive at times. He has the tendency to allow guys to beat him to the inside because he'll overset to the outside on his pass rush.

And he had some issues with penalties, but he can refine his technique. To me, give me the temperament and give me the athletic traits. I'm taking that all day long. I'll coach up the technique and I'll coach away the penalties. The next guy is Mississippi State left tackle Charles Cross, 6'4", 307 pounds. I called him a pass-blocking sensei.

So Mississippi State had that Mike Leach, you know, air it out type scheme. They didn't run the ball a ton. So he doesn't have a ton of run-blocking experience, but what he has showed as a pass-blocker, great lateral movement, which is important to move side to side for speed pass rush. He's patient with his hands. He takes his time. He's not overzealous.

He's not overaggressive. He's really smart positionally. Charles Cross isn't a drive blocker or a power blocker like you would think of with Evan Neal or Ekwunu, but he's a guy who knows how to use his body to get in position to win blocks and get the job done. You can develop the other things at the next level. He's got a strange stance. His feet are very close together and that causes some problems with his pass set.

He doesn't have a ton of anchor guys. He's, he's, I don't want to say he's lean, but he could use some extra mass and some extra core strength to be able to anchor. And that's basically it. Imagine that you're taking a bull rush, two hands straight in your chest, trying to push you back. Can you widen your base? Can you get your center of gravity and your balance and hold off?

That's something that Charles Cross has to improve on. He's got to add mass. And when he does add mass, that'll make him a better drive blocker in the run game. And he had some penalty issues as well that need to be cleaned up.

The next guy's a guy who I think those three guys, Cross, Equanu, and Neal are not going to be available for the Titans. Period. They're just not. But a guy who will be, or could be, and could be in striking range if the Titans want to trade up

is Trevor Penning. The mean, nasty tackle out of Northern Iowa. 6'7", 325 pounds. I put Angry Beaver. Okay? Because he is going to destroy some wood and he is going to be upset while he does it.

Incredible size. 6'7", 325. I mean, a monster of a man. And boy, he is mean. He wants to drive you into ground. He wants to take your... Every single time he's talked about it. Very wide body. So as a blocker, he just takes up space. He's so wide. It's hard to get around him. That is a skill all in itself. And for a guy that size, he's got good feet, really good feet,

quick feet, able to move around, reset all that. Now, when you're that big, you have the tendency to be upright. He's a little over aggressive, not as technically refined with his hand placement. He's a little over aggressive. There's no other way to put it, which means he shoots his hands a little bit too early. He gets a little over top of himself and gets a little upright because he thinks he's got things won. Also, he didn't play against very good competition at Northern Iowa. So of course, he looked like a man amongst boys in college because of the competition. Here's the reality. Penning plays really tough and physical and nasty

and he rubs people the wrong way. But I like that. You got the size. You got the mentality. I'll take that. With that athletic ability at that size, I'll mold that guy. But the reality here is, and I've got to be honest, his over-aggressiveness, it's almost like the guy trying to be too tough.

He's trying to act tough when the tape just doesn't show it. He's got balance issues. He gets upright over his toes. His hand placement, he doesn't have the technical refinement that you would want from a guy who some people are saying could go top 10. I don't think that's the case, and I think Penning is slipping down draft boards a little bit as people get into more of the film.

He made a great impression at the Senior Bowl with his physicality, but it's almost kind of like a fake toughness in a way because the tape doesn't match how tough he acts out on the field. And again, that could rub some people the wrong way, including teams, but I think he'd be a great fit for the Titans. The next guy I want to talk about here is from Central Michigan. It's Bernard Raymond, 6'6", 303 pounds, so a taller guy, but skinnier guy. He's originally from Austria. I'd call him a dancing bear. That's what he is. At that size, he has incredible athletic ability and movement. He has great balance. He's fluid,

really good with recovery with that balance. If he gets beat, if he gets caught off guard, he can really readjust his feet quickly. He's a durable guy. Hasn't missed a lot of time and people just rave about his character. He's added 60 pounds. Started as a tight end and you could tell he's added 60 pounds since he got into college. And that says a lot about your work ethic doesn't drive block a guy that lean at offensive tackle just isn't able to move guys around he's more of

a positional blocker needs to work on his hand usage there's a competitive competition issue there as well so he needs to work on some of the more technical aspects of the game he needs to work on some of the more technical aspects of the game. He needs to add some strength and some power. But with that athletic ability at that size and the work ethic and the character that he's shown throughout college,

a lot of teams are going to bank on that. I expect him to be a late first round pick or an early second round pick. One issue, though, is he's already 25 years old or will be 25 years old when the season rolls around. So a guy that age, how much mass and muscle can he actually put on when he's basically an adult body already? That's something that will knock him down from maybe being a higher pick. The last guy in this tier that I want to talk about is Tyler Smith from Tulsa, six foot four, 324 pounds at that size at six foot four.

Some people cast Tyler Smith as a guard. Uh, All I put in here was a dirty brawler. And I don't mean dirty like, you know, cheater, trying to hurt people. Just he's a dirty in-your-face brawler, man. He's got a big, thick, strong body, strong hands, and a real tight grip. Once he gets his hands on you, you're done. He is a drive blocker. He's a bully. We talked about Trevor Penning wanting to put people in the dirt.

Tyler Smith is like that even more with less technical refinement. I mean, he is just completely raw. Tyler Smith, terrible with his hand placement and his punch. His footwork gets clumsy. He's a guy who's really out there just on pure physicality and pure overall talent. He's only 21 years old, though. So if you can work on the technique with the hands and the feet, you can improve the balance.

You could have yourself a top-tier interior offensive lineman or a really good tackle. So Tyler Smith, a big-time project, big-time project, which is why I'm not interested in drafting him as the Titans in the first round. You did that with Dylan Radins last year. You don't need another project offensive lineman. Okay, that's not what the Titans in the first round. You did that with Dylan Radins last year. You don't need another project offensive lineman. That's not what the Titans need. I'll tell you when you need a project

pick, and this is not the time for that. That's kind of the top names, the top six in the tackle market. I think Penning, Raymond, Smith could all be options for the Titans. Before we get into the last names that I think do make sense for the Titans in the mid-rounds,

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169 maybe even, kind of the mid-round, day two, day three type guys. In my opinion, if the Titans don't get one of these names that we discussed right here, then don't go offensive tackle at all. Go get Questenberry back. Go get Dennis Kelly back. Go with a veteran at that tackle position to compete. I don't want to go with anybody who is not on the list that I have compiled here. Before we get into the final names, I want to discuss an offensive tackle. I do want to thank you guys for making the Locked On Titans podcast your first listen every day. As for your second listen, it's draft season.

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Plus, if you subscribe to the Locked On NFL Draft YouTube channel right now, you'll be ready to go when that live NFL Draft coverage kicks off on Thursday, April the 28th, right? That's when the draft kicks off. Boom. There you go. So, great idea to make the Locked On NFL Draft podcast your second listen every day. But, moving forward, the next guy that I want to talk about is Daniel Fa'alele.

Fa'alele, I love his name. It just makes you want to dance and drink tiki's. Anyways, out of Minnesota. Listen to this, folks. 6'8", 390 pounds. Full disclosure, guys. I'm like 5'6", anywhere from 200 to 190. Yeah, I'm a chubby boy.

Get over it. But like, this guy, Daniel Fulele, it was like two of me. It was like two of me. I mean, I try to look for comparisons, and Pro Football Focus's draft guide put none. I mean, there's just no comparison to a guy this big. I try to think about, the first name is blanking me, McKinney.

He was an offensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings. He was a monster. That's the only thing that my brain could think of. But former Australian, I'd put Mountain Man. Because there's, I mean, the frame. To be that big, it's unbelievable. His mean, the frame to be that big. It's unbelievable. His anchor, it better be great at that.

We talk about anchor with the leaner guys and how they don't have the ability to hold up against a bull rush. Falele does. Okay, he's a monster, and it's not a lean monster either. He's a big-bodied bear. Okay, great feat for a guy that size as well. Nimble feet. Now, when you're that big, though, there's downsides.

He doesn't have great mobility, so he's going to get beat by speed rushers on the edge because he simply just can't get out quick enough to the corner. A guy like Harold Landry would terribly lay up. Doesn't have great range because of that mobility. Talking about getting out far. He's not quite as nasty and as physical as you would want to see from a guy that big.

And he doesn't have a ton of experience either. So all of that together, you're basically getting what you get with a lay, lay, but in, I think in a power scheme, I don't think it fits for the Titans, but in a power scheme, I think he can make a lot of sense and move some bodies. Uh, but he's going to have to lean down a little bit, watch the weight, and try to get better with some of the movement and the range if he wants to be a full-time offensive tackle.

The next guy, though, makes a lot of sense for me, and it's Abraham Lucas from Washington State. 6'6", 315 pounds. He is a rangy right tackle. He's got a good frame on him. He's got really good feet. His mirror ability in a mirror is like, imagine you're guarding someone in basketball.

Sometimes that's what playing offensive tackle against an edge rusher is like. You're basically guarding a guy in basketball, but you get to use your hands in their chest. No freedom of movement here. Abraham Lucas is so good at mirroring his guy, playing in space with good athletic ability. Incredibly smart guy,

knows where to be, understands combination blocks, and he's tough as well, durable. Now, he's not as good of a run blocker. He doesn't have a ton of run blocking experience. Washington State, not a ton of running the ball at Washington State. He has a tendency to get his hands a little too wide and power rushers can get in his chest. He'll have to clean that up, and he doesn't quite play with the physicality that you would want. But that mirror ability and pass protection, he's going to be good right away, and with his mobility and his skills in the frame,

you can add more mass, add more strength, and he'll have the athleticism to play in the Titan Zone scheme. So I think Abraham Lucas could be a good fit. Excuse me. Next, Ohio State's Nicholas Petit Ferrer, 6'5", 316 pounds. He is a zone mover. That's what I have him as.

He would be a decent fit for the Titans. Really good length. He's a fluid athlete as well. Doesn't seem clunky or tight. He's good at climbing up to the second level, which is important in the Titans zone blocking scheme where you start with a double team at the line of scrimmage and climb to a linebacker.

He's really good with those combo blocks and climbing up. Now, he is a leaner guy for his size, doesn't have great anchor, doesn't have great power, doesn't have a lot of power in his punch. So he'd have to work on strength and get in the weight room to try to increase that upper body power. Next, Penn State Rashad Walker, or Rasheed Walker, my apologies there, 6'5", 313 pounds. So basically similar size to Petit Ferrer. Similar guy as well when it comes to their body.

Really good frame. Walker has much more power to him, but just as fluid. The problem is Walker isn't as refined with his hands. He doesn't have great balance. Stunts really, really get him all over the place. Defensive stunts, he's always late to pick them up. Doesn't seem to process those things very well. There are maturity concerns. He stole a bike on campus early in his career. Teams are going to have to vet that out.

I think any of those maturity concerns, when you look at other concerns on the football field, it's going to knock him down quite a bit. But I think not as good of a fit for the Titans as Petit Ferrer, although I see them as kind of similar options and similar values. I would much prefer the guy out of Ohio State than the guy out of Penn State because of the maturity concerns and the awareness concerns,

I would call it. The next guy here, I like a lot as well for the Titans. It's Southern Utah's Braxton Jones, 6'5", 310 pounds, another zone mover with good size, good length in his arms, great movement skills.

He's got strong hands, good grip once he gets on you. He is a tough player as well who doesn't miss a a lot of games. Now with these zone mover guys, what's the number one thing that I always bring up? Anchor. They don't have great core strength because they're lean guys with athleticism. They're not too heavy. He needs to add some mass without losing athleticism. Needs to be more consistent with his handwork and the technical aspect of playing the game. Balance, he's got some balance issues as well, so good movement, he gets on the move,

but keeping his balance when he stands still, that's important. Obviously, coming from Southern Utah, the competition is going to be an issue. He didn't play any of these Power 5 guys or didn't have consistent playing time against these Power 5 schools and these other prospects that are going to be coming out on the edge. The next guy that I want to talk about here is the University of Texas San Antonio's Spencer Burford, 6'4", 304 pounds. Some people might consider him a guard with the height and the weight there,

but he's got a good frame, can add on extra mass. He's really good at the line of scrimmage, great burst, good recovery as well. He's really good at resetting his feet, resetting his hands when he gets beat initially. He's a quick player as well and he's quick to recover. Not the ideal strength, not the ideal anchor. Again, one of these zone-moving,

athletic guys. Needs to improve in the run game as well. He's not really a dry blocker, but classic offensive tackle that's athletic with a good frame and a good body, but just needs to add strength, needs to add mass so that he can improve with his power aspects of his game. The next guy is a guy I'm very interested in as well, and it's Kellen Deesh from Arizona State. Six foot seven, 303 pounds. So the size and the height that the Titans like to see. He's got great feet for a guy that size. Really quick feet.

Able to adjust and move him around. Really good mirroring ability against edge rushers. He's able to climb to the next level. He's good at taking on stunts. A really smart player with quick hands who can adjust on the fly. Now again, 6'7", 303. That's a lean guy. Doesn't have very long arms. Length that you would normally get from a 6'7", 303, that's a lean guy. Doesn't have very long arms, length that you would normally get from a 6'7 guy,

so his punch can struggle, doesn't have a lot of power, and without having long arms, he doesn't get the benefit of length either, so it's a power and a length issue with the arms. And again, he's an older prospect. He's going to be 25 years old. Are you going to be able to develop him anymore? Is he going to be able to put on any more mass? There are going to be questions about that with him being that old, but I think with him being that old and being a knowledgeable player, he's somebody who could

maybe slide in and play early for the Titans. The last two guys I want to mention are kind of day three, round seven, undrafted free agent types, but Max Mitchell out of Louisiana, undrafted free agent types, but Max Mitchell out of Louisiana, 6'6", 307 pounds, quick, got good hands on him, but again, needs to add mass for a guy that big, not a strong dry blocker. And the last guy I want to mention is Tyler Vrabel.

Okay, he's going to be an undrafted free agent, guys, but would the Titans pick him up? Maybe. A little nepotism never hurt anybody, but 6'5", 315 pounds. Look, he doesn't have natural athleticism. He doesn't have an incredible frame. But like his dad, he's a smart football player,

and he's a tough football player. And a lot of times, guys who don't have the best traits and all the athleticism and all the things that pop off the film, some guys are just dependable, tough, and smart. And in football, that can get you a job and that can get you a career. And it just may well do that for Tyler Vrabel. But that's going to do it. Those are the 14 names that I would be interested in at Offensive Tackle for the Tennessee Titans.

We're going to break down the interior offensive line on tomorrow's show. Can't wait for that. Make sure that you're tuned in. But that's going to do it for me today, folks. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.