Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Jacksonville Jaguars BOUNCE BACK with Travis Hunter, Liam Coen & Trevor Lawrence Uncertain Future

Episode Date: June 24, 2025

The Jacksonville Jaguars made some big changes this offseason with the additions of Travis Hunter and front office hires like Liam Coen at head coach and James Gladstone at general manager. These move...s will allow the team to capitalize on the talent they currently have on the roster. However, Trevor Lawrence remains and he will be the key to the Jaguars success as his career so far has been up and down, at best. Tony Wiggins from Locked On Jaguars joins to give his inside intel on the situation. Finally, despite feeling sick while doing it, Tyler does think the Jaguars bounce back record-wise in 2025 and compete for the AFC South title.  Subscribe to the TicTacTitans Film Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@TicTacTitans TicTacTitans Merchandise: https://dixons-dream.square.site/shop/tictactitans-gear/C3AAPNWXSXA6SBYG3USV2I7R?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitans Follow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPod Subscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitans/videos Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!RugietHead to Rugiet.com/LOCKEDONNFLand use code LOCKEDONNFL to get 15% off today. GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNFL for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. FanDuelRight now, new customers can get $150 in BONUS BETS when your first $5 BET WINS! Download the app or head to FANDUEL.COM to get started. Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNFL at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnfl for 50% off your first year.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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Starting point is 00:00:00 It makes me sick to my stomach, but I think the Jacksonville Jaguars do have a bounce back season. I'll explain on today's edition of Locked On Titans. You are Locked On Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Welcome to the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Welcome to the Locked On Titans podcast. I am your host, Tyler Rowland, Titans fans.
Starting point is 00:00:32 It's division rival week, but now we have to start our division rival recap series. We're going to deep dive into the off season of every single one of the Tennessee Titans division rivals. We'll start with the Jacksonville Jaguars. We'll talk about the Houston Texans. We'll hit the Indianapolis Colts at the end of the week.
Starting point is 00:00:51 We're gonna talk about all of the moves that these teams have made, who they've gained, players that they've lost. We're gonna talk about the biggest question for all of these teams. We're gonna go inside enemy lines and have a crossover segment with the host of the other locked on show. Can't wait for that. Tony Wiggins will join the show today. And I'll give you my prediction on what I think each of these teams does record wise. Before we dive into the Jacksonville Jaguars, do want to thank you for making Locked on Titans your first listen each and every day.
Starting point is 00:01:23 Remember, Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content, all year round, always for free. You're not going to beat that anywhere else. Make sure that you get subscribed. Stay subscribed. It's your team every day. Speaking of every day, shout out to my everydayers out there tuning in Monday through Friday.
Starting point is 00:01:39 Couldn't do it without you guys. If you aren't an everydayer, you need to be one. Because again, it may be summer break for the Titans. but there is no summer break here on the Locked on Titans podcast I'm gonna stay five days a week all year round always for free and it's never gonna change so again make sure you get subscribed stay subscribed it's your team every day here on the Locked on Titans podcast but with that being said Jacksonville had a really good all season. In my opinion, they made a lot of change, change that needed to happen. They made some bold moves. They
Starting point is 00:02:12 made some bold cuts as well. But overall, I think it sets up Jacksonville for a bounce back year. I think after, you know, last season, the wheels completely fell off, which if you go back and look at the division crossover show from last year, I told Tony Wiggins that the Jacksonville Jaguars would finish last. Now they didn't finish last because the Tennessee Titans found a way to mess things up even more. But I think the general idea was I did not think Jacksonville was going to be good last year and they were not good and they made the requisite changes and it starts up top. So they fire Trent Balke as the general manager,
Starting point is 00:02:53 they fired Doug Peterson as the head coach, a couple years removed from a major comeback playoff win and playoff performance or playoff appearance where they barely got past the Josh Dobbs Tennessee Titans. That should have been an omen all along, I guess. But they bring in Liam Cohen. Liam Cohen is a guy who a lot of Tennessee Titans fans know is the guy who made Will Levis look good in college. Liam Cohen was the offensive coordinator at Kentucky in 2021 when Will Levis transferred there. And that is the reason Will Levis got drafted where he got drafted is because that 2021 Kentucky film and all of the people run a similar style
Starting point is 00:03:32 to Sean McVay tree, which is where Liam Cohen came from. They were like, oh, Will Levis in that system, he can do it. You know, that was the idea. So Liam Cohen, I think he went back to the Rams for a season, goes to be the offensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last year, does a good job, but now he's the head coach. Remember there was all that drama of Tampa Bay wanting him to sign a contract saying he couldn't take more interviews and bub- but either way, I think it was a smart move to move off of Doug Peterson. Liam Cohen is a guy who I think could be very similar
Starting point is 00:04:03 to Brian Callahan in great designs, He understands offense. He's a good play caller, but is he the leader that you need him to be to get Jacksonville out of that Jacksonville funk that they're in? Because it's not just making a football team win games. There is a funk over the Jacksonville Jaguars as a franchise and you got to break through that first. Is Liam Cohen really the guy to lead them through that? I don't know. We will see. All right, they changed general managers.
Starting point is 00:04:31 They bring in James Gladstone, who's Los Angeles Rams guy, has a very young appearance that a lot of people comment on all the time. He does look super, super young, but he is super, super young. I think he's in his mid-30s. So, Liam Cohen, James Gladstone,
Starting point is 00:04:47 those are the biggest moves that Jacksonville made is changing their organization at the top. But then they start to shape the roster. The big move for Travis Hunter, where they trade next year's first round pick, move up, get Travis Hunter, move from five to two with the Browns. Huge pick for them.
Starting point is 00:05:02 We'll see how that works out, but that's obviously a huge gain player-wise for them. They have signed De'Ami Brown, who came from Washington. Outside speed receiver, signed Patrick McCarrey on the offensive line. He was a guy who came out of Baltimore. They draft Wyatt Milam, who I loved out of West Virginia. I loved Wyatt Milam.
Starting point is 00:05:22 I think he's gonna be a player, but not set to be a starter right now on the offensive line, but a good addition. They signed Eric Murray to be a starting safety, Jordan Lewis to potentially be a starting cornerback, Emmanuel Agba, Dennis Gardak. They've added some players there, but they did have some major losses. They traded Christian Kirk in the division, weird, to the Houston Texans. They cut Evan Ingram, who was picked up pretty quickly by the Denver Broncos. That's a great match. We talk about fantasy football. Evan Ingram on the Broncos, I love that fit.
Starting point is 00:05:57 They released Gabe Davis, probably the right thing. Signing him made no sense. They signed Gabe Davis with the idea that he would be their number two outside receiver and he could play the physical X spot so Calvin Ridley could go back to play the Z receiver. They made that bet with Gabe Davis based on the fact that they thought for sure that Calvin Ridley was coming back and he would just come back for less money and cheat the Falcons out of their second round pick so that they would only get a third round pick in the trade and Calvin Ridley left. Hilarious. Hilarious.
Starting point is 00:06:26 And then they atone for the mistake. They lose Andre Sisco, who's a really good safety. They lose Mitch Morse, their starting center to retirement. And some of the replacements, you know, I'm not a huge fan of. I'll be honest with you. There are places on the Jaguars roster that I'm not super high on. And we'll talk about those when I give my prediction for what they're going to be and what I think their record is going to be at the end. But overall the changes that they've made I think this was a good offseason for the
Starting point is 00:06:57 Jacksonville Jaguars and quite frankly I thought that they had a lot of talent on their roster already. I thought Jacksonville had a talented of talent on their roster already. I thought Jacksonville had a talented roster that didn't have the right direction, and the culture and the organization wasn't right to get the most out of them. But they have significant talent. And the biggest question for Jacksonville is obvious. What's Trevor Lawrence going to be? It like, everyone, every year, it's,
Starting point is 00:07:29 this is the year that Trevor Lawrence finally steps up. This is the year that Trevor Lawrence finally has what he needs. This is the, like, and at some point, we may need to accept that Trevor Lawrence is just a good player, and he's never gonna become that great player. He's never going to even be up to the Justin Herbert level. You know, he's not getting there. He's a third tier quarterback that's closer to Jared Goff than he is Joe Burrow.
Starting point is 00:07:55 At some point we might need to accept that. Now, I would say though, that personally based on some of the moves that they made and if Liam Cohen is a good coach, and even if he's not a good coach, like Cliff Kingsbury wasn't a good head coach for the Arizona Cardinals, but he was really good at doing offense and it led them to an 11-5 season, you know, because he was, and then it caught up to him eventually and he got fired, now he's a really good offensive coordinator for Jay Daniels in Washington, but like even if Liam Cohen is that good, Jacksonville could have a really, really good season. And Trevor Lawrence doesn't need to be that elite quarterback. Number one overall pick,
Starting point is 00:08:36 one of the best prospects we've seen at number one that everybody always expects him to be. Maybe doesn't even need to be that for Jacksonville to be decent because their roster is in a pretty good shape. And again, I do think they bounce back this year how many wins they get I'll talk about that at the end of the show but now let's get some behind enemy lines information from my guy the OG Tony Wiggins from Locked On Jaguars. I do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by Rougiet. Guys, you've probably heard of Viagra or Cialis, maybe you've even tried them, but if you're looking for something beyond the usual pill, it's time to meet Rougiet Ready. Rougiet Ready is a next-gen prescription treatment designed to amplify arousal in the brain and
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Starting point is 00:10:46 on one of my mentors from the Locked On Podcast Network, one of the GOATs, a fellow co-host of the Locked On NFL Podcast, the afternoon show. I do the morning show, of course, but always a good time to have Tony Wiggins from Locked On Jaguars, Locked On NFL on the show. Tony, this is our division rival kind of recap week, getting an idea of what the Titans division rivals have done so far this all season, now that we've reached that kind of summer break for all these NFL teams. I guess just starting off looking at the Jags all season blank canvas. What are your big picture thoughts on what Jacksonville has done so far? The main thing is that they stopped the roller coaster right you have been on a roller coaster you've been scared to ride and you want to get off and the dude keeps you going around you know the dude the long hair he's like no you gotta go again to ride and you want to get off and the dude keeps you going around. You don't have to do it the long as he's like, no, you got to go again. No, when you told him to stop the roller coaster, you stopped it and we got off.
Starting point is 00:11:29 We all got off that crickety roller coaster and that is when they decided that they were going to reboot this entire thing. You know, it didn't start out like that. They fired the coach Doug Peterson and kept Trent Bocke. And I went ballistic because that is not what needed to happen. You didn't need to have continuous justification of these draft picks. They weren't all bad. I just think you needed a fresh outlook.
Starting point is 00:11:52 Don't allow him to help pick the coach. Move on, move past it, get a complete start all over. We don't know if it's gonna work, but we definitely know the way it was going wasn't gonna work. Yeah, it's funny that you mentioned that because there are a lot of Titans fans out there who don't like that the Titans have kind of done that where, you know, you have Mike Rabel, but you fire John Robinson, and then you got Karthon together,
Starting point is 00:12:13 and then you fire Mike Rabel, then you got a new coach in and you fire Karthon, and now you got a new GM with a coach, and they just keep going and going and going. So there are Titans fans who are gonna, you know, empathize with that, but now that they have this brand-new start, they bring in Liam Cohen, going and going and going. So, there are Titans fans who are going to, you know, empathize
Starting point is 00:12:27 with that but now that they have this brand new start, they bring in Liam Cohen, they bring in James Gladwell and Gladstone. He got them stones now. Gladstone. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. He looks like he's freaking 20 years old. That's all I know for
Starting point is 00:12:42 sure but I don't think that they've had a bad off season either. I think the Jags have had a pretty good off season out of everything that they've done. Is it that front office change with the coach and GM that was the best move? Is there another move out there that you like that they've done so far maybe on the field? Yeah, I like it. There were several things that I liked. I like the coach and the GM. I like the hiring of EVP Tony Baccelli.
Starting point is 00:13:03 I'm not saying that because he's a friend or a former player who played and loves the city and all of that. I've had conversations with Tony over the years. It's like he used to do the radio broadcast. And I would always show up late because I don't like crowds. So I come in 20 minutes before the game and go downstairs in the press box and get me some grub and he would be there too. And we had these little conversations off the record when he wasn't in that position.
Starting point is 00:13:29 I knew what he was going to do. I knew the second he took this team over, you're going to see four offensive linemen in free agency and then another one drafted infused into that offensive line because I don't treat the offensive line as, okay, I think we can pick players. Okay, I think we can develop players. No, that's cool. But when it's not working, I don't wanna be the dude that tries to find a jewel in the fourth and the sixth round every year. Man, you better put some priority resources toward protecting your quarterback. Right. Jacksonville couldn't run the ball.
Starting point is 00:14:00 I know y'all are ops, but maybe y'all didn't notice this. First and goal on the five, we weren't't guaranteed squat and I almost didn't say squat I almost said something else that rhymes with it because my thing is bro is That is a bad feeling first and goal from the five and you throw it two or three times and get nothing That's because you can't move people. You got no sandbags in your pocket. You ain't got no hind parts. You ain't got no gusto. So they had to fix that. And their EVP is a dude that knows that better than anybody. Yeah, I think investing in the offensive line is the only way nowadays because the talent is so limited. You know, it's just hard to find big guys who are good enough to deal
Starting point is 00:14:40 with the athleticism of the defensive line. But speaking of defensive lines, Jacksonville obviously has a good pass rush. They add to that. The secondary, I know there's been a lot of changes there. What's your read on the defensive side of the ball of Jacksonville? Have they improved enough? And what are some of the additions you think that could help in that improvement? So they have this thing that they say, James Gladstone says he looks for
Starting point is 00:15:04 players that are intangibly rich. And when we say what that is, we ask him. He says, we just want players that all they got to do is come here and be nothing more than themselves. So that means not seeing a talented player and hoping that his personality fits. No, it means getting all of that stuff together, getting football playing, Jesse's that love the game, that realized that they just got to be on time and realize it's a short time for them to do it. And whatever their personality is, Travis Hunter's out there dancing on the field. He's dancing, but you know what else he's doing?
Starting point is 00:15:32 He's showing up early and he's leaving late. And you wanna punish Travis Hunter? Tell him you gotta go home. You've been here all day, man. Get out of here. He's been here 15 hours ago. It's like telling the kid to come inside when he's outside in the summertime. You're telling him to leave.
Starting point is 00:15:45 That's the kind of guy he is. So to be nothing more than yourself, they're not gonna ask you to do things that you don't do. Whatever it is that you do that you don't do well, they're gonna teach you how to do it. And I think that is reflective also in the coaching staff. When you talk to one coach, it feels like you're talking to them all,
Starting point is 00:16:00 but it doesn't seem like it comes from a place of talking points. It comes from a place of familiarity. It comes from a place of familiarity. It comes from a place of alignment. It comes from either the tree of Kevin O'Connell or the tree of Sean McVeigh, which Sean McVeigh is responsible for Kevin O'Connell's tree. It's the language, it's the way they move about their business. Tyler, it feels like guys like you and me, one.
Starting point is 00:16:24 It feels like dudes that's been writing and scribbling on these notes all their lives, wanting to be a part of this game some type of way. And those of us that realize that taking it as a career path, we won. Because they got a whole full of room full of guys just like us over there that have a proven track record. They're all smart and they're doing more teaching. The Jack Rows had a big problem under Doug Peterson. They come out, the players and the coaches,
Starting point is 00:16:51 they get beaten and you hear them in the locker room or at the press conference after the game say something like this. I don't know why we can't get it right. We practice it all week, but then we get in the game, it doesn't look like it. That's cause you don't know how to do it. That's why you're thinking about it, but it's not muscle memory,
Starting point is 00:17:06 because you haven't really been taught how to do it. These things have to become second nature. It's never always been about talent. It has been about communication and learning. And I think the football, football if you watch Minnesota play, how rhythmic it is. You know where that comes from? That comes from getting answers pre-snap.
Starting point is 00:17:23 And it makes life easy. And I think they can do the same thing for Trevor Lawrence since they did it for Sam Donah. You know what? I think that that's a generational thing. I think that younger coaches now are just able to identify and relate to the players. They know what they want. They're able to give them the coaching style that they want
Starting point is 00:17:42 just because it's more natural, because they're more similar than a coach who's maybe Doug Peterson's age who maybe fit better with 10 years ago the type of player that might not be the only reason but I think that is somewhat of a reason. My last question for you is this, what are your concerns right now where you know Jacksonville I think they'll be an improved team this year and I'll talk about that here in my final segment when I give you guys my predictions on what they'll be. But just from your standing right now, seeing what they've done.
Starting point is 00:18:13 What are your concerns with Jacksonville right now? Places where you think maybe you're worried about how good they are and what kind of team do you see them being? You don't have to give me a record prediction, but do you think they kind of turn things around and get back to being a playoff contender? Yes, baddest things were at four and 13. I think the Jaguars lost eight games by one score.
Starting point is 00:18:32 They were in a lot of games, especially the games against good teams. Sometimes they play a bad team and get smacked around like the Bears or someone, and then they come up against somebody else and they're going toe to toe with them. It's like you see that there was something there because they are professionals. So if I have a bit of a concern, it's not physical, psychological.
Starting point is 00:18:54 You're used to losing. You get this new thing coming in and the new thing looks good, sounds good. You're enthusiastic and you're happy. Sometimes results don't happen immediately. What happens if you get smacked in the face two out of the first three weeks? Are you gonna now remember? Are you gonna have all of that? And here we go again. Is that gonna take place?
Starting point is 00:19:15 Now, I think they have the coaches that'll keep that out. But sometimes you and I've been in certain situations where you do all of this hard work for things to get better. You ever started going to the gym when you ain't been in a while and you work your butt off and you're doing creatine and you're doing the shakes and you're eating the little rabbit food and you're going in there every day, twice a day, you're doing cardio, you're lifting, your body's all sore. Three weeks later, you get on a scale and you lost one pound. You can't give up, man. Everything ain't meant to be instant new start. There's somebody like the Titans and the Texans. I would say the
Starting point is 00:19:45 coast, but ain't nobody think about them. The Titans and the Texans. They're enthusiastic to slap you right back to where you come from. Remember, remind me, man, you're not going to get a new start. You got to get a new start. You
Starting point is 00:19:57 got to get a new start. You got to get a new start. You got to get a new start. You got to get a new start. You got to get a new start. You got to get a new start. You got to get a new start. You there's somebody like the Titans and the Texans, I would say the coach, but ain't nobody think about them. The Titans and the Texans, they're enthusiastic, the slap you right back to where you come from and remind you that you ain't no good. If it happens early, what goes on?
Starting point is 00:20:15 And that is the thing. There's still a lot of players here from a year ago. That's the task I believe the coaches are gonna have is, look, we want instant success, but we're more concerned about how we are and who we are long term, whether we win or lost, it's the how and the why that's going to determine if we're ever going to turn this thing around the way it's supposed to be. You know, it's funny that you say that because I look at the Tennessee Titans of last year who had similar vibes coming in, Will Levis, it's time for him
Starting point is 00:20:41 to step up. He's, you know, Callahan's new, he's going to get the best at it. But, and then they lose a couple of it's time for him to step up. He's at, you know, Callahan's new. He's going to get the best out of, but, and then they lose a couple of games early in nightmarish fashion. And then the whole thing just collapses. You know, it starts to drop, doesn't it? Man, they're giving up 350 special teams yards to the lions and getting blasted and giving up 50 points.
Starting point is 00:20:59 Like the wheels fell off because, and then this year they're all preaching about culture. We need leadership. We need togetherness. We need team and they're doing all these things. I can tell you all fair that they're doing to try to foster that. And they're like telling you like, yeah, last year the going got tough early and we laid down because we had no leadership and we can't do that. Again.
Starting point is 00:21:16 So identifying that and where Jacksonville is that that makes a ton of sense because there are some similarities, even if it's not a perfect one to one. But Tony, thank you so much for coming on giving your side of things getting some on the ground intel from Jacksonville and we'll talk again before the season kicks off and make our real predictions about how these teams do. Hey and if you think I ain't gonna give my opinion and you already know I ain't picking y'all to beat us so that that's that's cool, man. But guess what? Love you, man. You do a great job. And I know when people hear us
Starting point is 00:21:47 going back and forth, they think we don't like each other, man. That's my dog, man. That's why I do that. If I don't argue at you, I don't care about you. So, Tyler, you keep doing that work, man. Hey, listen, consistency is what
Starting point is 00:21:57 people need in this world. And you give consistency that we can all count on, locked on Jaguars and locked on Titans fans alike. But with that being said, gonna move forward and give you my prediction on how Jacksonville does this season. Today's edition of the Locked On Titans podcast is brought to you by Monarch Money. Ever check your bank account and wonder, where did all my money go?
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Starting point is 00:23:42 absolute blast during that conversation. But now I want to cap things off with sort of my prediction of what I think the Jacksonville Jaguars will do this year. Now, obviously I teased throughout the episode that I think the Jacksonville Jaguars will bounce back, but I'll dive into exactly why I think that is. Before I do want to thank you again for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen each and every day. Now for your second listen, check out Locked on NFL Scouting. Host Kyle Krabs, Joe Marino are going to make you the most informed NFL fan possible this off season.
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Starting point is 00:24:45 Let's see training camp first before I make my final official predictions of what's going to happen in the division this year. There could be injuries and everything you never know. But at the end of the day, I think that they are a team that will be competitive. I think that they're a team that will be fighting for the playoffs. I think they'll be interesting down the stretch of the season. Again, I think eight and nine, nine and eight, they're going to bounce back in a major way from the bad, bad season that they had last year where everything was falling apart.
Starting point is 00:25:12 Again, I talked about Trevor Lawrence at the beginning of the show. I don't think that Trevor Lawrence is the guy that people who love Trevor Lawrence are waiting on him to be, but I don't think he has to be that for Jacksonville to be this level of football team. I just think that the roster is actually pretty decent, especially on defense. I like their interior front with Josh Hines Allen and Travon Walker. Those are both really, really good edge rushers. Josh Hines Allen, obviously better, but Travon Walker, a very versatile, powerful player.
Starting point is 00:25:43 Eric Armstead, Mason Smith on the interior with Devon Hamilton I think that's a pretty good trio of guys and they're gonna let Eric Armstead rush from the interior a little bit more this year They added good depth and Dennis Gardek when he gets healthy and then Emmanuel Agba as well He was a guy who we talked about the Titans signing a ton last offseason their linebacker group is not that bad They're top three like we talked about on yesterday's episode. Foyasidah Luakon is a very good player. Devin Lloyd has hit or miss, but he's not awful.
Starting point is 00:26:12 Chad Mama is good depth as well. And then in the secondary is where you're gonna find the real questions. You know, will Caleb Ransall step up and be a good safety because Eric Murray, who they signed out of Houston, Darnell Savage, that's probably their worst group. Andrew Winger, man, he's just been around forever. He'll probably end up playing a ton for him.
Starting point is 00:26:32 But then you wonder about Travis Hunter, and that takes you from the secondary, where he's probably going to play some quarterback, to the offense where, look, Brian Thomas Jr., whether you want to hear it or not, folks, Brian Thomas Jr. is going to be a top 10 wide receiver in the NFL. He's disgusting. He's nasty.
Starting point is 00:26:47 And now you have Travis Hunter, who might be more of a full time wide receiver at the NFL level if he is as dynamic as it seems like he might be. Dyeeami Brown is just an average starter, in my opinion. But as your third wide receiver, your outside speed wide receiver to take the top off the defense, that's pretty solid. That's a solid group right there.
Starting point is 00:27:06 The offensive line is not terrible. Anton Harrison is okay. Patrick McCarrey is a, you know, baseline average starter. Walker Little, I would say not too different from Dan Moore. Like we talked about when we ranked the offense a couple of days ago, like I think Walker Little and Dan Moore pretty close to each other. Who's better? Who's going to play better?
Starting point is 00:27:24 I think Dan Moore is better, but we'll see. You know what I mean? There's no guarantees. It's really on that interior. Ezra Cleveland at left guard, Robert Hainsey at center, Wyatt Milam again. Can he step up and maybe take one of those spots? I thought he was going to be a ready to play player right away. Luke Fortner still there as depth for Jackson. So I just think they have some okay players on the O line. They have a top 10 dynamic wide receiver and could have two top 20 receivers.
Starting point is 00:27:53 If Travis Hunter is awesome right away, I think it might take them a little longer to be fully refined at wide receiver, but he could be dynamic at least right away and score touchdowns and make plays like he did in college. So they just have some playmakers. They have some really good talent and important positions. And if the coaching is even just decent, Jacksonville is going to win games. They're going to win games. So I do think that they bounce back this year.
Starting point is 00:28:18 Again, it makes me sick to my stomach. I hate to hear it. I hate Jacksonville more probably than I hate any of the other teams. I hate the Colts because they've had the success and the rest of us haven't, but Jacksonville is just like, you know, our ugly sibling and that there are little ugly sister and you're just slap boxing each other in the back seat from your car seats.
Starting point is 00:28:38 I just hate those guys. It's funny because me and Tony like each other so much. We're so friendly, but our teams and fan bases hate each other so much. So we have fun with that. You know what I mean? But as you guys can tell, but at the end of the day, I got to, I got to keep it honest, I got to keep it real. And I look around the division and I think Jacksonville will have a little bit
Starting point is 00:28:56 of a bounce back season where they went some games and they're, they're competitive. The question is, can the Titans match them and make those games interesting? That'll be fun to watch. But with that being said, that is gonna do it for me today folks. I'll be back with you guys tomorrow. We'll be talking about the Houston Texans. But as always, I am your host Tyler Rowland and this was Locked on Titans. Thanks for watching guys!

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