Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Jeffery Simmons DISRESPECTED in NFL Ranking Showing Tennessee Titans Turnaround Desperately Needed

Episode Date: July 2, 2026

Jeffery Simmons is the second-best defensive player in the NFL so disrespect is the only thing you can take from his ranking of 83rd in this year's NFL Top 100. Yes the system is flawed and rankings don't ultimately matter, but it's a frustratingly insane ranking and further illustrates how the Titans get taxed in any public setting. That is why it is so important they turn things around starting this season. It has been unbearable as a fan for the team to not only be lacking in on-field success, but to also deal with a lack of respect for the players who actually deserve it. Titans fans everywhere need this to change immediately. Finally, one of the big things that has Titans fans excited for this year are the new uniforms, but there is still more to come with Nike dropping their rivalry sets later this summer. We may have gotten a sneak peek though in the form of some shoes. If close in design, the new rivalry uniforms are certain to be a hit.   LOCKED ON TITANS EVERYDAY CLUB: https://lockedontitans.supercast.com/   Subscribe to the TicTacTitans Film Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@TicTacTitans   TicTacTitans Merchandise: https://dixons-dream.square.site/shop...   Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitans   Follow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPod   Subscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LockedOnTitans   Everydayer ClubIf you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. From the opening whistle to the final kick, Let There Be Goals on FanDuel. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started now. Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast. 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) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I am absolutely furious at the disrespectful ranking that the NFL gave Jeffrey Simmons in their top 100 player list. I'll tell you why I'm so sick and tired of on today's edition of Locked on Titan. 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 Titans podcast. I am your host, Tyler Rowland Titans fans. Today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast

is brought to you by Fandall. The biggest stage in world soccer is here. Let there be goals on Fandle. Visit fandle.com to get started on today's show. We're going to talk about a recent leak that might have tipped us off to what the Titans alternate uniforms that they're going to get later in the summer might look like.

I'm going to talk about why I am desperate for the Tennessee Titans to improve this year. talk about part of the reason of that. And it's Jeffrey Simmons disrespectful ranking by the NFL in their top 100 list. Jeffrey Simmons came in

at number 83. 83! I'm not kidding you guys. I am a highly emotional podcaster. When I get on here, when I do my content, I let the emotions flow. You guys,

know exactly how I'm feeling. I don't know that I can express to you. How absolutely angry this makes me. And I got to tell you, these lists, power rankings, stuff like that, it doesn't, like, I get annoyed by it, but it doesn't really make me mad. Like, I'm like the Hulk. I'm always angry.

So, like, when I'm actually furious, that's a, I get to a different level. When I'm mad about something, I'll yell, rant, and rave. When I'm actually furious, I actually get a little bit quiet. Now, I can't do that, but I may not be able to convey how angry. 83 makes me. Jeffrey Simmons, first team all pro, the best interior defensive lineman in the NFL,

led the NFL's interior defensive lineman in Sachs last year with 11, a certified dominant game changer. 83? You couldn't simulate a Madden fantasy draft a hundred times and have Jeffrey Simmons go 83rd. I don't care about positional value, quarterbacks, wide receivers, offensive tackles, edge rushers, sure, count them, count them.

You can't get 82 people that are better than Jeffrey Simmons in the NFL. As a matter of fact, I would say that Jeffrey Simmons is top 25 Top 30 and that's being conservative He's probably top 20 I said it in a little video reaction I made right after Jeffrey Simmons is closer to number one

than he is 83 period And it's you know it's not just me being a titans Homer being biased go online right now Anybody who knows football football. From a national perspective, any blogger, any, you know, the Nate Tice's, the Ben-S-O-Lax, the but-but-p-p-p-p-p- Anybody's, oh, this ranking doesn't make sense.

It's, and I know, if you look into how they actually do this, they have, like, the players make like a top-10 list, and then they, so the system is completely flawed, and we do this every year. It's just when it affects the time. But this is egregious. probably 50 spots too low. And I know what the first comment is going to be. I know what people are, it's Titans tax. It's Titans tax.

You know what I mean? And I get it. But like, even with that, again, even with positional value, it's a detackle, it's the Titans. None of that excuses

it. None of that excuses getting it this wrong. This guy was a first team all a pro. At minimum. At minimum. That's close to 22. Now, I know that, you know, only a couple of quarterbacks can make it and a lot of quarterbacks will be ahead. But that almost makes me, that was like, I would take a lot of quarterbacks over Miles Garrett, but Miles Garrett's probably going to be ranked number one. Miles Garrett's the only defensive player in the NFL more impactful and better than Jeffrey Simmons right now. The only one.

And you're telling me there's going to be an 82 spot difference between Jeffrey Simmons and Miles Garrett. Again, it makes me want to rip my hair out. Like, now, I wouldn't do that. Don't worry, folks. Not a chance, baby. Not a chance. But it makes me want to, okay? It gives me thoughts.

The internal intrusive thoughts try to win. But like, how does that happen? How does that even happen? Now, what do you do to fix it? You know, what do you do to fix? Well, if you're big Jeff, keep wreck and shop. Now, I would say,

let's, I get so mad. Let's dream for a moment, if we will. If Jeffrey Simmons were to get 15 sacks next year, maybe one defensive player of the year, maybe Miles Garrett,

you know, Miles Garrett, when he's playing, playing for the bummy Browns can just go after stats and break the sack record and be celebrated for it and everything like that, great. But when he goes to Los Angeles, he's already got the sack record, there's no need to overwork you.

The rent could be up in a bunch of games where they don't need Miles Garrett to be out there late in the fourth quarter, so he's not taking full advantage of all the pass rush situations that they may create as a team, all that. If Miles Garrett has, you know, 17, 18 sacks, just a good, you know, great year for most, but a good year for Miles Garrett. But Simmons has 15, 16 sacks.

It goes crazy in Robert Sala's defense. And the Titans defense is awesome. Maybe he'll get his due. You know, the only thing that he can do is keep being great, maybe be even greater and maybe in Robert Salas system, maybe in Robert's solid system, he can go to that next level. He may get less snaps, but if he's more efficient, more stats on the board, more help around him to give him more opportunities.

The Titans defense is really good, and it's clear that Jeffrey Simmons is leading one of the best units in the NFL. You have to think that that would propel him up the list. But it's still, like, it's hard to believe that Jeffrey Simmons will ever get his proper respect and his proper credit. listen, I'm just going to say this. I know a lot of you don't or say you don't.

I don't believe you. But a lot of people out there say, oh, none of this matters. I talk about this a lot, honestly. All I care about is if they win the games, win the games, win the games. And I'm just like, I'm sorry, being a fan is more than just, you know, the three hours on 18, 17 Sundays in the fall. Like talking with your friends,

the conversation you see online, your players getting attention, the Titans being celebrated, people showing them respect, seeing people out at the grocery store, go Titans, tighten up. Oh, the Titans, yeah, they're doing good this year. Oh, man, that Jeffrey Simmons, he's awesome.

But, but, like, all of that stuff is part of being a football fan, too. You didn't be a football fan. simply because you wanted to watch the games. And if that were the case, what are you doing, listening and reading and watching podcasts? Clearly, just watching the game for three hours on Sunday, ain't enough for you. So already, I don't think you're being 100% honest.

It matters. I don't want Jeffrey Simmons to be 83rd. I don't want to have to sit here and talk about the disrespect. I just want my players to be adequately respected. And there's no way that you could tell me in the world that it's adequate respect for Jeffrey Simmons. And I'm sorry, but there's no way in the world you could tell me that you don't care that he's this disrespected. And there's no way in the world that you can tell me that this is okay. And that it wouldn't be better.

If Jeffrey Simmons was a, you know, 35th, 30 seconds. Like, come on. So it matters to me. And I'm not ashamed to admit that all of it matters to me. all of it creates the experience of being a football fan, which is what I signed up for. Not just the games. I like all of it.

And this is frustrating to me. And I know a lot of you guys out there, the majority of you, I believe, feel like me too, and you're frustrated by it. But that is why I'm desperate. I'm a desperate, fragile man

that needs, needs more than anything in the world, like blood, like air in my lungs. I need the Titans to be better this year. Do you want to let you know that today's episode is brought to you by Fan Dual Sportsbook. The biggest stage in world soccer is here. And every match feels like it has the potential for a memorable moment. Like Tillman's free kick in the United States game, my lord.

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of the Locked on Titans podcast. Again, we talked about the disrespect for Jeffrey Simmons. I am annoyed by it. I'm so, so frustrated by the ranking, but the reality is The reason that Jeffrey Simmons is ranked 83 is because of, like I talked about the last, the Titans tax. Not a very popular franchise.

Doesn't garner a lot of respect from outside fans. Not a lot of people watching or paying attention to the Titans to see their best players do things. So that's always going to be part of the conversation. It's always going to be there. I don't want it to be. I'm tired of it, Grandpa. Like, it's time to be.

be better. It's time to improve. It's time to add some legitimacy to the franchise with a run that people respect for multiple years. And look, if the Titans have a run that I think deserves respect and they still don't get it, then we'll have that conversation then. But I want to see that experiment. Let's see the Titans. And let's keep expectations low. Obviously a Super Bowl championship, boom, legitimacy in a second. that doesn't. The Titans' tax will be gone if they win a Super Bowl.

But a Super Bowl isn't guaranteed and a lot of teams have great runs that win in a Super Bowl. Look at the San Francisco 49ers. Do you think of the Titans how to run like the 49ers with multiple playoff appearances, multiple Super Bowl appearances,

even if they didn't win and they had a seven, eight-year run of they were one of the clear best teams in the NFL, best teams in the AFC, deep in the playoffs, win playoff games, host playoff games, win divisions, go to the Super Bowl, play tight in the Super Bowl,

play respectful football and not embarrass themselves. If you think the Titans had the same exact run that the 49ers have just had since they're basically when they got Christian McCaffrey, however long ago that was. If the Titans had that kind of run and didn't get rid of the Titans' tax afterwards, then fine.

I'll eat crow. But I want to see it. I want to see it. Let's have that moment. Like, in my childhood, nobody gave a crap about the Patriots, the Bengals.

Now the Patriots and Bengals are two of the most popular teams. Bengals haven't even been that good the last few years. They've been missing the playoffs. But they still are respected because they went to the Super Bowl. They've had a good run. They've beat some good teams. They beat the Chiefs.

They've done it on the big... Like, if the Titans do that, their players are going to be respected. And again, I can't take it anymore. Three wins. And back-to-back seasons. You know, we're brave soldiers.

Yes, you. I'm looking at you. I'm talking to you. Right now, you're a brave soldier. Keep trucking along. Man, woman, child dog, chicken hen, I don't care what you are. If you're listening to this right now, you're a brave soldier and I'm proud of you.

Keep on, keeping on, brother. But I'm tired of fighting God's greatest battles. You know what I mean? As the meme goes. Like, I'm sick of it. I can't do another bad season. I can't do like four, five wins, a bad year. I can't do it.

I can't. I mean, I will, and I'm going to. That's how it is. But seriously, I can't, I can't take it. They've been too bad. And it's not just the last two years, the collapse that they had of 2022 into the season they had in 2023, then the first year of Callahan,

you get Cam, you're excited, and then boom, terrible again. Like, it's just been, it's been four years since the Titans got the number one seed in the AFC. It's just been four years of misery. Quite frankly, almost as bad. I don't think it's quite as bad. I'll be honest with you. But that early 2000 teens time period for the Titans,

the ending years of CJ 2K into the early years of Marcus, 13, 14, 15. I don't know. I'm way more tapped in now because I cover the team and everything. But I don't know if it was. quite as bad as those years. Those were real dark ages there. But nonetheless, two straight years

of three wins, I've had it. They have to get better. I can't take Jeffrey Simmons being ranked 83rd anymore. I can't take being one of the worst teams in the league on Locked on NFL, on Friday's show of Locked on NFL.

Me and my co-host who is the Locked on Patriots host, cattle. We rank the worst six teams in the NFL heading into the season. Who do we think the worst six teams aren't? Dolphins, Browns, Cardinals, Raiders,

jets. All for certain. I was making my list and I was like, okay, that's the bottom five. Absolutely the bottom five. Who's number six? And I looked, and I looked, and I looked. And I had no choice.

I had to put the Titans. Commanders, Giants, chiefs, colts, Steelers, maybe they fall off. There's maybe, like, the Vikings, could maybe put in the discussion there. Maybe one of the other NFC North teams have a fall off like the Packers.

But like, maybe, you know, I said the commanders already. I think cowboys maybe have a bad year. They fall apart. Like at that point, it is the Titans. So basically what I'm saying is, I don't know if I could take, I don't know if I can take them being bottom six again. If the Titans are one of the worst six teams in the NFL again this year,

I mean, it's going to break a lot of people's spirits, not just me. That's a lot of losing. The Titans have won, what was it, 11 games in their last 58, or they're 11 and 56 in their last however many games that is, 60s or whatever. It's something like that. But like, man,

I think it's 11 wins in their last 58 games. That's what it is. But man, that is tough sledding. I can't take it anymore. And it's not just the losing. It's the way that they've lost. They have just been a non-competitive team

in a lot of games. getting smoked by better teams and being embarrassing. So I am just pleading on my hands and knees to the universe. Please, football gods, let the Titans win seven games. I can't take it. I need something to believe in out here. It's tough. But with that being said, if you want to get excited about something,

the Titans, new Nike shoes, I think they're real. I don't know if they're real. they're real. Give us a hint at what their rivalry uniforms. They're alternates are going to look like. And my God, they are gorgeous. Friends fans, let's cap off. Today's edition of the Locked-on Titans podcast.

Again, we talked about the disrespect for Jeffrey Simmons. We talked about why I am desperate for the Titans to be better. Now I want to talk about a recent, I don't even know if it's a leak. I'm so confused by the situation. But all I know is if the Titans rivalry uniforms look like these Nike shoes, Oh my God. They're going to be beautiful. Now, before we dive into it,

I do want to thank you again for making Locked on Titans. Your first listen each and every day. Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content all year round. Always for free. 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.

Tune in Monday through Friday. Couldn't do it without you guys. If you aren't an everydayer, you need to be one next week is AFC South Week. We're going to rank the position groups in the division on Monday and Tuesday, and then we're going to have a deep dive into the Titans division rivals to end off the week. It's one of my favorite summer weeks of the year.

Every year, AFC South rival week coming next week. But speaking of rivals, or wait, join the Locked on Titans Every Day or Club. Hit the link down below in the description. Too many things to promote. But these Titans Nike shoes, I mean, they are beautiful. They're beautiful.

So they're AirMax 90s. I've shared this on all my social media so if you haven't seen it, you're not watching on YouTube, you want to look at them, just go to any of my social media and you'll find them. Google Titan shoes,

they'll probably come up. But they're Air Max 90s, which is my favorite Nike shoe of all time. I love an Air Max 90. I'm a 90s kid. They're classic. I absolutely love them. Absolutely love an Air Max 90.

But they're mostly Titans Blue with little lines of the Titans Navy blue. And I know a lot of you Titans fans out there didn't want the Navy blue to go away. And this, I think, is a perfect meat in the middle. The Titans go to the better color palette,

the red, the white, the light blue. That's unquestionably the best color palette in the NFL, incredible. but using the navy blue as an accent color in the regular jerseys and then making the navy blue a big part of your alternate jerseys is just chef's kiss.

Again, that's the perfect meat in the middle for fans that still wanted navy blue to be involved. So the colors, the white, the navy blue, the light blue, the classic Titans combination of colors, love that. And if the jerseys, Jersey is a combination of the light in the navy blue with white accents and, you know, maybe just hints of red in there slightly baby hints of red.

That would be so beautiful. One thing I love about these shoes too is the back, there's the three stars. It's the dark blue on the outside and then the three Tennessee stars are in the light blue and it just, it pops so hard. the light blue stars popped so hard on the navy blue. It's going to look sick on a jersey. And then two other little details that I am just in love with. The inside the tongue of the shoe, there's the number 26,

2006. They're custom made for Marcus Harris. But the font of the numbers is different than the font of the Titans jersey numbers. and if the Titans use the font inside the tongue of these shoes as the number font and put it with the name font

of their current uniforms, it is going to look incredible because it looks like the number font in my opinion looks like the type of font that the Titans' name plates are on their jerseys. So it would match perfectly

and the number looks so cool. It's got an outside border a thin outside border of navy blue. The primary bulk of the color is the light blue. And then there's one white line through the middle of the number, like on the inside of the number. It just, it's perfection. It's perfection.

And then maybe my favorite thing on the front of the tongue, not the back underneath of the tongue that touches your foot, but the front of the tongue showing at the top of the shoe, it says Music City. The Music City Midnights? And I hope that the Titans' alternate rivalry uniforms says Music City on the chest instead of Tennessee or Titans. I think that would be sick. And I just want this to serve as a reminder.

The Titans rebrand was brilliant. The change in the colors, the uniform, the new logo, the branding. it was a stroke of genius. And it kind of all comes together, right? Jeffrey Simmons gets disrespected in the rankings because the Titans are disrespected as a franchise, but a good way to start hacking away at that and going out the other side.

It isn't just winning games, it's culturally. And for the Titans to upgrade their uniforms in this way, upgrade their logo, make themselves look cooler as a team and as a franchise. Ad Cam Ward, who's an exciting style of player, who's a playmaker who makes great highlights.

Jeffrey Simmons, who's the best interior defensive lineman in the league. If Carnel Tate can be that deep ball, big play, wide receiver to go with him, the Titans start winning games with a interesting public persona head coach in Robert Sala. He has a little bit of pop nationally.

Brian Dable is interesting. Then they have a good year. They go into the, new stadium. Again, everything can change quickly for the Titans. And then they have that competitive run for the next four, five, six years with Cam Ward, seven, eight, if we're lucky. And it totally changes the way that this franchise is viewed. Part of that, again, it's not just the games. Part of that is rivalry uniforms,

cool shoes. Like, it's all together. So, again, I'm tired of the disrespect. I'm desperate for the Titans to improve. My God, the jerseys, the colors, the rebrand. A great first step to fix in all of this. To this problem that is at the center of everything we talked about today. But with that being said, 4th of July weekend,

go America. The USA team won. What a game. Everyone's been praise in America, all the people visiting America over the for the World Cup or praise in America. So 250th anniversary. USA team's good. What a lovely time to be alive.

So enjoy your guys this weekend. Happy holidays. Be safe, though. This is one of the more dangerous holidays, in my opinion. Be safe out there. Make sure that you keep your ears on so that you can, and your eyes intact.

So you can watch and listen to more locked on Titans and Titans content that I'm pumping out in general wherever you need to find it. But with that being said, that's going to do it for me today. folks, as always. I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.