Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans 2026 Primer: Franchise Cornerstones, Cut Candidates, Biggest Needs & Asset Update

Episode Date: November 9, 2025

The Tennessee Titans have mostly sold on their 2025 season, but the future is what can bring Titans fans hope. What does that future look like? The Titans need to identify who they can build around like Cam Ward, Jeffery Simmons and Peter Skoronski, but they also need to figure out who is NOT a part of the future like L'Jarius Sneed and Tony Pollard. The Titans can then focus on their biggest needs which remain at edge, wide receiver and now, cornerback. This calculation will then allow the Titans to use their wealth of assets which consist of nine draft picks and what could be over $100 million in cap space. Tyler breaks down every aspect of the Titans offseason ahead from a roster standpoint as we exit the bye week. 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!BetterhelpThis episode is sponsored by Betterhelp. Our listeners get 10% off their first month at https://BetterHelp.com/lockedon. RipplingGet Rippling FREE for 6 months. Terms and conditions apply. See site for details: https://app.rippling.com/legal/promoterms Supply HouseJoin the free TradeMaster program today and score serious perks like priority shipping, lower prices, and a dedicated support line. Visit https://SupplyHouse.com to sign up for free and use promo code SHNFL5 for 5% off your first order.PelotonLet yourself run, lift, flex, and push forward. Explore the new Peloton Cross Training Tread+ today at https://www.onepeloton.com.PrizePicksDownload the PrizePicks app today and use code LOCKEDONNFL to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup.Click Here: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/LOCKEDONNFLGametimeDownload 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 bet just FIVE dollars and if your bet wins—you’ll get THREE HUNDRED dollars in bonus bets to use across the app.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.

Who do the Tennessee Titans need to build around? What players do they need to get rid of? What are their biggest needs? And how do they fix them? I'm going to answer all of that as we look ahead to 2026 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 Titans podcast

part of the Locked on Podcast Network now the number one sports podcast network I am your host Tyler Roland Titans fans today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast is brought to you by Fandul

right now new customers can bet just $5 and if your bet wins you'll get $300 and bonus bets to use across the app on today's show we are going to do a little bit of a look ahead to 2026

look we're coming out of the bye week We got half of a season of football games remaining. We're gonna focus on the football. So, as we have this little break ending, it's time to take a look ahead at the hope in the future ahead this all season. I'm gonna tell you who the Tennessee Titans need to keep and build around, talk about which players they need to get rid of, like, legurious need.

Also, we're gonna talk about what needs will be there for the Titans, and I'm gonna go over what draft picks and cap space they have so they can fix those. Before we dive in, do want to thank you for making Locked on Titans. your first listen each and every day remember Monday through Friday Tennessee Titans content all year round always for free you're not going to beat that

anywhere else make sure you get subscribed stay subscribed it's your team every day here on the Locked on Titans podcast so make sure you stay locked in with Locked on Titans but with that being said we do got to start by taking a look at who the Tennessee Titans are going to build around and

obviously as Mike Warganzi was saying last week in his press conference Cam Ward and Jeffrey Simmons are the number one cornerstones for this team. Now, Jeffrey Simmons obviously could potentially be traded in the offseason, but it doesn't sound like the Tennessee Titans want to do that, at least what they're publicly saying. But from a base standpoint, from this discussion standpoint,

we know that Cam Ward on offense, the quarterback of the team is the foundational piece. We know that Jeffrey Simmons, an all-pro-level interior defensive lineman, is absolutely something that you can build a defense around. I do want to say this, though, while we're here with Cam Ward. I would still take Cam Ward number one in the draft. And I know a lot of people feel differently about that now or want to change their mind after, you know, nine games, 10 weeks, all of that. And you're perfectly fine to do that.

But at the end of the day, I think Jackson Dard has had good moments. But I don't think that Jackson Dard has played incredible football. He's missed throws. He's had turnovers. His team hasn't done some incredible feat here where it's supposed to be like Jaden Daniels last year or Bo Nicks last year. I'm supposed to feel like the Titans missed out on this obvious, awesome guy.

Like, I feel like anybody acting like Jackson Dart has clearly proven that he is the guy and going to be, you know, what the Titans should have taken at number one overall. You're being just as disingenuous as anybody who tries to act like they know for certain that Cam Ward was the right pick. You can't know that right now, and I'm sorry, but Jackson Dart hasn't done anything to make me think, oh, you know, they should have taken him over Cam Ward. if anything, if you wanted to push back at all, the answer would have been trade down with the Giants,

take Abdul Carter and the picks, which is what I was advocating for throughout the draft process. Now, as I said then, if the Titans are going to take a quarterback and if they believe in one of these quarterbacks, then I'm going to support and believe in that quarterback as well. As a fan of the team, that's what I'm going to do until it's blatantly obvious that that guy isn't the answer,

I'm going to ride with that guy. And I feel like that is exactly what I've done, now that we're into the season and we've seen football games, I'm sorry, but if you think that Cam Ward was a mistake, the answer isn't Jackson Dart. He hasn't proven that at all. I'm not, I don't have any convincing feelings about that. And on the other side of it, Abdul Carter has been, while not incredible in the box score, he's been far and above better than any of the other edge rushers out there. So, you know, a lot of other top edge rushers got hurt and things like that. It's just, I don't think that you could say that the Titans made a mistake taking Cam Ward. And I don't

believe that at all, especially considering the environment around him, which is funny because as we go through these building blocks off a cam ward on the offensive side of the ball, it's like obvious how few there actually are. I think Tajay Spears will be around next year. I wouldn't consider him a building block though. I don't, I wouldn't say that. Now, Chim D.K. as a returner and a utility wide receiver, Elik Io Manor is a starting wide receiver for the Titans, although I don't think he's a number one. I think those are guys that you can build around. can start to build around. They aren't the cornerstones like Cam Ward and Jeffrey Simmons, but

those are building blocks for the team. I think the offensive line is mostly set. If I'm honest with you, I don't think the Titans are going to make any drastic changes on the offensive line. You have Dan Moore at left tackle. I wouldn't say he's a cornerstone or a major building block, but

he can solidify in that spot for another season and then evaluate after. Peters Karonski at Left Guard, absolutely a building block, a cornerstone player that they can build the offensive line around. We'll talk more about Pete as we get into the financial sections, but I expect Peters Carronsky to be getting a contract extension this off season. Cushingberry, we'll talk about why. I know that Cushingberry has had moments where

he hasn't played that well this year, but he's coming directly off in Achilles Taylor. You know that guys are always better in that second season after a major injury like that. Plus, the financial situation, I don't think you can really move on from Cushingberry. So I think he's set now. Right guard. I don't think Kevin Zitler will be back. He's 35 years. years old. He was on a one-year deal anyways. I'm not expecting Kevin Zitler to be back. Will that be Slater? Jackson Slater, the rookie. Will the Titans look to veteran free agency to fill that spot? That'll be an interesting discussion, but we don't really have an answer at right guard now. And then J.C. Latham, despite having some poor performances coming directly

off of his injury this year, I think Latham has settled in, played some good football. He's clearly a building block and a cornerstone player for the Titan. So, Cam Ward, Peter Skronsky, J.C. Latham, those are the only like cornerstone. I would say that the Titans have on offense right now, but Elyke-I-O-Manor Chim-D-K, I think those guys can absolutely be counted as building blocks for the future with the offensive line mostly intact, in my opinion going forward,

and we'll talk about why here in just a moment. But on defense, we talked about Jeffrey Simmons. That's a real foundational cornerstone. I would say Tevondre Sweat is a building block, too. I was surprised by the amount of trade speculation about Tevondre Sweat, But as we have walked away from the trade deadline, in my opinion, I would say that most of that was other teams calling the Titans about Tavondre Sweat and the other teams were the ones who were putting those rumors out.

I actually don't believe that it was the Titans purposefully to drive up the price on Tavondre Sweat to try to get an offer that they would be happy with. I don't think that's what happened. I think teams were calling about Tavondre Sweat. and teams were trying to get the Titans to be interested in getting rid of him. But I think whether one of those two guys is traded in the offseason, I still think right now as we're looking at them without knowing what the trades are. Sweat is a building block and Simmons is truly a cornerstone.

Femey is a building block, not unlike Ellic Iommanner on the offensive side of the ball. I'm not convinced that Femey is a cornerstone player that you've got to build the defensive round. I don't think that's going to be the case. I think that was never expected to be the case, quite honestly. But I would say Femmy is a building block at minimum. You have Cedric Gray, you have James Williams at linebacker. James Williams isn't a building block or a cornerstone, but he's a player they should keep around.

Cedric Gray is a building block. I wouldn't say he's a good enough player to be a cornerstone, franchise, foundational player, but he's certainly a building block. I think Cody Barton will still be around, if I'm honest with you. Marcus Harris at cornerback I can't put him in any category right now other than we'll see and then you'll have Kevin Winston

you'll have a Monty Hooker at safety we know that for next year Hooker at this point has kind of fallen off the map I wouldn't consider him any of those at this point I think next year will be his last year with the Titans his play has fallen off

Kevin Winston I think can be a cornerstone player not just a building block but a cornerstone player I'm still very high on Kevin Winston as a player. So that's really where the Titans are at. I don't think either the kicker or punter is a shoe in to be back next year. So, you know, those are the players

that I think realistically we know are going to be around for the Titans. Like those are the only players that I know for certain are going to be around because the Tennessee Titans are going to have to cut some players. The Tennessee Titans are going to get rid of some players. You don't keep all your players from a bad football team and that is going to create some potential needs

for the Titans as well. So now that we know who the Titans are going to keep around who they can build around for right now, we need to talk about who the Titans need to get rid of, the fat that they can trim off of this roster, the money that that will save on guys like Legerius Sneed, Calvin Ridley, all these different options. But the reality is a lot of these guys

that you may want to cut and get rid of. Financially, it just doesn't make a lot of sense. So we'll talk about that and we'll wrap up the discussion today, talking about what draft picks the Titans have, what salary cap the Titans have and the biggest needs remaining for them as well. Today's show is brought to you by friends over there at Peloton. Look, folks, it's time to break through the busiest time of the year with a brand new Peloton cross-training tread plus that's powered by Peloton IQ.

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Let's continue today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. I do want to thank you for making Locked on Titans your first listen. And thank you for making Locked on Podcast Network, the number one sports network. With that being said, we are doing our 2026 look ahead here as we move out of the bi-week. We talked about the players the Titans are going to keep and the cornerstones that they're going to build around

and that means we've got to talk about the players that the Tennessee Titans need to get rid of and what the financial ramifications of that would actually be. We start with how much cap space the Tennessee Titans actually have right now projected. And right now it depends on the site. You go to Over the Cap. You go to Spot Track.

Those are the two more famous salary cap sites. but either way, they're off by a couple of millions. So we're in the ballpark no matter what you want to go off with. I looked at over the cap, and it says the Tennessee Titans are projected right now to have $83 million in salary cap space. And I am here to tell you that I think that figure could get up to as much as $10, $110 million before the Titans

re-sign their own players or do extensions and things like that. But looking at the list. So let's just go through it. We start on the offensive side of the ball. I think Tony Pollard is an absolute dead nuts cut. You are cutting Tony Pollard. He's going to have a $9.2 million cap hit next season. If you cut him, you're going to save $7.5 million.

You're only going to have $2 million in dead money. So I think at that point in time, the way that Tony Pollard has run, look, I am not here to tell you. I know some of you guys are very incensed right now. Like Tony Pollard, why are we cut? Tony Pollard is a solid runner Okay, he's totally mid All right

He runs hard He has some vision He still has some cuts He's not washed He's not terrible blah blah things like that But the Titans have turned Tony Pollard Into a bell cow powerback

That's how they're using Tony Pollard That's how they used him last year A bel cow powerback And a lot of that has to do with Taji Spears being out of the equation with injury and inconsistency and all that. And the Titans, for some reason, not taking seriously their running back three spot.

They just haven't done it. They keep bringing Julius Chestnut in the fold, who's terrible, and they need to go out and get a serious running back three. Callow Mullings has been hurt, but he's a RB4 at this point as a special team's only player. Like, I just don't, whatever. That's a different rant for a different day.

But the point is, Tony Pollard does not have the same juice. The Titans need much more juice than what Tony Pollard can provided the running back spot right now, or they need to not pay as much. Okay? So I think Tony Pollard is an obvious cut candidate. The Titans move on. You use Tajay Spears more often

as the plan. You take running back more seriously as a depth issue. I think the Titans can go out and get cheaper Tony Pollard in the off season. You don't need to pay $9 million for it. So I'm cutting Tony Pollard. You move to Calvin Ridley. And listen, Calvin Ridley is a much more

difficult conversation. He's set to have a $26 million cap hit. That's way too high for Calvin Ridley production at this point in time, his age. But if you cut him, it's $16 million of dead money and you only save $10 million. If you do a post-June 1st cut, which changes the math a little bit, it flips.

You're saving $16 million, but you have $10,000. million in dead money. And I gotta be honest, with the amount of savings that you could get there from Calvin Ridley and what the Titans currently have at wide receiver and the free agent pool at wide receiver, the best free agent wide receiver that likely could be available is like Romeo Dobbs or Dante V and Wicks, one of those Packers guys. It's not a great crop of free agent wide receivers and even if you go look at free agency right now, most of those guys are going to re-sign with their teams.

Like, free agency just is never as stacked as it looks. And we don't want the Titans going out and making a win-now trade to get a good wide receiver and stuff like that. So I think, let's see how Calvin Ridley ends the season here, but I think Calvin Ridley can have a good end of the season, and I think the Tennessee Titans could bring Calvin Ridley back, just swallow the medicine, understand that after that you can part ways and it won't be that bad.

But I don't really see, it's on the line. I'm not as convinced that Calvin Ridley will be cut. Lloyd Cushenberry. Again, I know he's a guy who hasn't played all that well, but like I said, I think Cush will be back, and the problem is the finances. Lloyd Cushenberry is set to have a 12.5 million dollar cap hit. But if they cut him, it's 9 million and dead, and they only save $3.4 million. Like, what are we doing there?

We're eating $9 million on the salary cap of the 12 million that Cush was going to make anyway just to save $3 million, and then go find another starting center, which will probably have to get in free agency. I don't think that's worth it. I can see like a baby restructure for Lloyd Cushenberry where they spread that out a little bit so he doesn't have a $12 million cap hit. It's more of a $6 million cap hit. I could see a smoothing of Lloyd Cushenberry's contract, but I think Cushenberry will be back.

I think the Titans should do that. Give him another opportunity. Don't create another hole that you're not going to have the answer to. You know what I mean? After that, we move to defense because I don't think they're bringing Chiquot back. like maybe they bring a Van Jefferson back, something like that. Bryce Oliver, I'm not even factoring Bryce Oliver level players and like David Martin Robinson,

like those guys aren't guarantees to be around. We can't act like that. But we go to defense and you look at Cody Barton. So Key gone, Jihad Ward, maybe they bring him back. But again, that's not, what are we talking about here? A guy like Jalen Harrell is like a David Martin Robinson, Bryce Oliver guy, and I'm not even worried about them, you know, not a big enough impact, but Cody Barton is another problem.

He's an $8.2 million cap hit. 6.4 million in dead money. You're barely saving anything. It's $1.7 million. At that point, I know Cody Barton hasn't been good, but you're going to cut him and save $1.7 million and just eat $6.5 million for it. That just doesn't seem wise.

You know, let Cody Barton. stay around, bring in some more competition, draft a linebacker. You know, if the Titans get Averill Reese, for example, he could start at linebacker next to Cedric Gray, and then, you know, you have some depth, you have a veteran around, Averill Reese is going to move around to the edge and things like that, which Cody Barton can play some snaps at linebacker

when Averill Reese is on the edge, just things like that. You know what I mean? Just, I wouldn't move on from Cody Barton yet. He is a veteran. Let him be a leader. just bring in more competition. You're not getting enough financial value out of that. Amani Hooker, I know that Amani Hooker's been terrible.

I know that it was shocked to some people when I said Amani Hooker's going to be around, but the reality is because the Titans just gave him an extension before the season, there's no way they can move on from Ammani Hooker. He's going to have a $12 million salary cap hit, and it's going to be $17 million in dead money if they cut him. They're literally going to lose $5 million on top of his $12 million cap hit if they cut Amani Hooker.

he's going to be back next year Legerius Sneed the moment you've been waiting for 20 million dollar cap hit the Titans save 12 million if they cut him they only eat 8 million a dead he will be cut Legerius Need will be cut this all season

that's cut and dry that's easy I think they should trade Will Levis you're going to save $2 million and get $1 million in dead money if you do that I think that's the only logical way because if you cut him you eat the 2 million and you only save a million it doesn't I mean I guess it's such a

a small thing, whatever. Doesn't really matter. But I think they should trade him and I think they'll have an opportunity to for a 6th round pick, something like that. Like I said earlier, extend Peter Skoronsky. That's a move that the Titans need to make. Won't really affect the 2025 salary cap space too much because it'll be an extension that'll kick in in 2026. But either way, or kicking 2027 and have in 202026.

Living in the next year, Tyler. But I think those are the players that will likely be cut. Tony Pollard. Legerius Sneed. Xavier Woods also, $5 million cap hit, $1 million in dead money, $4 million saved. He'll be cut as well. But if the Titans just want depth, he's not so expensive that you have to do it. But Kevin Winston and Amani Hooker will be the starting safeties next year. But Xavier Woods could be a guy like Cody Barton who the Titans just keep around for depth purposes.

He's not a terrible player by any means, and he's a veteran leader who will do the job and be a good professional. But I think you're definitely cutting Tony Pollard. you're definitely cutting Legerious Sneed and we'll see about Calvin Ridley and Xavier Woods I think those are interesting cases but now we have cut some players we know who we're keeping around to build around

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Titans fans. Let's cap off today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. Do want to thank you for making Locked on Titans your first listen. And thank you for making Locked on the number one sports podcast network. Make sure you get subscribed. Stay subscribed at your team every day. With that being said, though, the Titans right now have some major needs based on what we've talked about. They need a backup quarterback.

They're going to need at least one running back, probably two, a starting level running back and a good depth running back. They need at least two wide receivers because they're going to have Chim D.K., they're going to have Elyke-O. Manor. They'll probably bring back Bryce Oliver, Van Jefferson, something like that. They're going to need two more wide receivers. They're going to need another tight end to go with Gunner Helm. Gunner Helm is a building block. I can't believe I forgot him. You guys are going to crush me for that.

What a mistake. Gunnor Helm, how could I leave you out, man? I'm so sorry. My guy, Nightmare on Helm Street. Anyway, forgive me, folks, for that omission. We got it eventually, right? But they're going to need one tight end to pair with Gunner Helm. I would like that to see more of a bigger veteran tight end.

They're going to need a starting right guard. Maybe Jackson Slater can move into that role, but I'm not certain. I would keep developing Slater with the goal of maybe him taking over for Cushingberry in 2027. I would go out in veteran free agency and spend quite a bit of money at right guard. That's what I would do if I were the Titans. they're going to need two, maybe three edge rushers. At this point, you have Femi,

and then nothing else that you can really rely on. So two, at least for your primary rotation, three for good depth. They're going to need one linebacker at least. I think they keep the two young guys in Barton, so they're going to need one linebacker. I would like to see a linebacker who's capable of competing for the starting spot.

They're going to need three cornerbacks. At minimum, three cornerbacks if we're talking about. I mean, they're going to need more than that. You're going to need a 53. three-man roster and a practice squad, you're going to have to use all that depth. But if we're talking about the players that they'll actually need to play, like from a general standpoint of injuries, we're off, I guess. They need at least, at least three cornerbacks.

Two safeties to go behind Winston and hooker, a kicker and a punter, most likely. But I'll tell you, wide receiver, edge, cornerback, guard, running back, those are the five biggest needs that the Titans have in my opinion. Just from a roster standpoint, a talent standpoint, massive needs. The talent, if we did just appear, the Titans need talent,

the needs are a little different, but from a roster standpoint, like they're going to have to add guys. Those are the biggest needs by far, but the good news is the Titans have a ton of assets. We talked earlier about having $83 million in salary cap space. If the Titans save $7 million from Cutting Tony Pollard, seven and a half, and they saved 12 million from Cutting Legerius Sneed, that's

almost another 20 million. You're up to $103 million a salary cap space. You trade Will Levis, that's 105. I mean, that's a lot of cap space. I mean, you bring back a couple of guys re-sign a

Sebastian Joseph Day. You know what I mean? Resign I don't know. I don't even want to resign anybody. I don't want Brandon Allen back or any of these guys. You know, re-sign Van Jefferson. You re-signed Sebastian Joseph Day. Moves like that.

You re-sign Daryl Baker, for example. You make moves like that, you're probably still around $90, $95 million in cap space. Or at least back down to the 85 where you basically started. That's so much cap space to work with, but here's the reality. I don't think the Titans are going to use a ton of that. Did you know, you can use rollover, cap space in the NFL, like

roll over minutes, like you used to have on your cell phone plan. If you don't know what I'm talking about, or that sounds foreign to you, I'm aging myself. Uncle Ty, back at it again. But, you can roll over cap space. And this is not a good free agent class. I think the Titans could spend a decent money at right guard,

maybe get a decent edge, get a decent veteran cornerback, but I don't think the Titans need to be going out there and spending all their money. Like, you don't do that and succeed. We just tried and now we're looking to cut Ridley and cut Sneed and Cush isn't playing well and like we don't need to do that. You know what I mean? That doesn't work very often. They got

a draft and develop and it's going to take some patience. But you supplement with free agency and I think they'll give out one big deal and it should probably be on the offensive line again and just keep trying and throwing all your assets at that. That's what I would do. But then we get to the draft. Right now the Titans have a first. They have a second. They have a third. They have a fourth. They have two fifths, two sixth and a seven. That's nine picks right now. for the Titans again. First, second, third, and fourth are all their own. They got their fifth back from the Rams and the pick swap with Roger McCreary. They got a fifth from the Ravens right now that's a conditional fifth round pick that could be a fourth.

They have a sixth round pick which is their own. They have a sixth round pick which they got in the Jarvis Brownlee Jr. pick swap and then they have their own seventh. So the Titans have nine picks. They have $80 million at minimum in cap space. They have a lot of needs, but they have some building block players, and they have some players that they need to get rid of as well. But it's not going to happen overnight. The Titans need to hit in the draft. That would be the number one thing.

And if they can get a trade down at the beginning of the draft because they have a top pick, and they can get an extra first round pick this year and an extra third round pick. Imagine if the Titans got, if the Titans moved to like fourth or fifth, got an extra first round pick this year from one of the teams that has multiple.

or got a first round pick next year in a draft, or 2027, which is supposed to be an incredible draft, and got an extra third round pick this year. You know, two firsts and a third, move back, four spots, stay in the top five, top six, something like that. That would be an incredible trade for the Titans and would allow them to make some pretty big additions. You know what I mean?

So that's what you have to hope for. But that is, we got football left, folks, and we got half of a football season, and I am going to enjoy it. Okay, I'm going to talk about the football. I think the Titans will get two more wins this year. And we're going to talk about how many more wins I think the Titans will get. We're going to do a rookie report card and grade how the rookies have done in the draft class as well.

So a lot of content coming your way. And then, you know, Thursday show will be crossover Thursday. We'll be right back as the Tennessee Titans come out of the buy with a big time game. So 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 tight. You know,