Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans BIGGEST NEED is Edge Rusher, Cornerback is CHAOS & Offensive Tackle Not a Priority

Starting point is 00:00:00 The Tennessee Titans biggest need this all season is at edge rusher, but cornerback is a close second. I'll rank the Titans biggest needs 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. I am your host, Tyler Rowland Titans fans. Today's edition of the Locked-on Titans podcast is brought to you by Fandall.

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Starting point is 00:01:56 If you guys have been listening to the show for any amount of time, literally since the very first season that I ever did the show back in 2019, I have been telling you that my football philosophy is the pass rush is what is most important on defense. Now there are some people out there who believe that a good back end is very, very important, and you could be that kind of person. You could want your cornerbacks, your safeties, all that. But me, I will always say that a dominant front four,

Starting point is 00:02:23 a dominant pass rush makes everybody else better and allows you to maybe put less resources into everything else. So I'm always going to favor the boys up front, and that's why edge rusher is the number one need for me. Now, I admit, cornerback is a close second, but when you look at edge, I think the Tennessee Titans need two starters this offseason. And listen, Femiola-Dazio is a guy that I have faith in. I have faith in Femi. You're going to hear me say that later this off-season for sure.

Starting point is 00:02:56 But in Robert Sala's defense, I think there's a pretty good chance that Femme, Femiola Dejo is the Sam linebacker, which is kind of a hybrid edge linebacker type player, which fits perfectly because what did Femiola Dejo do in college? He was an offball linebacker his first couple of years. Halfway through his last season at UCLA, he transitioned to be a full-time edge rusher. He has the skill set to be a big physical edge on the line of scrimmage on early downs in the Titans base 4-3 defense, but also has the ability to play as a hand in the edge rusher in a four-man front. He gives you the best of both worlds.

Starting point is 00:03:35 But when you're looking at your base starting defense of 4-3 alignment, Femi probably is more of your Sam linebacker than one of those edges, one of those defensive ends. So, with that in mind, all the Titans really have that edge is Femi, who is more of a Sam linebacker, in my opinion, and then Jalen Harrell. And listen, Harrell really blew up, like that edge. last year for who he is in his situation. Like he's a seventh round rookie from two years ago or a seventh round second year player.

Starting point is 00:04:08 But he had some really good moments and prove that he can be good depth for this team. But depth, not a starter. So I'm looking at edge and I'm saying, based on what we heard from Gus Bradley in the press conference earlier this week, the Titans would want a three-down edge rusher who has a little bit of speed to him,

Starting point is 00:04:26 who can get after the quarterback on one side, Then you need the more physical edge rusher who is out on the edge on first and second downs against the run and then can kick inside and pass rush a little bit from the inside. So what does that set up? Well, if you have the every down speed rusher on one side and then you have the physical edge setter on the other side playing more of a 5 technique on the inside shoulder or head up on the tackle, outside shoulder of the tackle,

Starting point is 00:04:57 and then Femi next to them as the Sam linebacker, And then when you go into passing situations, you keep your speed rusher on the outside. You have Jeffrey Simmons on the inside. You have your power edge rusher who slides into the inside on the inside with Jeff. And then Femi is your other edge rusher on the outside. And that is your four-man group in passing situations. That's what you'll be looking for. So I think that the Tennessee Titans need to find that outside speed guy,

Starting point is 00:05:26 which was like a Bryce Huff, a Will McDonald, in different iterations of Robert Salas' defense, David Bailey could fit that description. Rvel Reese, I think, could fit that description. Then, with your power edge, think about a guy like a Trey Hendrickson. Think about a guy like Ruben Bain in the draft. I think guys like Zion Young makes a lot of sense. If you go later in the draft, Derek Moore maybe, from Michigan, who's more of a power bull rushing type guy.

Starting point is 00:05:57 Maybe those guys could fit that kind of bill. point is for me, it's a combination of the Titans need two starters at this spot, and it's the most important position on the defense. So you combine those two things together, an edge rusher is definitely the biggest need for the Tennessee Titans. But I will tell you this, I almost considered putting cornerback there, because the Tennessee Titans need four cornerbacks to add to this defense, if we're being realistic now, from a biggest need standpoint, I'm looking at, they need starters.

Starting point is 00:06:34 Like, who are the starters going to be? That's always going to be the overriding deciding factor for me. But the Titans also need two starters at cornerback. And you could argue, if you were in my comments right now or you're hitting me up on social media and saying, Tyler, the Titans need three starting cornerbacks, that's the biggest need. I'm not going to argue with you.

Starting point is 00:06:56 No bicker here for me. Like, that's a valid point. Now, my philosophy and how much I value the edge rusher position had me have it at number one. But this is 1A and 1B more than it's 1 and 2 because you could argue the Titans need three starting cornerbacks depending on how you feel about Marcus Harris. Now, I think that the Tennessee Titans day three cornerback who was a rookie last year, Marcus Harris, I think that he can be the starting nickel. Now, here's one thing that came into my calculus.

Starting point is 00:07:26 The Titans are going to play a lot of big nickel. They're going to play a lot of 4-2-5, which is where you're going to have three safeties on the field. And I think that Kevin Winston is going to be that early-down nickel. And remember, Mike Vrable and Shane Bowen did this in 2020, 2021, where they had Elijah Molden and Buster Scream. Elijah Molden would play early-down nickel back because he's more physical, better blitzer, better tackler against the run,

Starting point is 00:07:59 and then they'd bring Buster screen in to play on passing downs because he was a quicker, faster, more coverage, adept cornerback. I think you should think about cornerback, the slot cornerback position in that way this year. I think that Kevin Winston, who played some big nickel slot cornerback for Dernard Wilson, and a lot of you guys were like, why is he playing it? It makes perfect sense. He's a great blitzer.

Starting point is 00:08:23 He's physical against the run. He could be a pseudo linebacker. And the Seattle Seahawks just won the Super Bowl using a guy like Nick Omunwari in that way. And a lot of you guys like Caleb Downs out of Ohio State. He's going to be a guy who plays that big nickel position. Jalen Petrie for the Houston Texans, one of the best in the NFL is a safety, but plays the big nickel for Houston.

Starting point is 00:08:48 I think Kevin Winston is going to be that early down slot cornerback in the Titans big nickel. packages. And then Marcus Harris, who is a 4-3 speed, sticky coverage type guy, he's going to be their passing down slot cornerback. So the Titans need to add a depth slot cornerback to play behind Marcus Harris, but I don't think that they need a starting slot corner when you consider that. Now what they do need, without a doubt, no debate is two outside corners because they don't have anybody. They have Micah Robinson who got pulled off the scrap heap. That's like a cornerback six or seven practice squad level guy.

Starting point is 00:09:28 They could bring back Darrell Baker Jr. I think they should do that. Darrell Baker Jr. is good depth in the NFL. Is he a starting level player? Is he a superstar? No, but not everyone can be a superstar on a 53 man roster. That's not how it works. You need depth players. All you guys want to say, oh, that player's mid, that player's mediocre. Well, let me tell you, 45 out of the 53 players on a roster are probably mid to mediocre. The term, jag, just another guy, is prevalent in the NFL because I would say that 80% of NFL players

Starting point is 00:10:07 are pretty much the same. The 20% at the top are the big-time difference makers, the blue chippers, the Jeffrey Simmons, the Cam Ward's of the world, the Peter Skoronskies of the world, okay? So when you say Darryl Baker Jr. is mediocre or mid or whatever, honestly, you might be a little less than mid. But you need depth players in the NFL and coaching can make them better. But the point is, Darrell Baker Jr. is not a starter on the outside,

Starting point is 00:10:35 whether they bring him back or not. So the Tennessee Titans need two true starters. And quite honestly, I don't think that you can count on a rookie being one of those guys. You need to go out and get two outside cornerbacks who are starters in the NFL. and then you draft an outside cornerback in the first three rounds and hopefully that guy can become a start right away but it doesn't have to be a situation where you force him into that role. That's why I'm looking at guys like a Dante Moore out of Florida,

Starting point is 00:11:06 a Bramon-Cissay out of South Carolina, some other options in the second round who are big physical outside cornerbacks who have the length and have the ability to play outside playing in that cover three zone for Robert Sala, playing in cover four outside quarters. Like, that's what the Titans need. So I would go out, I would get Tariq Wullen

Starting point is 00:11:26 or Alante Taylor, one of those two. I would go out and get a value veteran who could be a starter outside corner, like an Akello Witherspoon, a Jalen Watson, something like that. And then I would also draft a guy. So there's no doubt about it for me. The edge and cornerback are far and away the biggest needs that the Titans have

Starting point is 00:11:47 because they need multiple starters at those spots and they don't have anybody there right now. But that leaves wide receiver, which I do think is the next greatest need for the Tennessee Titans. Do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by FanDool Sportsbook. Ever wanted to experience the NBA Finals live and in person? Fandle was giving you a chance to turn that dream

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Starting point is 00:12:55 on an NBA future and get entered for a chance to win a trip to the NBA finals. Play your game with Fandle, the official sports betting partner of the NBA. Fans, let's continue today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. Looking at the Tennessee Titans biggest needs this offseason. We talked about edge rusher and cornerback, which I think are far and away the biggest needs that the Tennessee Titans have, but we know what comes next, and that's wide receiver. And honestly, there are a bunch of spots

Starting point is 00:13:43 on the offensive side of the ball that I think are the next biggest needs. Again, let me know your rankings of the needs down below in the comment section. Hit me up on social media in the Locked on Titans every day or group chat. Let me know what your rankings would be, but I have edge and cornerback at the top,

Starting point is 00:13:59 and then, yes, wide receiver. And the reason that I have wide receiver, as the third biggest need for the Titans is because they do have a little bit of talent there. Whereas cornerback and edge rusher, there's just nothing there right now. You look at wide receiver, the Titans could keep Calvin Ridley around,

Starting point is 00:14:18 who I think is a solid number two wide receiver in the NFL. They have the two young guys in Elic, I.O. Manor and Chim D.K., and Chim D.K. in particular, really blossomed last year. I think he could be a solid wide receiver too in the NFL eventually. they can bring back Bryce Oliver, they got some depth in Xavier Restrepo. Now look, I am going to sit here and tell you the Tennessee Titans need two wide receivers this all season.

Starting point is 00:14:44 They need to add at least two wide receivers. Whether both of those come in free agency, both of those come in the draft, one in free agency, one in the draft, heck, I'll be honest with you. If they got two in free agency and one in the draft, I would still be with it. But at minimum,

Starting point is 00:15:03 They need to add two. If you add Wondale Robinson and then you add Chris Brazel for example, let's say that. You sign Wondale Robinson in free agency you draft Chris Brazell with pick number 35

Starting point is 00:15:19 or Chris Bell or you get a Ted Hurst in the third round or maybe they get Michael Pittman Jr. in free agency and then they get a Zachariah Branch or an Omar Cooper something like that. Any combination of that.

Starting point is 00:15:33 that works fine for me. I mean, all of the combinations that I just said to you, I'm licking my chops. There are so many different ways to do this, but the reality is the Titans already have a little bit of talent at wide receiver, whereas they're barren in other spots. So I put wide receiver at number three. I know a lot of you guys would probably disagree with that and that's perfectly fine, but considering you have Ridley, you have Io, you have DK, I can't put wide receiver over edge where you have Femi and Jalen Harris. or cornerback where you have Marcus Harris and Micah Robinson? Like, to me, you're talking about needs.

Starting point is 00:16:10 Those two outweigh that. Now, what I would go to next after wide receiver is interior offensive line and particularly right guard. The Titans don't have a starter there. Again, the top needs that we're talking about, you are missing starters. You need two starters at edge. You need two starters at cornerback.

Starting point is 00:16:31 You need at least one starter at wide receiver. If you had, you know, a Chris Brazel or, you know, Michael Pittman Jr., whatever, the names that we just discussed. Mike Evans, you know, I don't think that makes sense. But just to give you an example, if you add one of those guys in the off season, and then you move Calvin Ridley to the number two and Chim D.K. to the number three, that's not terrible. You can live with that.

Starting point is 00:17:01 one true bona fide starter at wide receiver. Now, does that make the Titans wide receiver core great? No, it doesn't. But that's what you need, okay? You go to Interior Offensive Line, and you need, you have to have a starting right guard. Look, I'm high on Jackson Slater. I'll be honest with you.

Starting point is 00:17:22 When the Tennessee Titans used my voice in their rookie video last year of me saying, the Tennessee Titans select Jackson Slater. I like Jackson Slater coming into the draft. I love Jackson Slater now. We are intimately linked forever. That was one of the coolest moments. I'm getting off the plane from vacation,

Starting point is 00:17:43 and the Titans are using my sound bites in their videos. A dream come true for a kid who grew up at 9, 8 years old, being a Tennessee Titans fan. I can never... Imagine if you told me at 9 or 10 that the Titans would use my content in a video. like, I mean, over the moon. And I still am about it.

Starting point is 00:18:01 But the point is, even saying that, Jackson Slater is not ready to be a full-time starter for the Titans. They cannot go into the season with the expectation that Jackson Slater is going to be the starter. They can't do that. They need to go get somebody to compete with him. And quite honestly, it needs to be a veteran free agent. It can't be another rookie.

Starting point is 00:18:24 And the Titans can't take a rookie guard high enough with all their other needs to that be the case. Slater and a rookie guard battling it out for right guard. They can't do that, okay? They simply can't. So they need to go get a veteran free agent. Wyatt Teller is a guy who just announced that he won't be going back to the Cleveland Browns.

Starting point is 00:18:44 Now, Teller didn't have a great season last year. He's been banged up as well. He's on the other side of 30. Is that the route they want to go? I would have a guy like Dillam Parham higher. I don't think that Jermaine Illuminaur would come play guard for the Titans, but he does love Carmen Bracillo. Maybe they could talk him into it.

Starting point is 00:19:03 Again, I don't think so. Elijah Vera Tucker, another guy, very, very talented player. Excellent player, but always banged up. But with the Jets, drafted by the Jets, when Robert Sala was there, there's connection there. Either way, whether it's Porum, whether it's Illumor, whether it's AVT, whether it's T, Whatever route you want to go, the Titans need a veteran right guard,

Starting point is 00:19:29 and you need to solidify your offensive line. So after the three big needs at edge, cornerback, and wide receiver, I go to right guard. That's the next one for me. Now, after that is where we get, we drop down a tier, in my opinion. The rest of the needs that we're talking about are more depth-related, because we don't know how things are going to play out. Like the next one that I have

Starting point is 00:19:53 is running back. After the big four, I have running back is the next biggest need for the Titans and that is contingent upon Tony Pollard being cut. I think that Tony Pollard will be cut. Now, if Tony Pollard isn't cut

Starting point is 00:20:11 and I'm wrong, which I think that Tony Pollard should be cut so the Titans can go get a better running back in free agency or in the draft. But if I'm wrong about that, which I may be wrong about, that. I'm not, I can't perfectly predict everything the Tennessee Titans are going to do. What a, some of you guys treat me like that. You're like, oh, Tyler said they were going to cut Tony Pollard and they didn't.

Starting point is 00:20:33 What a bozo. Like, I can't predict every game and every signing and every draft pick and every move perfectly right. Like, come on now. Who can do that? What a ridiculous standard to hold people do. But the point is, if I am wrong, and the Titans don't cut Tony Pollard, running back would obviously go down the list. I would not have running back this high if they don't cut Tony Pollard. But I think that Tony Pollard will be cut and when Tony Pollard is cut, that means that you need two running backs in my opinion. You need to go out and get a veteran running back in free agency that runs hard and runs with power so that you know that you have that player and Tajay Spears.

Starting point is 00:21:09 And then you need to go out and day three of the draft and draft a running back as well. The Titans need to make sure they have a more well-rounded committee. You can't have Kelle Mullings or Julius Chestnut as RB3 going into the year. cannot do it so the fact that in my mind Tony Pollard is cut and the Titans need two running backs one of them being the power starter

Starting point is 00:21:32 that makes running back the next need for me now after that I go to tight end tight end is where I would go next because you have your tight end one in Gunner Helm great versatile can catch the ball run routes got way better as a blocker at the end of the season

Starting point is 00:21:52 really, really was doing a great job at the end of the year, moving some bodies. Think back to the big pass to Chim Dekay against the New England Patriots. Who set the foundational block there to allow that play to happen? It was Gunner Helm one-on-one with a defensive end. So I have all the faith in the world in Gunner Helm. You guys know that I have been pushing for Gunner Helm since before the draft last year. If Gunner Helm has one fan on Earth, it means that I'm still alive. That's all that I know.

Starting point is 00:22:22 But they desperately need a tight end two. A real tight end two. An all-around versatile tight-end two. Not Chigacanquo couldn't block a traffic cone. A real tight-end too. And I think you've got to do that in free agency. Gunner Helm is already going into a second year in the NFL. He's a young player.

Starting point is 00:22:40 The Titans need a veteran tight-end to go along with him to be their big-time tight-end pairing. And then you have David Martin Robinson, who quite honestly does some things that Chigaconquo does well, And he can be your third tight end who you can use in special situations. Line David Martin Robinson up as a fullback in the backfield. Fake the ball to the running back and have DMR go out into the flat. Those sorts of things.

Starting point is 00:23:03 Let him be the guy who you take on the move. Tight end would be the next one after me. So right now, I have edge and cornerback, wide receiver, right guard, running back, and tight end. And you may be wondering, Tyler, where is the defense? Well, it's time to talk about the depth positions because that's where I'm going next. And there's a special team's position that I think is way more of a need than people realize. Do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by five hour energy.

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Starting point is 00:24:57 And let's cap off today's edition of the Locked-on Titans podcast. We're talking about the biggest needs for the Tennessee Titans. I have edge and cornerback at the top, then wide receiver and right guard, then running back and tight end. Now we've got to get more into the defensive spots, and there's a special teams one that I want to get into as well. Before we do, though, do want to thank you for making Locked on Titans. Your first listen each and every day as a reminder. Join the Locked on Titans every day or club. It's only $5 a month.

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Starting point is 00:26:07 You're going to get added to a locked-on Titans group chat with a bunch of other everydayers Where we're chopping it up they're sending in mock drafts mock-ups of new uniforms so much fun to be in the group chat and you get access to a locked-on Titans merch store but with that being said again getting to the rest of the needs after Edge cornerback wide receiver interior offensive line running back in tight-end I go to The Tennessee Titans need one safety upgrade. They have Kevin Winston, they have Amani Hooker, but again, Robert Salo runs a ton of big nickel, which is three different safeties.

Starting point is 00:26:46 Alright, and if Kevin Winston is playing in the slot in that scenario, Amani Hooker is more of a box safety at this point in his career with this lack of speed. The Titans need a safety that can play in the back end, does have speed, does have range, does have coverage ability. I think in free agency, there are a ton of different options. I like a guy like Nick Cross. Jason Pinoc has been a depth player in Robert Sala defenses at multiple stops. The Titans could go into the draft and look at a guy like Genesis Smith or a guy like Dylan.

Starting point is 00:27:19 I don't even know how to say it. Theanaman out of Oregon who's a very good player, although he'll probably get drafted in the second round, maybe even the late first round. So we may not be as much of an option. But the point is, I think the Tennessee Titans do absolutely need one other safety. And like how we consider three cornerbacks as starters, because you know you need two outside guys and a slot cornerback, like wide receiver.

Starting point is 00:27:42 It's not just two starters anymore. You need three starting level wide receivers nowadays. I think in Robert Salas defense, you need three starting safeties. Just like Dernard Wilson focused on having three starting level safeties. So Winston Hooker and they need another guy. It could be free agency, it could be the draft. It could be both, quite honestly. But safety would be my next one there.

Starting point is 00:28:06 Then I go to linebacker. You have Cedric Gray, who is your star at linebacker, and I think he's going to go to a whole other level in coverage with Robert Sala. Then you have Cody Barton, who could be your starter at Mike linebacker. James Williams is a guy who I think could take a step forward and maybe take that spot away from Cody Barton. But the Titans probably need one more linebacker. Now, here's what I would say.

Starting point is 00:28:34 You could go big game hunting and go get Devin Lloyd from Jacksonville. I'm cool with it. If they want to go big and go get Devin Lloyd and pair him with Cedric Gray and say, we have our two linebackers for the next three years, I'm in. I'm with it. But if they don't do that,

Starting point is 00:28:56 then I think that they need to go out and get a linebacker on day three in the draft. This is actually a pretty good linebacker class. It's not terrible. You know, there's a little bit of depth and something for everybody in there. A Jeremiah Trotter or Jake Goliday. There's so many guys that I, you know,

Starting point is 00:29:13 I can't possibly name them all right now off the top of my head. But there are a lot of different options. Torrine York, who is a little undersized, but I like Torrine. He's a smart player. Reminds me a Jayon Brown. But regardless, I wouldn't have linebacker in the top seven needs. They do need to add one more linebacker,

Starting point is 00:29:31 but I think you could get away with Cody Barton and Cedric Gray and James Williams as your top three linebackers one more year before you really attack linebacker next year. So that's why it's a little lower on my list. But next I would have punter. Johnny Hecker was trash last year.

Starting point is 00:29:48 Let's just call it what it is. Bones Fossil was great as the Titan Special Teams coordinator, but if we're being honest, one of the big mistakes that they made was signing Johnny Hecker. He was not good last year. So punter, a starting punter

Starting point is 00:30:03 actually is a bigger need than Titans fans think. And what I would say is, with all of the cap space that they have, go get Tommy Townsend from the Houston Texans. Maybe the best punter in the entire NFL. He's certainly up there. Go pay $4 or $5 million a year for a punter. Why not? You got $100, and after moves are made,

Starting point is 00:30:24 you might have $130, $140 million in cap space. Go give a big time deal to a punter to make sure that you have one of the best punters in the entire NFL. I'm with it. I am with it. With the defense being at the level I think it's going to be for the Titans this year,

Starting point is 00:30:38 if you can consistently pin people back deep and then let the defense attack, that's a good plan. So punter is next on my list of needs. But now we drop down another tier where I really don't think it's a big need at all for the Titans. My bottom three needs,

Starting point is 00:30:55 quarterback. The Titans need a backup because I think Will Levis is going to be traded. But again, like with Tony Pollard, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe the Titans don't trade Will Levis. If you have Cam Ward and Will Levis, you don't really need another quarterback.

Starting point is 00:31:11 You're not going to keep three. Now, I would prefer a veteran quarterback with Cam Ward. I think that's the right thing. And I might ask Mike Borganzi about that at the Combine next week when I ask him some questions. But regardless, it's going to be a lot of, going to be easy to find a veteran and free agency to pair with Cam if they don't think

Starting point is 00:31:30 they're going to keep Levis around. If they do keep Levis, then you're fine at quarterback. You don't really need quarterback. Then I would have offensive tackle. I know that this is going to make some of you guys mad. But look at Dan Moore's contract. He's not going anywhere. I don't think Dan Moore's going anywhere next year either. I think next year, one year from right now, we need to be talking about, hey, the Titans might take an offensive tackle in the first round. to replace Dan Moore. But it ain't going to be this year.

Starting point is 00:31:59 And I think the Titans could draft an offensive tackle in the mid-rounds, 3, 4, 5, 6 to kind of develop behind Dan Moore. But quite honestly, you have Dan Moore, you have J.C. Latham. They should bring back Ali Udo. You have Brendan Crenshaw Dixon as a development offensive tackle

Starting point is 00:32:17 still on the roster. Like, offensive tackle is just simply not a need for this team right now. And they don't need to go out and spend on offensive tackle. They don't need to use a high-end draft pick on offensive tackle. That is a next year problem. You need to give Dan Moore and J.C. Latham one more year to get this thing right.

Starting point is 00:32:35 And if Moore is a disaster, you cut him next all season and you look to move on. Or you keep him for one year and you draft a guy high to compete with him. If Latham is an absolute bomb at right tackle this year for some reason, move him inside the guard in this final year. But you can't do it now. You can't do it now. So offensive tackle simply is not that big of a need

Starting point is 00:32:56 And if the Titans bring back Ali Udo You have your top three offensive tackles You have your young development tackle and BCD There's just no reason to go out and spend real resources On offensive tackle at that point And then the last position The least biggest need The smallest need, I don't know if that works quite frankly

Starting point is 00:33:15 The least biggest need for the Titans Is interior defensive line You have Big Jeff You have Tavondra sweat, bring back Sebastian Joseph Day, Blake Lynch. You have Cam Horsley as a nose tackle who can be a development guy. Look, I still want to see John Franklin Myers signed as an interior defensive lineman who could play a little bit on the outside as well. But I can't say that it's a big need for the Titans. So interior defensive line is the lowest need on the list for me.

Starting point is 00:33:47 But again, let me know your rankings down below. That's going to do it for me today, folks. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.

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