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Welcome to the Locked on Titans podcast. I am your host, Tyler Rowland.
Titans fans, it is another Friday edition of the Locked on Titans podcast.
Hoping to send you guys off into a safe and enjoyable weekend.
It has been a great week of content here on the Locked on Titans podcast, in my humble opinion.
Have done my updated roster predictions, part one so far.
Earlier in the week, we looked at some of the biggest takeaways from training camp,
along with which players I think are a lot to make the roster.
So check out all of those shows by subscribing to the Locked on Titans podcast on whatever
platform you do stream.
Also, follow me on Twitter at TicTacTitans for updated schedules and additional content
like my TicTacTitan film breakdowns throughout the regular season.
I will be here Monday through Friday throughout, ready to break down all the news and notes
out of Nashville.
But that leads us into this Friday edition of the Locked on Titans podcast.
And on Wednesday, we saw unprecedented action being taken in the professional sports world.
And that continued on Thursday with the Titans canceling their practice in lieu of the shooting
death of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
And in an attempt to not hide from the obvious issues going on in the sports world right
now, what I want to do is I want to let the Titans
players speak for themselves. So I'm going to play you the direct audio from a conversation
with the Titans leadership, Kevin Byard and Ryan Tannehill, who both spoke on Thursday. So I will
play that audio for you guys out of the gate so you can hear directly from the Titans players
what they're thinking in this challenging moment in our country.
But after that, we will jump into part two of my roster predictions,
my updated roster predictions about four weeks through training camp
before we get to the September 5th cut day.
I will go over the defensive side of the ball
and then round out today's show by talking about which players I think could end up on
the Titans practice squad.
So a lot to go over on today's Locked on Titans podcast.
Let's get it.
We saw unprecedented action taken in the professional sports world in the last 48 hours in response to the murder of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
First, we saw NBA teams boycott playoff games, and that trickled over to Thursday
where we saw multiple NFL teams cancel practice and instead issue statements against
social injustice and racism in America.
The Tennessee Titans were one of the teams that were leading that charge.
And on Thursday, they showed a sign of unity as a team when team captains Kevin Byard and
Ryan Tannehill issued this statement per TennesseeTitans.com.
Good afternoon.
As I woke up this morning and headed to the facility at 6 a.m. this morning, I was prepared to go to practice.
But as we started, we had a team meeting this morning, first as a leadership with Mike Vrabel,
and we had a lot of powerful discussions. Guys spilled out their emotions, guys teared up,
and we had a lot of constructive conversation.
But as we went to our team meeting, as with the entire team, we felt as players and as an entire organization that it was right to not practice today.
We feel that with all the recent events that's happened in our country, not only just this year,
not only the past year, but the past hundreds of years, we decided that it's time to take a stand today and we feel that with this moment right here and today with my
brother Ryan standing next to me and all my brothers standing behind me we wanted
to show solidarity and be unified and to say that we're tired we're sick and
tired of seeing the things that's been going on on social media for the
entertainment seeing our black brothers and sisters be murdered by police like it's nothing.
And I feel like it's time for a change. And as I sit here and try to gather my
thoughts, this is not a prepared statement. I didn't have time to prepare a
statement. I'm coming to you and I'm talking from the heart. I just had a son just Sunday.
I have a one-year-old daughter, and I have no clue what I'm going to tell them
or what kind of world they're going to grow up in in this country.
And I'm begging and pleading to the powers that may be to please, please.
We're crying, spilling my heart out to say that we need change and we need
change as soon as possible. Thank you. Like Kevin said, we had a powerful conversation this morning,
guys spilling their hearts out and really hearing different perspectives on experiences,
on viewpoints. And as a team, we felt like it was important that we stand up here
together, united, that though we may be from different backgrounds, from different situations,
been through different experiences, we're together and support each other throughout this whole year.
Like Kevin said, these systematic oppressions have been going on for a long time.
these systematic oppressions have been going on for a long time.
Hundreds of years, this country was founded upon racist ideas,
with slaves being brought here from the day of foundation.
And those ideas have persisted throughout the last hundreds of years,
and it's going to take time until we can get those all out.
But we're tired of it.
We're tired of dealing with the systematic oppression oppression we're tired of dealing with excessive force we're tired of seeing black men and women die in situations where they
should be walking home and spending the night with their families it's sickening and there's really
it's sickening to just know that
they have to worry about their kids
coming home at night
I have two young kids
that because of the color of their skin
I never have to worry about
if they get pulled over by a police officer
if they're going to make it out of that interaction alive
and that's a sick fact of the world that we're living in
so we stand up here together
united, demanding change,
that there's equality and justice for all those situations.
Thank you.
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Before we dive into my defensive updated roster predictions, I did want to mention a transaction note on the defensive side of the football.
I felt it was best to give Section 1 all of the attention on the social justice issues
and how the Tennessee Titans team is reacting.
But a perfect time to mention before we get into the defense,
that the Titans did make a signing of a safety named Walt Aikens,
a very experienced veteran safety who played all of his career so far with the Miami Dolphins,
was expected to come in, be able to help slightly on the defense,
but also be an ace on the special teams unit.
For some reason
that deal fell through we don't know the exact details on why but Walt Aikens will not be joining
the Tennessee Titans and that is going to leave a roster spot open as I did have Aikens as someone
who was making the team so I will adjust on the fly for you guys right now and get into my defensive predictions.
Before I do that, though, another teaser.
I want to rehash who I thought would make the team
on the offensive side of the ball and in the special teams.
So right now, what I have is on special teams,
Bo Brinkley, Brett Kern, and one of the kickers,
I'm going to guess Tucker McCann, wins the job.
Ryan Tannehill, Trevor Simeon at quarterback,
Derrick Henry, Darrington Evans, Jeremy McNichols,
and Kari Blossom game in the backfield.
At wide receiver, A.J. Brown, Corey Davis, Adam Humphreys,
Kalief Raymond, Cameron Batson, and Rashard Davis.
At tight end, Jonu Smith, Anthony Ferkser, Michael Pruitt,
and Jeff Swaim.
On the offensive line, eight offensive linemen.
LaJuan, Isaiah Wilson, Dennis Kelly, Tyson Brillo, Ben Jones, Nate Davis, Roger Saffold, and Jameel Douglas.
That is 27 spots total, which leaves us 26 spots remaining for just the defensive side of the ball
and then 16 practice squad spots after that.
So let's get into how those 26 available roster spots will be filled
on the defensive side of the ball, in my opinion.
First, on the interior defensive line,
no shockers to anyone that I will say Jeffrey Simmons and Daquan Jones
are locks for this roster.
But also, defensive lineman Jack Crawford, who spent some time on the COVID-19 list this offseason,
I think that he is a lock for this roster as well and will make the Final 53.
That is not some sort of controversial statement.
Jack Crawford, though, has been featured in the Titans' base defense as that third defensive lineman during training camp,
which leads me to believe that he's essentially a starter on this team and most certainly will be a lock for the roster.
Also in that vein, Titans' fifth-round draft pick, Larell Murchison, he's going to make this team.
The Titans need reinforcements along the defensive line.
It's not an incredibly deep or talented group, so you can't
get rid of someone like a Larell Murchison who has incredible potential as a late round draft pick on
the interior defensive line. Moving into some of the guys that are on the roster bubble here and
could go either way, we have Isaiah Mack, we have Joey Ivey, we have Tyier Tartt, we have Kobe Smith,
We have Joey Ivey, we have Tyre Tartt, we have Kobe Smith, we have Matt Dickerson.
Of course, Joey Ivey, Isaiah Mack, Matt Dickerson will have a little bit of a leg above some of the other guys like Tyre Tartt and Kobe Smith who are undrafted free agents.
And just because of what we're seeing in the NFL this year in terms of the value of veterans
and people who know the system over young guys who are still learning.
I think that the Titans take two defensive linemen out of that group, and in my opinion,
they take someone like an Isaiah Mack, who is on the smaller side for defensive linemen, but is an interior penetrator.
I think having diversity in terms of skill set in each of the position groups is really
important.
Something I talk about at the tight end position and the wide receiver position quite a bit
is having a diverse skill set at those positions.
So I think the Titans will use those two remaining spots on the defensive line for a small interior
penetrator like Isaiah Mack, who can play at the nose tackle and play the three technique
defensive tackle.
And then someone like a Matt Dickerson, who is a big-bodied guy, more of a Jack Crawford type guy, more of a Daquan Jones type guy, who can play that nose tackle,
play that interior, and hold up as a base defensive end as a five technique as well
just due to his size.
So I think the Titans get a little bit of everything there, having Isaiah Mack as a
smaller interior disruptor, and then having a big body clogger like Matt Dickerson.
So on the defensive line, Big Jeff, Daquan Jones, Jack Crawford,
Larell Murchison, Matt Dickerson, Isaiah Mack.
Moving to the edge rusher group, and at this point in time,
very concerned with the edge rusher group because of the missed time in training camp from Correa, Beasley still not being off the non-football injury list and then
the Titans after that relying on essentially a rookie in DeAndre Walker who was injured for his
entire real rookie season. A guy like Derek Roberson who the coaches have publicly numerous
times talked about his inability to be effective on first and second down and then you have two
guys who were undrafted free agents in 2019 and Wyatt
Ray and Jamal Davis the second so concerned about that group but the Titans will have to eventually
pick some bodies there and I think they will walk away with five edge rushers on the active roster
that is going to be Harold Landry, Kamalei Correa, Vic Beasley, DeAndre Walker, and then ultimately, I do think they keep Derek
Roberson.
Now, I will say, I would not be surprised to see Wyatt Ray get that Roberson spot.
If I'm wrong, I'm wrong about that, and that's perfectly fine because Wyatt Ray has impressed
quite a bit in training camp, but he's still a guy who's not completely familiar with the
team, wasn't with the Titans last year, so I take all of the high praise I see for him with a grain of salt. We'll get back to his name a little bit later on as well.
Moving into the inside linebacker group, now typically with a team like the Titans, a 3-4 team,
you would see more edge rushers be kept, about six edge rushers instead of five, but I think what the
Titans will do here is they will counteract that By having a lot more inside linebackers.
Or at least one extra inside linebacker.
I will have that.
Obviously Rashawn Evans.
Jayon Brown.
And David Long.
Are going to be on this football team.
But that leaves us Nick DeZubnar.
Will Compton.
Who has just recently signed the fan favorite.
And then the undrafted free agent Cal Garrett.
In my opinion.
This signing was only made.
Because they know that they can't count on Cal Garrett
as somebody on the active roster for the reasons I've talked about quite a bit
in the setbacks that rookies are dealing with this year.
So Evans, Brown, Long are obvious locks.
And it leaves me to question Nick DeZubnar or Will Compton.
Does Will Compton's signing mean that the Titans don't want to keep DeZubnar around?
Well, actually, I'm going to go the opposite direction here, and I'm going to say that
they're bringing in Will Compton because they want to keep five inside linebackers for this season,
along with Nick DeZubnar. DeZubnar is not a good linebacker. It's been well documented in his time
with the Chargers that he simply is just ineffective as a linebacker on defense,
although he is a special teams ace.
Compton gives you a little bit more as an actual linebacker on defense, so if the Titans
only kept four inside linebackers, Evans, Brown, Long, and DeZubnar, well, then one
of their linebackers isn't really a linebacker at all, and it only leaves them three inside
linebackers.
Just not a smart move in the current climate that the NFL is going to be playing in.
So they're going to keep five interior linebackers, have Nick Zubnar as that special teams ace,
have David Long and Will Compton, who can play special teams, but also Long and Will Compton can suit up and play actual linebacker effectively for the Titans.
So moving into the secondary, we have the cornerback spot is a very difficult spot to
parse out.
Adoree Jackson, Malcolm Butler, Christian Fulton, and Jonathan Joseph are locks for
this roster.
I personally think that Chris Milton, the defensive back, is a lock for this roster
as well.
He's not much of a corner like a Nick DeZubnar, but he is a beast on special teams and was for the Titans last year.
He was part of their core special teams unit.
So I think Milton makes the roster.
Now, you're looking for a sixth cornerback out of the next few names that can give you something on special teams and also help as a cornerback.
Looking at Kareem Orr, Kenneth Durden, and Ty Smith. And in my opinion, although Orr has been impressive,
I think that Ty Smith is more valuable to the team as an actual cornerback.
So I think over Orr and over Durden, Ty Smith gets that sixth cornerback spot.
And then we will move into the safety position.
Kevin Byard, Kenny Vaccaro, Dan Cruikshank, and Imani Hooker are locks in my opinion,
and that would leave one open safety spot in the way that my roster is constructed.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this segment, I had Walt Aikens taking that spot.
Since Walt Aikens won't be signed and the Titans won't have a veteran,
since Walt Aikens won't be signed and the Titans won't have a veteran. Since Walt Aikens won't be signed, and the Titans won't have a veteran that they could rely on,
they could go ahead and try to sign a different veteran defensive back to bring in.
But if they're unable to find one on the market that satisfies what they're looking for,
I would expect them to give that opportunity to 7th round defensive back Chris Jackson out of Marshall,
who can play a little bit in the slot,
Chris Jackson out of Marshall who can play a little bit in the slot is also has the possibility of playing safety and will be a special teams ace at one point in time during his career so right
now that's what I see the Titans doing from that perspective I did originally have Chris Jackson
making the practice squad now that he won't be doing that maybe the Titans will look to get a
younger player in there that could make it or like like I said, they could go to the veteran route again, and although they missed
out on Walt Aikens, they could look to get a veteran safety in the building for special teams
help and to help out on the field if needed, but that remains to be seen, and I will be ready to
report on that for you guys. So on the defensive side of the ball, Jeffrey Simmons, Daquan Jones,
Jack Crawford, Larell Murchison, Isaiah Mack, Matt Dickerson,
Harold Landry, Kamalei Correa, Vic Beasley, DeAndre Walker, and Derek Roberson, Rashawn Evans,
Jayon Brown, David Long, Nick DeZubnar, and Will Compton, Adoree Jackson, Malcolm Butler,
Christian Fulton, Jonathan Joseph, Chris Milton, and Ty Smith, Kevin Byard, Kenny Vaccaro,
Dan Cruikshank, Amani Hooker, and Chris Jackson.
So that's what I see as the final 53-man roster.
Next, we are going to talk about which of those players that didn't make the cut is
one eligible for the practice squad, and what are the eligibility standards for practice
squad in the NFL, and who do I think will ultimately stay with the team on that practice squad. Let's talk about the practice
squad. So I have gone over my updated 53-man roster predictions for you guys
over the last two days, but that is going to leave, out of the 80 members there, that's going to leave
27 people out of a job. Now 16 of those people can go on the team's practice squad, so who exactly
may do that? Before we jump into that list, I want to talk to you guys a
little bit about the eligibility of the practice squad. You can't put anyone in the NFL on the
practice squad. There are strict rules. Now, one other thing I want to mention about the practice
squad is because of the uncertainty around COVID-19 this season, the NFL has increased the
limit on the practice squad. It was 10 last year.
Now they already had plans to bump it up to 12, but with everything going on, they decided to bump it up to 16.
We also saw some other rule changes in terms of protected practice squad players.
So before, if you were a practice squad player, you could be poached, that's the term, poached
by any NFL team if they wanted to
actually bring you onto their active roster.
So if you're on the Titans practice squad, but the Eagles want to actually bring you
onto their 53-man NFL roster, they can take you off the Titans practice squad and there's
nothing that the Titans can do about it.
This year, the Titans will have four people who they will be able to protect and keep from being poached by other teams.
Now, the reason that the NFL allows that poaching is because you want to encourage teams
to put guys on 53-man rosters.
That's ultimately the goal.
So you never want to prevent a player from having the opportunity to join a 53-man roster
because he's on someone's practice squad.
That's not the right thing to do, and that's not the way it is.
So keep that in mind.
You can't have someone like Trevor Simeon on the practice squad.
You can't have someone like Centerize Perry on the practice squad.
They've been in the NFL too long.
And the rules there are, basically, you can be on a practice squad for three seasons,
and to count as a season, you have to be on the practice squad for six games
so if you're on the titans practice squad for six games three years in a row you're not allowed to
be on the practice squad anymore and it's not that six games is the cap it's once you get to six games
that counts as a full season even if you only are with the team for six games so you can be on the
titans practice squad for three full seasons
without getting any real NFL experience,
but after that, you're not eligible anymore.
Likewise, players who have a little bit of NFL experience
and want to be put onto the practice squad
or the team wants to put them onto the practice squad,
the disqualification there is two years.
So if you've played six games, at least six games in a season in the NFL on an
active roster twice, you're ineligible for the practice squad. So if you've played, let's say,
12 career NFL games, six in 2019, six in 2018, you're ineligible for the practice squad. So keep that in mind as I go through this list.
I had to make sure that I got guys who are eligible for the practice squad and not just
guys who did not make the Titans roster.
So I will dive into my practice squad predictions now.
First off, at the quarterback position, there's always going to be one quarterback on the
practice squad, and I do think that it's going to be Logan Woodside.
I do think Trevor Simeon ultimately does get the nod as the backup quarterback, and one
of the big reasons why is because Trevor Simeon isn't available for the practice squad.
So the Titans want to have a practice squad quarterback, and since Woodside is still eligible
for that, I think Logan Woodside ultimately does end up on the Titans practice squad.
At the running back position, since the Titans will be keeping
Derrick Henry, Kari Blossom game, Darrington Evans, and Jeremy McNichols,
that leaves Centerize Perry and Marcus Marshall.
I know for a fact Centerize Perry, because of his experience, isn't eligible.
So I think ultimately they keep Marcus Marshall on their practice squad.
And then at the wide receiver position, just to give you the names of the guys who I have
not making the roster, we have Krishan Hogan, we have Cody Hollister, we have Mason Kinsey,
we have Nick Westbrook, we have Christian Wilkerson, and out of those names, I think
that the Titans will diversify who makes it.
I think they'll have a big-bodied wide receiver and a smaller wide receiver.
I think that Mason Kinsey gets the nod here
on the Titans practice squad
because he is someone they're intrigued with.
He has good upside as a small route runner.
He can be a speed guy for the Titans.
He can also fill in Adam Humphrey's role if necessary
in the slot, working the intermediate
and short routes over the middle.
So I think Mason Kinsey gets the nod there.
And then I think the Titans keep somewhat of a veteran who's a big-bodied guy in Krishan Hogan.
I think Krishan Hogan will end up on the Titans practice squad.
So those are the two wide receivers that I see making it.
At the tight end position, the only tight end out of the five I don't have making the active roster is Tommy Hudson.
I think ultimately he gets a practice squad nod.
And then at the tackle position, we had a few tackles that did not make the roster.
I had Brandon Kemp, who is an undrafted free agent, and then David Quessenberry.
I have Quessenberry making the practice squad.
He's been with the Titans longer.
He caught that touchdown pass last year.
I just think he's going to go ahead and get the nod.
And then interior offensive linemen, I have the Titans keeping around David Murner and Avery Genesee.
I think that obviously you have the big four on the interior offensive line that are going to make it.
But after that, Murner and Genesee, I think, get practice squad nods.
Going over to the defensive side of the ball for the practice squad,
we had three guys that are in the Titans' interior defensive line group
that didn't make it.
Kobe Smith, Tyre Tartt, both of them are undrafted free agents.
And then you have Joey Ivey.
Ivey's actually spent some time on the Titans' active roster before,
and because of that, I think he gets the nod.
And then Tyre Tartt has been more
impressive in camp than Kobe Smith so I think the undrafted free agent Tyre Tartt will get that
practice squad nod and then one of the standouts of Titans training camp so far has been Wyatt
Ray and while I take all that information with a grain of salt like I mentioned before I don't
think that he's going to make the active roster, but I do think that the Titans are interested in him.
So I think Wyatt Ray is someone who makes the practice squad team,
along with the other outside linebacker that's not going to make it.
The Titans simply don't have enough depth at the position to not keep two of them on the practice squad that are eligible,
and that's Jamal Davis II, who was recently signed as a camp body as well.
Moving into the secondary, where I see the Titans keeping around four different
people. The two cornerbacks that didn't make it out of the eight, we have Kareem Orr and Kenneth
Thurden. I think both of them end up on the Titans practice squad. Joshua Kalou at the safety position
I think ends up on the Titans practice squad. Now, originally I did have Chris Jackson on the
Titans practice squad with Walt Akins making the Titans active roster.
That is not going to be the case now.
I think the Titans do bring in another safety of some kind, probably someone that is eligible for the practice squad that they intend to put on there,
or someone who will take Chris Jackson out of the active roster and put him on this practice squad. So either way, it's going to be Jackson or it's going to be a young guy,
but the Titans will have another defensive back on that practice squad
as it makes the most sense for how the active roster is actually set up.
Now, as I mentioned at the beginning of the segment,
there can be four protected players on the Titans practice squad this year
and a strange rule just dealing with the current circumstances.
And those four protected players, I think,
are going to be Logan Woodside, David Questenberry,
Wyatt Ray, and Kareem Orr.
So that's how I see that, and here's my reasons.
One, the Titans need to keep Woodside around
because he knows the system.
He knows everything about the playbook.
It would be a detriment if he went to a different team,
especially if it's someone that the Titans have to play this year.
But also, in this uncertain year,
you've got to make sure that you have three quarterbacks available to you at all times.
So Woodside will get protection.
I think Questenberry will get protection.
The offensive line is so important this year.
The Titans have talked about wanting to keep eight offensive line on the active roster at all times
because of the extra spots that they have on the game day active list.
And I think Questenberry is someone that they trust,
so they'll keep him around on the defensive side of the ball.
Like I said, I take all of the hype around Wyatt Ray with a grain of salt,
but clearly he's doing something to impress.
And because of that, I think the Titans will make him protective
and continue to try to
develop him and then ultimately I had Chris Jackson as a protected member on the Titans
practice squad but I went with Kareem Orr because he's played in the slot for the Titans this year
or during training camp at least and has contributed on special teams before so because
of that versatility to play some inside corner. Some outside corner and special teams.
I think he's the one who gets protected.
If things go the other route that I discussed.
Where the Titans do go find another veteran safety.
Or maybe they keep Ibrahim Campbell as that veteran safety.
And Chris Jackson does end up on the practice squad.
I think he would be the protected one over Kareem Orr.
Because of his youth and his potential going forward forward and everything he's shown in training camp.
So that is my practice squad explanation of eligibility.
That is my practice squad prediction in terms of the 16 players.
That is also my predictions for who will be protected to go along with the last two days
of my updated roster predictions as we are less than 10 days away from the
September 5th cut day.
So some big moments in professional American sports in the last 48 hours in terms of fighting
for social equality and social justice.
And then my roster predictions.
It has been a big week on the Locked on Titans podcast.
Also worth mentioning, the Locked on Titans Fantasy Football League
draft will take place on Saturday night. So really excited to start that adventure with
you guys as well. But that is going to do it for me for today and for this week. So
I hope you guys all have a safe and enjoyable weekend and return on Monday for another Locked
on Titans podcast as we will be two weeks away from the Titans season opener on Monday
night football against the Denver Broncos.
That is going to do it for me, though, folks.
As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans. you