Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans Disaster Day In Philly, Jon Robinson's Mistakes Mount & #TitanUpTitanDown

Episode Date: December 5, 2022

The Tennessee Titans big time loss to the Philadelphia Eagles was a culmination of mistakes made over the last few years. The AJ Brown trade, the busted draft picks of Caleb Farley and Isaiah Wilson and the lack of attention paid to the receiver position all showed up in a big way. Tyler goes over the worst day of JRob's career...probably. Next, #TitanUpTitanDown where there are more positives than maybe some would realize as Ryan Tannehill and Chig Okonkwo had good days. Finally, we hit the Titan Down where the offensive tackles and cornerbacks really struggled.Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitansFollow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPodSubscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitans/videosSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNFLBuilt BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!PrizePicksFirst time users can receive a 100% instant deposit match up to $100 with promo code LOCKEDON. That’s PrizePicks.com – promo code; LOCKEDONSimpliSafeWith Fast Protect™️ Technology, exclusively from SimpliSafe, 24/7 monitoring agents capture evidence to accurately verify a threat for faster police response. There’s No Safe Like SimpliSafe. Visit SimpliSafe.com/LockedOnNFL to learn more.TuroForget boring rental cars and find your drive at Turo.comAudibleHead over to Locked On NFL for a sneak peak of Block Forever or catch the full series available anywhere you get your podcast. Available everywhere now!BetterHelpThis episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at Betterhelp.com/LockedOn and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the Locked on Titans podcast. I am your host, Tyler Rowland. Titans fans, the Titans got embarrassed by the Eagles, but it was bigger than that on Sunday. All of the Titans' recent mistakes came home to roost. After that, we'll do a little tighten up, tighten down to talk about all the good and bad individual performances in this game. And there were

quite a bit of both. So all of that and more on today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. Let's get it. You are Locked on Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast, Part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your team, every day. Titans fans, it was an all-time nightmare day on Sunday, and it's bigger than losing one game. Before we get into it, do want to let you guys know

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service that you stream. I definitely do appreciate it. Throw a thumbs up on the video as well. It goes a long way to helping out the channel. But with that being said, guys, yeah, it was an embarrassing loss to the Eagles, but it's really bigger than that. I remember a line in the Waterboy where Waterboy's mom, I believe, says, your chickens are going to come home to roost, Bobby Boucher. The chickens came home to roost for the Titans on Sunday. It is probably one of the worst days of John Robinson's professional career. Now I know in the comments this is just going to be a

J-Rob hate fest and I'll just say this before I even get started guys. John Robinson's not being fired. Amy Adams Strunk has complete trust in John Robinson. He has changed the team from a bottom-of-the-barrel franchise to a competitive team year in and year out that goes to the playoffs every time. From an ownership perspective, there's no way that Amy Adams Strunk fires John Robinson. So you can say all you want, but that's not happening. The reality here is,

the Titans traded away A.J. Brown and he embarrassed them on that field all game long. And the Titans had to watch it. Had to breathe it in. Lay in it. Wrestle in it. Amy Adams-Strunk watched it. John Robinson watched it. Mike Rabel, who was pissed on draft night when he was traded,

had to sit there on the sideline and watch. I don't care what we talk about the package or where things can go right now in the moment. That has to hurt. As the Eagles ascend and continue to be one of the best teams in the NFL, and the Titans have seemed to have come back to the pack. They're basically in the same spot now that they were in 2018,

maybe even 2017. So, with that in mind, you got that going on in front of you. Then, your offensive tackle position is a disaster with Dennis Daly. Even NPF, man, he's a rookie. He got whooped all day. The Eagles have one of the best fronts in the NFL, though. So yeah, they're going to beat up on the rookie. But having Dennis Daly at left tackle, John Robinson whiffed on Isaiah Wilson, guys. Dylan Radins was meant to be a tackle.

He's not. Will he be a starter in the future? I think probably, but John Robinson tried to fix the tackle position and he whiffed twice. And those whiffs came home to roost today as the tackles were turnstiles. Then, on the other side, all year long, your cornerbacks have been whooped in one-on-one situations.

Well, the Titans were supposed to have Caleb Farley. And it's a huge miss. A first-round cornerback. It's probably a bust. Huge miss, and the cornerbacks, you got Trey Avery and Roger McCreary out there getting roasted. You know what would help? Even when Christian Fulton got hurt,

a first-round 6'2", 4'3", cornerback. It would help, but they don't have it. So, A. it. So, A.J. Brown, that trade, probably a terrible decision. I mean, I think there's still hope. But for this year, for this moment right now, the team is worse without A.J. Brown.

Long term, it'll probably be alright. But, hey, hard to argue that right now. So, the A.J. Brown trade, drafting Caleb Farley, drafting Isaiah Wilson. Honestly, the trade for Julio Jones, giving away a second round pick and then having to cut him immediately. Rob, do you have any wide receiver depth potential? Because then you've got to turn around and trade another pick for Robert Woods. Drafting Des Fitzpatrick over Amon Ross St.

Brown. I mean, the issues at wide receiver and cornerback and offensive tackle came home to roost. There's no way around it. And I think the Titans are a good team. We know they're not a great team now.

And if you're John Robinson out there watching it, it's just your nightmare playing out in front of you. And it's unfortunate. I know it's Debbie Downer stuff, but that's the reality of what we saw out there. It all came home to roost in one of the most embarrassing defeats in recent memory for the Tennessee Titans.

But we're going to keep diving into the game because there are some positives. I thought there were some players that played pretty well in this game despite how ugly it was before we get into tighten up and tighten down. Do want to tell you guys that today's episode is sponsored

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really, if you're a Titans fan, it really was tough to watch. No lie, but there was some good out there, and we're going to get into it in the first part of Titan Up Titan Down. Before we do, I want to thank you guys again for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen

every day. Make sure you subscribe for free Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content all year round on all platforms, including Locked on Titans YouTube channel. Subscribe there, smash the notification bell, and throw a thumbs up on the video. It goes a long way to help and support the channel. But before

we talk about the tighten downs, I do want to do some talk about the positives. And in Titan Ups, you got to start with Ryan Tannehill. Look, I will be as critical of Ryan Tannehill as anybody out there. No doubt about that. I thought Tannehill did his absolute best in this game. He was making throws early. He tied up the game with the throw. To Traylon Burks in the end zone. Yeah. 14 for 22.

141 yards. One touchdown. Not the greatest day. But think about the pressure. That Ryan Tannehill was under here. I mean. Literally think. About that.

It's nuts that he was able to survive. And Mike Rabel had him out there. Until the middle of the fourth quarter, it felt like. I mean, just unreal, the punishment that Ryan Tannehill took in this game and the fact that he was still standing in there and delivering. I mean, he was sacked six times. Six times. So, I give a Titan up to Ryan Tannehill out of the gate.

He led the Titans in rushing with 34 yards on a bum ankle I mean Tannehill did his best out there he really did I'm also giving a Titan up to Traylon Burks had the one catch for 25 yards for a touchdown he's so important to the Titans offense I mean

once he went out there was nothing left that's where we're at right now so gotta give a tighten up to Burks for making that play have to also Austin Hooper didn't get a chance to really do what he does best because in a

close game you need him to move the chains not enough of that today but when Hooper was targeted I felt like he found a way to make a play. Had three catches for 22 yards. Not a bad day. Chica Conquo. Targeted five times, four catches, 68 yards, 17 yards a catch. Had a 41 yarder again. They're getting him involved in the offense, and they got to do it even more. I mean, he's too explosive. He got to play slot wide receiver. I think that's a good option.

And you can come out with two wide receivers, two tight ends, and have Chiggy Conqua play some slot wide receiver. And that'll give the Titans a little more versatility on offense going forward. On defense, I thought Kevin Byard played all right in this game. Tied for the Titans lead, seven tackles. Thought he tried his best.

Trey Avery, yeah, he gave up some catches. No doubt, no doubt. And he had the DPI on A.J. Brown. But you're asking an undrafted free agent to guard A.J. Brown. He had seven tackles, had two pass breakups. I thought it was a pretty good day for Trey Avery out there. And to tell you the truth, that's all I have on defense. Maybe you want to put Bud Dupree in there because he got,

you know, one play into the backfield. Maybe. Maybe that's what you want to do, but I don't think Bud Dupree was great in this game. So that's all I had on defense. Ryan Stonehouse, pretty solid day. I thought seven punts, 400 yards. Average 57 yards per punt. Put one inside the 20. The punt return coverage wasn't very good today, I thought. But Ryan Stonehouse, again, best punter in the league, man. Randy Bullock returns. Hits both his kicks.

Like to see him get back and feel good about himself there. And then, I thought CJ Board, again, very solid as a returner. Three kick returns for 62 yards. Four punt returns for 42 yards. That's 10 yards of punt return. Had a 19 yarder.

That was solid. I think CJ Board has been really solid for the Titans since he was brought on board. So, that's what I like. The last thing that I wanted to mention here was Greg Olson, the announcer for Fox who did the game. The Titans actually got like a big window in the number one team for Fox.

So no wonder it was a major improvement in the broadcasting level. But I want to give a shout out to Greg Olson because I thought he was professional. I thought he was smart. I thought he added to the game. And when the Titans get crappy broadcast crews, like all season long, uh, it, I don't know, it stands out in a big way when you get a really good one. So, uh, good job for Greg Olson there. So overall, look, I know it was tough. I know it was ugly. But I thought there was stuff to build on there. I know that, like I said before, the Titans aren't a great team. They're not a Super Bowl contender.

We know that. But what they are is a good team that I think with the right matchup could still win a playoff game. I still think the Titans could win a playoff game to get the right matchup. The Patriots. The Jets. the Ravens. You know, I think even Miami, the Titans would stand a good chance.

So, I still think the Titans are who we thought they were. Pretty much, unless you had way too high of expectations and thought this team, you know, was a bona fide Super Bowl contender. We got high off the Green Bay loss, or the Green Bay win, no doubt. And if the Titans play their absolute best football, perfect football, then yeah, they could

probably beat anybody, even in the playoffs. But we just know that's not going to be the case from week to week. And you gotta be able to win games when you don't play your absolute perfect best. And the Titans don't have that in them is the problem, even when healthy. So a lot to like, but we also have to accept some realities as well. And with that comes Titan Down. And we are going to get into Titan Down and go over some of the performances that stuck out. We going to talk about more than just players as well. But before

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of the Locked on Titans podcast. It's been a rough one. No lie, an embarrassing loss to Philly. Maybe the worst day of John Robinson's professional career. One of the worst days of my Titans fandom. Quite frankly, it was just an embarrassment and a lot of things that we've been worried about or been frustrated by really came home to roost.

But there were some good when we talked the tighten ups just now, but we're going to continue tighten up, tighten down with those tighten downs. There were bad performances that must be discussed as well. Before we get into it, do want to thank you guys again for making the Locked On Titans podcast your first listen every day. As for your second listen, check out Locked On Sports today from the biggest stories of the day

to instant reactions to big game recaps and the take of the day. It's all available for you on the Odyssey app, YouTube, or wherever you get podcasts. Check out Locked On Sports today. But getting into the Titan downs. Number one, you got to start with the cornerback group. Even before Christian Fulton got hurt,

he was getting whooped, man. And look, Titans fans, there were some of you, I got to give credit to most of you guys for being honest about this and being logical, but some of you guys are freaking out about that A.J. Brown touchdown saying it was all offensive pass interference.

Christian Fulton bit on double moves twice in a row. He bit on A.J. Brown on the double move on the sideline that got ruled incomplete. And then the very next play, he bit on an out and up again. Okay? That was illegal contact. You can't just sprint dead into the wide receiver's route and make contact with him. And yeah, A.J. Brown's a physical specimen. He pushed Fulton to the ground after the contact.

He did that against San Francisco's cornerback on a critical third down last year, and all you guys were like, hey, that's physical football. But when Christian Fulton runs in his path, and then he gets knocked over and gives up a touchdown, it's OPI? No, it's not. Anybody who's not a Titans fan, and even most Titans fans, knew that that was an OPI. It's illegal contact.

It was called correctly. And Christian Fulton just bit on a double move. He was bad in this game. He didn't do great against T. Higgins. Christian Fulton is probably a number two cornerback. He's a good number two cornerback, but he's not a lockdown guy on the best in the league. That's just what we're learning this year. That's what we're figuring out. The Titans continue to put their cornerbacks on an island with Trey Avery and Roger McCreary. I thought Avery held up, but McCreary, man. He's just struggling as a rookie in the NFL. He's struggling to be a starting cornerback as a rookie in the NFL. He's playing on the outside. He's getting moved inside sometimes.

Tough task for Roger McCreary against this wide receiver group, and he didn't have a great game. Dylan Cole is a special teams player, solid depth piece at linebacker, but when he's out there in space against some of the athletes that are in the NFL, it's just so obvious. Remember getting shook by Saquon Barkley in week one. He got absolutely shook over the middle of the field in this game. Credit to Dylan Cole for maximizing his talent. But it's just tough to have Dylan Cole out there as an every-down linebacker for the Titans,

especially after David Long goes out. Dennis Daly. Aaron Brewer. Nicholas Petit-Ferrer. I mean, just a terrible day. And the Eagles have one of the best defensive lines and best defensive fronts in the entire NFL. They do.

And it showed. It showed how bad. And the Titans offensive line can survive against bad teams. But maybe, maybe they can't survive against good teams with good defensive fronts, and that's what we learned against Cincy, and that's what we learned against Philly.

So just a complete tighten down from the offensive line, and then a tighten down for Robert Woods. One catch, six yards, targeted five times, had one catch for six yards. And a drop. Robert Woods, not getting it done. Not getting it done for the Titans. The last thing that I want to say here is, well, the refs, a complete tighten down for the refs.

They were awful. Probably both teams feel like that right now. But the last thing is, again, a tighten down for John Robinson. feel like that right now. But the last thing is again, a tighten down for John Robinson. I am, as you guys mostly know, a John Robinson defender. As I started the show saying,

he's not getting fired. And he's put together a really solid team that's competed for years on end. But some of the mistakes that he's made have cost this team the end of their window. And the reason that the Titans are 7-5 and not a real contender for a Super Bowl is because John Robinson missed on a couple first-round picks and traded away A.J. Brown. And that's the truth. Now, can this team rebound after a little bit of a retooling? Blah, blah, blah.J. Brown. And that's the truth. Now, can this team rebound after

a little bit of a retooling? Yes. But that's the reality that we are faced with. So, on this day, nothing else you can do than tighten down for John Robinson. But that is going to do it for me

today. Guys, tomorrow we're going to come back, take a look at where the Titans are, what could be coming next. And we need to talk about this Mike Vrabel to Ohio State rumor as well. So that'll be on tomorrow's show. But that's going to do it for me today, folks. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland. And this was Locked on Titans.