Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans End Preseason - Malik Goes OFF, Burks First TD & Starter Battles Decided

Episode Date: August 28, 2022

The Tennessee Titans capped off the preseason on Saturday night with a win over the Arizona Cardinals 26-23. The big story of the game was the tremendous performance from Malik Willis. Willis had by far his best performance of the preseason. Next, #TitanUpTitanDown led by WR Treylon Burks getting his first touchdown of the year. Finally, there were four main starter battles throughout camp. It appears all of those battles have been won! Tyler breaks down who he think came out victorious!!Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitansFollow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPodSubscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitansSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!DaveDownload the Dave app from the App store right now for an Extra Cash account and get up to 500 dollars instantly. For terms and conditions go to dave.com/legal. Instant transfer fees apply. Banking provided by Evolve. Member FDIC.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!Athletic GreensTo make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/NFLNETWORK.BriteCoThe guys at BriteCo Jewelry Insurance made buying insurance for your engagement ring, your watch, or whatever so easy you can get covered in 2 minutes on your cell phone. You won't find a better deal on coverage that's so affordable. Go to https://brite.co/lockedon 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 capped off their preseason with a win over the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night, led by a tremendous performance from Malik Willis, who had his best preseason game so far. I'll break down the performance then. We'll go into tighten up and tighten down. Everyone's favorite game. I'll talk about the individual

performances, both good and bad, led by Traylon Burke's first touchdown as a Titan. And then finally, we'll talk about the four starter battles that dominated training camp. And I'll tell you who I think is the clear winner at this point. So breaking down everything you need to know following the Titans' last preseason game of the year on tonight's Saturday Night Live 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 is a Saturday Night Live edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. We're going to dive into the Tennessee Titans 26-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals, led by a fantastic performance from rookie quarterback Malik Willis. Before we dive in, I want to thank you guys for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen every day. If this is your first ever listen, make sure you subscribe on whatever platform you do stream. I am going to be putting out daily Monday through Friday free Tennessee Titans content all year round on all platforms including the Locked on Titans YouTube channel. Make sure you subscribe, smash the notification bell, and throw a thumbs up on the video if you're watching right now. Follow me on Twitter at TicTacTitans for my film breakdowns

and my instant analysis during games. Also, check out the show Facebook page at Locked on Titans Pod. I am your host, Tyler Rowland, 25 years nearly as a Tennessee Titans fanatic I am your host, Tyler Rowland, 25 years nearly as a Tennessee Titans fanatic and a certified film junkie breaking down the X's and O's all year long. But with all that being said, diving into Malik's performance. And number one, you look at the stat line, 15 for 23, 131 on the passing yards, had a passing touchdown, did have the interception on the tip pass. And I mean, you can harp on that if you really want to,

but some of those tip passes at the line of scrimmage aren't necessarily the quarterback's fault. And if we're honest, the pass protection was pretty awful all night long. So I thought Malik Willis was fantastic. Of course, he has the 50-yard run, getting the Titans within the five-yard line, setting up the first touchdown on the run for Julius Chestnut. He was able to use his legs all night long, not only to scramble and get yardage, but also to keep his eyes down the field and make plays.

You think about the sideline throw to Cody Hollister. You think about the 26-yard throw to Malik Willis. He was able to step up in the pocket quite a bit on that pass touchdown to Traylon Burks. He was able to step up, keep his eyes downfield, and not only that, he got smoked in the pocket and had one of the nastiest arm angles that you're going to find. I'm going to try to put something together tomorrow as quick as I can, but guys, Malik Willis has a long way to go. We know that, but the progression that he's made throughout this preseason, game to game to game, is fantastic.

But my whole point in saying that is, while Malik has a long way to go in certain areas of the game, I think there are two areas of the game where he is elite already. Like, literally, he's elite on an NFL level. And that's running the ball, running down the field. Obviously, he would instantly be one of the best running quarterbacks in the NFL with Lamar Jackson and Jalen Hurts and Kyler Murray. But the other elite trait that I think Malik Willis possesses

is his arm angles. Every single week, guys, we see a new arm angle from Malik Willis that's different than the week before. We start out with the Tommy Hudson play. We've seen the little screen pass arm angles, and then the arm angle that he had with a guy in his face to Traylon Burks tonight. I mean, literally, his arm was out here, and he just flicked it with his wrist to get it through. It was absolutely fantastic.

So many questions were answered in this game tonight. And number one, from Malik Willis. And I'm talking about all the highlight plays, the arm angle, the touchdown, the throws on the run, the big run down the field. But what impressed me most was, and I'm going to point out, I did it on Twitter, but I'm going to point it out here too, the throw to Cody Hollister on the sideline. And of course, guys, it wasn't perfect. I'm not saying Malik's ready to start right now or anything like that.

I'm just talking about the progression that we've seen and how incredible that it's been from game to game to game and how much better he's gotten. That moment where he steps up in the pocket, nothing there, leaks out to the right side, fires a bullet for a first down to Hollister on the sideline. That wasn't the biggest play. That wasn't the most exciting play. But after watching him all game, oh quick, go through my progressions, take the check down. Oh quick, go through my progressions, hit the guy over the middle with a quick decision. After seeing him

take what the defense is giving him, get the ball out to the open guy based on the coverage, even if it's not a huge chunk play down the field. I'm getting the ball out quick. I'm matriculating the ball down the field. I'm running the offense. So that play where he just looked, looked, leaked out to the right, fire the bullet to Hollister. I don't know how to explain it. You guys are fans too. Everyone watching right now, everyone that listens is a fan of the team. You know this feeling in your gut when you see a guy make a play and you're just like, holy crap. Holy crap. Like, this is my guy, man. Like, look at this dude. Like, it felt like, I told you, it wasn't the biggest play, but it felt like I got struck by lightning or something. Like, it was that moment

where I was like, yeah, okay, Malik Willis is going to be a player. We're going to see Malik Willis' career. It's not just a complete fluke. He's not going to be some bust. So, and then later in the game, we get a Malik Willis short throw to Traylon Burks on the run, run after catchability, gets him in the end zone for a touchdown. I mean, guys, I'm trying to see that for the next decade, right? I mean, it was awesome. So from the leak, you get the good stat line. You get the star potential when flashes stayed in the pocket, made quick decisions, stepped up into the pocket, made accurate throws, delivered the ball on time, took what the defense was getting them. Even if it meant hitting the check down real quick, we saw the playmaking throws and the throws on the run. I mean,

Willis throwing check downs to Haskins. Willis hitting Burks on throws over the middle for run after catch. Willis hitting Chigaconquo on a-down. Willis hitting Robert Woods on the sideline. I mean, then the run, like, with the pass protection, what it was all night, man, just absolutely fantastic. It wasn't perfect. It wasn't perfect. I'm admitting it. You guys don't gotta come on and say I'm hyping

it up too much. It wasn't perfect, but I think what it was good enough to do, it was good enough to make Malik Willis quarterback two and make the Titans only have to keep two quarterbacks. That's what I think has happened here. So what a night from Malik Willis. Again, 15 for 23, 131 in the passing yards department, had the touchdown, had the interception on the tip, had over 50 yards rushing, had 50 yards on one play. I mean, he showed it all and he showed so much progress. He showed that he was able to run an offense. We got little flashes throughout the preseason,

but he really showed in this game that he's able to run an offense, take the easy throws that the defense has given him, take the ball down the field, especially with bad pass protection for most of the time. So with that being said, as excited as I am about the leak with us, we do have to move forward. We got to talk some Traylon Burks. We got to talk some Robert Woods. We got to talk some Ryan Stonehouse. We're going to do tighten up and tighten down next.

Put your tighten ups and your tighten downs in the chat right now. Then we're going to cap off the show at the end and talk about the four position battles, four starting spots that I think have been decided. I'll tell you guys who I think won those battles. Before we get into it, though, I do want to tell you about our friends over at Dave. Guys, let's all just be honest with each other for a moment. We've all had a time in our lives where we're a little down on cash.

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of the year against the Arizona Cardinals. A win 26-, in which Malik Willis really showed out. Now I want to dive into other individual performances with Tighten Up and Tighten Down. We are going to start with the Tighten Ups before we get into them. Do want to thank you guys again for making the Locked On Titans podcast your first listen every day. Remember, Monday through Friday, daily, free, Tennessee Titans content all year round on all platforms.

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discussed all the reasons to be excited about that in our first segment. The second guy I want to get into is Traylon Burks. And it's not just that Burks went out there, got a couple of catches, had a touchdown pass. All the haters shut up. If you guys watched my show a week ago, I think it was Monday's show. I said, stop the panic on Traylon Burks. All the panic is going to do on Burks. And look, in my group chats with all my buddies, Burks goes out of the game, Schefter tweets out, Burks out of the game.

And all my buddies are, man, Burks is really a bust. That guy's made of glass. He comes back in, scores the touchdown. Yeah, the wrist's a little banged up. He had to get it taped up. But it's two different things. Not only did he play pretty well, and that's a sign of Malik Willis giving him a chance to play well, but also he got banged up and came back, which I want to dive into this theory real quickly. I've mentioned it before. I just think Burks is a guy who needs

some tough love, okay? He's a guy who admitted, you know, he would just go out there and hunt hogs. He wasn't really a guy who focused on conditioning, was really working in the gym all summer in the all season, getting ready. His college coach, Sam Pittman, admitted he's a guy who kind of works himself into condition. Think about a guy like Luka Doncic or Nikola Jokic, who historically, James Harden, another guy who kind of works themselves into shape at the beginning of the year for an NBA comparison. It seems like Burks was kind of that guy. And when you're 6'2 and you're 220 pounds and you run like the wind,

you can kind of get away with that in high school and in college. But now in the NFL, you can't. You really can't. So I just think Burks is a guy who really didn't take his conditioning super seriously his whole life. He's a guy who maybe didn't always want to practice through an injury and blah, blah, blah. I just think he's a guy who needs some tough love. And you saw Mike Grable kind of talking to him sternly when he's coming off the sideline at times. I think he's just a guy who needs a strong

push. And if you push him a little bit, he's eventually going to get it, and he's going to be fantastic. So a perfect situation to have Mike Vrabel as Traylon Burks' coach. But a tighten up for Traylon Burks. A tighten up for Robert Woods. Just got one catch, but for him to feel comfortable in the ACL to go out there in the preseason, just have a catch, get it loose. One series.

I like seeing that. I was surprised he played. So tighten up for... Gotta give a tighten up to Stonehouse. He had two touchbacks, but dear God. He pinned... He had a punt from the 50. He had a punt from the 40 that he was

able to pin. He had that monster punt for like 60 plus yards from the 29 yard line all the way to the other side. So yeah, he had a couple trickle in. For sure. But I thought Stonehouse was fantastic. He was just fantastic.

I mean, there's no way around it. He pinned punts. He has a cannon. I mean, tighten up. And a tighten up for Rashad Weaver. Had like seven or eight tackles. Had a couple of sacks, I mean, tighten up for, and a tighten up for Rashad Weaver. I had like seven or eight tackles, had a couple of sacks, I believe, at least some, some big time pressures. I mean, Rashad Weaver was awesome.

I thought Lonnie Johnson was pretty good. And Lonnie Johnson got banged up and came back in and made some plays. Randy Bullock, 250 yard man. Randy Bullock has been nasty. That's why I've been calling him. I hate his other nickname. I used it a little bit at the beginning. Somebody said something to me about how it's, you know, it's just not right to call somebody, you know, that nickname. And I know it's fun and everything,

but I've cut that off since the beginning of last year. Bulletproof Bullock is that guy's nickname. You found a home, Randy. You found a home. I thought Joe Jones was awesome in the way after Greg Maven got absolutely smoked on one play, Joe Jones literally ran 50 yards down the field and made a tackle inside the five-yard line to save a touchdown. I thought that was an excellent play by Joe Jones. David Anini got two pass deflections at the line of scrimmage. David Anini continues to show out, and I think he gets a roster spot.

I thought Hugo Amati, the new slot cornerback who the Titans traded for Philadelphia, had a pretty good game. Larell Murchison, I thought popped a little bit. I don't think it's going to be enough to save his job, but yeah, I thought Murch had an okay game. Rayce McMath and Asana Haskins, I thought both had some pretty good

games. So those are my Titan ups. The Titan down list. The pass blocking. The offensive line. Just all of it. I think by far, the number one position group

that I'm worried about for the Titans right now is offensive line. Yes, there weren't a lot of starters in. I get it. But God, the offensive line was so bad. The first and the second offensive line. And if we want to keep it real,

NPF, everybody's all hype on NPF, and I agree, but Petit Ferrer wasn't very good tonight. And there was one moment where he's playing right tackle, and he blocked a ghost. Two guys, one came inside of him, one came outside of him, and he just stood there and looked around like he didn't see them and blocked nobody. Not a good night from MPF.

Not a good night from Roos. Jordan Roos, man. Everyone right now, prayer circle for Nate Davis. Prayers, thoughts and prayers. I'm smashing the button, if you guys know the meme, for thoughts and prayers that Nate Davis is healthy because dear God, if Jordan Roos, oh man.

And I think Roos would play ahead of Raidens right now if the Titans had to play a game tomorrow. For real. I think it would be LeJuan, Brewer, Ben Jones, Jordan Roos, and NPF. And God, that gives me nightmares. So Christian DeLauro, I thought wasn't good. And then the bottom tier offensive lineman, Xavier Newman and Andrew Rucksitch and Jalen McKinney.

Oh, my God. That was bad. The only one that I thought was okay was Hayden Howerton playing center. So just a rough night for the offensive line. And I'm still a little bit worried. I thought Theo Jackson didn't have a bad night at safety, but he really struggled in the nickel, man. I don't know if Theo can be a nickel guy.

I thought he could maybe be a sub-package safety, like a dime safety, but he can't play nickel like Elijah Moulton. So, yeah, I don't think that's going to work out. Greg Maben just got roasted all over the field, gave up a big pass interference down the field as well. Tyree Gillespie, Titans traded a conditional seventh rounder for him. Not good.

Brett Kern, I'm going to give Brett Kern a Titan down because he didn't get to play tonight. And I really do think the Titans are going to keep Stonehouse. I really do. I really do. And we're going to talk about that more at the end of the show. We're going to talk about four position battles, four starter battles that I think are finito.

They're over with. Call the fight. They're done. So, tighten down for Kern. And there was one shot after an awesome Stonehouse punt where Kern was on the sideline, and he was like... And I know this is an audio program as well, but he was disgruntled, it seemed, on his face.

He had a... You know what girls call the RBF? Yeah, that's what Brett Kern had on the sideline. So I'll leave it there for you. Yeah, Tyree Gillespie. I told you guys. I had intel on Gillespie. He wasn't making this team, and he was the last safety out there.

He's not making the team. The last tight end up that I forgot, two actually, one, Logan Woodside. Got to give Woodside a tight end up, guys. He did drive the team all the way down, get the game-winning touchdown, ran in the touchdown at the end, had a hard spike, got a ton of congratulations on the sideline. Get the game-winning touchdown. Ran in the touchdown at the end. Had a hard spike. Got a ton of congratulations on the sideline. Everybody knows what's going on with his situation. So you got to give the credit where credit is due.

Game-winning drive for Logan Woodside. Hopefully that's his last moment as a Tennessee Titan. He can go out on top. He can go out on top. So congrats to you, Logan Woodside, for that. That's my Titan Ups. That can go out on top. So congrats to you, Logan Woodside, for that. That's my tighten ups. That's my tighten downs. We're going to talk about four starter battles that I think are over. And I'm also going to give you guys an idea of what we're going to be talking about on tomorrow's show. So stay tuned in. Before we get into that, I do want

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Malik Willis goes off. Tons of tight nuts like Traylon Burks and Ryan Stonehouse and Rashad Weaver. Some tight end downs like Greg Maben and the offensive line. Now I'm going to talk about four starter battles that I think are decided. Before I get into it, I want to thank you guys again for making the Locked On Titans podcast your first listen every day. Make sure you subscribe on whatever platform you do stream free Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content all year round.

You can't beat that. So looking at the first one that I want to talk about is one that was publicly decided tonight. John Robinson came into the broadcast booth on the game and he talked to the two commentators, one of them being Charles Davis, who asked about Nicholas Petit-Ferrer and winning that starting right tackle position.

And John Robinson basically just admitted that NPF was the starting right tackle for the Titans. And then after the game, Mike Vrabel even said he gives us the best chance to win right now. So number one, Nicholas Petit Ferrer defeats Lord Radins. He finished him last Saturday, in my opinion, last Saturday night against Tampa Bay. We knew that NPF was the right tackle for the team.

This is just confirming it. So NPF beats Dylan Radins. He has banished Dylan Radins to the interior offensive line. He beat him so bad he had to change positions. But anyways, I actually think that kind of is helpful to the Titans. I don't think NP, I think Radins could be a better guard than NPF. And the Titans really need help at guard right now. So it could actually work out for the better.

The second position battle that's been decided is also on the offensive line. And it's Aaron Brewer over Jamarco Jones. It's done. It's done. John Robinson didn't immediately say that. Nope, excuse me. Didn't immediately say that. But, you know,

they basically just complimented Aaron Brewer and talked about how good he is in the booth after bringing up the starting battle on the offensive line. Aaron Brewer won the starting position. So we know it's Taylor LeJuan, Aaron Brewer, Ben Jones, Nate Davis, thoughts and prayers, and then NPF.

NPF is still a rookie. I know we're all excited, but keep that in mind. They're going to have to help him with some chips. Jeff Swaim is going to have to play more than Chig Aconqua because of something like that, basically. Think about it like that because Chig isn't as good of a blocker as Swaim, and he's going to need some chips. And how they helped Jack Conklin in his

rookie season where he got all pro. We'll take it but whatever. I won't relitigate that history with reality. But anyways, so the offensive line, we know the two starting battles there. As for cornerback,

one guy played until halftime. The other guy had a ball cap on and watched on the sideline with the rest of the starters on defense. The guy who had the ball cap on was Roger McCreary. Roger McCreary has beaten Caleb Farley for the cornerback starting position.

That battle is over. We know that now based on what happened tonight in the rotation. We know that. So, there you go. Yeah, Chig gave up a huge sack on Malik. Chigaconquo is going to be a good player, but guys, he's not ready to be tied into. He's not ready. He's got to learn how not ready. He's got to learn how to block. He's got to add some strength. He could be, like I mentioned, I think he can help

with the Anthony Ferkser role a little bit. I think they could split him out a little bit or just use him on passing downs with Austin Hooper to keep that two tight end look. But yeah, there you go. That's my reasoning on Chig. So, anyways, McCreary sitting out with the starters. I think he, when the Titans come out in their base defense,

you're going to have Fulton and you're going to have McCreary out there and then McCreary will slide into the slot and Farley will come in on the outside when they go into nickel. So, that battle, I believe,

is won. And then finally, I think Stonehouse beat out Kern, guys. I mean, poor one out for Brett Kern, who's been with the Titans since like 2009. He's been fantastic. He's been an all-pro at times. But Stonehouse has the leg, and he was pinning his punts better.

I just think you can't let Stonehouse go. You can't let Stonehouse go. You just simply can't. There's some funny comments going on in the chat right now that I'm just not going to speak on. But thank you guys for the correction. Thank you, uh,

for correcting that one. Uh, yeah. Stonehouse was sick, man. Yeah. He had to go out, but one of them landed on the one yard line and was so close to being down

again. I mean, yeah. Stonehouse had filthy backspin. So I forgot to mention this when I talked about it in Tighten Up, Tighten Down, but not only did he have the three punts that he pinned inside the 20, the punt that was a touchback but landed like on the two-yard line and almost was brought back in,

but he had one of those funky spins on one of his punts and made the guy drop it and muff it, and the Titans recovered. So he caused a turnover with his nasty punt spin. I mean, I think Stonehouse won the battle. And I think Brett Kern ends up in Buffalo. That situation in Buffalo is disgusting. I don't even like talking about it. But glad that that was handled swiftly.

And I think that Brett Kern will end up in Buffalo because the Colts actually just brought in somebody who I think they're going to hang with. I think Kern ends up in Buffalo. So anyways, that's my position battle breakdown. I got like three minutes. I'll answer questions from you guys in the chat if you have any. I got like three minutes.

I'll answer questions from you guys in the chat if you have any. I know some people were asking stuff earlier. Can Stonehouse be consistent game after game? Kern can, but it's a hard choice. I think the reality of it, Eric, is while that they recognize that Stonehouse may not be as consistent game to game, I think that you just can't give up on Stonehouse may not be as consistent game to game I think that you just can't give up on Stonehouse's potential if he's doing this as a rookie

um I think you gotta keep him around I mean Kern's in like his last year of good NFL service and Stonehouse the Titans have had Kern for over a decade that Stonehouse may be the next guy.

You can't let him go. You can't let him go. You can't. I saw a talk about Burks. Burks was awesome tonight. He came back, and not only did he play well, but he came back from an injury and got back in the game. So I think that's as good as it can get for Traylon Burks for us.

Can we be petty and keep both? No, you can't keep two punters. I'm sorry, guys. You can't. What do you think about Malik being taken out for the last drive? It was the last two drives, I think, right? Or no, there was four minutes left and Woodside came in. I'm fine.

That offensive line was bad. Let Logan Woodside have his moment in the sun before he walks through the field of wreaths. have his moment in the sun before he walks through the field of Reefs. Who stays as wide receiver 5 and 6? My prediction for the roster is coming out tomorrow. I'm only going to have 5 wide receivers.

So, I don't think they're keeping 6. The shirt, I think I got it off NFL Shop 5 or 6 years ago. Something like that. Yeah, Manuel. I'm not going to put that up on the screen because I don't want to talk about it. But yeah, from what I've read and what I've seen. Yeah, I'm with you.

Throw away the key. Kickers need to have some equipment swag. Dreads, visors, arm sleeve. Am I wrong? Well, I think some guys could pull it off, but some guys, like Randy Bullock, he doesn't need any accessories, man. Just go out there in your jersey and kick the ball.

Do you think J-Rob in the booth should be avoided all season? No. Why not? That was fun. I thought it was a good moment. Thoughts on Rashad Weaver? I thought Weaver played awesome. He's going to be a great third rusher for the Titans, and I think it was a good moment. Thoughts on Rashad Weaver? I thought Weaver played awesome. He's going to be a great third rusher for the Titans,

and I think he's a starter in 2023. How worried are you about Burke's ability to stay on the field? I'm at like a six. I'm at like a three. He came back out there tonight. So I think he just needs some tough love, and I don't think it's a real issue. Did Malik do enough to secure the second quarterback position?

Yes. Yes, I do. Do think he can you do a weekly Q&A? I love your insight. McKnight, I really appreciate that. But I'll tell you guys the honest truth who are watching on YouTube. This is not necessarily the best content for the podcast crowd. And while I do have a good audience on YouTube, and I appreciate you guys, the podcast crowd still outweighs my YouTube audience. So I can't do something that's just purely great for YouTube and not very great for the podcast.

I kind of have to find a fine balance. So a weekly Q&A. Plus, I work like six days a week during the season and my girlfriend would kill me if I worked the seventh day. So Tyler, do you think they will try and sign Woodside to the practice squad? Yes, I hope so. I would love that. I would love that.

I'm cool with that. The reality here is Woodside is a good show team quarterback. He's good on scout team. He's good at running that. So, yeah, bring him back. Where was NWI? With the rest of the important starters sitting. Burks needs to start.

He's not going to. He's going to be used in spot duty just like A.J. Brown was when he was brought in with the Titans. A.J. wasn't a starter immediately either. He did take the first snap of the year, which somebody argued with me on, but he only had like 25 snaps in that first game, and it took him like seven or eight weeks to get more than like uh 50 snaps or something like that so uh yeah anyways does Malik Willis start next year or the following if I had to bet right now I'd say 2024 um is Tyler only reading from Twitter

I'm not reading from anything my my uh system that I use brings in the comments from YouTube and Twitter and Facebook. So, all of it. Anyways, yeah. That's going to do it, guys. Thank you so much for tuning in. Make sure you subscribe tomorrow. Tomorrow, I am doing my roster predictions, 53-man roster predictions going position by position

and guessing on every single thing possible. So thank you guys all so much for tuning in. Make sure you subscribe for Monday through Friday free year-round Tennessee Titans content on all platforms. That's going to do it for me today, though, folks. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.