Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans MAJOR CONCERN at Offensive Line & Edge After DOING NOTHING on Day 2 of Free Agency

Episode Date: March 10, 2026

The Tennessee Titans did absolutely nothing on Day 2 of Free Agency and while that doesn't erase all the action they had on Day 1, it does leave you a little concerned about what the plan is for key s...pots like interior offensive line and edge. The Titans need legitimate starters at both spots and shouldn't wait around too long to add guys who can make sense. Positions with less concern, but still needing bodies include linebacker, safety and running back. At this point, the Titans are looking at cheap depth at all three, but still need to fortify those to move into the draft safely. Finally, a lot of national media are criticizing the Titans signings on Day 1 and it seems to be devoid of the reality of not only where the Titans are at, but what these players mean to the psychological side of football where the Titans need improvements as much as on the field.   LOCKED ON TITANS EVERYDAY CLUB: https://lockedontitans.supercast.com/   Subscribe to the TicTacTitans Film Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TicTacTitans   TicTacTitans Merchandise: https://dixons-dream.square.site/shop/tictactitans-gear/C3AAPNWXSXA6SBYG3USV2I7R?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc   Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitans   Follow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPod   Subscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitans/videos   Everydayer ClubIf you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! TurboTax This year you’re getting a major upgrade — Intuit TurboTax now has in-person locations nationwide. Visit http://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today. Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast. Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuel FanDuel is giving you a way to turn that energy into even bigger potential wins with a College Basketball Parlay Profit Boost. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game. 5-Hour ENERGY Have your cake & drink it too. Birthday cake-flavor is back, no fork needed. Vanilla-y cakey flavor, caffeinated kick, and no sugar. It's party time. Order Now at 5-hourENERGY.com or Amazon.   FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 The Tennessee Titans did absolutely nothing on day two of NFL free agency, and while it's not time to panic, I'm still majorly concerned about some of their biggest needs. I'll explain on today's edition of Locked on Titan. 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 on today's show. We'll talk about how the Tennessee Titans did absolutely nothing on day two of free agency to hit their biggest needs.
Starting point is 00:00:44 We'll also talk about all of the different depth spots that the Titans still need to sure up before they move on to the NFL draft. And we'll talk about how the national media continues to be wrong about the Tennessee Titans. Before I dive in, do want to thank you for making Locked on Titans, your first listen, each and as, Remember Monday through Friday Tennessee Titans content all year round always for free make sure that you get subscribed Stay subscribed. It's your team every day speaking of every day Shout up to my everydayers out there tuning in Monday through Friday couldn't do it without you guys if you aren't in every dayer What are you doing the Titans still have a ton of moves to make throughout the next couple of weeks We're gonna get ready for the NFL draft together the jerseys drop on Thursday night and I'm gonna be here to react to it
Starting point is 00:01:33 Again, make sure that you get subscribed, stay subscribed to the number one Tennessee Titans podcast in the world. Stay locked in with the Locked on Titans podcast. But with that being said, again, the Tennessee Titans did absolutely nothing on day two of free agency. And look, it's not time to panic. I'm not here to overly criticize Mike Borganzi and the Titans. Oh, you guys didn't do nothing. I mean, they made nine new signings on Monday. 10 different moves. I'm not gonna come back on day two and be super critical of them but at the end of the day
Starting point is 00:02:09 There are still some big time positions of need that they need to move on They need to add some bodies there they need to do more than what they've done Specifically on the interior offensive line and when I did kind of my day to preview show Earlier in the day we talked about how much cap space the Titans have to use probably still 30 to 35 million dollars that they could still use to sign somebody They could cut Legerius speed. They could cut Calvin Ridley. They could cut Tony Pollard to add more money. I'm not saying that they have to do all of those things right now,
Starting point is 00:02:40 but it's not like they don't have the ability to continue spending and continue adding. And at the end of the day, they absolutely must continue spending and continue adding because especially on the interior offensive line, it is simply not good enough. I'm sorry, but you can't look at Austin Schlotman and Cordell Volson and tell me that the Tennessee Titans have done enough on the interior offensive line. They have to find a way to go out there and add more significant names to those key positions. You cannot have Austin Schlotman slated to be your starter going into training camp.
Starting point is 00:03:21 You cannot have Austin Slotman and a rookie going in to compete for a starting position. They need a legitimate starting NFL player at that, spot. We talked about the names on the preview. You know, Dylan Parham is still a guy I want. Luke Fortner is still a guy I want. They could go out and add Elton Jenkins. They could bring Lloyd Cushingberry back. I would like that better than riding with Austin Schlotman and a rookie Ethan Posich is still out there as well. Like there is a lot of options. There are a lot of options out there for the Tennessee Titans to still add a competent guy at the spot. Sure, if you want to sell as, hey, Austin Schlotman, he's going to have the opportunity to compete.
Starting point is 00:04:04 The rookie's going to have an opportunity to compete. Then sure, but I'm sorry, it's not good enough with Cam Ward going into year two, knowing that protection is critical. You are downgrading from Lloyd Cushingberry. If you go with Austin Schlotman and a fourth round rookie center as guys who are competing for the starting spot. And listen, again, I just want to remind you, it's day two. I'm not panicking. I'm not trying to say, oh, Borganzi's asleep at the wheel.
Starting point is 00:04:34 But I'm just saying they didn't do anything to address these spots. And these are critical starting level spots. Now, I would like to see the Titans bring back Kevin Zitler. If you sure up the right guard spot with a guy who we know is a starter, then sure. You can have Jackson Slater or a drafted rookie compete with him. Cordell Voulson is a backup guy who can compete with him. Sure, I can accept that. But that's the kind of signing that I'm talking about here.
Starting point is 00:05:00 Kevin Zitler isn't the long-term answer. Kevin Zitler isn't an all-pro level guard or something like that. But he is a competent, respected veteran who we can at least look at in a starting role and say, okay, I feel comfortable with that. But to get through two days of free agency and have two starting positions open on the offensive line when all these other names are coming off the board, it does make me a bit nervous. It makes me a bit uncomfortable with you. just how important this is.
Starting point is 00:05:29 I did not expect that when Lloyd Cushingberry was cut, that the Titans would be telling me, we're going with Austin Slotman, a backup, his entire career, and a drafted rookie. And again, a lot of you guys want to put in the comments or hit me up and tell me, hey, I like this center in the draft.
Starting point is 00:05:47 I like this center on the draft. Jake Slaughter, Connor Lou, this, and listen, those guys could be fine. They could be great players. But do you remember the last time the Tennessee Titans drafted a rookie offensive lineman and expected him to be a starter right away in the mid-rounds? It was Dylan Raidens in round two. Did Dylan Raidens ever turn into a good starter?
Starting point is 00:06:09 Sure, Carmen Bracillo, the Titans' new offensive line coach, in theory, could make a player better than maybe what you expect. But anytime, and I've been saying this since the moment that Lloyd Cushingberry was cut, any time that you have a young quarterback like Cam Ward, you cannot expect. a day two or day three draft pick to come in and be a starter right away. If they are, if they are, then fantastic. Like, what a home run, what a win. That's great.
Starting point is 00:06:40 But that's a luxury type deal. Not something that you need to count on. You can't draft the center in the third or fourth round and expect them to be a starter. So with how important it is to protect Cam Ward, I'm just, I'm a little nervous that the Titans haven't made a legitimate. addition on the interior offensive line with two starting spots open. That is not Cordell Vosson. That is not Austin Schlotman.
Starting point is 00:07:06 I'm sorry. I refuse. I refuse to believe that that's the case. Now, the other position that has me very concerned is edge rusher. The Titans traded for Jermaine Johnson. They have Femiola Dacia. They have Jalen Harold. I'm sorry, that is not good enough.
Starting point is 00:07:26 Jermaine Johnson is not an elite edge rusher. Jermaine Johnson is a rotational edge rusher. Yes, he can be a starter for the Tennessee Titans. No doubt about it. He can start. Femi can rotate in with Jermaine Johnson. I think those guys can be very similar in the way that they play and the way that they win.
Starting point is 00:07:43 But where's the other starting edge? It's not Jalen Harrell. And yeah, maybe they get that in the draft. But a lot of you guys want the Titans to take Jeremiah Love. And if they take Jeremiah Love at number four, I wouldn't trust any of the other edge rushers that they're going to take it, you know, pick 35 or pick 66. I can't trust them to come in and be bona fide starters.
Starting point is 00:08:06 I can't trust them to come in and be bona fideotional players. The Titans took Femiolidazio in round two last year and a lot of you guys think he's a bust already. So what if they take another guy in the second round who isn't ready to compete right away? Then what? Now, Trey Hendrickson, still out there. clearly his agent is screwing him over.
Starting point is 00:08:27 Like, Trey Hendrickson's agent has cost him so much money. There's conversations out there that he wants $40 million a year like DeNeil Hunter got from the Texans. He ain't getting that. There are teams out there that are saying, we want to give you $30 million a year. And he's saying, Jalen Phillips got $30 million a year. He had five sacks last year.
Starting point is 00:08:48 He's never had more than eight and a half. And that came in his rookie year. I deserve more money than him. That would be a fair position to take, but clearly there aren't a lot of teams out there that are biting on Trey Hendrickson right now. So with that in mind, if the Titans could swoop in, get Trey Hendrickson on a value, I would be here for it. But the reality is I don't think that that's going to happen.
Starting point is 00:09:11 But still, at this point, maybe you give Joey Boso a one year prove-it deal for $10 million like he got from Buffalo if he's not getting an opportunity from a competitor. Maybe you bring in a K. Levan Chase on, who I don't really like that much, if I'm honest with you, but he is a pure pass rusher and a speed guy. I like Arnold Epiquete from the Atlanta Falcons. That could make sense. Leonard Floyd is still out there.
Starting point is 00:09:37 If you want to go down a level, Y.S. Bonessa, Clell and Farrell. Now, they're more power rushers like you would get with Jermaine Johnson or Femiola Dejio. But whether it's a high-end player, whether it's depth, the Titans have a major need at the edge still. And if you're somebody who wants them to take Jeremiah Love, well, they're not going to get David Bailey or Rubin Bain or R. Val Rees to fill that other spot. So I am still, again, it's day two. I'm not telling you to panic.
Starting point is 00:10:05 I'm not telling you to criticize Mike Borgonzi or anything like that. But at the end of the day, interior offensive line starters and your second starter at edge rusher are still wide open. And the Titans need to do something about it in the first week of free agency. And I'm going to continue to have my eye on it. But there are a lot of depth positions that still need help, and that's what makes me concerned about these top spots as the Titans still have a ton of work to do on this roster
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Starting point is 00:12:34 that the Titans have still not addressed on day two of free agency and I can't lie, it has me a little bit. concerned. I know it's only day two. It's not time to panic, but at the same time, those are big areas of need where the Titans need starters, and they haven't really done anything while they've added three cornerbacks and, you know, depth offensive linemen and a backup tight end and like maybe get some starters in here at key positions. But there are positions of depth that still need to be filled by the Tennessee Titans as well that I'm curious to see how they go about it. Now, I'm not
Starting point is 00:13:11 nearly as concerned with these depth positions as I am the positions that we just talked about because there are a lot more options available at these spots than there are those spots. I look at, you know, safety, for example. The Tennessee Titans need a good third safety. Again, Robert Sala runs a ton of 4-2-5 with three safeties on the field, especially on early downs. Now, I will tell you this. I think after thinking about it
Starting point is 00:13:42 and we'll talk about roles and fits and all of that later in the week I'm going to do a full episode on the roles that I see these free agents in but the more I think about it and the more I watch the tape Alate Taylor has always been better in the slot but in my opinion you have Kevin Winston
Starting point is 00:14:00 who can be that big nickel you have Marcus Harris who I think is better in the slot but again the more I think about it, the more I watch tape on Alante Taylor as I get ready for my next Tick-Tac Titans film video. I think Robert Sala actually does want to use Alante Taylor in the slot. I think he does want to use him there. So that could maybe take the place of, you know, instead of having three safety looks,
Starting point is 00:14:26 you just use Alante Taylor in the slot. But also, you could make the argument that having Alante Taylor on the outside and Cordell Flot on the outside, they're by far your two best corner. cornerbacks. So would you be better served rather than having Alante Taylor in the slot with Marcus Harris or Josh Williams on the outside or a rookie on the outside? Would the Titans be better served in their 425 package
Starting point is 00:14:55 to have Alante Taylor and Cordell Flot on the outside? Kevin Winston's still at that big nickel. Amani Hooker is your box safety and then another safety added in. So safety is a position that I continue to look at and say the Titans need to maybe not get a starter there but they still need to address the depth pretty badly and Nick Cross still out there
Starting point is 00:15:22 Kevin Byard still out there Jaquan Brisker still out there Jason Pinoc still out there Andre Sisko, Gino Stone still out there so there are a lot of good options still at safety which is why I'm not overly concerned about it. But nonetheless, I think the third safety role is very, very important in Robert Salas' defense
Starting point is 00:15:45 and they need to treat it like it's very, very important. But safety is one of those positions where there are going to be good options on the market for months. So I would love to see Kevin Byard come home. I think Jason Penock makes sense. Nick Cross is my number one safety on the board. but again, I'm not overly concerned about filling the safety position like I am interior offensive line or edge rusher.
Starting point is 00:16:14 A position I feel similarly about at this point is linebacker. Like, I think if the Titans were going to seriously address the linebacker position, they would have done that already. They would have made sure that they got Tremaine Edmonds or they would have paid up for Devin Lloyd, who only got three years, $15 million. per season, which is less than what I thought he was going to get. I think the Titans still have a ton of great options on the board
Starting point is 00:16:42 to go with a coverage-centric linebacker, like a Leo Chanel, a Bobby O'Caricay, a Willie Gay. All you guys keep saying, Dre Greenlaw, Drey Greenlaw, but I'm sorry, I just don't think that Dre Greenlaw is a great player. Right now, he's had so many injuries. I know that he's got experience in Robert Salas' defense, but he played Cedric Gray's position. the chase and run will linebacker.
Starting point is 00:17:07 He did not play the coverage Mike linebacker spot. That was Fred Warner. So I would much rather have Chanel or O'Karek or Gay who are coverage linebackers. But here's something that we need to accept. They might just keep Cody Barton around and give James Williams an opportunity to beat him out or draft a guy in the mid-rounds
Starting point is 00:17:26 on day three of the draft and try to develop him behind Cody Barton. They might just do that. They can't solve everything. They don't want to spend all of, of their money. Linebacker might be a spot where they decide, hey, we're going to take a step back and not really do a lot there. And I don't think that that would be insane. I don't think that that would be a bad decision for
Starting point is 00:17:46 the Titans. Cody Barton played better football later in the year. Now, he played pretty bad football early in the year. But he is a coverage-centric linebacker with, you know, decent size, decent length who can run around. He's not good at coming downhill. He's not a good blitzer. He's not good at shedding blocks, but as a converted safety, maybe he is the coverage linebacker the Titans are looking for, and they would rather draft a guy like, you know, a Rodriguez, a Jacob Rodriguez or a Kyle Lewis or something like that
Starting point is 00:18:19 and say, hey, you know, we'll develop a guy who we draft in the mid-rounds, and Robert Sala can use that magic fairy dust that he has on linebackers throughout his career and get the best out of a guy like that. I don't think that that would be a bad route to go. Now, the interior defensive line, yes, they add John Franklin Myers, but they need a run-stuffing interior defensive lineman to replace the role that Tavandre Sweat had. And, you know, a Folli Faulticassi, bringing back Sebastian Joseph Day,
Starting point is 00:18:48 who I think is more of a John Franklin Myers type guy than he is a run-stuffing defensive lineman, but it's at least depth in a good player. Deshaun Hand, who was it, that just got cut by the Carolina Panthers, Ardarius Washington, is the safety, but Washington is the last name of the interior defensive lineman that just got, or Robinson, A. Sean Robinson, boom, there it is, came to me eventually. Aishon Robinson just got cut by the Carolina Panthers.
Starting point is 00:19:14 He would be a good guy on the interior. I continue to talk about Deshawn Hand, Kalaya Davis, is who I think the Titans ultimately end up with. Now, the Titans don't need to rush to fill those spots. But it's still, the point is safety, linebacker depth. Interior defensive line depth. A starting edge. Starting guard.
Starting point is 00:19:38 Starting center. More depth at wide receiver. More depth at running back. Now we're here in reports. The Titans might be interested in David Nunjoku. So they're going to add a third tight end? I mean, I would be fine with that. Let's add as many good players as we possibly can.
Starting point is 00:19:53 And then Joku is more of a receiving threat than Daniel Bellinger. So he could be a replacement for Chigakanco that is still big enough at 6 foot 4 245 to be an in-line blocker if needed. A versatile enough tight end to fill a great role in the offense. But nonetheless, the point is the totality of the depth positions. And there he goes off the board. Elton Jenkins signed by the Cleveland Browns. So there's another starting center option that's gone now.
Starting point is 00:20:29 I mean, very disappointing. Very disappointing to hear the Elton Jenkins is off the board. I thought he would have been a great option for the Tennessee Titans and now he goes to the Cleveland Brown. So it's like Dylan Parham, Luke Fortner, bringing back Cush, Ethan Posich, like the options to get a legitimate starting center
Starting point is 00:20:55 are dwindling, man, you know? And it's just disappointing. So again, I'm not panicking on day two of free agency, but with the amount of starting spots that the Titans haven't addressed and then the amount of depth spots, I mean, they don't have a punner or a kicker either. They could probably use another wide receiver. They need a backup running back to add to the group.
Starting point is 00:21:17 Like there's just so much work still to do, they need to get on it. That's all I got to say about that. But with that being said, seeing some of the national media reaction to the Tennessee Titans day one of free agency it's just another reminder of why you guys come to me why local coverage of the team has blown up
Starting point is 00:21:39 and why national coverage has fallen to the wayside because these people just don't get it. Do want to let you know that today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook. College basketball is non-stop, especially in March. big games, tight spreads, momentum swings every single night from early tip-offs to late-night West Coast shootouts, there's always action on the board and now Fandall is giving you
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Starting point is 00:23:19 still open as names go off the board in free agency. We talked about the depth positions that still need to be filled. The Titans have so much work to do before they get to the NFL draft. But now I gotta tell you, it's just so frustrating to see the way that the Tennessee Titans are discussed on a national level. It gives me disgust to see the way they are disgust. if you know what I'm saying. And listen, I get it. The conversations that happen around the Titans, they don't actually matter.
Starting point is 00:23:50 It's not going to affect the wins and losses. Whether these free agent moves work, don't work. The way that they're discussed ultimately isn't going to change what happens on the football field. But at the end of the day, I'm a Tennessee Titans fan, and it is frustrating to see articles and videos going around the Internet and blah, blah, blah, blah.
Starting point is 00:24:12 with people who just simply do not get it. They just simply missed the mark on what the Titans are doing. You know, Bill Barnwell from ESPN criticized the Titans to all get out. He said he liked what they did on the defensive side of the ball, but talked about how, you know, they signed a bunch of New York Giants and a bunch of guys who, you know,
Starting point is 00:24:33 weren't really that good of players like a Daniel Bellinger and Austin Slotman and stuff like that. You know, they should have gone out and signed Charlie Kohler and Charlie Werner who got more money and this and that. Oh, Daniel Bellinger, they only had a 39.8 success rate on runs when he was on the field. They had a 40.8 mark when he was on the sideline. Well, what that would tell me is that Daniel Bellinger wasn't the reason that the Giants had trouble running the football.
Starting point is 00:25:02 And it's funny, he says the Giants had one of the worst running games in the NFL. The Giants had the fifth most rushing yards in the NFL last. year. What are we talking about? They had one of the worst rushing games in the NFL and they were top five in rushing yards last year. Uh, what? Uh, wait. You know, like, and then the criticism of Wondale Robinson,
Starting point is 00:25:27 he's a gadget player. And then you go to Matt Harmon. I like Matt Harmon's work. The reception, perception stuff is absolutely fantastic. Matt Harmon isn't a bad guy or a bad analyst. And Bill Barnwell is a smart analyst as It's not like, but that's what's frustrating is these guys are smart analysts and they just don't get it with the Titans.
Starting point is 00:25:49 Colin Wondale Robinson, a gadget player, and then saying Chim D.K., like Matt Harmon, we had this discussion on Twitter directly. Colin Chim Dekay, similar to Wondale Robinson has been, I've seen this within the Titans fan base. It's just a lack of understanding of who these guys are as players. Wondale Robinson is not like Chim Dike. Chim Dike is a vertical player
Starting point is 00:26:16 who's not a good short or intermediate route runner at this stage of his career. And Wondale Robinson is not a gadget player. He's a slot wide receiver but just because you work in the slot doesn't mean you're a gadget player. Is anybody calling Amon Ross St. Brown a gadget player?
Starting point is 00:26:35 Is anybody calling Justin Jefferson a gadget player? Like, what are we talking about? You know, just because you work, like, is this the 1990s where they don't even use slot-wide receivers because they're in two tight-end sets all the time? Wondale Robinson isn't a gadget player. And again, and this isn't even just national media,
Starting point is 00:26:57 there are local media who are selling doom and gloom and 19.5 million A-AV, how could you give 90s? It's not that. Look at the contract for Wondale Robinson. that's $38 million guaranteed in two years and then they're out in two years if they need to be. The contract is incredible. Romeo Dobbs, who's not as good as Wondale Robinson, just got four years, $80 million with incentives.
Starting point is 00:27:29 $70 million without. So it's like nobody thought that Romeo Dobbs was going to get as much money as Wondale Robinson and he did. Romeo Dobbs has never had 800 yards receiving in a season. Wondale Robinson just came off to 90 catch seasons and had a thousand yards last year. How are you going to tell me that Wondale Robinson is a gadget player who got overpaid by the Titans and then liked the Romeo Dobbs move? And let me say this. A lot of these people, I think just want the Titans to stay.
Starting point is 00:28:09 bad. They don't want them to take... If Wondale Robinson would have went to the Packers or would have went to the Eagles or would have went to the Rams, they would be praising the move. Oh, they just got a 90 catch,000 yard receiver to go in this great offense. What did you want them to do? Sign nobody is the answer. If they didn't sign Wondell Robinson, who were they going to sign? Jalen Naylor?
Starting point is 00:28:38 How are you going to tell me that's better? Here's what people are missing. And yes, they signed a bunch of people from the giants or a bunch of people who have ties to the former coaches. Yes, you're 100% right. But like, what does that actually mean? Why is that important? Why are the Titans doing that?
Starting point is 00:28:59 It's not just because these players know the coaches. It's because they can carry the flame of the culture. They can be culture builders in the locker room because they know what to expect. They know who the coaches are. Not only that, but they can teach the coaches system to all of the other young players that the Titans have and at the end of the day,
Starting point is 00:29:20 where people get in trouble is, you go get free agents who you know nothing about. You don't know if they're good guys. You don't know if they're hard workers. You don't know if they can help you set the culture. They don't know you. But the Titans go out and get a Daniel Bellinger, a bitch, Tribiske.
Starting point is 00:29:41 a Wondale Robinson, an Austin Slotman, a John Franklin Myers, a Cordell Fl. They go get these guys because they do know what they are getting. It's not a guess. It's not a, I wonder, I hope, like a Legerius Sneed. No, you know what you're getting out of these guys. You know what kind of people they are. You know who they are in the locker room and they can help you. They can be lieutenants to get your soldiers in the right spot.
Starting point is 00:30:08 and a lot of people want to complain about the money. The Patriots, the Panthers, the Seahawks, the Giants. All big spenders last year. The only spender in the top five last year in free agency that got less wins was the Minnesota Vikings. And we know that's because J.J. McCarthy is the worst quarterback in the NFL. And the Vikings had 14 wins the year before. Of course, they're not going to plus that.
Starting point is 00:30:36 So, like, you can't complain about the big spending because big spending got teams a bunch of wins last year and helped them turn things around. You can't complain that the Titans went out and got guys who the coaches know because everybody does that. Mike Vrable went out and got Robert Spillane and Dr. Gibby and Harold Landry
Starting point is 00:30:55 and, you know, but no one complains that Mike Vrable went and got a bunch of guys who he coached before. Nobody had anything to say about that. But when the Titans do it, it's a problem. And, oh, they're losers of day one and free agency. No, you just don't like the Titans. You don't want them to be good.
Starting point is 00:31:13 You don't want them to win. You don't want them to turn it around. And that's why national media is losing their grip on fan bases because teams don't want to hear that nonsense that doesn't have anything to do with the actual team and their actual needs. Oh, the Titans didn't upgrade anything. Who did they have it? Cornerback?
Starting point is 00:31:32 Micah Robinson? Kair Elam? Marcus Harris? I'm sorry, but Cordell Flot and Alante Taylor are upgrades over those guys. Wondale Robinson is an upgrade over Xavier Restrepa or Bryce Oliver. You know, like, it just, again, it shouldn't matter, it doesn't matter, but if you're a real Tennessee Titans fan, you know, just like I know, it's still very frustrating. But with that being said, let's hope the Titans make some moves here because names are going
Starting point is 00:32:06 off the board. I keep checking. See if anything's happening. Haven't done anything just quite yet. If they do, I'll be back to break it down. But for the time being, back to the Alante Taylor film. And I'll have that ready for you guys later this week. But that's gonna do it for me today, folks. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.

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