Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans Malik Willis WILL BE CUT, Jha'Quan Jackson Survives & Offensive Line Math Problem
Episode Date: August 19, 2024The Tennessee Titans have entered the final week of the preseason and are a week away from cut-down day. Time for an updated 53-man roster prediction!! With tough choices ahead, Malik Willis may very... well find himself on the outside looking in with this roster. Next, it has been a battle at wide receiver all camp, but the Titans' sixth-round rookie now stands alone. Finally, the offensive line is a focus point, but with a lack of talented depth, the Titans will most likely go slim in that department.WANT MORE DAILY TENNESSEE TITANS CONTENT?Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LOTitans?sid=YouTubeLocked On NFL League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft & More🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnNFLSubscribe to the TicTacTitans Film Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@TicTacTitansTicTacTitans Merchandise: https://dixons-dream.square.site/shop/tictactitans-gear/C3AAPNWXSXA6SBYG3USV2I7R?page=1&limit=30&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=ascFollow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitansFollow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPodSubscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitans/videosFor your next listen, check out the Locked On Fantasy Football podcast. Get daily insight to the best Fantasy draft strategies so you can win your league this season. Click HERE to listen now. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNFL. Terms and conditions apply.eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit at eBayMotors.com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply.BetterHelpThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Make your brain your friend, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDON today to get 10% off your first month.GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNFL for $20 off your first purchase. Terms Apply.FanDuelFanDuel, America’s Number One Sportsbook. As playoffs wind down, the sports stop sporting like we want them to. But this summer, FanDuel is hooking up ALL CUSTOMERS with a boost or a bonus, DAILY! That’s right, there’s something for everyone, every day, all summer long! Visit FANDUEL.COM/LOCKEDON and add a big win to your summer bucket list!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)
Transcript
Discussion (0)
The Tennessee Titans are one week away from roster cut down day,
and I do not have Malik Willis making this roster.
I'll explain why on today's edition of the Locked On Titans podcast.
You are Locked On Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast,
part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every
day.
Welcome to the Locked On Titans Podcast.
I am your host, Tyler Rowland, Titans fans.
Today's edition of the Locked On Titans Podcast is brought to you by FanDuel.
Now through September 22nd, all FanDuel customers can bet $5 and get a three-week free trial of NFL Sunday ticket from YouTube and YouTube TV.
Visit FanDuel.com slash locked on to get started.
It is time for an updated 53-man roster prediction.
I'm going to go through the offense on today's show,
go through the defense on today's show, go through the defense on tomorrow's show, and tell you who I think makes the final cut. On today's episode,
I'll tell you why I don't think Malik Willis makes the team, why Jaquan Jackson is the
one receiver standing alone for that wide receiver six spot, and we'll do some tough
math with the offensive line. Before I get into it, I do want to thank you for making
the Locked on Titans podcast
your first listen each and every day,
Monday through Friday,
Tennessee Titans content all year round,
always for free.
You're not going to beat that anywhere else.
Make sure that you get subscribed.
Stay subscribed.
It's your team every day.
Speaking of every day,
shout out to my everydayers out there.
Tune in Monday through Friday. Couldn't do it without you guys.
If you aren't an everydayer, well,
you need to be one. And again,
tomorrow we're going to do the defensive side
of the ball. The Titans have practice on
Wednesday and Thursday. Friday,
I'll have a preview for you for the Saints
game on Sunday, and then I'll be live
on Sunday afternoon after the game
ends, and we'll do a preseason
run for the Locked on Titans podcast,
just like the Titans are doing their preseason run for the regular season.
But with all that being said, we got to dive into my 53-man roster predictions.
And look, doing the math on the roster is difficult.
And that's why I had to make some cuts somewhere.
And for me, one of the easy cuts to make on the offensive side of the ball
are not easy, but one of the cuts that needed to be made was Malik Willis.
Now, I just got done breaking down the tape.
I am going to have Tuesday, 8 a.m. Eastern,
on the Tic Tac Titans YouTube channel.
I'm going to have a full, probably 30 to 35-minute film breakdown
on Malik Willis' performance from Saturday night.
And Malik Willis has definitely improved.
We've talked about fighting for the backup quarterback competition.
We've talked about his chances to make the roster.
And it's been tough to really decide how I feel throughout the summertime
and training camp so far.
But after that performance on Saturday night,
where Malik Willis was once again a mixed bag.
Look, there's a lot of good in there. A couple of seam throws that were really good. A couple of
curl throws that were really good. There is good in there, but it's just not enough. And the bad
is just still a little bit too bad. Okay. So I think Malik Willis could be an option for the
Titans on the practice squad. I would want to get Malik Willis back on the practice squad.
But if you look at Brian Callahan's time in Cincinnati,
they didn't always keep three quarterbacks.
So I think the Titans only keep two quarterbacks here.
And again, do you keep Malik Willis or do you keep a fourth tight end?
Do you keep Malik Willis or do you keep a seventh wide receiver?
Do you keep Malik Willis or do you keep a ninth offensive lineman?
Those are all decisions that the Titans are going to have to make. And in my opinion,
it's pretty simple to go with Will Levis and then Mason Rudolph, and that's your one and that's your
two. And then if someone does pick up Malik Willis off waivers and puts him on their 53 man roster,
then go ahead by all means. But I think the Titans could get a third quarterback
that could run their system better in a pinch
and could still be good enough on scout team
to where they don't need to waste a roster spot on Malik Willis on the 53-man.
I don't think that he's that much more valuable
than other third quarterbacks around the NFL
that may get cut during cut down day.
Basically, it's a risk. You risk losing Malik Willis and getting someone else, but it's not
that much of a risk because I don't think Malik Willis is a perfect fit for this system with what
he does well and what the Titans are looking to do under Brian Callahan. I also think there are
quarterbacks out there that will be available that are just as good as Malik Willis and are a better fit.
So I decided to use that roster spot in a different place on the roster.
And I'm willing to run the risk of losing Malik Willis,
knowing that I think the other options out there aren't going to be too hateful.
So with that being said, two quarterbacks for me, Will Levis, Mason Rudolph.
Let's talk about the running back spot.
Obviously, we have the two guys up front in Tony Pollard and Tajay Spears.
That's two.
And then it comes down to, in my opinion, do the Titans keep three or do they keep four?
All right, because we know that Hassan Haskins and Julius Chestnut are the next two in line.
Look, Jabari Small looked good.
I would like to get Jabari Small back on the practice squad for the Titans,
but he did get a concussion in the game on Saturday night.
According to Brian Callahan, he's going to be out on Sunday,
and I think the reality here is Jabari Small doesn't offer
what Hassan Haskin does on special teams.
He isn't as good of a runner right now as Julius Chestnut,
and that makes him RB5, and I don't think there's room for five running backs on this team.
But I will tell you this.
People are debating Julius Chestnut, Hassan Haskins,
who should the Titans go with.
I decided to go with both.
So, again, you go back to the Malik Willis thing.
Would you rather have Malik Willis,
or would you rather have Hassan Haskins?
Now, I know a lot of you guys are going to scream at your screen right now
or scream at your phone, well, I'd rather have Hassan Haskins? Now, I know a lot of you guys are going to scream at your screen right now or scream at your phone,
well, I'd rather have Malik Willis.
Well, I don't think that an NFL head coach is going to think that way.
All right, because Hassan Haskins
is going to be a far more important player on game day.
Malik Willis will be the inactive QB3.
He'll be the emergency QB3.
Hassan Haskins might be the best special teams player on the entire roster.
So I know that you're thinking, why would I want to keep Hassan Haskins when he's such a bad
running back? He's not a good running back. Look, I've tried to tell you guys, he's great on special
teams. He's a good pass protector. He can catch the ball out of the backfield if needed. He's just
not a very juicy runner at the end of the day. He doesn't have a lot of juice as a running back.
And I've continued to say that quit looking at Hassan Haskins as a running back.
Look at him as a special teams dynamo.
So to me, would I rather keep Malik Willis as QB3,
who's going to be emergency quarterback three on game day,
or would I rather keep the best special teams player on the entire roster?
It's simple to me.
You keep the best special teams guy on the roster. And I got to
tell you, if you don't see it like that and you don't think that that is valuable enough,
then I don't know what else to say at that point. Special teams is more important than you're
probably giving it credit for. And coaches care about special teams more than you're probably
giving it credit for. Now, Mike Vrabel took that to an extreme, like far to an extreme.
But every NFL coach is going to want special teams players on the team
who can make an impact, and Hassan Haskins is one of those.
But I will also say that I have Julius Chestnut making it as well.
I have the Titans going with four running backs.
You have the top two in Pollard and Spears.
And then I'm going to keep both Julius Chestnut and Hassan Haskins
Chestnut has run well
and I think that you need that third runner available
the Titans will probably go with that
because Haskins is a special teams only player
in my eyes you don't want Hassan Haskins running the ball
well what happens if Spears or Pollard gets banged up
you don't want to all of a sudden
then just give all those
reps to one guy instead of splitting it.
You want to continue to have a little bit of a split.
Continue to keep your guys
fresh. So I think Julius Chestnut
and Hassan Haskins. Chestnut is the better
runner. Haskins is a special teams
player. I think both of those guys make
this team. So two quarterbacks,
four running backs,
we're up to six. Got to go over to the playmakers. Wide receiver and tight end. How many wide
receivers are the Titans going to keep? Who's going to win that battle? I have my answer for you now.
Before I get into it though, do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook.
You've heard us talk a lot about FanDuel, America's number one sportsbook.
Well, we have something a little different for you now.
Right now, right now, through September 22nd,
all FanDuel customers can bet $5 and get a three-week free trial of NFL Sunday ticket
from YouTube and YouTube TV.
Then, with a YouTube TV base plan,
you'll be able to watch every regular season Sunday afternoon
out-of-market game.
All you need is a Google account and a current form of payment,
and you can cancel anytime.
I use FanDuel.
I use YouTube TV.
It's a fantastic combination, in my opinion.
And you're going to place your $5 bet.
Titans plus four and a half week one against the Bears.
Just saying.
Just visit FanDuel.com slash locked on
and download America's number one sportsbook.
Titans fans, let's continue today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast doing part one of my 53-man roster predictions.
This is going to be my final one, I do believe.
It's going to happen in a week now.
We're going to be reacting to the cuts that happen on Tuesday afternoon.
So I think this is my final 53-man roster prediction.
We got Will Levis, Mason Rudolph.
I'm going to cut Malik Willis and try to get him back to the
practice squad. We got Tony Pollard,
Tajay Spears, Julius Chestnut,
and Hassan Haskins. I'm going to try to get Jabari
Small onto the practice squad. Now,
we're going to talk about wide receiver and
tight end. Before I get into it, I do want to thank
you again for making Locked On Titans your
first listen. For your second
listen, check out Locked On
Fantasy Football. You're going to get daily insights, the best fantasy draft strategies,
so you can win your league this season.
It's Locked On Fantasy Football, part of the Locked On Podcast Network,
your team every day.
Starting a wide receiver.
To me, this is a last man standing situation.
This is a survival of the fittest situation at wide receiver.
I have continued to say there are five wide receivers who are a lock.
DeAndre Hopkins, who Brian Callahan said that the Titans expect back soon,
so that's good news.
Calvin Ridley, Tyler Boyd, Traylon Burks, and Nick Westbrook-Akene.
Those are the five. They're making it. Well, recentlyaylon Burks, and Nick Westbrook-Akene. Those are the five.
They're making it.
Well, recently, in multiple press conferences,
Brian Callahan has talked about six wide receivers being active on game day.
All right.
If the Titans are keeping six wide receivers,
I think seven would be a little over the top, in my opinion.
I don't think they need to keep seven.
So they keep six wide receivers and five are already
spoken for. That leaves one
spot for Kyle
Phillips,
Kiaris Jackson,
Mason Kinsey, Jaquan
Jackson. Those four guys.
Bryce Oliver has been good, but
he's not making the roster.
Okay?
So it's those four guys for one spot.
And they're all, you know, slot guys.
Primarily will be in the slot.
Kenzie's played outside this preseason.
I think Kiaris Jackson could play a little outside as well.
But they're primarily fighting over the slot spot.
Because as Brian Callahan has also said,
Traylon Burks is playing the X.
NWI is playing the Z.
So if you have Burks behind Hopkins as the X,
you have NWI behind Ridley as the Z,
the last guy needs to be a backup slot guy.
Okay?
So all of those dudes could be in the running, those four guys.
To me, it's simple.
Jaquan Jackson has won this race.
Kyle Phillips has the hamstring injury.
I think they'll put him on practice squad if they can.
I think Kyle Phillips gets picked up, though, by another team, ultimately.
Kiaris Jackson has a bone bruise on his knee.
He's probably going to be out for a minute.
And Brian Callahan even mentioned that that's something that can linger
into the season, so they want to let him heal up.
I wouldn't be surprised if Kiaris Jackson is out quite some time.
Mason Kinsey broke his pinky.
And look, the Mason Kinsey
story is good.
He's just not
going to make the 53-man roster.
I want him on practice squad.
He can get called up by the team.
All those different things. I'm okay with Mason
Kinsey having a role within this organization.
I like that.
Okay?
But he just
isn't a guy who should be making the 53-man
roster. They would have
to keep seven. And I'm sorry, but Kyle
Phillips is still a better player than Mason Kinsey.
And if you have Jaquan
Jackson as your primary punt returner,
and you don't have to, you know,
Mason Kinsey, if Jaquan Jackson is the primary punt returner, and you don't have to, you know, Mason Kinsey, if Jaquan Jackson is the primary punt returner, then what's
Mason Kinsey on the roster for? He would only make the roster if he is the starting
punt returner.
So if Jaquan Jackson is punt returning, then Kyle Phillips is the better
receiver over Mason Kinsey, and Phillips would make the team. But I don't think they're going to keep seven.
So again, to me, it's the six.
The five that we know, the five locks,
and then Jaquan Jackson, Jet Jackson, the rookie.
And he was excellent.
Speaking, I'm having my Malik Willis film breakdown,
which will be up Tuesday, 8 a.m. on the Tic Tac Titans film channel.
Link for that is down below in the description.
Get subscribed to that channel.
You're not going to want to miss all the film content I'm doing this year
to pair up with this podcast.
You are really not going to want to miss that.
But I'm going to do a Jaquan Jackson film breakdown on Wednesday,
and then I'm going to do Jalen Harrell on Thursday.
So Jaquan Jackson was awesome in this game,
and he could have had over 100 yards and a touchdown, too,
if Malik Willis would have thrown the passes.
So Jaquan Jackson really has done a great job
these last few weeks.
So that's my six wide receivers.
So up two quarterbacks, four running backs,
six wide receivers.
That's 12.
And then we go to tight end.
In my opinion, the top three are locks.
Josh Wiley, Chigga Conquo, Nick Van Et.
They're locks to make the team.
No doubt about it.
The question is, will the Titans keep four?
And Brian Callahan talked about this
in his press conference on Sunday.
He basically said, like, you know,
when we cut down the roster,
we're not just trying to check boxes.
Like, we have this many guys here Like we have this many guys here.
We have this many guys here.
We want to keep the best players.
Like we want to keep the best players.
We're not going to just be like,
hey, we have to have this many guys here.
We've got to have, no.
We're going to keep the best players
is what Brian Callahan was saying.
And he was also within that question saying
that they absolutely could afford to keep four tight ends.
He was like asked, you know, can you afford to keep that many tight ends?
And he's like, yeah, again, we're, you know,
we're not just checking boxes of how many people we want to keep the best players.
So if we think somebody is going to be a good player, we're going to keep them.
And that's why I think the Titans keep four tight ends.
I think David Martin Robinson makes this team.
I think he's shown enough in the preseason
that he would get picked up by another team.
Look, David Martin Robinson has wiggle out of the backfield.
He's got the ability to catch the ball, break a tackle, get upfield.
He did it on the game-winning drive for the Titans in the preseason.
He's done it a few games in a row now
where he catches those drag routes underneath,
breaks a tackle, and gets upfield for more.
I think that the Titans have Josh Wiley,
who is your classic wide tight end,
and Nick Vanette, who is also a classic wide tight end.
You have Chigakonkwo, who is your classic move tight end,
your F, your H-style guy.
And the Titans don't have a direct backup for him. So me,
I would keep David Martin Robinson and he can be the direct backup to Chigaconquo. And I think
that David Martin Robinson has the ability to develop here because he is bigger than Chigaconquo.
And I think that he would be able, because he's bigger and stronger as a man, he might be able to
be a better blocker than Chigaconquo., he doesn't have the speed or elusiveness or that sort of pop like Chig,
but I think their skill sets are similar enough,
and the Titans can develop David Martin Robinson throughout the year,
and he could replace Nick Van Et as their No. 3 tight end by the end of the year
or into next year.
I just think that he's a good player,
and I don't think that you should give up on David Martin Robinson and risk
letting him go to another team on waiver claims
or just go to another team because he wants to.
I think the Titans keep David Martin Robinson.
So that's four tight ends.
So two quarterbacks, four running backs, six wide receivers, four tight ends.
We're up to 16 players on offense.
Also, let me just say this.
Thomas Odukoye, practice squad.
The Titans get a practice squad exemption
because he's an international pathway player.
He's from the international pathway program.
So, in my mind, the Titans are just going to keep Thomas Odukoye
as the 17th man on their practice squad,
when normally he could only keep 16,
and that lets them have an extra player around as well.
And that's what the Titans have been doing with Thomas Odukoye.
He's been with the team for multiple years now,
and they just never put him on the 53,
because honestly, he's not good enough,
but they like to keep him around because he's an extra body,
and he helps them have an extra player on the roster. That may sound
harsh, I guess, but it is a reality. It is a
reality. So like the Titans can have 91 guys on their roster right now, not
90. They can have 17 on their practice squad, not 16 by keeping Thomas
Otokoya around under the IPP exemption. So
he's going to go to practice squad.
I think Steven Stelanos is just cut.
Overall, Colton Dowd of PYP.
Sam Schnee, I guess it's Schnee, not Schnee.
He's going to be cut.
And hopefully Bryce Oliver ends up on practice squad.
And Treshawn Harrison, I think, ends up getting cut as well.
But that's 16 players.
Let's talk offensive line.
Titans fans, let's cap off today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. Part one of my final official 53-man roster predictions.
We've gone through all of the skill positions on offense, quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end.
I'm up to 16 players that I've kept on the roster now,
but the offensive line makes the math very, very difficult.
Before I get into it, I do want to thank you again
for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen.
Now, for your second listen, check out Locked on Fantasy Football.
Again, you're going to get daily insights, the best fantasy draft strategies,
so you can win your league this season.
I got a little Locked on Fantasy Football bonus episode or special episode
with a couple of special guests maybe here in the next few weeks.
But you got to check out Locked On Fantasy Football to get ready for your drafts, guys.
It's part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team, every day.
So again, the math is difficult on the offensive line.
It truly is.
Throughout this offseason
and throughout training camp so far,
it has been my opinion
that the Titans will keep nine offensive line.
Okay?
They want to have depth there.
But as I've watched the preseason games,
I just simply don't think
that there are nine people worth keeping.
I just don't think it's necessary.
And I went back and forth, and I'll tell you the name I went back and forth on here,
but obviously you have the five starters.
JC Latham, Peter Skowronski, Lloyd Cushenberry, Dylan Radins, NPF.
And Brian Callahan said at his press conference on Sunday
that things are trending towards Dylan Radins and MPF being the starters.
He said that those are the guys that have been performing the best.
So, hey, I love my boy Andrew Rupsich.
I think he's a good player.
But looks like Radins and MPF have locked down the right side at this time.
Not unexpected.
That was after Jamal Charles.
After Sadiq Charles retired, that's been the expectation.
The Dillon Raidens and MPF will be the starters there.
But after that is where things get difficult.
I personally think even though Jalen Duncan played over him
in the preseason game,
Jerron Christian is the primary backup tackle on this team.
Why do I think that?
Because when JC Latham got a cramp in practice this week,
it was Christian who went in left tackle for him.
Jalen Duncan played left tackle with the second string,
and I think that the reason for that is
they wanted to see how third string players all get cut.
Second string players are the only players who actually go with the team.
So if you want to get a final good look at Jalen Duncan before you cut him,
you put him out there against the second stringers and see how he does.
And it was not a good performance from Jalen Duncan.
So to me, Jerron Christian is the number one backup tackle.
He is the swing tackle on this team.
So that's my number six.
And then I got Andrew Rupsch.
Rupsch had rotated in with Dylan Radins at time during practice with the one
so that they could get a look at him with the starters.
While I think that he is not going to beat
out Dylan Radins at this point
and should not beat out Dylan Radins at this point,
he has still done enough
to make this roster. He's the best
guard, best backup guard.
He can play left guard. He can play right guard.
He is the best backup guard that the
Titans have.
So,
Rupsch makes the team.
Then, it's clearly Daniel Brunskill.
Daniel Brunskill can play guard too,
so it gives the Titans extra versatility there.
If they needed to, like NPF gets hurt,
you could always kick Brunskill to right guard
and Radins to right tackle.
You know, like if there's a huge calamity,
Radins has the ability to play a little bit of tackle.
So if you have two backups who are both interior guys,
that works out great.
Dylan Radins can be, you have Jerron Christian as your primary swing tackle.
Dylan Radins is your backup backup tackle.
And then you have Brunskill who can play center or guard
and Rupsch who can play either guard spot
you are totally covered with your
eight guys with all of your
spots no matter what you need to do
you have two backup tackles
again Radins can
kick out there and then Christian
and two backup interior guys with Brunskill
and Rupsch. Rupsch can play either
guard. Brunskill can play guard or center.
It's perfect.
So that's the math.
Now, I will tell you that I debated John Ajuku.
I did.
I almost, I almost cut David Martin Robinson
and kept John Ajuku as a ninth offensive lineman.
I still think that could happen, okay?
But ultimately, I really don't think that could happen. Okay? But ultimately,
I really don't think that John Ajuku
is good enough to have a 53-man roster spot.
I don't.
I don't.
And I also think that the Titans
will not worry about John Ajuku
getting picked up off waivers
and they'll get him back on the practice squad.
So with that in mind, I only kept eight offensive linemen.
Now, that means Corey Levin didn't make the cut.
I don't know.
The practice squad rules have changed so much in the last few years.
I think you can have four veteran players on practice squad no matter what their years
of service is.
There used to be a cap on that.
If you had more than three years of service,
you couldn't be on a practice squad, period.
But they've changed those rules recently,
and I think it's three or four guys can have any amount of experience.
You can take a guy who's been in the NFL 15 years
and put him on the practice squad.
So I think that's where it's at now.
So I think you get Corey Levin back on the practice squad.
You get John Ajuku on the practice squad.
And then I really like Cole Spencer as well.
And I think Cole Spencer, the undrafted free agent out of Texas Tech,
I think he's been impressive in the preseason playing against third string.
He's been at right guard.
He's a guy who the Titans spent a ton of time with in the pre-draft process.
So they really liked him and were really interested in him.
And I think that Cole Spencer comes back on the practice squad
because he knows that he has the opportunity to continue to develop here.
I think that Cole Spencer could be like a starting guard for the Titans
within the next two or three years, like this season, next season, the season after. I think we could look up one day and be like, Cole Spencer is starting right guard for the Titans within the next two or three years. Like this season, next season, the season after.
I think we could look up one day and be like,
Cole Spencer is starting right guard for the Titans.
He needs a little more time to develop, but they clearly like him.
There's something there with the way he's played in the preseason.
I get Cole Spencer back on the practice squad with no question about it.
You know what I mean?
But again, some of these decisions. Do you keep David Martin Robinson?
Or do you keep John Ajuku?
Or do you keep Malik Willis?
Do you get rid of David Martin Robinson
and instead keep Mason Kinsey, Kyle Phillips as your seventh wide receiver?
Do you cut Hassan Haskins
because you don't care about the special teams value
because he can't be a running back
and then you keep Malik Willis?
These are all questions that the Titans
are going to have to answer in the next few days.
I've given you guys my answers.
I'm curious to know what your answers are.
Where would you cut at certain positions?
What would you keep? I have 24
guys that I kept on the offensive
side of the ball. Same as my last prediction.
The numbers are different at different positions but it's still 24 guys and I'm on the offensive side of the ball. Same as my last prediction. The numbers are different at different positions,
but it's still 24 guys, and I'm
keeping 26 on defense,
which I'll be discussing on tomorrow's
show. But with that, that's going to
do it for me today, folks. As I
tell you guys, thumbs up on the video.
Tighten up down in the chat. I am your
host, Tyler Rowland, and this
was Locked on Titans.