Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans MAXX CROSBY FALLOUT Could Lead to NEW CENTER & ELITE Special Teams Unit Forms

Episode Date: March 11, 2026

The Tennessee Titans and the NFL world were shocked on Tuesday night when the Baltimore Ravens backed out of the Maxx Crosby trade and sent the edge rusher back to the Las Vegas Raiders. While this doesn't mean the Titans will have a shot at Crosby or Tyler Linderbaum, there is a chance it could lead to a trade for Jackson Powers-Johnson, who has to change positions due to the Linderbaum signing. Also, the Titans made a few signings over the past 16 hours to bolster and complete the special teams unit with Tommy Townsend, Joey Slye and Bryce Oliver. This sets up the Titans to have an ELITE group in the special teams room.   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.

The Tennessee Titans could get help in multiple ways from all the Max Crosby chaos, and I'll explain how on today's edition of Locked on Titans. 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. I'm going to explain two different ways that the Tennessee Titans did and could get help from the Max Crosby chaos with the Baltimore Ravens, slimy Baltimore Ravens back and out of that trade.

Also, we'll talk about some of the recent Tennessee Titans signings that were made and how the Titans have set up an elite unit with their special teams group. Before I dive in, do want to thank you for making Locked on Titans, your first listen each and every day. 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 out to my everydayers out there. Tune in Monday through Friday. Couldn't do it without you guys. If you aren't an everydayer, what are you doing? Free agency ain't over yet and the Titans got more spots to fill.

I'm gonna tell you on tonight's episode what my remaining free agency wish list is. Also, the draft is right around the corner. There's a reason. This is the number one Tennessee Titans podcast in the world. make sure that you stay locked in with the Locked on Titans podcast. But with that being said, again, the Max Crosby News rocked the NFL late on Tuesday night. The slimy Baltimore Ravens with just a despicable move to back out of the Max Crosby trade, send him back to the Las Vegas Raiders, and then immediately signed Trey Hendrickson. Absolutely ridiculous.

But there is a reality where... the Tennessee Titans could get their new starting center because of this Max Crosby Domino that fell and I can confirm one way that the Tennessee Titans were helped by the Baltimore Ravens being slime balls. That's the reason that we call them the ratbirds around here. But with that being said, what's most important to the Titans is the potential

that they could get a new starting center. Now, I got to tell you, we have seen reports that would indicate this may be a tad far-fetched, But the options are all on the table. I point to a guy who plays for the Raiders in Jackson Powers Johnson. One of my favorite interior offensive linemen from the 2024 draft. He's only 23 years old, 6 foot 3, 3 125 pounds. He played center for the Las Vegas Raiders last year, and he was good.

He is a really good young player. But because they have signed Tyler Linderbaum, now he's going to have to move back to guard. And maybe with Tyler Linderbaum at $27 million a year and Jackson Powers Johnson scheduled to get a contract extension in two seasons, the Raiders would be interested in getting some draft picks back or a draft pick back for Jackson Powers Johnson.

Again, they thought that they were getting two first round picks for Max Crosby. Now, not only are they not getting extra draft capital to start their rebuild with Fernando Mendoza, but they have already come out and said, we're going to honor our contracts, we're going to sign all the guys that we made deals with in free agency, because we're not slime balls. Well, if you have to add $30 million of salary for Max Crosby

back to your spending for the year, and you're a Raiders franchise that may not have the most cash all the time. Maybe what would be beneficial to you is to trade Jackson Powers Johnson a couple of years before he will require a big time extension. And get a day two pickback. If I'm the Tennessee Titans, I would pick up the phone. I would call GM John Spy Tech

and I would say, hey, we'll give you pick number 66 for Jackson Powers Johnson. Hey, we'll give you a fourth and a fifth. The Titans have two fourths and two fifths. I'd give up a fourth and a fifth for Jackson Powers Johnson and he could be the long term center for the Tennessee Titans for seven more years. That could be a potential way that the Tennessee Titans could benefit. Now, it would be easy to push back and say, Tyler, he doesn't get a contract extension for two years, a third round pick or a fourth and a 5th isn't anywhere near as good as 2 1st and you would be right. I'm just saying I would at least make the call because he's a guy who

and he could be a guy who's better at center and doesn't want to play guard and they could be looking at again Tyler Linderbaum for 27 million is it wise to have all that draft capital sewn up with the big contract from Linderbom and then the second round pick they use on JPJ is that the right way to build your team Maybe that's what they want to do in front of Fernando Mendoza. But again, as the Max Crosby Domino's fall, that could be a small way that the Titans could benefit from it. So pick up the phone, Mike Borganzi, see what they got to say.

Now, one way that I know the Tennessee Titans got help from the Max Crosby deal is Trey Hendrickson didn't go to the Indianapolis Colts. It has been reported that Hendrickson was going to go to the Indianapolis Colts if not for the Baltimore Ravens swooping in and giving him a deal. So, yeah, maybe the Titans get a starting center, but at minimum, at minimum, the Tennessee Titans significantly helped

by the Ravens taking Trey Hendrickson away from the Indianapolis Colts. And for the Colts to lose out on Trey Hendrickson while paying Alec Pierce $29 million a year while just giving a $50 million contract, to Daniel Jones, how does Chris Ballard continue to have his job?

I don't know. Give him a lifetime contract at this point. But I'm looking at the Colts. They lost Michael Pittman Jr. They lost out on Trey Hendrickson. They gave $100 million to Alec Pierce and Daniel Jones.

They lost out on Braden Smith at tackle. They're starting to dismantle their good roster to pay two guys who are B-level players at best. and I could not be more happy about that. But with that being said, forget a B, the Tennessee Titans have an A plus

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That's fandle.com. Fandle play your game. And let's continue today's bonus edition of the Locked-on Titans podcast. Again, we talked about how the fallout from the Max Crosby trade could help the Tennessee Titans. It absolutely helped them with Trey Hendrickson, not going to the Colts, but it could help them if the Titans are able to make a trade

for Jackson Powers Johnson. I doubt it, but, hey, would be a good move. Now, we got to talk about some of these signings the Titans have made in the last, 12 to 16 hours depending on when you're listening to this. Number one, Tommy Townsend, the punter. Listen, I put out the short video, but I called it again.

Just another tick-tack W of me getting the free agency moves correct. All right, look, I'm not going to get them all right. Kingsley and I'm A. Devin Lloyd, but there were some misses in there, but I'm up to six or seven hits in my free agency prediction out of 14. At this point, feel like we're hitting at a pretty good clip. right now. But Tommy Townsend,

one of the best punters in the entire NFL. I compared his stats to Johnny Hecker's. His inside the 20 rate, Hecker was at 29%. Townsend was at 41%. Their net yards

per punt. Townsend was above league average at 41.6. Johnny Hecker was at like 40.7, 40.8, something like that below. League average. Talk about touchback.

That percent, Tommy Townsend was at 6 percent. Johnny Hecker was at 9 percent. That's a massive difference in the punting world. You are getting a pro-ball, all-pro-level punter. And not only are you getting one of the best punters in the NFL, you're getting a guy who's 29 years old who can conceivably be your punter for five to six more years. And you're also stealing him away from the Houston Texans. What an elite signing by the Tennessee Titans to go get Tommy Townsend.

And let me ask you this. Who else out there making Titans content is getting you ready to go for punter signings? All right? I'm just saying that's why you come to Locked on Titans. But it wasn't only that. The Tennessee Titans brought back Joey Sly as well. And I know that some people are not as happy about that. But Joey Sly is a good kick.

Is he Brandon Aubrey? No, he isn't. But who is? Brandon Albury is like the best kicker of all time. The reality is Joey Sly is a weapon for the Tennessee Titans. He missed seven kicks last year and five of those seven misses were plus 50 yards. And do you remember at least three of those were Brian Callahan being a bozo and not knowing what to do? Do we kick? Do we go?

It's the end of the first half. What are we doing? Oh, hurry, hurry, send the kicker out there and try to kick a 64 yarder. I can think of three examples in my head right now where Brian Callahan sent him out there to kick a 63 or 64 yard field goal at the end of the first half. And he missed? Like, I'm not holding that against Joey Sly.

He can hit from pretty much anywhere on the field, give him a regular opportunity to set up and kick and he's fine. His other two misses on the year were 40 to 49 under 40 yards. He didn't miss a single kick. I think he missed one extra point on. the year. Like, is Joey Sly the best kicker in the NFL? No, but he's one of the better kickers in the NFL. So you have Joey Sly in year two with the Titans. You have Tommy Townsend, one of the best punters in the entire NFL. You have Jim D.K. an all pro-level

returner. And not only that, but the Titans brought back Bryce Oliver, who is one of the better special teams gunners that the Titans have had for the last few years. And he adds depth at the wide receiver room. Bryce Oliver dealt with injuries last year. But he's an exclusive rights free agent, which means the Titans are going to put a one-year deal worth $1.3 million on him and bring him back as a depth piece. And if he's able to stay healthy, he's a nice wide receiver 6.

And he's a good gunner on punt coverage and on kickoff coverage. So you're getting one of your better special teams players adding depth at wide receiver for a million bucks. that's pretty good. Can't really beat that. So with a great punter, a good kicker, an elite returner, a good special teams coverage guy, add that to James Williams,

who was excellent on special teams last year, and the Tennessee Titans are looking at a truly elite top five special teams unit in the NFL, which after the last couple of years of Mike Vrable with Craig Ackerman and the first year of Brian Callahan, with Col Anderson, I mean, we're eating good, Titans fans. How could you possibly be mad about that?

Now, they also signed Jordan Elliott. Now, that's not a special teams related signing per se, but I wanted to touch on it for a moment. Jordan Elliott is an interior defensive lineman who played with the San Francisco 49ers last year. He is a one-gap penetrator. He's, you know, 6-foot-3, 300 pounds, can shoot the gaps, can stop against the run.

your Tevondre sweat replacement? Now, I see a lot of people out there saying, oh, guess they're not bringing SJD back, but SJD is like a John Franklin Myers, not a Tevandre sweat. So maybe they don't bring Sebastian Joseph Day back. I'm not guaranteeing that they are. I'm just saying, seeing Jordan Elliott get signed

to a two-year, $3 million deal does not mean that the Titans aren't going to bring back Sebastian Joseph Day. It would be like the Titans bringing back Ali Udo and then everybody's saying, oh, I guess they're done at guard. Ali Udo doesn't play guard. So why would Oli Udo?

Like, Sebastian Joseph Day is more of a bigger body defensive end that can rush from the interior like John Franklin Myers more than a guy like Jordan Elliott who is a defensive tackle that can also play a little bit of nose tackle and stuff the run. Like they're not the same kind of player. So again, I'm not guaranteeing. that Sebastian Joseph Day is back in Tennessee, but Jordan Elliott's signing

doesn't mean, oh, they're not bringing back SJD anymore. Like, that's not a logical conclusion to make, in my opinion. But with that being said, tonight, I am going to do my current free agency wish list. Who do I want the Titans to grab? Not just who the options are, but who do I want the Titans to grab

at the remaining positions that they need to fill like safety, center, guard, linebacker, edge, running back, offensive tackle, all of that. All I can tell you is this. It's time to bring Kevin Byard home. But with that being said, that's going to do it for me today, folks. Well, at least, until tonight. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland.

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