Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans MUST BRING Kenneth Walker BACK HOME & Michael Pittman Jr is PERFECT FIT Free Agent

Episode Date: February 17, 2026

The Tennessee Titans should be looking to add a lot of help to the offense in free agency and a running back like Kenneth Walker coming back to his home state would be perfect. With the news that Walker will not be receiving the franchise tag, the Titans need to jump on the opportunity to pickup Walker and have the money to do it. Especially, with the new that the New York Jets will likely be tagging Breece Hall. If the Titans truly want to get a difference maker at running back, Walker is now their only free agent option. Wide receiver options just got interesting as a recent report indicates the Indianapolis Colts could be moving on from Michael Pittman Jr. Pittman would be an ideal big-body option to work as the X receiver in the Titans offense. While not as good of an option, Romeo Doubs also appears set to hit the open market and could make some sense for the Titans as he could fill the same role. Finally, many Titans fans seem fixated on the idea of getting a #1 receiver for Cam Ward, while that is a noble thought, in reality it is unlikely to happen, which means grabbing as much talent as possible is actually what they should be focusing on. 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/everydayerclubSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!TurboTaxFor a limited time, you can have your taxes done by a local TurboTax expert for just $150 — all in, if a TurboTax expert didn’t file for you last year. Just file by February 28. Visit http://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today.FanDuelUse your Profit Boost on an NBA future and get entered for your chance to win a trip to the NBA Finals.Play your game with FanDuel, the official sports betting partner of the NBA. Visit https://FANDUEL.COMto get started. 5-Hour ENERGYHave 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.IndeedListeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast.ZocdocStop putting off your doctor’s appointments and get the care you need.Go to http://Zocdoc.com/lockedonnfl to find and instantly book a top-rated doctortoday. 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.

Sounds like Kenneth Walker is not going to be franchise tagged, and that means the Tennessee Titans need to bring the Super Bowl MVP home. I'll break it down 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. Today's edition of the Locked-on Titans podcast is brought to you by Fandall.

Use your profit boost on an NBA future and get entered for a chance to win a trip to the NBA finals. Play your game with Fandle, the official sports betting partner of the NBA. On today's show, we're going to talk about a ton of big news in the NFL that has an impact on the Tennessee Titans. It sounds like Kenneth Walker is not going to get the tag from the Seattle Seahawks and he becomes one of the top free agent targets for the Titans right away. It does sound like though, Breece Hall might get the tag.

And as I've been talking about, Michael Pittman, Jr. would be a perfect option for the Titans if he's cut by the Colts and it sounds like that might happen. Before we get into all of it, 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 here on the Locked on Titans podcast. Speaking of every day, shout up to my every day.

out there, tuning in Monday through Friday. Couldn't do it without you guys. If you aren't an everydayer, you need to be one. The news is about to pick up very quickly in the NFL. We're going to get cuts. We're going to get cap casualties. Then we're going to be right into free agency with the draft right around the corner. You want to stay as up to date, as informed, and as entertained as a Tennessee Titans fan could possibly be. You need to stay locked in with the number one Tennessee Titans podcast in the world. Locked on Titans. But with that being said, again, big time news. Kenneth Walker, the Super Bowl MVP from the Seattle Seahawks, doesn't look like he's going to get the franchise tag.

We got a report from Adam Schaefter on Tuesday morning saying that it's unlikely the Seahawks will use their franchise tag on running back and Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker per league sources. The Seahawks have multiple free agents. They want to retain and sign and they will also try to extend wide receiver Jackson Smith and Jigba. What is Seattle's loss can be the Tennessee Titans game because Kenneth Walker would be an absolute home run free agent signing for the Titans. Number one, this guy would fit perfectly with what the Titans need.

They need a strong running back that can run through tackles, make guys miss, find a way to convert short-yarded situations, win on the goal line as well. Kenneth Walker also is a guy who hasn't really been beaten down like most good running back. in the NFL half. The reality is a lot of people, especially in the fantasy community, have been complaining for years that Kenneth Walker isn't getting the carries that his talent deserves. And there were some people who thought that maybe he's just not capable.

But when Zach Charbonnet tore his ACL during the playoffs and Kenneth Walker finally got the opportunities that he deserved, look how incredible he was. I mean, he won Super Bowl MVP and ran all over one of the best run defenses in the NFL in the Super Bowl. think Kenneth Walker proved right there, yeah, I can be part of a committee, but I can be the lead back for a team. And when you add Kenneth Walker to a guy like Tajay Spears, now the Titans have a ton of explosiveness. And you look, again, the wear and tear for Kenneth Walker, his four years in the NFL, 228 carries, 219, 153, 221. I mean, that's not a ton of mileage, and it's almost a good thing that

Seattle hasn't really run Kenneth Walker into the ground. It's been a complaint for people, but it could be, again, to the benefit of the Tennessee Titans. And you look at his production throughout his career. A thousand yards in his rookie year with nine touchdowns and only 15 games. 905 rushing yards in his second season with eight touchdowns. Then he had some injuries in his third year. Only played 11 games, 573 rushing yards.

But seven touchdowns in 11 games. Last year, 1,027 rushing yards, five touchdowns. This is a guy who gets into the end zone makes people miss. He's patient with his cuts. He sets up his offensive linemen. He sets up his blocks and defenders. He'll run through you. He'll juke past you. He does literally everything that you could want from a running back. You look at a guy who, if you want to talk about his downfalls, he's not great in past protection. He also, some people say, isn't that great in the passing game.

But look at some of his numbers here. 27 catches, 165 yards in his rookie year. 29 catches for 259 passing receiving yards in his second year. 46 catches for 299 yards in his third year. Last year, splitting time with Charbonnet, 31 catches, 289 yards. Like, if that is a bad receiving back,

then what are we really talking about here? You know, yeah, is he Sequin Barclay or Christian McCaffrey out of the backfield? No, he certainly isn't, but if you want to compare him to, you know, a guy like Tony Pollard with the Titans over the last couple of years, Tony Pollard had 206 yards this year on 33 catches, 41 catches the year before 238 yards.

I mean, Kenneth Walker is better than that. So what are we really talking about? Kenneth Walker is a significantly better running back than Tony Pollard and would be an absolute slam dunk for the Tennessee Titans to bring in to the locker room and the one thing that we have to mention here. Kenny Walker is from Memphis. Maybe he wants to come home. He got that Super Bowl.

He got a Super Bowl MVP. It's time to get a contract, come home. And he talked about how his dad doesn't really like to go to games. You know what I mean? Because he doesn't like big crowds and all that. Well, being back at home might make that easier for him to be with his family, for his dad to come see him play, things like that. I think there are real reasons here why Kenneth Walker would want to come back.

And Seattle was obviously not prioritizing him. If they let him go to free agency so that they can re-sign Boyer Maffei and Tyreek Woolen and give Jackson Smith and Jigba an extension and give Sam Darnold an extension and all that, well, if I'm Kenneth Walker, I just got Super Bowl MVP. I just led you guys to the Super Bowl. And that's how you're going to treat me like I'm not a priority? Fine, I'm going to go somewhere else where they do make me a priority. You cut Tony Pollard, save Sam.

million dollars, you go to Kenneth Walker and you give him $14 million a season. Let's call it that. Three years, 42, three years, 43 million dollars with 25, 30 million dollars guaranteed, basically a two-year deal giving him $15 million per season. The Titans have the money to do that and can get an explosive running back in the building that can actually take advantage of situations that Tony Pollard is unable to. And there's no, even though Kenneth Walker is not a great receiving back, there is no drop-off from Tony Pollard to Kenneth Walker in the receiving game.

Now, in pass protection, Kenneth Walker does need to get better. But if you don't know it, I don't know why you don't know it. You need to be locking in here with Locked on Titans. But Tajay Spears is an excellent pass protection back. And then if you also draft a running back on day three in the draft, draft a running back in the fourth, fifth, sixth round in a good running back class with depth. Now you have a great committee behind Cam Ward. And that is what it's all about in the NFL.

So, I would love Kenneth Walker. He has been at the top of my list of free agent running backs throughout the entire conversation. I didn't think that he would get to free agency, but if Seattle was going to let him go, it can be the Tennessee Titans game. Now, there is another player out there at running back who is going to make their way to a tag.

Brees Hall. I thought for sure that Kenneth Walker would get the franchise tag from the Seattle Seahawks and that Brees Hall would actually make it to free agency. But it doesn't sound like that is going to be the case. According to a recent report from the athletic, Brees Hall will probably, quote, probably get the franchise tag or at least a transition tag from the New York Jets. Now, what's the difference? A franchise tag is, hey, you're a franchise tag.

on our team. You're not allowed to go out and negotiate. We got you on a one-year contract. We're going to try to get a long-term deal done with you. But you're going to get an average of the top five salaries at your position in the NFL, which I think running back this year is $14 million on the franchise tag. A transition tag is where you get an average of the top 10 salaries at your position or 120% of what you were making before, whichever figure is higher. and then that player has the ability to go out and negotiate with another team and the incumbent team has the ability to retain the player and match that offer.

It's basically a version of restricted free agency. But I'm not playing that game if I'm the Titans. If they want to give the transition tag to Breece Hall, I'm not doing the negotiation for the New York Jets just so they can take him back and we can waste our time negotiating with a player that we're never going to get. If they franchise tag him, you don't have the opportunity no matter what.

But I'll be honest with you. Like I said before, I like Kenneth Walker better than Brees Hall. Breece Hall is a more multifunctional running back. He's better out of the backfield catching the football. I mean, you know, look at some of his numbers. Second year in the NFL, 76 catches, 591 receiving yards. Third year, 57 catches, 483 receiving yards. Breece Hall is a better catcher of the football out of the backfield.

But he's not a stronger runner than Kenneth Walker. only seven games in his rookie year, 4663 rushing yards, four touchdowns. Next season, 17 games, 994 rushing yards, 5 touchdowns, then 876 5 touchdowns. Then last year he went for 1,065 yards with 4 touchdowns, but he's also got way more carries as well in the last three seasons. Then Kenneth Walker, 223, 209, 243, and you add in 76 catches, 57 catches, 36 catches, way more touches. So, in my opinion, Kenneth Walker is fresher. He's a better runner and a more explosive runner.

And you get that hometown opportunity to bring him back to the state of Tennessee where he's from. So it makes all the sense in the world for the Titans to go get Kenneth Walker, the Super Bowl MVP, bring a culture guy into the building who knows what it's like to win at the highest level. Give me Kenneth Walker over Brees Hall, even if both were available. But it sounds like Hall is not going to be available. Kenneth Walker will be. and that makes it easy for the Tennessee Titans to use the most cap space in the NFL to go get a real explosive option for the offense

and to make sure that they aren't outbid. Let me know who you would like if both were available, Kenneth Walker or Breece Hall. But now we need to talk about wide receiver because it sounds like two of the most realistic options for the Titans at wide receiver are in fact going to be available. Do want to let you know that today's episode is brought to you by TurboTax. Tax season doesn't have to take over your life. This year, TurboTax is making it easier than ever to just hand things off and move on with your day. With TurboTax full service, you can have your taxes done for you by a trusted local expert start to finish without the stress or the guesswork.

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talking about all the big news in the NFL in regards to free agent targets for the Tennessee Titans. Again, the franchise tag window is open. I talked on yesterday's show about guys that we need to keep our eye out for. And I mentioned that a guy that could become available, not because he was franchise tagged or not, but because of what happens with one of his teammates is Michael Pittman Jr. Pittman Jr. would be a perfect option for the Tennessee Titans. He makes a ton of sense and now we're hearing that he could be,

as I've been warning you guys about for a couple of weeks now, Pittman could be a cap casualty because the Colts need to re-sign Daniel Jones, they need to bring back Alec Pierce. According to the athletic, Colts veteran wide receiver, Michael Pittman, could be a cap casualty. It's a move that could free up $24 million in cap space for the Indiana. Colts, they have a ton of weapons and Alec Pierce when they bring him back, Jonathan Taylor, Tyler Warren, the rookie tight end, Josh Downs, the wide receiver. They have a lot of options in Indianapolis.

So they might be willing to let Michael Pittman go again to save $24 million. And I think if that happens, Michael Pittman jumps to the top of the list at free agent wide receivers. That would be the number one option for me. And again, a couple of weeks ago in my perfect off season for the Titans, Michael Pittman Jr. was who I went out and signed. He just makes all the sense in the world as a guy who fits perfectly with what Cam Ward needs. He's 6 foot 4, 220 pounds. And I have been saying since before Cam Ward ever played a game with the Titans,

I called this right away. Cam Ward is not Tom Brady, Joe Burrow. He's not pinpoint accurate with his ball placement. He's a gunslinger. He's never going to be the most accurate quarterback of all time. So how do you support Cam Ward? How do you help Cam Ward with one of his areas of deficiency? What you do is you get wide receivers who can fill those gaps.

Guys with big hands, big catch radiuses, big bodied wide receivers that can go up and win the ball, who can win in tight spaces, who can box out guys. So even if the ball is inside, outside, underneath, over the top, anywhere. They can go get it without as much trouble as a smaller guy. And that's why Michael Pittman Jr. makes a ton of sense stylistically to go with Cam Ward. But just look at his production in the NFL. He's been in the NFL for six seasons. 485 catches. 5,254 yards. 25 touchdowns. He's gone over 1,000 yards receiving twice in his career. And here's his games played. What does Mike Borganzi like?

the most. He wants availability. He wants a guy who is going to be out on the field. Here's Michael Pittman Jr.'s games played throughout his career. 13 in his rookie season. Then, 17, 16, 16, 16, 16, 17 games last year. This is a guy who simply plays football. He is out there. He's available. He helps his quarterback. And for a lot of that, we're talking about Anthony Richardson is the guy throwing to him. Or Garner Minchew. is the guy throwing to him or the corpse of Matt Ryan is the guy throwing to him

or Philip Rivers is the guy throwing to him and still he had 80 catches this year 784 yards and 7 touchdowns he is a big bodied X wide receiver he runs good routes in the short and intermediate for a guy his size now I'm gonna be honest with you I'm always gonna tell you the truth like I did with Kenneth Walker

not an elite player catching the ball out of the backfield, not great in pass protection. That's the truth. Like I'll tell you with Michael Pittman Jr. He is not a vertical threat. He's not a guy who's going to go downfield and be incredible and win down the field on go routes and posts and all this. He is a short to intermediate guy.

20 yards and in is where Michael Pittman Jr. is going to survive and going to win. But think about what he does. Quick sit-down routes in between zones. dig routes over the middle of the field, making contested catches with all the pressure on him, taking hits over the middle and still finding a way to come up with the football. That would be perfect in Brian Dable's offense as the isolated X-wide receiver who has to win one-on-one. He fits perfectly within the offense, and you get inside state secrets about what the Colts are doing on the offensive side of the ball.

He can tell you everything about what they want to do in Shane Steichen's offense, how they tried to attack the Titans defense, how the Colts defense is being coached. He can give you that intel on a division rival. And I think stuff like that matters more than people realize. So, what would be the price? I think with a guy like Michael Pittman Jr., my initial market evaluation a couple of weeks ago probably was a little bit too high. I think you're looking at three years, $55 million. $35 million guaranteed, basically $17 to $18 million a year.

And I would much rather pay Michael Pittman Jr. at 29 years old at 6 foot 220 with his career of success. I would much rather pay him $15 to $18 million a year than Romeo Dobbs. And Dobbs is someone who's going to be available as well. According to Matt Schneidman from the athletic, Romeo Dobbs is as good as gone in Green Bay. Which, if you've been listening to the show, you would know that. I've talked to people in Green Bay The writing is on the wall I don't think you even have to have any sources in Green Bay

To look at their wide receiver room They just drafted Matthew Golden They have Jaden Reed They have Don Tavian Wicks They have guys in Green Bay Where they are going to pay Romeo Dobbs But here's my thing Romeo Dobbs is a good player

If the Titans can pay 10 to 13 million dollars a year Fine, go get Romeo Dobbs But I would much rather have Michael Pittman Jr. I would much rather pay 15 to 18 million dollars a year for Michael Pittman Jr. Then pay 15 to 18 million dollars a year for Romeo Dobbs. You guys want to get in the comments and say, oh, this guy doesn't know what he's talking about. Why is he hyping up Michael Pittman Jr.? And then you're talking about Romeo Dobbs.

6 foot 2, 204. So the body size and the skill set does match. He's a good route runner for a guy his size, physical being able to catch the ball in tight situations. He's younger than Michael Pittman Jr. he's going to be 26 years old in April. So three years younger, I get all that. But look at the production. What are we talking about here?

In his career, 202 catches, 2,424 yards, 21 touchdowns. His games played 13, 17, 13, 16. Last year, everybody would say Michael Pittman Jr. is too old. Well, last year in Green Bay's offense with Jordan Love, Not half a season of Philip Rivers, Romeo Dobbs only had 55 catches, 724 yards, and 6 touchdowns. The most production, Romeo Dobbs has ever had in his career, is 59 catches in a season.

And you're going to sit here and tell me that a guy in Michael Pittman, Jr., who's had 1,000 yards two times in his career, Michael Pittman Jr. in a quote-unquote down year, which wasn't a down year in Indianapolis. They just finally had a really good tight end. Alec Pierce broke out. They throw the ball to Jonathan Taylor. Josh Downs is a very good player.

They spread the ball around in Indianapolis and a good offense. But a down year, let's play that game, a quote-unquote down year for Michael Pittman Jr. would be the best year that Romeo Dobbs has ever had in his career. And you want to talk about drops. I saw somebody in my comment say, Michael Pittman Jr., he's got stone for hands. He can't catch the ball.

Well, Michael Pittman Jr. has had 23 drops in six seasons in the NFL. That's three drops a year. Romeo Dobbs has 25 drops in four seasons. So Michael Pittman Jr. washes Romeo Dobbs in any category that you want to go off of. Production, per year production, drops, games played. Like, it's not even close. Michael Pittman Jr. is a way better player than Romeo Dobbs. and has been for their whole careers.

So, Romeo Dobbs would be okay. I wouldn't be mad about Romeo Dobbs. But if Michael Pittman Jr. is out there, that's a way better option for the Titans that Romeo Dobbs. So that seems pretty simple to me. But what I do want to talk about is this. Because a lot of people are telling me all the time, all of these guys are mid.

All of these guys that you're talking about signing are mediocre. The Titans need a wide receiver won. The Titans need a wide receiver one. All right. Well, let's talk about how unrealistic it is to expect the Titans to find that in free agency. Do you want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook.

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the Titans need a wide receiver 1. Like, we don't know that. Like any Titans fan in the world doesn't know that the Titans need an alpha number 1 wide receiver. Now, before I get into that rant, do want to thank you again for making Locked on Titans your first list and want to remind you guys, Make sure that you join the everyday or club. You're going to get ad free versions of the podcast in your podcast app.

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But with that being said, again, I am sick and tired of seeing people say, Titans don't need any of these wide receiver twos. They need a wide receiver one. They need an alpha wide receiver. Well, how are you getting that? You just go into the alpha wide receiver store, picking one off the shelf?

Is that what your idea is? That's not how this works. They aren't just letting you, have alpha number one wide receivers all over the NFL. There aren't even 32 number one wide receivers in the NFL. If you want to say nominally the number one wide receiver on the team, like you're the best wide receiver on that team, then great. But actual talent wise?

Actual talent? The Titans, the NFL doesn't have 32 number one wide receivers. It's the same thing as the draft. There are 32 picks in the first round of the NFL draft. That does not mean that there are 32 first round talents in the NFL draft. That's not how it works. The Titans can't just go out and say, well, we need a number one wide receiver,

so if they don't have one, we're not getting one. Here's the analogy that I would give you. You go to the grocery store. You want a Wagu steak. You want to get the top-tier best steak you can get A-5 Wagyu. That's what I want. And you get to the grocery store, and they don't have it.

They don't have any wagoo. Everyone already got them. There's no more Wagyu stakes available. You have two choices. Either you can, A, still get a steak because you've got to eat dinner, right? You're hungry. You have to eat.

You can't starve. Or B, you can cry and pout and say they don't have A5 Wagyu. I don't want anything then. I'm going home and then starve. All right. The reality is there is no A5 Wagu available for the Titans.

Yeah, you could talk. They need to trade for George Pickens. They need to trade for AJ Brown and all this madden brain nonsense that they're not going to do. And AJ Brown isn't going to want to come here. George Pickens isn't a fit. They shouldn't be trading a second round,

first round pick for George Pickens anyway. They should trade a second round pick for AJ Brown. But if AJ Brown isn't happy in Philadelphia, why would he be happy in Tennessee? And I see some people say, well, he already won a Super Bowl, he's already got a big contract. Why wouldn't he just... I don't know about you guys, maybe you guys just aren't,

some of you just aren't very competitive, which is fine. You don't have to be a competitive animal like most professional athletes are. And honestly, there are more professional athletes than maybe some people want to realize who aren't all that competitive. It's just a job that they do that makes them good money and give some fame and fortune. So they do it. They really aren't that competitive. But we know A.J. Brown is a competition.

competitive animal. They won the Super Bowl, and he's pissed off because the offense isn't good enough. And guess what? AJ was right. The offense was not good enough for the Eagles to win a Super Bowl. And you think that guy wants to come back to the 3 and 14 back-to-back season, Tennessee Titans?

Come on, man. Come on. I know that you guys are all... It's all about nostalgia bait in today's society. We all long for a time where things were simpler and better, and the Titans need to move. forward, not back. They need to draft their next wide receiver one.

Not try to go bring AJ Brown back. It's not happen. Now, if the Titans go trade for Garrett Wilson or Marvin Harrison Jr. or, you know, who else? You want him to trade for DJ Moore? He's not a number one wide receiver in the way that you guys are talking, the alpha wide receiver. That ain't DJ Moore. Is Marvin Harrison Jr. even that. He has had a disappointing first couple of years to his career. Garrett Wilson has done good with bad quarterbacks but is Garrett Wilson truly a dominant number one wide receiver when I think of an alpha wide receiver

when I think of an alpha wide receiver I think Jamar Chase Justin Jefferson Amon Ross St. Brown Puka Nakua Jackson Smith and Jigba I mean do you think that the Titans can just get that in free agency

so again I just think it's absolutely preposterous at the end of the day, that some of you guys say, the Titans need a wide receiver 1, they don't need more wide receiver 2s. Well, if you can't get the waggoo, you might as well get a strip steak. You might as well grab the sirloin

because you still need to eat. And would you rather have, would you rather have Michael Pittman Jr. out there? Yeah, I'd love Jamar Chase and Justin Jefferson with Cam Ward. Sure. But if you can't get that, would you rather have James Prochet, Mason Kinsey, and Xavier Restrepo and Van Jefferson out there?

Or would you rather have Michael Pittman Jr., Romeo Dobbs, or a Wondale Robinson? Like, yeah, I want the full upgrade deluxe version. But if that's not available, I'm not just going to not take anything. You've got to have something to help Cam Ward. You have to improve the talent level. And the reality is,

if the Titans get a number one wide receiver this year, it's going to be in the draft. It's going to be in the draft. Remember, I remind you, AJ Brown was a second round pick. The Titans picked 51st that year and got AJ Brown. Not even in the top 50 picks.

So this boo-hooing and crybaby and belly aching and temper tantrums over, they don't need these mid-wide receiver twos. They need to go get a wide receiver 1. Well, what if you can't get one? You just want to do nothing? You want to get nothing for Cam Ward? but a rookie. And that's what we improve the talent level around Cam Ward with a rookie?

No. That's not what you do. You go get the best talent that you possibly can. What is available? That's what you have to pick from. There is an error of a lack of reality. You guys, some of you guys live in fantasy world sometimes. Where it's Madden and you could just go trade for Jamar Chase.

Turn the settings down in Madden to very easy on trade difficult. And go trade for whoever you want, that's not real. So, if the Titans can't get their hands on a number one wide receiver, which they can't, and you can't know for certain whether you're going to get that guy in the draft until they play, you need to go out and get the talent that you do have available to you. So go get Michael Pittman Jr. as an X wide receiver. If he doesn't leave, go get Romeo Dobbs for cheaper. Go get Wondale Robinson.

Are those guys bona fide number one alpha wide receivers? No, but they're going to make Cam Ward better and they're going to make the talent at wide receiver better. And that's what matters. So wake up, Peter Pan, count Chocula, come back to reality, okay? Yeah, I'd love Justin Jefferson. Let's be realistic, though. That's not going to be available.

So do the best with what you do have available. Don't go home and starve to prove a point. Get the strip steak and eat dinner. All right. But with that being said, that is going to do it for today's edition of Locked-on Titans.

On tomorrow's bonus episode probably going to look at more franchise tag news. We got some Titans free agency predictions from a couple of people. We got a new mock draft from Daniel Jeremiah. A bunch of stuff to talk about. Can't wait to dive into all of it with you guys. Make sure to throw a thursday.

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