Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans MUST SIGN Free Agency Targets, Secondary Market Options & Value Depth Positions

Episode Date: February 14, 2024

The Tennessee Titans will have a ton of money to spend in free agency this offseason and need to focus on some top-tier market options at the positions they need the most. Two Bengals free agents in Tee Higgins and Jonah Williams would make a ton of sense to fill the two spots on offense. Also, in the secondary on defense, names like L'Jarius Sneed and Geno Stone would be ideal fits. Finally, there are some value options at center, backup quarterback and backup running back that would fit seamlessly.Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitansFollow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPodSubscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitans/videosSubscribe to the TicTacTitans Film Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@TicTacTitansSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit at eBayMotos.com. Let’s ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply.NissanOur friends at Nissan have a lineup of SUV’s with the capabilities to take your adventure to the next level. Take the Nissan Rogue, Nissan Pathfinder, or Nissan Armada and go find your next big adventure. Shop NissanUSA.com.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.PrizePicksGo to PrizePicks.com/lockedonnfl and use code lockedonnfl for a first deposit match up to $100!GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase.FanDuelGet buckets with your first bet on FanDuel, America’s Number One Sportsbook. Right now, NEW customers get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS with any winning FIVE DOLLAR BET! That’s A HUNDRED AND FIFTY BUCKS – if your bet wins! Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started.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) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Tennessee Titans must be aggressive in free agency, and I'm going over my top free agent fits on today's edition of the Locked On Titans podcast. Let's get it. 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 GameTime. Download the GameTime app.

Create an account. Use the code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. It is day four of off-season roadmap week. We are going over a mock free agency. I'm giving you my top free agent fits for the Tennessee Titans. Day one, we went over the coaching staff. Day two, we went over in-house free agents. Day three, we went over cut candidates and the salary cap.

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a button. But with that being said, I'm very excited to see what you guys have to say about these selections. Play along with me down below. Let me know on Twitter at TicTacTitans who you agree with me on, who you disagree on, who your free agent fit would be. But we have to start with the most important positions for the Tennessee Titans. And those are both on offense, wide receiver, and offensive tackle. And for me, wide receiver is an easy one. The number one fit for the Titans is Tee Higgins from the Cincinnati Bengals.

Six foot three, ball winner, get down the field, win with speed, win with size, contested catch situations, the connection with Brian Callahan. There is no doubt about it that Tee Higgins is the number one target for the Tennessee Titans out of everyone who is a free agent right now. But here's the sobering reality. Tee Higgins is going to get franchise tag. And I did an episode just a couple of weeks ago, my everydayers will remember,

where I said that the Titans should not trade for Tee Higgins once he is franchise tag. And some people were in my comments, why would they trade for him? He's a free agent. He's going to get the tag. Sometimes people go in my comment section and they try to make me look dumb, but really they just expose that they have no clue what's going on. So I always find that hilarious, but it came out this week. We got more reporting from the Bengals side of things that T Higgins is going to get a tag. Now, maybe there will be an exploratory period of a trade, but my expectation is the Bengals will bring T. Higgins back and make

that last dance run with Joe Burrow, with Jamar Chase. Those guys, their big money doesn't kick in until next year, even with their extensions. So they have the money to eat T. Higgins on the franchise tag and move on. But I want to make no mistake about it. Out of the people that we know that could be free agents, T. Higgins is my number one top target above anyone else at any position. So obviously, that's the name that I would look for. And in this perfect scenario that we're crafting right here, T. Higgins would be the pick. Now, I also want to give some alternate options here. You have Michael Pittman from the Indianapolis Colts. You have Mike Evans from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. You have Calvin Ridley from the Jacksonville Jaguars.

But again, right now, if I had to guess, I would tell you that all of those guys, especially Michael Pittman and Mike Evans, end up back with their team. Now, if all of those guys go back to their teams, who would I be interested then? Because I still think the Titans would need to make a move at wide receiver in free agency.

And for me, the top name, if all of the top names go back to their team, the top name for me is Hollywood Brown. Marquise Hollywood Brown. I was a bit surprised. I was thinking that Hollywood Brown spent much more time in the slot than he typically does. Look, the Titans have Kyle Phillips, DeAndre Hopkins, Traylon Burks,

all guys who I would primarily like to work out of the slot. So what the Titans need is some speed on the outside. And surprisingly, Hollywood Brown has spent 70% of his career on the outside, 79% of 2023 on the outside. So he is a guy who can be that speed threat on the outside, take the top off the defense, and he's not going to be as expensive as T. Higgins, Michael Pittman, Calvin Ridley, Mike Evans.

He's going to be a notch below them. So you're still getting a very good target with a ton of speed that can help the Titans offense, but you're not paying that top tier price that you maybe would have to pay for some of these other guys who I expect to go back to their team. So of course, T. Higgins is my number one free agent target at wide receiver, but if the top names at the position end up not hitting the free agent market, then Hollywood Brown is a great choice for me.

At offensive tackle, which is the second most important position for the Titans to attack in free agency, I know that it's going to be a little bit controversial here, and I respect that, and I understand if people push back. But for me, I like Jonah Williams. And one thing you guys have to understand is

connections will be key in free agency. If coaches on the current coaching staff have connections to certain players who they know, who they trust, that makes a ton of sense. So I think Jonah Williams makes sense for the Titans. Look, he hasn't been one of the best clear-cut offensive tackles in the NFL, but a lot of those guys don't hit the free agent market anyway. So you're looking at guys don't hit the free agent market anyway. So you're looking at guys who will actually be available. Jonah Williams has played at left tackle for 2,000 snaps of his career. More than that, he's played 1,000 snaps at right tackle the last three seasons.

The last three seasons, he's played over 1,000 snaps. So we're talking about somebody who's durable, who will know what Brian Callahan wants, who will be able to play left side or right side, and that gives the Titans a ton of versatility and a ton of freedom as they go into the NFL draft. So you don't have to worry so much about, no, we can only get a left tackle. No, we can only get a right tackle when you have Jonah Williams who can play both. Now, again, his numbers, his stats have not been fantastic,

but you're looking at a guy who you're probably going to get for about six, $7 million a season. So at that kind of price, with that familiarity with the head coach, that would make a ton of sense. Of course, there are names like Tyron Smith. The Cowboys aren't going to let Tyron Smith go. And he's 33 years old. He's had a ton of durability issues, a ton of issues staying on the field. Is that someone who you want to give a big contract to? I don't think that's a smart move. There are other names like Trent Brown. Trent Brown has not been a coaching favorite, okay? And he's a guy who has had weight issues, isn't somebody who would fit in a zone run scheme like the Titans are going to

have under Brian Callahan. He's more of a gap scheme guy. Same thing. Michael Nguyen, I like him. He's 26. He's younger. Trent Brown, also 30, going to be 31 soon. Does that fit the Titans timeline? I don't think so.

Jonah Williams is 26. Michael Nguyen could make some sense. He's 26. But again, he's a heavy guy who would fit better in a gap scheme, not the zone scheme that the Browns had under Bill Callahan, that the Bengals ran, that the Titans are going to be continuing to run. The other guy who makes some sense is Jermaine Elimenu, or Elimenor, sorry about that.

But he's been a swing tackle backup for most of his career. He just recently settled in as a starter, and he's 29 years old. So you're looking at guys who are older, who don't fit the scheme, who, in Trent Brown's case, have weight issues and off-the-field issues dealing with the coaches in the locker room and all that. To me, Jonah Williams is a value option

who's going to understand what's expected of him that gives you versatility to play left tackle or right tackle, which gives you more freedom in the NFL draft. I know that the stats are not great, but he is a pass blocker with a high floor, someone you can count on, and I think he would make a ton of sense for the Tennessee Titans. So T. Higgins and Jonah Williams make a ton of sense.

If T. Higgins and those Williams make a ton of sense. If T Higgins and those top wide receivers aren't on the market, I think Hollywood Brown would be a good secondary fallback option for the Titans. But we're going to continue spending that money on today's show. Let me know how you feel about the selections down below. We're going to move to the defensive side of the ball because there's a lot of players that make sense in the secondary. So we'll dive into that before we do. Do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Sometimes we all need the opportunity to get something off our chest, big or small.

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Curious to hear what your guys' top targets are there and be realistic as well. Like I said, a lot of the top guys are going to be unavailable. Let me know some secondary guys who you would like outside of the top options as well. Let's keep the conversation realistic in the comments. I have faith in you guys. But we're going to keep spending that money here, and it's time to get into the secondary. Because for me, the most important spots the Titans need to fill here are at cornerback and at safety.

The Titans already have spent a ton of money on the defensive line. Jeffrey Simmons, Harold Landry, Arden Key, and I want to see them bring back Danico Autry. Same thing at linebacker. They have some young players they can look at. I expect them to probably get a young linebacker into the rotation here in the end of the draft or an undrafted free agency.

I would consider bringing back Aziz Alshire as well. I just don't believe in spending big time money at linebacker. I think you could find linebacker value for cheaper, for a better value, late in the draft, with, you know, value free agents. You guys hate when I use the term cheap. All right, fine. I'll say it's a good value, not cheap.

But either way, I think that the pass cheap, all right, fine. I'll say it's a good value, not cheap. But either way, I think that the pass rush, which the Titans have already poured a lot of money into, and the secondary is where you spend your money on defense. I think you could fill in the other gaps. Not at nose tackle, not at linebacker, not a ton of money at safety. I just think cornerbacks, pass rush, that's what you want to focus on. So for me,

with that being said, I'm starting at cornerback and I want LeJarius Sneed from the Kansas City Chiefs. He played in the slot at the beginning of his career. He has since transitioned to be more of an outside cornerback, but he gives you that versatility, and he is a guy who shadowed the top wide receiver all the time. All right, so if you want someone to come in, play lockdown man coverage press jam in your face at all times, that's LeJarrius Steen. Now, do I think that the Kansas City Chiefs will let him go? No, I don't.

I certainly don't. They're going to move some money around. They're going to keep their best players. With him and McDuffie in the secondary, that is the basis of their defense with Chris Jones on the interior. Again, pass rush, cornerback. Pass rush, cornerback. Good teams understand.

So, I don't think that he's going to get out there similarly to T. Higgins, but if he does, if he does, that should be the Titans' top target. He's 27 years old. Right now, the market estimations are about, you know, three years, $55 million, right under $20 million a year. I think that makes perfect sense. If you get a number one cornerback in LeJarrius Sneed, and then you have Roger McCreary in the slot, and Sean Murphy Bunting as a physical cornerback number two, like that's a really good set of cornerbacks. Like that would be fine for the Tennessee Titans.

That would be great with a Monty Hooker in the back end and the addition that we're about to talk about. Now, again, here's the reality. LeJarrius Steed probably isn't making it to free agency. So, my contingency plan, if he does not, Chidobe Awuzie.

Had some injuries last year, but had a great year for the Bengals in 2022. Obviously, Brian Callahan is going to know what kind of guy he's getting in Chidobe Awuzie. That would make a ton of sense. And here's a guy who I'm really interested in. Jeff Okuda, former top five pick from the Detroit Lions, was traded to the Atlanta Falcons, going to be a free agent now.

He's only 25 years old. And last year in Atlanta, he had a pretty good season. Looked like he was on the rebound. You know who his coach was? Steve Jackson, who is now the Titans, one of the Titans' secondary coaches. So there's a connection there. There's a relationship there. You know what you're going to get from a guy.

You know what kind of guy he is. I think taking a chance on a young talent like Jeff Okuda, who again, still only 25 years old, first round talent, top five pick talent. Take a chance on Jeff Okuda. If you can't get one of the top guys and see if you might be able to get a diamond in the rough for a value. That is a guy who I'm really, really interested in. And then finally, the last, I guess, secondary option, if the Titans don't get LeJarrius Steed, Jalen Johnson's getting the franchise tag from the Bears, so whatever.

But for me, the last option at cornerback that I'm interested in is Rakia Sin. Just played with the Baltimore Ravens, so you have that connection with Denard Wilson. No, he's not a top-tier market guy. But you're not going to pay top-tier market money. You're finding values. If you don't have access to the top of the top options because they go back to their teams,

then you've got to look elsewhere, and the Titans still need help at the cornerback position. So, Chidobe Awuzie, Jeff Okuda especially, and then Rakia Sin are all secondary options for me. Let me know who you guys like out of those. Moving on to safety because we talk about, as I was just explaining a second ago, where I want to see the money spent. And I would rather go out and get a value safety or a mid-tier safety than I would go

out and get a mid-tier linebacker. Like if I had to choose where I wanted to put the more money between those two positions, I would rather go safety in this situation. I want a good secondary. If you've got a good pass rush and a good secondary, I think you can get away with having value linebackers. Look at what the Chiefs just did with their linebackers. I think it's a similar circumstance there.

I want my money in the secondary and in the pass rush. And that's why my next free agent option for the Titans is going to be Geno Stone. And remember, connections, relationships. Denard Wilson just led Geno Stone to a seven-interception season, and turnovers are king. And I will say that Denard Wilson even said in his opening press conference that they want to force turnovers the way the Baltimore Ravens force turnovers.

Well, what a better way to do that than to get someone who forced turnovers for the Baltimore Ravens. Also, I mentioned this last week, but Geno Stone played next to Imani Hooker in college and both of them had four interceptions that season. So Geno Stone isn't as good coming down into the box, maybe playing man coverage against tight ends. He's more of a guy who wants to roam back deep,

but I think that him and Imani Hooker both have enough versatility to where they can move around and stay multiple you know, stay multiple in their coverage type. It doesn't just have to be Geno Stone in the back end, Amani Hooker up close. They can rotate back and forth, and I think Denard Wilson can use Geno Stone and Amani Hooker in creative ways because they both present versatility as safety. So I think someone like Geno Stone, who's only 24 years old, again, youth, match the timeline of this team. Geno Stone, 84.9 coverage grade last year. I think he makes a ton of sense for the Titans. Probably be around six, $7 million. So I mean, even if we get all of our

top tier options here, T Higgins, probably, you know, four years, $85 million, probably a $12 million to $15 million cap hit. Jonah Williams, probably around a $6 million cap hit, $6 million a season. LeJarius Sneed, even at $17, $18 million a year, probably around a $12 million cap hit. Geno Stone, around $6 million here. I mean, we're looking at $30, $40 million, $35 to $40 million in cap hit from these four players, and the Titans are getting great options. So T. Higgins, Jonah Williams, LeJarius Sneed, Geno Stone. I mean, that would be an absolute home run for the Tennessee Titans as their top three agent targets.

And I even gave you guys some options if they don't land those guys, especially at wide receiver and at cornerback where it may be more difficult to get some of those top names because they're probably getting re-signed by their initial team. So let me know again down below who your options are at safety. If they don't get Geno Stone, I like a Chauncey Gardner-Johnson who has history with Denard Wilson. I like a guy like Denard, Denel Savage from the Green Bay Packers.

I think he, at 26 years old, could still fit the timeline of this team. So those are some options. When I do my full free agency preview in the coming weeks, we'll obviously dive more into top tier, mid tier, low tier options at each position, but some really good fits out there for the Titans, whether those top tier names are available or not.

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Titans fans, let's cap off today's free agency edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. It's day four of off-season roadmap week. We have talked about grading the coaches. We have talked about keeping or letting in-house free agents walk. We've talked about salary cap cuts and how much space the Titans have. I got us to $80 million yesterday with some realistic moves the Titans can make. Now we are spending that money again. Tomorrow is going to be a full seven-round mock draft for the Titans

as we cap off a perfect offseason here on Offseason Roadmap Week. So far, I've given you my perfect free agent signings at the top four positions I want to attack. Wide receiver, offensive tackle, cornerback, and then I decided on safety as the fourth one. I want T. Higgins, I want Jonah Williams, I want LeJarius Sneed, and I want Geno Stone. And look, T. Higgins, LeJarius Sneed may not be available,

Hollywood Brown, and Jeff Okuda would be good secondary options there as more of a value than the top tier guys. But with that being said, let me know your picks down below. Now we're getting into the depth, guys. And number one, I got to start with center, all right? Because it's time to move on from Aaron Brewer. I said, please let him go somewhere else. I'm done with that.

And in his stay, I'm going to find the anti-Aaron Brewer. I want the Titans to go out inside Lloyd Cushenberry. All right? Cushenberry's only 26 years old. He's probably going to get $12 to $14 million a season. That's perfectly fine. About a $10 million cap hit. I can take that in year one. He is a great pass blocker.

And unlike Aaron Brewer, who had terrible hands and no anchor, he has powerful, strong hands and a great anchor to go against the bull rush. And that is what I'm most concerned with with my safety. I want him to be able to deal with the bull rush. And that is what I'm most concerned with with my safety. I want him to be able to deal with the power rush that comes from nose tackles, interior defensive linemen. You have to have enough weight in your back pocket to anchor against these power rushers on the interior. And that is what Cushenberry can do.

He struggled at the beginning of his career. No doubt there's some penalty issues in there as well. But he had three or four different offensive coordinators in his first few years. So now we finally got some decent offensive coaching from Sean Payton's staff. And he looked like one of the better centers in the NFL. Again, I just think he makes a ton of sense for the Titans. He's athletic enough to run the wide zone system that the Titans are going to be going with, with Callahan and then, you know,

Papa Callahan as well. So I just think Cushenberry gives you the best of both worlds. He has the athleticism you need, but the power and the strength that you need as well. I just love Cushenberry for the Titans. Now, there are other centers that I like too, though. I mean, don't get me wrong. I loved Connor Williams,

but he tore his ACL in week 14. Will he be ready? Could the Titans maybe get him on a bargain? I think that could be an option too. I would not be upset if the Titans were confident in Connor Williams' health and wanted to sign him. I'd love that. Andre James from the Las Vegas Raiders.

Another athletic center. Only 26 years old. I think he could make Andre James from the Las Vegas Raiders, another athletic center, only 26 years old. I think he could make a ton of sense for the Titans as well. So there are good options out there, but Lloyd Cushenberry is my favorite by far. Now, we move to running back, and I told you guys, I want to let Derrick Henry walk. I'm not paying five, six, seven, eight million dollars for Derrick Henry to be Tajay Spears' backup. One, Derrick Henry walk. I'm not paying five, six, seven, eight million dollars for Derrick Henry to be Tajay Spears' backup. One, Derrick Henry is a limited player. He's not a three-down running back.

We have seen so many times over and over. And going back through the tape of the offense this year like I did last week for my Will Levis film assignment, man, I was so disappointed by Derrick Henry as a pass catcher out of the backfield. You're just so limited and your offense is so predictable when he's back there that I want guys who are not predictable in it. And again, Tajay Spears is not going to get 20 carries a game like Derrick Henry. A lot of you guys, does he have the health? Can he take the workload? I don't want any running back to have the workload that Derrick Henry did ever again.

That's not how you win in the NFL. You have a committee approach that splits that workload. So you don't put anybody in the Derrick Henry role. That's not what we're doing here. All right? Oh, got to get that off my chest. But as a pairing with Tajay Spears, I love Zach Moss. The Titans got destroyed by Zach Moss earlier this season for about 200 yards.

You guys remember that, I'm certain. Zach Moss has versatility. He can give you a little bit more power and a little bit more size than Tajay Spears would. And he's going to be $3 million. I mean, $3.5 million at most. Okay? That's the type of price. You guys keep saying cheap.

Cheap is a, it's talking about value. Getting good value is what it's about. And Zach Moss would be a great value. He's 26 years old. He's still got enough left in the tank. But heck, I mean, DeAndre Swift, Devin Singletary would be great. AJ Dillon, Deontay Foreman.

I'll take any of them for $3 million or less to pair with Tajay Spears as part of a committee. You even get a rookie running back, an undrafted free agency, and bring them in. That is the type of committee you want in today's NFL. Isaiah Pacheco is a seventh-round rookie. Like, look at what the Ravens did. Justice Hill and the corpse of Dalvin Cook

and Gus Edwards. Like, I mean, even Detroit. Detroit got a value running back in David Montgomery to pair with their young, explosive running back, Jameer Gibbs, which is the Tajay Spears in this situation. You just don't need to pay a high-priced running back like Saquon, Josh Jacobs, Derrick Henry. You just don't need to do that.

It's about value. It's not about being cheap. It's about value. Spend that money elsewhere. And someone in my comments was like, wait, you're telling me you'd rather have DeAndre Hopkins than Derrick Henry? Yes! The entire NFL is telling you that.

The entire NFL is telling you that. So, yes. Zach Moss, DeAndre Swift, Devin Singletary, A.J. Dillon, Deontay Foreman, any of them would be an excellent pairing with Tajay Spears. Finally, backup quarterback. The number one option for me is Jake Browning. Former Bengals backup, or current Bengals backup quarterback, but here's the reality.

Jake Browning is an exclusive rights free agent. He really has no choice but to sign with the Bengals unless the Bengals release him and let him go to free agency. And they're not going to do that. They just got rid of AJ McCarron. They're going to keep Jake Browning around. So, outside of Jake Browning, Garner Minshew,

Jacoby Brissett, Drew Locke, Josh Dobbs. Honestly, I would like to bring in Josh Dobbs. Like, I know the Vols fans get crazy. And the Vols fans that hate Will Levis will get even crazier. But, I mean, Garner Michu is going to want more of an opportunity to potentially start. I think he goes to, like, an Atlanta, New England, Pittsburgh, something like that, you know.

Jacoby Brissett would be a great option, too. But he may be looking to pair with a rookie quarterback for a better, you know, maybe he goes to Chicago with Caleb Williams or whatever, you know what I mean? And yes, that's what I think is going to happen. Alright. Drew Locke, I just trust Josh Jobs more than I trust Drew Locke, so that's why they're, but

any of, like with backup running back, any of those options would be good options for the Titans. Either way, they need a veteran, good backup quarterback. In case Levis gets hurt, whatever happens, that's what they need. Finally, some options on defense at depth spots. I mean, I don't think the Titans need to go spend money here. Like I said, I'd like to see him bring back Danico Autry.

I'd like to see him bring back Aziz Alshire if they don't want to spend big money at linebacker. But Patrick Queen, Jordan Brooks, Devin White, Willie Gay could all be options at linebacker. And D-line, DJ Reader, Fletcher Cox. DJ Reader, obviously a Bengals connection there. Fletcher Cox, Tracy Rocker was the defensive line coach in Philadelphia the last few years.

Fletcher Cox could be leaving out of there because Philly's trying to use their money wisely. Those could be options for interior defensive linemen, but I'll get more into those positions and the options there as we get into our position by position free agency preview which will be coming soon, but tomorrow

a full seven round mock draft to cap off offseason roadmap week. That is going to do it for me today. So folks, and thoughts, my thoughts with the people in Kansas City, man, just disappointing stuff. But as always, I am your host

Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.