Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans MUST SIT Will Levis, Ryan Tannehill or Malik Will Next & Dillon Radunz on the 2024 Offensive Line

Episode Date: December 18, 2023

The Tennessee Titans not only lost to the Houston Texans on Sunday, but they almost got their rookie quarterback seriously injured in the process. Levis has an ankle injury and the Titans need to be s...mart and sit him down for the rest of the season. Next, if Levis sits, who should play between Ryan Tannehill and Malik Willis? The Titans need to prioritize their future and that means playing Malik Willis. Finally, the Titans' offensive line has been horrendous this year, but that doesn't mean there can't be some holdovers. Dillon Radunz could be a cheap option to man the right guard spot next season.Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitansFollow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPodSubscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnTitans/videosSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!DoorDashGet 50% off up to $10 value when you spend $15 or more on your FIRST order, when you download the DoorDash app and enter code LOCKED23. Subject to change. Terms 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.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 LOCKEDONNFL for $20 off your first purchase. Last minute tickets. Lowest Price. Guaranteed.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.FanDuelScore early this NFL season with FanDuel, America’s Number One Sportsbook! Right now, NEW customers get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS with any winning FIVE DOLLAR MONEYLINE BET! That’s A HUNDRED AND FIFTY BUCKS – if your team 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

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Starting point is 00:00:00 The Tennessee Titans need to sit Will Levis for the rest of the season. I'll explain why on today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast. Let's get it. 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. I am your host, Tyler Rowland. Titans fans, today's edition of the Locked on Titans podcast
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Starting point is 00:01:08 Tannehill or Malik Willis? And then finally, is anyone on this offensive line good enough to bring to next year's team? We're going to discuss all of that. Before we do, thank you for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen each and every day. Remember, Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content all year round, always for free.
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Starting point is 00:02:00 year round. I never ask for anything from you guys. If you wouldn't mind, if you use Apple Podcasts, throw a five-star review on the podcast. I would appreciate it quite a bit. Be a little Christmas gift back to me. But with that being said, guys, let's dive into today's show. The Titans need to sit Will Levis down the rest of the year. And I have three, three primary reasons why the Titans need to do so. But at the end of the day, what matters here is he doesn't need to play the rest of the season.
Starting point is 00:02:31 So number one, Mike Vrabel came out on Monday and said, it's an injury that is very similar to Ryan Tannehill's last year, which was a high ankle sprain. Vrabel said, quote, I think the mechanism is the same. It's similar. Those are things that make it difficult. Those are things that come up as you're getting tackled or you're in a pile or anything like that.
Starting point is 00:02:51 Same thing he has been dealing with. So Levis has been on the injury report for a few weeks with an ankle issue. And again, it's similar to what Ryan Tannehill dealt with last year. If you remember, Ryan Tannehill got knocked out for two weeks in the middle of the season when Malik Willis played against Houston and Kansas City. And then Tannehill came back only to get knocked out for the final three games of the year. Coincidentally, in week 15, it was against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Starting point is 00:03:15 So he hurt the ankle, was out two games, came back later, re-injured the ankle, was out the final three games, and then had to have tightrope surgery on his ankle in the offseason. And then Tannehill came back this year and hurt the ankle again. So, for me, this is about long-term health for Will Levis. If this is a similar injury to Ryan Tannehill last year and Tannehill initially missed two games, well, then Levis is going to miss at least one game.
Starting point is 00:03:41 Levis is younger, 10 years younger, so he should heal all that. So, let's assume that Levis should probably miss one game. All right? Well, that means you come back, you got two games left, and Levis is not going to be 100%. So it's not just a long-term health thing. If Will Levis was healthy right now, you don't let him play. No, he's not going to be 100% the rest of the year.
Starting point is 00:04:04 So even if he does go back out there and play, you're putting him at way more risk than you would have otherwise. So whether it be the long-term health, whether it be the short-term health, it doesn't matter either way. The smart move is to not let Will Levis play on this high ankle sprain no matter what. Look, I get it.
Starting point is 00:04:24 Mike Vrabel wants to give the appearance that Will Levis could come back. It may be for competitive reasons. I think that it's really for locker room reasons. You don't want guys in the locker room to think, oh, Will Levis could come and play, but he's not putting his body on the line because the organization values him more. Same thing with Jeffrey Simmons. Vrabel's not going to come out and say,
Starting point is 00:04:44 oh, we're shutting down Will for the rest of the year. Oh, we're shutting down Simmons for the rest of. Vrabel's not going to come out and say, oh, we're shutting down Will for the rest of the year. Oh, we're shutting down Simmons for the rest of the year. He's not going to do that. So it's no surprise he said, quote, I don't think that necessarily weighs into the decision right now. Talking about whether Levis and the record for the Titans and being out of the playoffs should matter. He says we want to make sure that he can protect himself.
Starting point is 00:05:02 He can do his job up to the expectations we have. Really the most important thing is that the player can protect themselves out there during the game. It's Monday right now. He swore like a lot of guys. We'll see how things go. I know that sounds like Vrabel wants to put him back out there, but I'm telling you Vrabel wants to say that to keep the culture right, to let guys know that if players are healthy enough to play, they will play. But you have to know behind the scenes, they're like, we cannot let this guy go back out here. Even if he's healthy enough to play, he's still not going to be at 100%. And behind this offensive line, there's no reason to risk it.
Starting point is 00:05:35 And as we were saying, the Titans' playoff dreams are dead. So Will Levis' long-term health is number one. But number two, the playoffs are dead. So what are you going out there and putting Will Levis at risk behind this offensive line four? There is no possibility to make the playoffs anymore. You're eliminated. So why would you put a less than 100% rookie quarterback Will Levis
Starting point is 00:05:57 out there to get slaughtered when the playoffs are dead? Look, if the playoffs were still a possibility, and Mike Rabel is saying, hey, Will Levis wants to go out there and play and fight for the playoffs, and I could at least buy it, and Mike Rabel was saying, hey, Will Levis wants to go out there and play and fight for the playoffs, and I could at least buy it. But there is no playoff dream. And not only is there no playoff dream, the Titans are better off losing. They are better off losing the rest of their games.
Starting point is 00:06:17 So whether it be Levis' long-term health or the Titans' situation as a team, both of them say don't play Will Levis. And then finally, again, the offensive line. The offensive line is not going to get better. So if Will Levis comes back at less than 100% with no playoff dreams, needing to lose, what's going to happen to him? He's probably going to get hurt again or get hurt worse. The Titans avoided a catastrophe that Will Levis didn't. Tear his ACL, dislocate his knee, tear multiple
Starting point is 00:06:47 ligaments. I mean, they cannot tempt fate again by putting him out there. Jalen Duncan gave up three sacks and eight pressures against the Texans. Three sacks and eight pressures against the Texans. Alright, I want eight pressures against the Texans. All right. I want to give you another stat here. Shout out to Wes on Broad on Twitter, Titan Stats.
Starting point is 00:07:14 He says, or not says, but pointed out, the most pressures allowed by an offensive tackle this year in the NFL is Orlando Brown of the Bengals with 50 pressures. 50 pressures. The most sacks allowed by an offensive tackle. Mekhi Becton for the New York Jets, 11. So 50 pressures and 11 sacks are the
Starting point is 00:07:33 worst performances by offensive tackles in the NFL this year. Titans left tackle spot with Dillard and NPF and Duncan and Radins at left tackle. The Titans left tackle spot, 76 pressures, 20 sacks. So 11 sacks and 50 pressures are the worst individual numbers. The Titans left tackle has given up 20 sacks and 76 pressures.
Starting point is 00:07:58 Think about that. Nine more sacks, 26 more pressures. The Titans have already given up 50 sacks this year. They gave up 49 last year. So, whether it be Levis' long-term health or short-term health, whether it be the Titans' situation as a team, or whether it be this offensive line, those are three great reasons to not put Will Levis back in the lineup.
Starting point is 00:08:24 Period. Do not play him. So, if Levis doesn in the lineup. Period. Do not play him. So if Levis doesn't play, though, should it be Malik Willis? Should it be Ryan Tannehill? Let me know whether you think Levis should go back in this year. Let me know who you think should play instead of Will Levis, Malik Willis, or Ryan Tannehill down below.
Starting point is 00:08:41 I'm going to give you my answer. And towards the end of this show, we're going to talk about the offensive line, dive into some numbers there, because I think other than Peter Skowronski, there may be one other guy who could be on next year's offensive line. Before we get into all of that, though, I do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by GameTime. GameTime is the best place to buy tickets.
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Starting point is 00:11:46 But let me know down below, Malik Willis or Ryan Tannehill? Who do you want to see? For me, it's Malik Willis. My answer is clearly Malik Willis. Sit Will Levis the rest of the season and play Malik Willis in the final three games of the year. Now, do I think, do I think the Titans will do that? No. If Will Levis can't play and the Titans don't play Will Levis,
Starting point is 00:12:12 which they shouldn't, then they are most certainly going to play Ryan Tannehill. Mike Vrabel has to sell to the locker room that they're trying to win games. Mike Vrabel has to pretend like there's still something to play for. You know, that's just his general disposition. That's what he's going to do. So do I think the Titans will play Malik Willis? No, I think they play Ryan Tannehill. But do I want them to play Malik Willis? Absolutely. You may ask why. Why, Tyler, would you want to see Malik Willis when we know that Ryan Tannehill is a better player?
Starting point is 00:12:45 Well, let's go into it. Number one, let me talk about Tannehill here. So the upside of playing Ryan Tannehill is Ryan Tannehill was a very solid member of the team for multiple years. He came in, helped the Titans reach some incredible heights that they haven't seen in 20 years. The Titans, some people say, the Titans owe it to Ryan Tannehill to let him go out there and play and hopefully inflate his free agency value
Starting point is 00:13:12 so he can get the best deal possible on the open market as a free agent this year. The Titans owe it to Ryan Tannehill to let him go play. Also, to win. We talk about the draft and all that. The Titans have two home games left. One against Seattle, and then one against Jacksonville. And the owner of the team
Starting point is 00:13:34 probably wants to win those games. So, to win. You let Tannehill inflate his own value, do him a favor, you win some games, sends the proper message to the locker room. We're about winning here. We would never intentionally go out there
Starting point is 00:13:51 without the best opportunity to win. All right? There are culture things there. I get that. Those are the upsides. But to me, the priority with that is Tannehill. You're prioritizing Tannehill's future.
Starting point is 00:14:09 Let Tannehill go win you some meaningless games and ruin your draft pick. Let Tannehill get more money in free agency. Let Tannehill give himself a better situation next year. Okay. You say that the Titans owe Tannehill that. I say the Titans have paid Tannehill quite a bit of money and they don't owe him anything. What they owe him, they have paid him in cold, hard cash.
Starting point is 00:14:38 All right. Tannehill has made quite a bit of money for his talent level in his NFL career, especially that big deal from the Titans. So on the flip side of things, why play Malik Willis? Well, number one, to lose! So that you can lose. Because the Titans have five wins right now,
Starting point is 00:14:59 and if they finish five and twelve, they have a great chance of being in the top six. And if you're in the top six, I think you're in a great spot to get one of those offensive tackles. So, number one, it gives you a better chance to lose. But you can't go out there and say that. Mike Vrabel can't go out there and say, hey, we need to lose the rest of these games.
Starting point is 00:15:23 I'm playing Malik Willis. He can't say that. So what do you say? You say the truth. See, a skilled liar knows, a skilled liar knows that the best lies have elements of the truth. And Mike Frabel is excellent
Starting point is 00:15:38 at giving lies that have hints of truth that he can wrestle out of it from. All right? He's good at that. It takes one to know one. I see you, Mike Frabel. I know what happens. So, you tell.
Starting point is 00:15:52 Hey, we want to get a look at Malik Willis going forward. Can Malik Willis be our backup going forward? We didn't have a lot of time to develop Malik Willis this year because he was a backup, and then he was the emergency quarterback. Not a lot of development time there with Will Levis getting a lot of the reps. So this is a great opportunity to let Malik Willis get those reps so we can evaluate him going forward for the future. He could be our potential backup going forward.
Starting point is 00:16:21 But really, you know, one, we're going to lose these games. Two, at best, if a crazy occurrence happens and Malik Willis plays better than we've seen him play, well, now you either A, inflate his value, so you might be able to get a conditional seventh rounder if he makes a roster or just something. Or A, maybe you do keep him and he's a decent backup while he's on his rookie contract for the next two years.
Starting point is 00:16:50 I think that's unlikely. I think both of those positive outcomes, inflating trade value or being a reasonable backup, I think both of those are unlikely. But either way, you're probably going to lose. And that's what is more important right now for the Titans. We've seen enough. Not very many of these players are even going to be back on this team. The Titans redid 40% of their roster from last year to this year.
Starting point is 00:17:16 It's probably going to be higher than that this year. So I wouldn't worry too much about the culture or the back and then the message. The people who matter know the culture. The people who aren't going to be back next year, who cares what they think? So to me, it is obvious. You sit Will Levis the rest of the year, you play Malik Willis, and you prioritize yourself and your team's future
Starting point is 00:17:41 instead of Ryan Tannehill's. That simple. Again, let me know down below who do you want to see play? Do you want to see Will Levis sit the rest of the year? I got to talk about this offensive line because we know Skowronski's going to be back,
Starting point is 00:17:58 but I think there's one other player who could be on the Titans starting offensive line next year and it maybe wouldn't be a disaster. Maybe. Maybe. Just maybe. Wouldn't be a disaster.
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Starting point is 00:19:54 staff writer for Sports Illustrated over at alltitans.com, certified film junkie breaking down the X's and O's with you guys every single week. We talked about why Will Levis should sit. We talked about how Malik Willis should play over Ryan Tannehill. Now I want to pivot to the offensive line because a big part of the conversation about quarterback is this offensive line. Before we get into it, I do want to thank you guys again
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Starting point is 00:20:35 I would greatly appreciate it. Okay? Thank you very much. Appreciate all you guys. Tighten up. But we talked about the offensive line in the first segment with Will Levis when we talked about one of the primary reasons in the first segment with Will Levis when we talked about one of the primary reasons that the Titans shouldn't put Levis back on the field this year. And it's that offensive line. It's not going to get better. Again, the Titans have 50 sacks
Starting point is 00:20:53 this year, already one more than they allowed last year. It's crazy to believe. The Titans' left tackle position has 26 more pressures than most pressures by any offensive tackle in the NFL, has nine more sacks than any offensive tackle has allowed in the NFL this year. So absolutely despicable pass blocking and blocking in general from the Titans' offensive line. But, but, that doesn't mean that there still aren't some players from this year's offensive line who should be on next year. I don't think that the Titans necessarily have to replace all four starters outside of Peter Skowronski.
Starting point is 00:21:29 I think there could be one other holdover. One other. Now, I think that in reality, that one other holdover is probably going to be Aaron Brewer. Aaron Brewer is a plus run blocker. He's terrible in pass protection, but he's going to be cheap. He's young. He knows the team. He knows the system. He knows the locker room He knows the system.
Starting point is 00:21:46 He knows the locker room. I could see Mike Vrabel saying, hey, we'll bring back Aaron Brewer for $5 million. If we put four better offensive line or three better offensive linemen around him next year, he could probably be the fifth best offensive lineman on a decent offensive line. I could absolutely see that happening. But for me, if there was one player other than Peter Skowronski that I would like to see back on next year's offensive line, it's Dylan Radins. And not at right tackle.
Starting point is 00:22:14 All right? Not at right tackle. He's playing right tackle right now. That's what the Titans need to do with who's available and who's healthy. He's probably the second best offensive tackle that the team has right now. Skowronski would probably be better at left tackle, but he's not going to play left tackle long term, so I get why they're not moving him there. For the time being, Dylan Radins is the best left tackle on the team or the best offensive tackle that's available on the team, but I don't think he should play offensive tackle next year. I think that he should play right guard.
Starting point is 00:22:44 Dylan Radins was the Titans' best offensive lineman yesterday. He was first in pass block grade by 17 points, had a 69.8, zero sacks allowed, only one pressure. He had a 69.4 run blocking grade, which was also first among Titans' offensive linemen by four points. So, he was first in pass blocking grade, first in run blocking grade, only gave up one pressure and zero sacks.
Starting point is 00:23:12 Dylan Radins has played pretty well at times. Now, do I think that Dylan Radins can be an offensive tackle? No. At this point, we've seen enough. But do I think that Dylan Radins can be just as good as Daniel Brunskill at right guard? Yes, I do. Yes, I do think that, as a matter of fact. And this year, Daniel Brunskill cost the Titans $5 million. Well, next year, Dylan Radins
Starting point is 00:23:32 is only $1.5 million. He's going to have a cap hit of $2 million with salary and bonus. So do you want to pay Daniel Brunskill $5 million? Or Dylan Radins $2 million? In my opinion, I'd rather pay Dylan Radins $2 million. And you have to think, Dylan Radins came into this season coming off a torn ACL in Week 15. Like, imagine if Dylan Radins tore his ACL right now. You wouldn't think that he would be playing anyways. So to have a full, healthy offseason,
Starting point is 00:24:08 Radins looks as strong as he has looked in his NFL career. I just think that Dylan Radins could give you serviceable right guard play. Here's a reality that I think casual fans of football don't realize. A lot of people think that you need to have or that you're supposed to have a pro bowler in every spot. You're supposed to have an all pro in every spot. You simply can't construct a team that way.
Starting point is 00:24:34 You're going to have some blue chip players. You're going to have some red chip players around them. And then you're going to have some average guys. On every single championship team in NFL history, there have been average level starters where the team was able to save some money. Look, it's all about a budget. If you're doing tacos,
Starting point is 00:24:53 you can't get Kobe beef, the most expensive cheese in the United States. Go out and get living lettuce. Go out and get incredible, organic, vine-ripened, heirloom tomatoes. Get the most elegant onions you could possibly get. Get the sour cream from the teat of the cow. Alright, you can't do that. You got money.
Starting point is 00:25:18 Hey, we're going to spend on some good meat. You know, maybe we won't spend as much money on the produce. We'll go the non-organic produce. Like building a roster in the NFL is just like building a budget for your home. There are certain places where you decide, hey, I'm not going to have as good a thing here so I can have a better thing here. And in the end, it all balances out right. Like me, I'm not a big car guy.
Starting point is 00:25:40 I don't give a dang about cars. If I hit the lottery today, I would drive my 2016 Kia Sportage for the next five years. I do not care about having a good vehicle. I don't care. As long as it gets me from A to B and back to A again, which people seem to forget all the time. They all want to go from A to B. They forget that you got to get back to A again, ladies and gentlemen. So I want something to get me from A to B to back to A. Alright? What I would rather have is a better house with a studio for my podcast
Starting point is 00:26:10 with a laundry room upstairs next to the bedrooms with an island with a nice exit room on the back porch with a good backyard and a nice neighbor. I care more about things like that. Alright? That's what I'm about.
Starting point is 00:26:26 Like, so the whole point is you have to budget. And sometimes you need a $2 million right guard who may be the fifth best offensive lineman on your team, but you have a first round pick at left guard, a first round pick at left tackle, a high price free agent at right tackle, and then a mid-round pick or another veteran free agent at center.
Starting point is 00:26:49 The Titans are going to have Aaron Brewer or Dylan Radins on the starting line next year. There has to be a place on the starting offensive line where they get some bang for their buck, where they get some budget help. That's going to be Skowronski on a rookie deal. That's going to be an offensiveronski on a rookie deal. That's going to be an offensive tackle probably on a rookie deal. And then you pay a veteran center to come in. You pay a veteran right tackle and you have Dylan Radins at $1.5 million, $2 million on the cap. That is the way to do it. You have enough talent, high end talent
Starting point is 00:27:20 around it that you can do it. I feel the same about defense with linebacker. If you pay a lot of money for two good pass rushers and you pay decent money for two good players in the secondary, you should be able to go cheap at linebacker and be able to go cheap at nose tackle and be able to go cheap at one of the interior offensive line spots and be able to go cheap at running back. Those are the places where you go cheap.
Starting point is 00:27:42 One of your safety spots, your linebacker spots, your nose tackle spot, one of your interior offensive line spots, and your running back. That is where you go cheap in the NFL to get maximum roster value. I want to see a first round offensive lineman or a free agent at either of the tackle spots, whichever you want to go. Skowronski at left guard, Dylan Radins at right tackle,
Starting point is 00:28:12 and then a mid-round pick or a free agent signing at center, or Dylan Radins at right guard. So, free agent, early round offensive lineman, fill in the tackles, Skowronski and Radins at the guards, and a free agent or another veteran, or a veteran free agent or a mid-round pick at center. Like, if the Titans got Joe Ault and then Powers Johnson from Michigan,
Starting point is 00:28:32 which I don't think he's going to be there in the second round, but hey, like, we're absolutely cooking. And there are a lot of you guys out there who watch more college football than I have. I don't dive deeply into the draft until later in the year after the season's over because I'm busy watching film of the Titans and analyzing the Titans. But you guys can let me know too, you know, on some of your favorite college teams.
Starting point is 00:28:50 There are interior offensive linemen in this draft who you can get in the second round or the fourth round to come in and compete with Aaron Brewer if that's what you want to do. I would prefer to go out and get a veteran free agent and maybe draft somebody late in the draft to bring in and let Aaron Brewer go. Honestly, I'd be okay with that. But let me know if you think Dylan Radins is worthy enough to be a holdover at right guard, not offensive tackle. He's not a tackle.
Starting point is 00:29:13 We see that at right guard going forward. Am I crazy? Am I crazy? Which I just might be. I just might be. But with that being said, folks, I'm going to be back with you guys tomorrow to talk about whether Derrick Henry should be back with the Tennessee Titans
Starting point is 00:29:25 that is going to do it for me as always I am your host Tyler Rowland and this was Locked on Titans

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