Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans Offense FIXED w/ Seven Round Mock Draft, Addressing Pass Catcher and Offensive Line

Episode Date: February 2, 2023

The Tennessee Titans offense is in need of a major overhaul. Talent is needed at offensive line and at pass catcher. In this seven round mock draft, Tyler plugs all the holes and hits all the needs. A...t the top of the draft, the Titans get their left tackle of the future. On Day 2, the Titans add two instant starters to their depth chart at positions of need. Day 3, the Titans add potential starters that can contribute right away!!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!BlueNileAt Blue Nile, you can find the perfect piece of jewelry for life’s special moments—or even create the custom engagement ring of her dreams! Right now, you can save up to fifty percent at BlueNile.com. LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNFLBuilt BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order.PrizePicksFirst time users can receive a 100% instant deposit match up to $100 with promo code LOCKEDON. That’s PrizePicks.com – promo code; LOCKEDONUltimate Football GMTo download the game just visit Ultimate-GM.com or look it up on the app stores. Our listeners get a 100% free boost to their franchise when using the promo LOCKEDON (ALL CAPS) in the game store.TurboTaxCome to TurboTax and don’t do your taxes. Visit TurboTax.com to learn more.FanDuelMake Every Moment More. Place your first FIVE DOLLAR bet to get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in Free Bets – win or lose! Visit Fanduel.com/LockedOn today to get startedFANDUEL 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 Welcome to the Locked on Titans podcast. I am your host, Tyler Rowland. Titans fans, this is how to fix the Titans offense. We're going to talk about all of that and more 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. Titans fans, we are going over a seven-round mock draft on today's show all about fixing the Tennessee Titans offense.
Starting point is 00:00:55 We're going to address pass catcher. We're going to address offensive line, some other positions as well. Before we get into it, I do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs. LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to faster. Post your job for free at linkedin.com slash locked on NFL. Also want to thank you guys for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen every day. Remember, Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content on all platforms all year round and always
Starting point is 00:01:29 for free. Make sure you get subscribed. Stay subscribed to the Locked on Titans podcast. I got a ton of off-season content coming for you guys. This is day number five of off-season roadmap week. We started with cut candidates. Then we went into in-house roadmap week. We started with cut candidates.
Starting point is 00:01:45 Then we went into in-house free agents. We talked offensive needs and salary cap. We talked defensive needs. Now I want to cap things off with a seven-round mock draft, which, as you can see, looking to solve the Titans' issues on the offensive side of the ball. Let's dive in here to the first pick in the draft. And guys, look, I am not going to try to fool you. I'm not going to try to pull anything on you.
Starting point is 00:02:13 At number 11, I'm taking Paris Johnson Jr. If he's available in the mock draft machine, which I use pro football focused mock draft machine, Then I am going with Paris Johnson Jr. 100% of the time. He is the perfect fit to be the left tackle of the future for the Tennessee Titans. Six foot six, 310 pounds out of Ohio State. He's a guy with great athleticism, great feet, Paris Johnson. And he's still got room to grow as well. But I've talked a lot about Paris Johnson Jr. and why I think he's a great fit for the Titans offense. So I don't want to spend too much time rehashing my
Starting point is 00:02:53 opinion on him as a player. What I do want to spend some time talking about here though, is the opportunity for the Titans to trade down in the first round. Now that's not something that I did in this draft because some of these trades that are offered on some of these mock draft machines just seem entirely unrealistic in my opinion. So I'm doing you guys a disservice if I take one of those trades and move down when it's a trade I just don't think would really happen in real life. But let me explain this. In the recent weeks, especially this week at the Senior Bowl, we have seen some real offensive tackle movement. A guy like DeJuan Jones from Ohio State, a 6'8 monster. A guy like Darnell Wright from Tennessee. All could make a
Starting point is 00:03:41 lot of sense for the Titans. So what I'm getting at here is, if the Titans decide that a guy like DeJuan Jones, a guy like Darnell Wright, and there are more guys, Jalen Duncan from Maryland, if the Titans decide that they feel just as comfortable with one of those guys as they do Broderick Jones, Peter Skowronski, Paris Johnson Jr., or in the event that Paris Johnson Jr., Broderick Jones, Peter Skowronski, Paris Johnson Jr., or in the event that Paris Johnson Jr., Broderick Jones, Peter Skowronski, these guys are off the board when pick number 11 comes around.
Starting point is 00:04:11 I think it is logical that the Titans could look to trade back maybe into the late teens, maybe into the early 20s, and then look for an offensive lineman there. Basically, this tackle class, the offensive tackle group for the draft early is looking a lot better than maybe some people expected coming into early draft season. So you look at those kind of guys. A DeJuan Jones, a Darnell Wright, a Jalen Duncan. And there are a couple other names that could be involved in there as well.
Starting point is 00:04:41 But Paris Johnson Jr. is my number one option for the Titans with the number 11 pick. But as the days go on and as we get more information on these offensive tackle prospects that we're expected to go in the second, maybe the third round, as they come up the draft board and you see all of the physical tools that they have, I think it's more likely than ever that the Titans consider a trade down and still find a way to get a day one starter on the offensive line.
Starting point is 00:05:12 And one of the main reasons why I think that's something that has become more realistic for the Titans is their lack of ammunition in this draft. The Titans don't have a fourth round pick. The Titans don't have a sixth round pick to play with right now So what the Titans could do is the Titans could trade down Just to give themselves more ammunition because when we go through this draft I say in this draft I am fixing the Titans offense, but with the way that the draft broke The Titans didn't have a lot of ability to address defense.
Starting point is 00:05:47 So, like we saw with the Titans last year, they come into the draft, seven picks, they find a way to trade around to get nine. Unfortunately, that included trading away A.J. Brown. But either way, I think that the Titans, with the limited amount of picks that they have in this draft, could consider strongly a trade down in the first round to collect more picks in the top 100 to give them the ability to not only hit all these offensive needs, but also address some needs on the defensive side as well. So for me, I am starting to become more friendly to the idea of trading down. I didn't do any trades in this mock draft, so I went with Paris Johnson Jr. at number 11,
Starting point is 00:06:27 which is my top choice at that pick. But in the event that the Titans do trade down because of this solid group of offensive tackles, I think that could make a ton of sense for the Titans to do that. So with that in mind, we are going to move forward here to day two of the draft. I continue hitting on the offensive line and I get the Titans a really, really good wide receiver prospect. We're going to get into the rest of my seven round mock draft in just a moment.
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Starting point is 00:08:29 Titans fans, we are going to continue today's seven-round mock draft where I am fixing the Tennessee Titans offense. My number one pick, well, number one pick for the Titans at number 11 was Paris Johnson Jr., the left tackle out of Ohio State. But I also discussed the fact that with the strength of the tackle class in this draft early, it is conceivable the Titans would get a trade down so they could collect more top 100 picks and still get an offensive tackle starter in the draft.
Starting point is 00:08:56 They will have some options there if these offensive tackles continue to shoot up the draft board and prove that they are first round prospects. I mentioned guys like DeJuan Jones from Ohio State, like Darnell Wright from Tennessee, like Jalen Duncan from Maryland. There are a couple other names that could be included in there as well. Went with Paris Johnson Jr. to start.
Starting point is 00:09:17 Going to continue hitting on the offensive line, though, with the next pick. Before we get into that, I do want to thank you guys again for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen every day. Remember, Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content on all platforms, all year round, and always for free. You're not going to beat that anywhere else. So make sure that you subscribe to the Locked on Titans podcast. Hit that notification bell if you're watching on YouTube. And hey, throw a thumbs up on the video right now if you are watching. I don't ask for any money from you guys. All I ask for in return is the press of a button.
Starting point is 00:09:51 So get those thumbs up on the video. I do appreciate it. But I know that this next pick may be a little bit controversial. Maybe not, but maybe a little bit controversial. I know that a lot of people after drafting offensive line in the first round would say, hey, time to take a wide receiver. This team needs wide receiver. But guys, here's what is happening, okay? And it's more and more obvious the closer that we get to the draft. There's a lot of good wide receivers on day two.
Starting point is 00:10:23 There are a lot of good wide receivers who are two. There are a lot of good wide receivers who are going to be there, not only at pick 41 for the Titans, but at pick 72 for the Titans. There are just a lot of good wide receivers in the mid rounds in this draft class. And with the lack of top tier wide receivers in this draft, Jordan Addison, Quentin Johnston,
Starting point is 00:10:44 Jackson Smith and Jigba. These are good wide receivers, but these aren't slam dunk top 10 picks by any stretch of the imagination. A lot of people think that Jordan Addison is the best wide receiver in the class, and he may not go until the late teens or early 20s. So with that being the case, wide receivers are going to get pushed down the board in this draft class. And there's going to be a lot of wide receivers taken, not only in the second round, but in the third round as well. And you're going to see that with how this draft went for me. So at pick 41, with the second round pick for the Titans, I continued to address offensive line.
Starting point is 00:11:23 The Titans need a tackle. They need an interior offensive lineman as well. So with the 41st pick, I went with John Michael Schmitz, the interior offensive lineman from Minnesota and one of the stars of the Senior Bowl practices this week. John Michael Schmitz came into the Senior Bowl as the highest rated interior offensive lineman
Starting point is 00:11:48 in the NFL draft by most pundits. And everything that we have seen from the Senior Bowl practices is he delivered. He stamped himself. Yes, I am one of the best interior offensive linemen in this class. So the fact that I am able to get the starting left tackle of the Tennessee Titans and the starting center of the Tennessee Titans, that is a fantastic start in my opinion.
Starting point is 00:12:16 So Paris Johnson Jr. from Ohio State with pick 11. John Michael Schmitz, the center out of Minnesota with pick number 41 in the second round. And look, you looked at Aaron Brewer last year, tiny interior offensive lineman. One of the smallest, if not the smallest, starting offensive lineman in the NFL. That is not John Michael Schmitz. Schmitz is 6'4", 320 pounds where Aaron Brewer struggled with his anchor, holding on bull rushes, digging his lower body into the dirt
Starting point is 00:12:50 and holding up against power. John Michael Schmitz was made with a strong anchor. He's got a stronger anchor than the Titanic. Okay? He is also athletic enough for a zone scheme. He's not a supreme athlete for an offensive lineman who is going to be great at going out and getting on the perimeter
Starting point is 00:13:11 and who's immediately going to be absolutely fantastic getting up to the second level and dealing with athletes in space. That's not necessarily it. But the Titans with their new offensive coordinator, they could be looking to do more power scheme, more man scheme, more gap scheme, and mixing that in with the zone scheme that they already run. So you got John Michael Schmitz. He's got a strong anchor, which is a big difference
Starting point is 00:13:35 from what the Titans have been used to with offensive line. He's got great hands, fantastic hands. His punch, his hand placement on his blocks, fantastic. And not only that, he is a guy with a ton of experience and he is an incredibly smart player at the pivot. And guys, if you are going to draft an offensive lineman to play center in the second round, you want a prospect who is incredibly experienced and incredibly smart. That is literally exactly the kind of prospect that you're looking for because you need someone who can come in and start on day one.
Starting point is 00:14:15 So one of the knocks on John Michael Schmitz is he's an older prospect. He's going to be 24 years old as a rookie. But again, again, that is what the Titans need. They need an older prospect who's experienced, who has the ability to come in and start right away. The Titans don't need to take a project offensive lineman in the second round who they may not know if they can come in and be a starter. They need somebody with a ton of experience at a Power 5 conference in the Big 10 who can come in right away and they know can start. So John Michael Schmitz, Parrish Johnson Jr., my first two picks in the draft, home runs right there. We are fixing the offensive line. Now, I did have some other options with this pick. Cody Mock, the interior offensive lineman out of North Dakota State. He is a high upside, highly athletic prospect. But again, the more experienced, more grizzled veteran from college who played high level college football at a Power 5 conference. That is more interesting to me. Yeah, I like Cody Mock as a guard as well.
Starting point is 00:15:26 How not to? I do. I do like Cody Mock. But again, he is more of a project pick. He's a high athletic guy who played at a low level of college football. Sort of maybe like Dylan Radins. I think the Titans would be better off going with a more experienced player who played at a higher level of football,
Starting point is 00:15:45 who they feel more confident can come in and start right away. Okay? And some people are saying trade down, trade down. I didn't like the trade down options with the pro football focus mock draft simulator. I didn't think they were realistic. So I'm not doing that in this mock draft. But we will do trade down mock drafts in the future. Going to the third round,
Starting point is 00:16:06 pick number 72 for the Titans. And you guys know what time it is. If I didn't pick a wide receiver with this pick, you guys might have lost your minds. Okay. And I had the option of taking Jalen Hyatt in the second round. And I decided to pass because of all the wide receiver depth. And I am glad that I did because the wide receiver that I ended up with in the third
Starting point is 00:16:32 round, and I know a lot of you guys are gonna say, that's unrealistic. He's not going to drop that far. Every year, guys, there are people who drop way further than you guys think they will, than I think they will. So keep that in mind. And I just went on a soliloquy about how wide receivers are going to get pushed down the board in this draft. So with pick number 72 in the third round,
Starting point is 00:16:56 the Tennessee Titans select Rasheed Rice, the wide receiver out of SMU, 6'2", 200 pounds, great ball skills. Freakish athlete with great size. He is an alpha dog. His mentality is alpha all the way. Okay? And that's what I'm looking for in a wide receiver, an alpha. Okay?
Starting point is 00:17:23 A.J. Brown was the 51st pick in the draft but he was a freaking dog an alpha amongst alphas the mentality of a wide receiver is so so important you add in
Starting point is 00:17:40 the size of Rasheed Rice you add in the ball skills you add in the athleticism the alpha mentality he's a guy who can get you yards after the catch the size of Rasheed Rice. You add in the ball skills. You add in the athleticism, the alpha mentality. He's a guy who can get you yards after the catch. And he got better throughout college. He got better all the way.
Starting point is 00:17:55 Yes, Charles Wright, he is a grown man. Rasheed Rice would be a perfect fit for the Tennessee Titans. Yes, he doesn't run the most diverse route tree. It was a very college-oriented route tree, not a pro-style route tree. He didn't play in a pro-style offense. So that's something he would have to get better at. And there were some drop issues,
Starting point is 00:18:15 some concentration drops that he'll have to work on. But let's be honest, A.J. Brown had some concentration drop issues in college. A lot of the good wide receivers who come out have that because they're so open in college that maybe they aren't as focused as they should be. You know, that's just one of the parts of it. So can Rasheed Rice be as successful in tighter windows,
Starting point is 00:18:40 running a more complex route tree? I personally think that he can. He gives you everything that you want from a wide receiver. And like I said, guys, there are going to be a lot of wide receivers that get pushed down the board in this draft who you think should go higher than that.
Starting point is 00:18:57 But because of the wide receiver class, teams are going to say, hey, there's so many good mid-round wide receivers. I'll wait. I'll wait. And when you have that, guys are going to get pushed down the board. All right. So Rasheed Rice for the Titans. I have the option of Cedric Tillman. I had Foskey, the edge guy from Notre Dame. Hendon Hooker at quarterback was an option for me there too, but I went with Rasheed Rice. So the top three picks that I have right now for the Titans,
Starting point is 00:19:27 Paris Johnson Jr. at left tackle, John Michael Schmitz at center, and Rasheed Rice at wide receiver. We are cooking, ladies and gentlemen. I'm going to round out this seven-round mock draft with the last two picks for the Titans. And boy, I love, I love the selections that I was able to make at the end of this draft. Before we get into the last two picks though,
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Starting point is 00:22:49 We're getting into day three. Before we do, I want to thank you guys again for making the Locked on Titans podcast your first listen every day. Remember, Monday through Friday, Tennessee Titans content on all platforms, all year round, and always for free. You're not going to beat that anywhere, so get subscribed, stay subscribed, hit the notification bell, throw a thumbs up on the video. I don't ask for any money, guys. Just press the button.
Starting point is 00:23:13 All right, you know, not a lot to ask. Do want to tell you guys, though, for your second listen, check out the Locked On NFL podcast, like this show, Monday through Friday, free, all year round round on all platforms. And I host the Thursday show of Locked On NFL. And boy, did I make Broncos fans mad by talking about Sean Payton's hire. Didn't like it.
Starting point is 00:23:38 Don't think it's going to work. Think they gave up draft picks, which was dumb. Think it was a brand new owner trying to flex and do something crazy. Didn't like the move. And Broncos fans do not like me. It was pretty funny on Thursday, no doubt. But anyways, moving right along with two starters on the offensive line
Starting point is 00:23:58 with a new contributor at wide receiver. I got to pick number 149 in the fifth round. wide receiver. I got to pick number 149 in the fifth round. And you guys know from our offensive team needs segment earlier in the week that I don't think that the Titans can afford to bring back Austin Hooper because one, Hooper isn't a good enough blocker and he's going to be about six or seven million dollars and probably only on a one-year deal. The Titans need somebody who can grow with Chigaconquo as a big-bodied tight end to allow Chig to be the move tight end that he was meant to be.
Starting point is 00:24:37 They need, what the Titans need is, they need a better version of Jeff Swain. They need Jeff Swain and Austin Hooper in one player to pair with Chigaconko, and then they have two great tight ends going forward. And that is why in the fifth round, I selected Josh Weil, the tight end out of Cincinnati. Six foot six, 250 pounds. He has been very good at the senior bowl to the point where some people are saying that Josh Wild might be a third round pick by the time the draft rolls around.
Starting point is 00:25:11 I think there's a lot of really good tight ends in the mid rounds in this class. And I think the Titans would be smart to find another tight end to pair with Chigaconquo and let those guys grow together. Chigaconquo is not the biggest tight end in the world. He is more of a speed move tight end. You need a big bodied tight end to pair with Chikokonkwo.
Starting point is 00:25:30 And look, Josh Weil isn't some dynamite blocker. He's not, you know, some guy who's plowing people like Gronkowski or George Kittle. But he has steadily improved as a blocker consistently. He got bigger and stronger. And he's been blocking pretty well at the Senior Bowl. There's a specific rep where one of the running backs took it to the house for about a 70-yard run. Josh Weill was down blocking on a defensive lineman
Starting point is 00:25:55 to open up that hole. Josh Weill has looked good in pass protection reps against real edge rushers at the Senior Bowl. Okay? He's got size at 6'6", 250. He's got size at six foot six, two 50. He's versatile. He can play in the slot. He can play as a move tight end. He could play in line with his hand in the dirt. Like I said, Jeff Swaim, Austin Hooper. I'm not saying he's the caliber of Austin Hooper as a rookie. He's probably already better than Jeff Swaim, but he
Starting point is 00:26:22 gives you a little bit of both of those worlds. A guy who can play on the line like Jeff Swain and Block, but a guy who can be in the slot and get open like Austin Hooper has done for the Titans in 2022. He has incredible receiving skills. He runs pretty good routes. He's really good in the red zone. He can high point the ball and use that size. So he gives you some of the things that Austin Hooper gave you while being younger. Way cheaper as a late round draft pick
Starting point is 00:26:52 and he's improved as a blocker so he can play on the line of scrimmage and give you some of what Jeff Swain gave you. He would be a perfect pairing with Chigaconquo. They'd be great together. Josh Weill, the tight end, out of Cincinnati.
Starting point is 00:27:09 Now, we skip to the seventh round. And do you guys see the Titans go from 72 to 149 to 230? I think they're going to have to move around a little bit to get some more picks in here because it's just not a lot of capital. But at 230, seventh round, I took another wide receiver who, again, is climbing up draft boards. Puka Nakua from BYU, the wide receiver. And shout out to my guy, Zach Lyons from F Word Pod. He's a big Puka fan, and I see why. Puka's 6'1", 205 pounds. He is an ultimate competitor.
Starting point is 00:27:48 And when you pick somebody in the late rounds, you want someone who is so dedicated to football that you believe they will do everything they possibly can to improve and get better. And that's how you find a steal in the draft. Puka is a competitor. He's got great linear speed, straight line speed down the field. He's got good ball skills, good body control to go up for top of people and catch the ball.
Starting point is 00:28:15 He's got incredible football character. Everything you read about Puka, A plus football character and what is one of the number one things that teams look for in the seventh round, in the late rounds when they draft a guy. It's not their position that they play. It's special teams. When you take a guy in the late rounds, excuse me, Puka gets me excited. When you take a guy in the late rounds of the draft, they have to be able to contribute on special teams. And every scouting report that you read says
Starting point is 00:28:51 that even if Puka doesn't end up as a starting caliber wide receiver, he's going to be a good depth wide receiver, but he is going to be a special teams dynamo. This is a guy who can come in right away and be one of the best special teams contributors on the team. You may not care about that, but the team does. A late round draft pick has to be expected to come in and contribute on special teams. It is a requirement for late round guys.
Starting point is 00:29:23 Unless you're taking quarterback or kicker, but they're contributing on special teams. But you get what I'm saying. So you take Puka and look. He hasn't shown that he can get a ton of separation. That's why his ball skills, his body control, his physicality, his size are so important. Because he's not a guy who separates at an incredible rate in college.
Starting point is 00:29:43 Also, he played against Notre Dame and they pressed him at the line of scrimmage and he didn't have a catch. So he's not a guy who's ready to come in right away and be a starting wide receiver, but he can be a good depth wide receiver who can be a deep option for you with his linear speed and his body control and contested catch situations. And he can contribute on special teams. So with that, you can wait for him to learn how to deal with press coverage at the line of scrimmage. He's not great with certain in-breaking routes like slants and in-routes
Starting point is 00:30:20 and things like that. But in the seventh round, you allow yourself to have him contribute on special teams which justifies his roster spot and it gives him time to get better in those areas so that he can be maybe a guy you put out there. To me, he's a Nick Westbrook Aquino replacement. A better version, even if he's not as big. He's a guy who could start out as a gunner on special teams,
Starting point is 00:30:43 refine his craft, and turn into a contested catch guy who could start out as a gunner on special teams, refine his craft, and turn into a contested catch guy who can win down the field. So to me, that makes a ton of sense. So recapping everything here for you guys. Paris Johnson Jr., left tackle, pick number 11, boom. John Michael Schmitz, center, pick number 41 out of Minnesota. Rasheed Rice, wide receiver out of SMU at number 72. Josh Weil, the tight end out of Cincinnati at pick number 149 in the fifth. And then Puka Nakua, the wide receiver out of BYU, pick 230 in the seventh round for the Titans. That is how you fix the Tennessee Titans offense. Look, guys, I see a lot of people talking about trading down,
Starting point is 00:31:29 and I think that's a realistic option for the Titans. If they trade down from pick number 11 to pick, like HowNotTo says, you trade down from number 11 to pick 18, pick 20, somewhere in that range, you get a couple of extra picks in the top 100 or in the fourth round. Now you can address defense. Now you have a little more maneuverability if you want to move up and get a guy that you're sold on. All of that is possible. But with the picks that the Titans had
Starting point is 00:31:58 and the way that the draft fell, I didn't see any value on the defensive side of the ball. So I decided to just go ahead and fix the Tennessee Titans offense with the mock draft. We're going to do more mock drafts as the offseason continues and we get closer to the actual draft. I'm going to look at trade down scenarios. I'm going to look at maybe a ton of defense early if things don't break the Titans way. So we got a lot of options there. But that's going to do it for me today, folks.
Starting point is 00:32:24 I'm going to be back with you guys on Sunday night on YouTube, Monday morning for the podcast crowd. Thank you guys for tuning in. That's going to do it for me today though folks. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans. Thank you.

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