Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans PERFECT MOCK DRAFT From LATEST NFL Draft Intel & SURPRISE Trade Down Match Emerges

Starting point is 00:00:00 I think the perfect Tennessee Titans draft starts with R.Vell Reese in the first round. But I'll show you what they have to do after to keep it perfect on my final mock draft 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 Fandle. Right now, new customers can bet just $5 and get $250 in bonus bets if your first bet wins had to Fandle.com to get started on today's show.

Starting point is 00:00:49 We are going to talk about why I trust Mike Forgonzi, no matter what happens at the start of the NFL draft. We'll also talk about a new surprise trade partner for the Titans who could net them a future 2027, first round pick. But we'll start with my final perfect mock draft for the Tennessee Titans. Again, it starts with R. Vel-Rise. Before we dive into all of it, though, 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.

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Starting point is 00:01:45 Make sure again that you stay locked in with the number one Tennessee Titans podcast in the world mocked on Titans. But with that being said, again, my perfect seven-round mock draft for the Tennessee Titans literally would be a perfect outcome for them. And it starts with R. Val R. Val R. Val R. Val R. R. R. Valle, now, the winds have changed back to where everyone's thinking it's going to be David Bailey at number two to the New York Jets. It was R. Val Reese for basically three weeks after the combine, and then a couple of weeks ago, it changed to David Bailey. And then on Monday, everybody switched back to Rvel Reese. And now today, everybody's switching back to David Bailey again. And I think

Starting point is 00:02:25 what it tells you is nobody has any idea what the New York Jets are going to do. But now everybody is back on David Bailey. And if they take David Bailey at number one, most people believe, and I even saw a report out there, that the Arizona Cardinals are not going to take R. Val Rees at number three. They have had Hassan Reddick, Zaven Collins, Isaiah Simmons. They have had a bunch of tweeners that have failed in Arizona.

Starting point is 00:02:49 So their ownership group is not going to be for that. Well, if they take Jeremiah Love at number three because they don't want to take R. Val Reese, and R. Val Reese falls to the Titans at, number four, that is the perfect start to the draft. I have said it since the end of the college football season, since the end of the NFL season, I've said it throughout the entire process. My number one player in the NFL draft is Arvel Reese.

Starting point is 00:03:14 I think out of all the players, he's the one guy you can look at and say this has real superstar top five dominant level player potential. It's Arvel Reese. The athletic burst, the violence, the physical build, the versatility. he could be an absolute nuke in the Tennessee Titans defensive weapon arsenal. Arvel Reese is the best player

Starting point is 00:03:36 in the NFL draft with the highest upside and a high floor. I hate when everybody calls Arvel Reese a project. Arvel Reese is not a project. Rvel Reese has a higher floor than David Bailey. Arvel Reese is a

Starting point is 00:03:53 better three-down football player and even if R. Val Rees doesn't develop high-level pass-rrrisher skills, he's still going to be a very good physical edge rusher. Even if he doesn't develop as a high-level edge, he's still going to be a very good off-ball lineback. Like, his floor, if David Bailey fails, David Bailey could be a designated pass-rusher that you can only play on third downs.

Starting point is 00:04:21 That's not worth a top-five pick. So I would argue that R-Val-R-Veyes, is actually the safer player out of him and David Bailey, despite everybody always being in my comment saying the Titans can't take another project player. I think Colin R. Val R. Val R. R. Velrys a project diminishes how pro-ready and how high of a floor he actually has. So higher ceiling, higher floor, more violent,

Starting point is 00:04:47 three-down football player, give me R. Val-R. Rees to start. Now, we all want interior offensive line next. So I think a perfect, realistic draft for the Tennessee Titans that has them sticking and picking at 4 and 35 is Keelon Rutledge. I think Chase Basantis goes in the first round. And Vega O'Anne goes in the first round. But I think if Keelan Rutledge was there at 35,

Starting point is 00:05:19 I think hitting Arvel Risa edge rusher and then getting your starting guard to pair with Skoronsky for the next five years in Keelan Rutledge, That is a home run start. That is the perfect start for the Titans. And then I think you follow that up at 66 with Ted Hurst. I think that is the perfect way for the Titans to do it. You get your speed rusher, your dominant defensive X-factor player at the start,

Starting point is 00:05:44 your edge rusher. You get your starting interior guard. You get Ted Hurst at 66. And Ted Hurst is a guy the Titans have had interest in. I believe it was Jordan Reed from ESPN, even pointed out that the Titans may wait until the third round for wide receiver. And Ted Hurst is a guy they're very interested in.

Starting point is 00:06:06 Ted Hurst, out of all these wide receivers, he has the size, the speed, the ability to develop into a number one wide receiver. So we might have a top five edge rusher, a dominant defensive force that can line up all over the field and make plays like a Micah Parsons level player. We have Keelon Rutledge to be our starting guard

Starting point is 00:06:25 to solidify the offensive line. We have Ted Hurst who can grow to be a number one wide receiver that fits perfectly, him and Iommanner at X, DK and Ridley at Z, Wondale Robinson in the slot, with D.K. and Ridley both being able to help in the slot as well.

Starting point is 00:06:46 Perfect setup there. And then we get to pick 101. And I'm taking Jake Slaughter. Let's just solve this. interior offensive line problem for years to come. We have Jake Slaughter out of Florida to go with Keelon Rutledge. We're getting Peter Skronsky on an extension. We have J.C. Latham at right tackle.

Starting point is 00:07:08 Next all season, we get our left tackle of the future, and now we have our offensive line built for years to come. We eventually pay J.C. Latham because he tapes a step forward over the next two years. It becomes a really good offensive tackle in the NFL. We have a really good right tackle. We have a young, really good left tackle that we got high in the draft. We have a great nucleus on the interior. Perfect start.

Starting point is 00:07:31 R. Val Rees, Keelon Rutledge, Ted Hurst, Jake Slaughter, and then we get to day three, and we just start throwing darts. What I'm going to do is, the Titans don't have a pick until 142. I'm going to take 144 and 194. I'm going to move up into the 120s, and I'm going to get Robert Sala

Starting point is 00:07:47 that long zone cornerback that he can turn into a Richard Sherman. He can turn into his next star cornerback. to lock you down the next Tigreek woolen. I'm going out and I'm getting Devin Moore out of Florida. 4 or 5 in the 40, 6 foot 3, played the most zone coverage of any prospect in the draft. Be that outside boundary cornerback,

Starting point is 00:08:12 which allows the Titans to use Alante Taylor a little more on the inside as well. Develop that guy behind. Long zone corner, I love that fit. Devin Moore out of Florida. And then I'll go my third Florida guy in a row. It just happened to work out that way. At 142, I'm getting Austin Barber,

Starting point is 00:08:30 the offensive tackle out of Florida. 6'5, physical, experienced, good feet. Let's develop him into a good swing tackle in the background. Let's get that. And then we grabbed tight end. Eli Raritan, big, physical, strong, classic wide tight end, hand in the dirt, good blocker. Also, good speed down the field to run the seam.

Starting point is 00:08:56 Great hands. Good run after catchability. I like Eli Raritan. I saw a lot of him when I was scouting Jeremiah Love. We get a tight end in one of the deepest tight end classes that we've ever seen. And a guy who fits perfectly with Gunner Helm and Daniel Ballinger to create a trio that we can like for the next two years. I traded Will Levis for a sixth round pick.

Starting point is 00:09:16 And I'm grabbing Jaden Dugger, the athletic linebacker out of Louisiana. People were talking about getting sunny styles. No, you know what I'm going to do? going to take Jaden Dugger, the athletic 6-3 linebacker, and I'm going to have Robert Sala sprinkle his linebacker fairy dust on Jaden Dugger. And now we might have an elite linebacker at the end of day three that Robert Sala can turn into a monster that pairs perfectly with Cedric Gregg. And then we finish it off with a guy that I really, really like.

Starting point is 00:09:48 It's time to get a safety. 225, we get Cole West Nuski. So again, I used the pick. I I traded Will Levis for a sixth round pick and used that on Jaden Dugger. So that's where the extra pick comes from. And then I take Cole West Nuski. And again, I took two picks, 144 and 194, traded them together to move up for 121.

Starting point is 00:10:07 So Rvel Reese, Keelon Rutledge, Ted Hurst, Jake Slaughter, Devin Moore, Austin Barber, Eli Raritan, Jaden Dugger, and Cole West Nuski, the do-it-all safety slash nickelback. The Titans need a nickel, right?

Starting point is 00:10:21 They're looking for like the trading Stukes type, do it all nickel. Well, Cole West Nuski has played some linebacker. He's been a safety, he's played a little in the nickel. He could kind of do all of that. He's like a cheap value version of that that Robert Sala might be able to turn into a good over-the-middle defense. So if the

Starting point is 00:10:38 Titans say edge rusher, guard, wide receiver, center, cornerback, offensive tackle, tight end, linebacker and safety, that is a perfect mock draft for the Titans. Let me know how you

Starting point is 00:10:54 would rate that. But now let's talk about some trade down situations because there's a new surprise partner who could make a deal with the Tennessee Titans. Do want to let you know that today's episode is brought to you by Quo. Spring is a natural reset point. And if there's one thing that can quietly cost businesses money, it's messy communications. Miss calls, scattered text, no clear threat of who said what. That's why today's episode is brought to you by Quo spelled QUO, the smarter way to run your business communications. Quo is the number one rated phone system on G2 with over 3,000 reviews trusted by more than 90,000 businesses. It let your whole team share one business number so you never miss a call, a text,

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Starting point is 00:13:47 Let me know which prospect would start your perfect mock draft for the Tennessee Titans and what might happen. After that, do want to thank you guys for making Locked on Titans. You are first listening each and every day. Remember, draft right around the corner. We're almost there. Tomorrow we're going to talk Titans trade up possibilities because there are some whispers out there. The Titans might trade up back into the first round. So we'll talk about why they might do that, what they might be looking for.

Starting point is 00:14:13 Also, I'm going to have my full draft preview out on Wednesday night with my hype, happy, hate tiers of first round options, trade possibilities to watch for throughout the draft. Biggest needs for the Titans going into the draft. It's going to be a comprehensive draft preview. I'll have my full first round mock draft where I do every team, the full first round. That'll be a bonus episode out on Thursday morning.

Starting point is 00:14:37 And then I'll go over the latest rumors news, Intel, all of that before the draft on Thursday night, and then I'll be here live after the draft. Just want to let you guys know everything that's coming up, get subscribe, stay subscribed. With that being said, though, the new surprise trade partner that could net the Tennessee Titans a first round pick in next year's draft is the Los Angeles Rams.

Starting point is 00:15:01 They're sitting at pick number 13. They have been aggressive throughout this all season. They trade for Trent McDuffey. They were looking at trading for AJ Brown. That's something that's well known that they were trying to do. They've been sniffing around different things, trying to make some things happen. The Rams are all in for this year.

Starting point is 00:15:24 The Rams want to win a championship. They have Matthew Stafford. He just played it in an MVP level. What are the odds Matthew Stafford's going to play better this year? Matthew Stafford is not going to be there forever. And once he retires, who knows what's going to happen. Get yourself a fresh new Will Levis, if you want to develop behind.

Starting point is 00:15:42 But the point is, the Rams are all in right now. F them picks. Like, they're going for it. And it's also been well documented that they have tried to trade up the last few years to get an offensive weapon. They tried to trade up to get Tetero and McMillan last year. I forget who it was the year before that,

Starting point is 00:16:04 but they were trying to move up to get a weapon. They won another weapon in this offense. That is how you go all in, right? just stack as much as you possibly can. They want a weapon on offense. That's what they're trading up for. The Rams want to get someone explosive. And with Puka Nakua's off-field concerns,

Starting point is 00:16:27 Devante Adams, it's going to be his last year. They considered trading Devante Adams to get A.J. Brown. So it's not like they're in the long-term Devante Adams business. They've been trying to get, I think it was Brock Bowers, the year before. The last year was Tetero and McMillan. The year before was Brock Bowers. They were trying to move up and get him. So the Rams have been trying.

Starting point is 00:16:48 And I will continue to say, I think that this year trades will be cheaper than they have been in years past because teams all know that this draft class isn't as good as before. And I could see the Rams if Jeremiah Love falls to number four, I could see the Rams come get him.

Starting point is 00:17:11 Now, I personally, don't think. I've said it all week. I don't think a team is going to trade up for a running back. But if a team were to do that, you know what team has enough built up? It's the word that I'm looking for.

Starting point is 00:17:29 Someone will put it in the comment certainly. But the Rams have a reputation. They have built up currency. They have earned trust from the media, from their fan base. If the Rams did something as crazy

Starting point is 00:17:46 is trading up for Jeremiah Love to four. If that were to happen, people would trust the Rams. And you know exactly what it would be. Oh, this is the perfect team to make that kind of move. They have a great roster. They're a championship contender. The stupid Cardinals and stupid Titans,

Starting point is 00:18:05 they shouldn't take a running back that early. But the Rams, that's the exact kind of team that should make a move for an elite running back. And they'll be praised for it. The Rams are going all in. they went and got a big time playmaker. And I know the obvious pushback would be they have Kyron Williams, they have

Starting point is 00:18:21 Blake Corum. But are those guys, all of you guys who love Jeremiah Love, you know dang well that Jeremiah Love is a whole different level player than Kyron Williams or Blake Corum. And if you took somebody like Jeremiah Love

Starting point is 00:18:39 and put them in that Rams offense, it would be like having Marshall Falk back there again. So would the Rams do it? I don't think that they will, but it's not as crazy as it sounds. They are in a perfect position to make a move like that.

Starting point is 00:18:57 And I absolutely think that upgrading over Kieran Williams and Blake Quorum is something that they would do to get an explosive playmaker in the office. They don't like Kenyon Sadiq. They don't trust the injuries of Jordan Tyson. I don't think Jordan Tyson is a Rams kind of player.

Starting point is 00:19:13 I think they like Mackay Lemon, but I don't know that Mackay Lemon is worth the 13th pick. I think it would be more likely the Rams would go offensive line than take Mackay Lemon at 13. So I don't think it's as crazy with all of that evidence that I just put on the table. I don't think it's that crazy that the Rams would consider a move up. And then also consider this.

Starting point is 00:19:33 Out of all of the trade-up partners that the Titans could have, the one that most likely nets them a 2027 first-round pick is the Rams. You could do pick number four for 13 and 61 and a first rounder next year. And if the Rams are going all in

Starting point is 00:19:57 and they think they're going to be in the Super Bowl, which they'd be my Super Bowl pick in the NFC if we pick today, they think they're going to be in the Super Bowl and at minimum they're going to be deep in the playoffs. Of course they would give up that first round pick. It's not as valuable as it would be to other teams who don't know for certain where they're going to be picking.

Starting point is 00:20:14 The Rams are going to be good, and they know it. So I feel like nobody wants to give up 2027 picks. Nobody wants to do that right now. That's a well-known thing because the 2027 draft is supposed to be elite, not just a quarterback, but all over the board, premium positions, five elite wide receivers, a ton of offensive tackles and pass rushers, defensive linemen, elite draft coming up next year, and everybody knows. So teams aren't going to want to give up 2027 first round pitch.

Starting point is 00:20:46 And you know what I want deep in my soul? I want Jeremiah Smith for Cam Ward. That's really what I want. So if the Titans could have as many 2027 picks as possible to move up and get Jeremiah Love in a deep elite draft where teams will want to move down and get as many cracks as the Apple as possible, that's what I want to happen. So I want the Titans to be set up for that.

Starting point is 00:21:09 And getting a 2027 first round pick when nobody wants to give one out would be a coup for the. Titans. It would be elite. So if they get 13, 61, they get an extra day to pick. They get 13 and a first rounder next year for number four. So the Rams can come get Jeremiah Love, that is great. Now, of course, the Cowboys and the Chiefs are teams to watch for here. But they wouldn't be coming up for Jeremiah Love.

Starting point is 00:21:43 The Chiefs would be coming up for Arvall Rees, who apparently they like a lot. That's what I'm hearing from Kansas City is they actually prefer Arvel Reese quite a bit and would trade up for Reese but would not trade up for Bailey. 9 and 29 for 4 and 101. 9 and 40 and 101 for 4. Those would both be packages that I would take.

Starting point is 00:22:03 Dallas would be coming up for one of the edges, styles, downs. 12 and 20, 12 next year's first. 12 next year's second and 92. It's harder with the Cowboys because after they have 12 and 20, they don't have another pick until 92. So that kind of defeats what the Titans would be looking to do. Makes it interesting.

Starting point is 00:22:26 But I think if the Titans make a trade back, and again, if it's the Jets at 16, the Jets have three first round picks next year. You're giving us one of them. 16, your first round pick next year, which the Jets probably won't do that. Give us the Colts. 16, the Colts first round pick next year, and a day three pick

Starting point is 00:22:54 that is higher than 61. I mean, shoot, 16. I want 16 next year's first from the Colts and 33. Like, that's what I'm looking for. Give me that. And we're going down to 16. And I'll take an offensive lineman. You know?

Starting point is 00:23:17 But those are the trade-down partners. Again, on tomorrow's bonus show, we're going to talk about trading up back into the first round. But no matter what, trade this, trade that, pick here, pick there. I trust Mike Borganzi. Do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook. The NBA playoffs are here where every possession matters, every matchup is magnified, and every game can swing a series.

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Starting point is 00:25:00 seven-rounder for the Titans until the draft kicks off. We talked about a new trade-down partner in the Los Angeles Rams that could give the Titans the best. trade down package and it might just be the perfect fit. Now I want to talk about how I just trust Mike Borganzi at this stage to do the right thing for the Titans. Tomorrow we are going to talk about trading up into the first round. Then we're going to be doing a full NFL draft preview for the whole entire process. I'm going to do my first round mock for all the teams on Thursday afternoon.

Starting point is 00:25:31 And then we are going to have the final Intel live episode before the draft kicks off on Thursday night and then live again after the Titans make their pick, live again after the first round concludes to look ahead to Friday. But with that being said, I trust Mike Forganty. And at the end of the day,

Starting point is 00:25:54 I think that he is going to do exactly what the Titans need to do. And when he does it, make sure that you're here with me as an everydayer and join the Locked On Titans Every Day or Club. Hit the link down below in the description. Add free versions of the podcast.

Starting point is 00:26:08 Add it to the, the Locked-on Titans group chat with all the other everydayers and me. Again, hit the link down below to join the Locked on Titans Every Dayer Club. But with that, Mike Morganzi has earned our trust. I mean, the Dan Moore contract up and down, but the Titans desperately needed

Starting point is 00:26:24 a left tackle. What would the Titans have done if they didn't have Dan Moore last year? Let's just be realistic about it. I think that Mike Morgonzi did the best that he could. Other than that, last year's draft class was awesome. I mean, I know that Femmy and Winston are still TBD

Starting point is 00:26:46 because of the injuries, and they were time guys anyway. We knew that Kevin Winston and Femiola Dejo would not be the instant impact guys that would come out of the class. We knew that both of them were bets on the future, which as a rebuilding team, young rebuilding team, those are the kind of picks that you should be making.

Starting point is 00:27:08 is, hey, this guy might be better two years, three years from now than he is in year one. We knew that. But Gunner Helm, Jim D.K. Alicayomah, Marcus Harris had some great moments. Jackson Slater might end up being the starting right guard this year. And Cam Ward. Cam Ward. So, when you take all that into account,

Starting point is 00:27:31 and then you come into this free agency period, and he gets John Franklin Myers, and he gets Wondale Robinson, and he adds Alante Taylor, and he gets Robert Salas, the head coach, and he gets Brian Dable. And remember, it was reported that Mike Borgonzi's relationship with Brian Dable

Starting point is 00:27:46 was actually what got Brian Dable and that he was in communication with Brian Dable regardless of who the head coach was going to be. That, like, it was Mike Borgonzi that got Brian Dable. So, when you take that into account, and just, let's just be honest, just the way that Mike Borgonzi talks,

Starting point is 00:28:08 The way he answers questions. He cares about trends. He cares about data. He gives intelligent responses. He doesn't give too much away. He's admitting that he plays the game. He just, Mike Borgonzi, everything he says, everything he does,

Starting point is 00:28:23 is exactly what I think that he should be doing. Like, he didn't hire Matt Nagy. That makes us all warm and fuzzy inside, right? Like, I have no reason at this stage to doubt Mike Borgonzi. I put my trust in my voice. Borganzi. So even if they take Sunny Stiles ahead of Jeremiah Love, I'm going to raise an eyebrow like that. But I'm not going to bail on Mike Borganzi for that.

Starting point is 00:28:50 I can't do it. He's earned the opportunity to see his stuff play out. I've seen people say, if they don't take Jeremiah Love and they take Sunny Stiles instead, I'm out on Mike Borganzi, I'm out on the Titans, I'm done liking this franchise, these bozos, they're going to suck again. And I just think that like that's a level of Titans' Doomsday Cendons. that I just cannot subscribe to. Like, I just can't. You know, a lot of people are saying,

Starting point is 00:29:14 you know, they're walking into the ice cream store and they're saying vanilla or bust, you know, sea salt caramel or I'm leaving. I don't want ice cream anymore. And I just don't operate that way. If I go in wanting sea salt caramel and they don't have it, I'll go with the peanut butter cup. I'll go with vanilla.

Starting point is 00:29:33 I'll get the strawberry cheesecake. You know, like the peach. There are so many different ways that you can go about. I guess I'm just at a point where I don't believe that there's one player in this draft or one outcome in this draft that's the only good outcome. This isn't Dr. Strange in Infinity War. I went to 7 million different futures and the Titans are only good again. If they take this player, there's only one, Tony.

Starting point is 00:30:02 There's only one. Like, I don't see this draft like that. The Titans could trade back and take Jordan Tyson or trade back and take Tate or trade back and take Bane or. trade back and take Delane or, you know, they could trade back all the way to the late teens and take an offensive lineman and get a bunch of draft capital and get a first round pick next year. And then they move up next year with a first round pick and get an elite left tackle or wide receiver. And then in 2028, we have an elite left tackle and a great offensive line and Cam Ward's nasty

Starting point is 00:30:33 or Jeremiah Smith and Cam Ward together. Like there are so many different paths that this draft could create and so many different paths that Mike Borgonzi could walk down during this draft that I just think it's insane to go into and say it's this or bust. No matter what you think it is, no matter whether it's styles or love or the edge rushers or trade down or like, there is no one path that is the right path here. There are many ways to get to the destination. And I trust Mike Borgonzi to guide the franchise on the way there.

Starting point is 00:31:04 That's where I'm at right now. That's ultimately what my mindset is going to be when the draft kicks off is I don't know what's going to happen, but I trust my foregones. And that's really all that it comes down to for me. And that's why I'm not, you know, working myself into a tizzy because of the Jeremiah love rumors

Starting point is 00:31:24 or could they take styles or all that. Listen, I may not agree. But here's what I would compare it to. Here's my comparison to finish out this Roland's rant. It's like the weather. You're not a weatherman. You're not a weather woman. not a meteorologist. But you could say it's going to rain next Wednesday. Next Wednesday,

Starting point is 00:31:51 it's going to rain all day. It's going to rain all day. Now, a meteorologist with all the data, all the information, all the science could say it's not going to rain next Wednesday. It's going be a clear day. And you could be right. It's the weather. It could rain all day. And people always talk about how weather people are always wrong, right? It's like baseball. You could get three hits out of 10 and you're good. Like, there are no good weather people because they always get everything wrong and everyone remembers. Well, here's my thing. Howie Roseman's the best general manager in the NFL and he took Jalen Rager over Justin Jefferson. I bring that up all the time and I'm going to keep doing it.

Starting point is 00:32:38 So, like, just because you guessed the weather right next week and the meteorologist ended up being wrong, doesn't mean that the meteorologist doesn't know what they're doing and that they're terrible at their job and that you're better. The draft is like the weather. You can't really ever know. Now, just because you're not a meteorologist, doesn't mean that you're totally ill-equipped.

Starting point is 00:33:01 If you're like me, I've been on the planet 35 years. I can read the weather. It's spring here. It rains a lot in the spring. Wouldn't be that difficult for me to say, yeah, it'll probably rain. It's springtime. April showers, right? I'm just an adult with wisdom. Not a meteorologist, but I'm not an idiot.

Starting point is 00:33:19 Well, that's probably the same with football. You're not an idiot. You've watched football. You know these players. It don't take much to watch Notre Dame and say, Jeremiah Love is awesome. So maybe it is that simple. But I'm just saying it's complicated

Starting point is 00:33:32 and at this point in time, I'm going to give Mike Borgonzi the benefit of the doubt until he proves me wrong. That's where I'm at as we enter the draft. So, Titans perfect mock draft, new trade-down partner, trust in Mike Borgonzie.

Starting point is 00:33:48 I'll be back with you guys tomorrow to talk about trade-up possibilities which have gone severely under-discussed. But that's going to do it for me today, folks. As always, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.

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