Locked On Titans - Daily Podcast On The Tennessee Titans - Tennessee Titans QUIET CONCERN in the Secondary & Offensive Line Worries Could RUIN Winning Season

Episode Date: May 7, 2026

The Tennessee Titans made a lot of upgrades this offseason, but not everything is in a great place and there are some obvious reasons why this season could go poorly. One of the big things to watch th...at seems to have gone quiet is the defensive secondary. While the Titans added talent at corner, safety and slot are still major question marks and it could negate the defensive line's advantage. A much more obvious concern everyone is worried about is the offensive line. However, the pessimism does not mean it is impossible for the group to get it together and perform well. Finally, the biggest thing that could be standing in the way of the Titans having a good season is the schedule. The Titans have a pretty tough group to face in 2026 and it could be as simple as that.   LOCKED ON TITANS EVERYDAY CLUB: https://lockedontitans.supercast.com/   Subscribe to the TicTacTitans Film Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@TicTacTitans   TicTacTitans Merchandise: https://dixons-dream.square.site/shop...   Follow Tyler on Twitter @TicTacTitans   Follow the show on Facebook @LockedOnTitansPod   Subscribe to the Locked On Titans YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LockedOnTitans   Everydayer ClubIf you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Square If you’re starting a business, or running one that deserves better tools, Square helps you sell, manage, and grow without slowing down. Right now, you can get up to $200 off Square hardware at https://square.com/go/LockedOnNFL.  FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get one-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game. Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast. Rugiet Get 15% off your treatment → https://rugiet.com/lockedonnhl Rugiet. Performance medicine for men.   Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONfor $20 off your first purchase.   FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Starting point is 00:00:01 Everybody is worried about the Tennessee Titans offensive line, but the secondary is a concern that we aren't talking about enough. And I'll explain why on today's edition of Locked On Titans. You are Locked on Titans, your daily Tennessee Titans podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Welcome to the Locked on Titans podcast. I am your host, Tyler Rowland Titans fans. Today's edition of the Locked On Titans podcast is brought to you by Game Time.
Starting point is 00:00:37 Download the Game Time app, create an account, use the code locked on for $20 off your first purchase on today's show. We're going to talk about some of the things that could prevent the Tennessee Titans from accomplishing their goals this season, some concerns that could keep them from being the team that we hope they are. We need to talk about the schedule because just the opponents that the Tennessee Titans have aren't going to make it easy. obviously we have worries about the offensive line, but I want to talk about an issue that I don't think enough people are discussing, and that is the Tennessee Titans secondary on defense. When you look at all of the talent that the Titans have put together
Starting point is 00:01:16 on the defensive side of the ball, it's very easy to get excited when you have Robert Sala as the head coach, Gus Bradley, Aaron Whitecott, and all of the good coaches the Titans have put together on the defensive side of the ball. It's easy to get to a point where you're like, all right, the Titans' defense can be elite. The Titans can have a top 10 defense. The Titans defense at minimum should be very good.
Starting point is 00:01:37 And that's where I'm at too. But we need to examine things that could prevent that from happening. What could get in the Titans way? And again, we all talk about the offensive line. We talk about the weapons. Can Cam take a step forward? What do they have it running back? The line about, but we don't talk at all about the secondary.
Starting point is 00:01:57 It doesn't seem like anybody is discussing that the Titans' secondary. could be bad. Like, there is a chance that the Titans secondary is not good. And I know that you're thinking in your head right now, well, they signed Alante Taylor and they brought in Cordell Flot and they, well, a couple of years ago,
Starting point is 00:02:14 the Titans brought in Cheeto Ouzier, they signed Ligeria Sneed. And at the time, at the time, Lageria Sneed was considered a better player than Alante Taylor or Cordell Flot is right now. So, you know, you could eat, and if that didn't work out, if Cheeto and Sneed didn't work out,
Starting point is 00:02:37 there is no guarantee that Cordell Flott and Alante Taylor, both of those moves are going to work perfectly. And if one of those moves doesn't work, like let's say, let's say Cordell Flot has a tough year. Let's say Cordell Flot isn't worth the money, the move doesn't look good, all of this. Well, if Cordell Flot isn't good and worth the money that the Titans paid him, and the Titans have a second year sixth round pick in Marcus Harris as the slot
Starting point is 00:03:08 and nothing behind him. And tomorrow I'll tell you an option that I think could make sense at the slot. I talked about it last week when we talked about earlier this week when we talked about remaining needs for the Titans and free agents that could fill them. If Kenny Moore is released, he could be a good, and guess who was released on Thursday. So, spoiler alert, that's something that we're going to talk about on 4. Friday's bonus show, but you have Marcus Harrison the slot.
Starting point is 00:03:34 A bad corner. Again, I don't think Cordell Flott is bad. It could work out, but let's say it doesn't. Let's say Alante Taylor, Cordell Flott, Alante Taylor's good, but Flott doesn't live up to it. So Flot doesn't live up to it. Marcus Harrison the slot. Ammoni Hooker looked terrible last year, y'all. Like, I love Ammoni Hooker.
Starting point is 00:03:56 I've always been a big fan of Amani Hooker. He makes big time plays. He gets interceptions. He steps up in big moments. That interception he had against the Bengals in the playoff game was incredible. One of the more incredible plays in Titans history. And, you know, the Titans have had their struggles as a franchise. The Titans have had some incredible plays.
Starting point is 00:04:16 All right. Derek Henry, 99-yard touchdown. Obviously, the Music City miracle. There are so many different that we could. Marcus throwing it to himself and catching it for a touchdown and a comeback playoff win. We could go on and on. There are more that I didn't hit that I know you guys are thinking of right now, but that's not what this show is about.
Starting point is 00:04:33 But the point is, if the Titans have bad Amani Hooker again with all the plays and things that he's done, I've always appreciated and supported Amani Hooker, but he got that contract extension before the season, and he was garbage last year. In coverage, he looked slow, couldn't stick with anybody, got beat, was flat-footed, run defense is really where it fell off a cliff. Ammoni Hooker who is willing to be physical, smart in his attack angles, good at filling the hole. I mean, he was awesome in run defense for most of his career so far. But he was despicably bad last year.
Starting point is 00:05:20 And I think part of that is Ammani has dealt with injuries at times. I think Amani Hooker has lost a step athletically. I just think that's the truth. and his angles aren't as good because he's not as fast as he used to be. He can't stick with guys in coverage as much as he used to because he's not as quick and as fast. And it makes sense.
Starting point is 00:05:42 Look, Amani Hooker is going to turn 28 in June. And, you know, sitting here as a 35-year-old man calling a 28-year-old old does feel weird, I admit. But in the NFL, the average career is three years. And Amani Hooker is going into, going into year nine or year eight. I'm not good at math. Leave me alone. Going into year eight in the NFL almost a decade in the NFL,
Starting point is 00:06:12 it is only logical that he would start to slow down. And let's be honest. Amani Hooker fell to the third round because he's not an elite athlete. He is not. He is an instinctive, smart, physical, good at the ball. That's what Amani Hooker is.
Starting point is 00:06:32 So as his athleticism declines even a little bit, it could prevent him from using those skills. And let's also be honest. While we're hearing the trust tree, we're being honest. I love Kevin Winston. I hype Kevin Winston. I stand Kevin Winston. Like with Femiola-Dasia,
Starting point is 00:06:55 we don't know how good Kevin Winston is. I think Kevin Winston could be awesome. But the things that he struggled with in college that he needs to get better at, and that Jacksonville game, oh, they took them to the woodshed. There's no guarantee that Kevin Winston is going to be as good of a player that we want him to beat.
Starting point is 00:07:16 That's an unknown. We can't all sit here and be like, who knows what you're going to get with Femiola-Dazio? You can't count on Femi. You don't know who Femi is going to be. And then say, yeah, Kevin Winston is awesome. I think Kevin Winston will be awesome. I think Kevin Winston will be a star
Starting point is 00:07:33 in the Tennessee Titans defense. but I can't know that. And a phrase that I said quite some time ago that I fully believe in, no amount of belief equals fat. I don't care how much you believe in something, how much faith you have, how much you think something is real.
Starting point is 00:07:52 That doesn't make it a fat. Belief does not make fat. So we can believe that Kevin Winston's going to be a good player all we want. But there is a reality where Kevin Winston, Amani Hooker are not that good this year. Tony Adams, come on. Not a difference, mate.
Starting point is 00:08:11 A third sake. Marcus Harris, not quite ready to be a starting slot. And if you have all of that and then one of Cordell Flot or Alante Taylor doesn't live up to their contract, that's a bad secondary. That's not just not good enough. That's a bad secondary.
Starting point is 00:08:31 Now, I'm not saying that's what it will be, but I'm just saying the question marks in the secondary are way more pronounced than the conversations around the Titans' concerns would lead you to believe. Very few people are out there talking about,
Starting point is 00:08:54 hey, this secondary is uncertain. So that's why I called it a quiet concern, a quiet worry for the Titans. Because the secondary isn't getting the buzz that the offensive line is, but there is a path, there is a path where the secondary is actually a bigger problem than the offensive line this year. And if the Titans' edge rushers aren't good enough,
Starting point is 00:09:22 then maybe the defensive line isn't as good as we want it to be, and the pass rush isn't as good as we want it to be. And that makes it harder on a secondary that's already struggling, and then it compounds and it snowballs. And then you look at the linebackers the Titans have, Cody Barton, slow. Okay, in coverage, but slow. Cedric Gray is not a great coverage linebacker right now. Anthony Hill is better on run defense than pass coverage.
Starting point is 00:09:45 So when you have three linebackers who are uncertain in coverage, you have a secondary with a lot of question marks, and you have an edge group that may not take advantage of the interior defensive line advantages that are created, that could lead to the Titans defense, maybe not being elite, maybe not being top 10. Like, what if the Titans defense was top 15 and not top 10, top 5?
Starting point is 00:10:14 I don't think that would be good enough for the Titans to win seven games. I think the Titans need the defense to be top 10. The Titans need the defense to be very good. They can't afford for the defense to just be okay, better than average. No, this Titans defense, with the money spent and higher in Robert Salah
Starting point is 00:10:34 and Gus Bradley and all that, this defense needs to be great. It needs to be a great defense. And that's top 10. Top 10 is great. So I'm just saying if the defense isn't as good as we all think that it could be, I think the number one reason for that would be the secondary was a bigger concern than we considered.
Starting point is 00:10:57 So I'm considering it. There you go. Let me know how you guys feel about the Titan secondary and whether you think that it's as big of a concern and big of a question mark as I'm making it out to be. But now we've got to go to a place where I know that we'll all agree. And that's the offensive line. Do want to let you guys know that today's episode is brought to you by Square.
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Starting point is 00:12:56 What could derail their season? I talked about the quiet concern I have with the Titans secondary, but now we've got to go to the loudest issue that the Titans have. And as a man who knows something about loud, I think we're on the same page here. It's the Titans offensive line.
Starting point is 00:13:10 Now, before we dive in, 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. Make sure that you get subscribed. Stay subscribed. It's your team every day. Speaking of every day. Shout out to my everydayers out there. Tuning in Monday through Friday. Couldn't do it without you guys. If you aren't an everydayer, you need to be one. Again, on tomorrow's bonus episode. Now, it may come out a little later.
Starting point is 00:13:37 Got some medical things to do, some people I got to take care of. All right, family first. As you guys know, tomorrow on Friday during the afternoon, in the morning and all of that, but there will be a bonus episode out at some point to go over the fact that I think the Tennessee Titans absolutely should go sign Kenny Moore. And if they go sign Kenny Moore, who has worked with Gus Bradley in the past,
Starting point is 00:13:56 that could go a long way to helping the concerns with the secondary. So we'll talk about that on tomorrow's bonus show. But now again, we've got to dive into the offensive line, but stay locked in to the number one Tennessee Titans podcast in the world locked on Titans. Everyone knows the concerns about the offensive line at this point. Dan Moore, average to below average, depending on the matchup. Peter Skoronsky, Blue Chip, top five guard in the league, incredible player.
Starting point is 00:14:25 But center, Shlopman, Coogan, Carmona, Slater, right guard, are they going to bring back Zytler, Volson, Cordell Volson? Oh my God, there's no way. Slater there? That could make sense. Carmona there, that could make sense. And then J.C. Latham at right tackle is another big question mark. Latham, like with Kevin Winston and Femiole-Dazio, massive question mark.
Starting point is 00:15:00 We don't know. We don't know whether they're good or not. And we can say that we believe it, and I do believe that they will be good players to different levels. But again, no amount of belief makes effect. So I don't know if J.C. Latham is going to be good or not. He was pretty decent in the second half of the season last year. So that gives me faith, right?
Starting point is 00:15:28 I have some faith that J.C. Latham will be a good player, but again, does it make it a fact? So if Latham is average or slightly below average, like he was his rookie year, and then more is average to below average. And then you don't know what you're having at right guard or center, and any combination of the players, make any combination you want.
Starting point is 00:15:54 Kugan and Slater, Schlotman, Slater, Kugan, Kermona, Kugan, Volsen, Schlotman, Karmona, any combination that you want to put together. I am not going to feel better about it. There is no combination you could put together of what they have right now that would be like,
Starting point is 00:16:14 oh, if it turns out that way, then the Titan should be good on the offensive line. It doesn't exist. It doesn't. So that, I don't think I need to explain how that uncertainty could completely unravel a season, right? Camp had sacked 55 times last year. So he gets sacked 50 times again.
Starting point is 00:16:37 It can hurt the run game because they can't open up holes. And then it all snowballs from there, right? Now you're in second and long, third and long. Now there's more sacks because teams can pin their ears back, run twists and stunts, confuse the offensive line. blitz without as much concern that you'll get the ball out quick and get the first down. It just unravels everything. Now, I'll say this.
Starting point is 00:17:03 Maybe. Again, maybe. And likewise, I say no amount of faith makes a fact. No lack of faith makes a fact either. I can lack faith in the Tennessee Titans offensive line options right now. I don't think it's good. There's no combination you can put together. but what if my lack of faith is disturbing?
Starting point is 00:17:26 What if it's wrong? What if Slater, the reason that the Titans didn't address, now the Titans trying to trade up for Keelon Rutledge in the first round, that makes me say, what I'm about to say to you, I don't really believe. Because if they truly felt this way, they would not have been trying to trade up into the first round for a guard. But what if Jackson Slater is good enough to be the starting right guard?
Starting point is 00:17:55 And that's why the Titans haven't brought back Kevin Zitler and why they waited to take a guard until day three. And because they believe in Jackson Slater. Again, trying to trade up for Keelon Rutledge. Probably, probably makes that not true. But let's just assume for optimism's sake that part of the reason the Titans haven't addressed guard is because they believe in Slater.
Starting point is 00:18:19 all right. Well, Slater is good, which we hope for. And then if Pat Coogan is the player that we hope for, maybe the Titans have their center of the future and their right guard of the future and they're good right away. And then the O-line is not anywhere near as much of a concern because Carmen Bracillo,
Starting point is 00:18:40 the Titans highly paid offensive line coach, who's one of those highly respected offensive line coaches in the league, maybe he does, work magic. Maybe Latham turns into an absolute monster like we all hoped that he would be. Skoronsky continues to melt faces. Kugan is a great young rookie center, one of the better young offensive linemen in the league. Slater is just that average to slightly below average starting guard, which you can, if Slater average to slightly below average was your worst offensive
Starting point is 00:19:12 lineman, you can work with that. I know that everybody says you're only as strong as your weakest link when it comes to the offensive line. And I understand that to a point, but like when that's a guard or a center, you can help them more because they're in the middle and they have people around them. But if it's tackle, they're on an island and you can chip and you can, but now every time you chip with a running back or a tight end, that's one less player out in a passing route. So it affects you more in my opinion to have a bad offensive tackle than it does to have your weak link be on. the interior trio.
Starting point is 00:19:49 So maybe the offensive line concern does, as Brian Dable said recently, sort itself out. Maybe it does and it's not a big deal. But, you know, when we're talking about what could derail the Titan season,
Starting point is 00:20:06 it would be irresponsible for us to go a whole episode and not talk about it and not mention it. Like it is clear, I know everybody knows, but it is clear and obvious that that's the biggest issue with the team. And if you sat here and said,
Starting point is 00:20:22 man, the Titans had a monster issue this year and it ruined their season, all of us would collectively say, oh, it was the offensive line. So the secondary is a quiet one. The offensive line is a loud one. And one that's going to materialize more
Starting point is 00:20:41 over the next few weeks, maybe next week if we get the schedule. There's some discussion that the schedule may not come out until two weeks from now. But I think it's going to be next week. The Titans schedule. Now, we don't know when they're going to play each of these games, but we already know who the Titans are going to play next year,
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Starting point is 00:22:24 Let's cap off today's edition of the Locked-on Titans podcast again. Look at my top three concerns for the Tennessee Titans. We talked about the secondary, talked about the offensive line, but now I want to talk about the Titans schedule. And no, we don't have the full schedule yet, but we know the opponents. The Titans are going to play. Now, before I dive into that, I do want to thank you again for making Locked-on Titans. your first listen each and every day.
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Starting point is 00:23:37 Now, link below down in the description. But again, if you didn't know, we know the teams that the Titans are going to play this year. Again, what order they're in, we don't know, but we know the opponents list. At home, the Titans are going to play their three division opponents, Houston, Indianapolis, and Jacksonville. Then they also get the Browns, the Jets, winnable games there, but then Philly, Pittsburgh, Washington. I know Washington was bad last year,
Starting point is 00:24:09 but Washington doesn't have a bad roster. They were just super injured. Okay? So Washington, the year before that, went to the NFC championship. Washington is going to be a difficult game. That is a tough one right there. Pittsburgh, I hate playing Pittsburgh.
Starting point is 00:24:27 like how many times did the Titans beat Pittsburgh in my entire life? Once or twice. Like, well, maybe it happened a lot more when I was younger and my brain wasn't, you know, like I don't remember stuff from when I was nine and 10 years old about the Titans. Like I do now that I cover them professionally for work. You know, and I'm researching spending all my time. I barely had Sunday ticket when I was that young because I was poor. I had a buddy who he had Sunday ticket.
Starting point is 00:24:53 I would go over to his house and sneak in the spare bedroom to watch. the Titans, why the rest of his family watch the Bengals. You know what I mean? Like, there's no way that I can remember that much. But what I do remember is they never beat Pittsburgh. I think they beat Pittsburgh one time in the, like in the early 2010s, right? Had to be.
Starting point is 00:25:16 But they just always struggle against Pittsburgh. They never do well. Aaron Rogers beat the Titans with the Jets. Like, that's not going to be an easy game. Pittsburgh is never an easy game. They're a well-run franchise that works hard. So Cleveland and the Jets, not the hardest opponents of all time at home,
Starting point is 00:25:38 the Titans should win those games. But Philly, that's a loss. Pittsburgh, Washington. Like, those are tough home games. And then you combine that with the divisional rivals. That's six really difficult home games. then you get to the away games. The division rivals, one, two, three, you know that.
Starting point is 00:26:00 But the Baltimore Ravens, very talented team, rivalry game in Baltimore. The Cincinnati Bengals, who I'm just letting you guys in on a little hot take I got brewing. I'm taking the Bengals to win the AFC North this year. I liked what they did this all season. Joe Burrow, Jamar Chase, that's going to be tough for anybody. All right, their offensive lines. since he's offensive line isn't bad. Their offensive line is actually one of the better offensive lines in the NFL now.
Starting point is 00:26:29 They're returning all five starters. That's not a bad O line anymore. They were just going to bully the Bengals offensive line. Okay? Dexter Lawrence, Jonathan Allen on the interior, against the Titans current interior. Like, that's going to be a tough one. The Dallas Cowboys,
Starting point is 00:26:46 never easy to play in Dallas. And Dallas is a good football team. Detroit, in Detroit. Tough game right there. Then they play Las Vegas again. Whatever, we can beat Vegas. The New York Giants, please.
Starting point is 00:27:03 I want to play at home in week one because the Titans have had to go on the road so many years in a row in week one. But man, I would love to play the Giants Week 1. If the NFL wants the best possible storylines, the Giants and Titans beef that has been happening all season long, that would be a great first game.
Starting point is 00:27:23 Giants versus Titans. Dable versus old team. Sala, back in New York City, Harball, pick the Giants over the Titans, decline the Titans interview, Dart versus Cam, Wondale, Bellinger, Sloatman, all the different Cordell Flot, all the guys from the Giants who came over to the Titans
Starting point is 00:27:43 like that is, that's cinema, folks. That's cinema. You're going to hear this take again for me next week when I do my schedule wish list because I want that game. There are a couple of things that I have in my mind right now that I really want for the schedule. And one of them is playing the Giants in week one,
Starting point is 00:27:58 even if it means the Titans are on the road. Let's have more home games at the end of the season. How about that? I can accept that. But I think the Giants are going to be a much-approved football team this year. I think I might have the Giants winning the NFC or the NFC East. I think the Giants are a very good roster. So, Philly, Pittsburgh, Washington, Baltimore, Sincere, Dallas, Detroit, Giants.
Starting point is 00:28:24 And then the AFC South, man, the AFC South is not a bad division anymore. Houston, I think Houston is awesome. I think Houston is going to be, I have Houston in my top five teams in the NFL right now. Jacksonville, I think, takes a little bit of a step back. I don't like their offseason so far. But Jacksonville is still going to be a competitive football team that's not going to be an easy win. The Colts, I don't think they're anywhere near as good as it looked like they were at the beginning of the season last year,
Starting point is 00:28:55 and Danny Dimes coming off injuries, they've lost some roster talent. We'll do the ASC South Division or rival week. But I don't think the Colts are going to be bad. They're not going to be a pushover that's an easy win or anything like that. They never are. No matter how good the time.
Starting point is 00:29:11 I went to the Curtis Painter game where the Colts lost every single game all year and they won their first game ever against the Titans. I was there. I didn't go to a Titans game for four years after that. I was so mad. All right. My brother got so drunk,
Starting point is 00:29:29 he slept the whole way home in the car. I was just so angry, driving home from Indianapolis. After they lost a curse freaking painter, hadn't won a game all year. And then they get Andrew Luck out of it. Fight me, man. Ridiculous.
Starting point is 00:29:43 But anyway, the point is, any game between the Titans and the Colts is going to be competitive. So Houston, one of the best teams in the NFL. Jacksonville is still a very good team. Colts going to be competitive. If the Titans increase their competitiveness level,
Starting point is 00:30:01 the ASC South is one of the better divisions in football after being, you know, embarrassing for years. So that's six games right there that are going to be difficult, home or less. So I know the Titans finished last, and we were hoping for a last place schedule, but once again, I don't think that the schedule is all that easy and it can get more difficult with how the games are placed
Starting point is 00:30:28 and how they're spaced out. And that's something that we'll talk about, discuss, and examine when the schedule comes out. But again, the secondary is a quiet concern. The O-line is a loud issue and then the schedule itself being quite tough. Those are three things that could certainly derail
Starting point is 00:30:45 the Tennessee Titan season if they don't break the way that we hope. But let me know down below if you thought I missed any concerns for the Titans, how you would rank these different issues that we talked about today. And again, Kenny Moore is a yes for me. And I'm going to talk about it a lot more
Starting point is 00:31:01 on tomorrow's bonus episode. But that's going to do it for today's edition of Locked on Titans. Again, I am your host, Tyler Rowland, and this was Locked on Titans.

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